The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-28
CONFEDERATE VETERANS TO
 HOLD MEET

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 city, where the first reunion of the
 United Confederate Veterans Asso- citation was held on July 4, 1890, again will receive the veterans in an
 nual encampment on October 25, and
 notwithstanding a recurrence of the yearly predictions that ''this will be the last gathering of the Confederate
 army" the campaign for the 1922 reunion is already under way. Sa-
 vannah Ga, whose city council has appropriated $12,000 for the purpose of entertaining the old soldiers, was the first to enter the field for the honor.
 Although time has dealt kindly
 with the Confederate veteran, each
 reunion has made it apparent that
 his vitality is surrendering and efforts towns to send as many of them to this years reunion as possible. At 1anta, Ga, has undertaken the task
 of raising a fund of $5,000 with which every dependent veteran in the At lanta district. Many other commu-
 mites have adopted similar methods
 to swell the ranks when the gray
 tanooga this month.
 While the veterans parade each year gives a pathetic touch to the
 gathering, the brighter side of the re-
 unions invariably predominates. The social events always are an outstand- ing feature. Commanders of depart
 ments divisions, brigades and camps
 appoint sponsors and maids of honor
 and bring them all to the encamp- ments. The veteran always is the patriarch of the aSsemblage and the hon ored guest of all occasions Dan cing the Virginia Reel is one of his go through the steps of the more modern dances. Frequently the younger set takes a back seat to per
 init the old soldiers and their wives to dancP the n0lka fiha the round" waltz.
 General K. M. Van zandt of Fort Worth. con1mander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans, has ap- pointed Miss Martha Dulaney Bach
 man of Chattanooga, daughter of Judge Nathan L. Bachman of the Tennessee Supreme court and grand daughter of Dr. J. W. Bachman, chap lain of the veterans, as chief sponsor for the reunion, which carries with it the highest social honors of the week Maids of honor include Miss Alice | Richard, of Lake Charles, La: Miss
 Eva Hall. of Macon, Ga, and Miss Selene Roun-ee of Birmingham, Ala General Nathan B. Forrest. Of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, which
 will meet with the veterans, has l named Miss Louise Bass of Chat tanooga, as sponsor in chief for the Sons.
 While the first reunion of the vet | erans' association was held here, in | itial steps in forming the organiza-
 tion were taken in New Orleans in
 the spring of 1890. General John B.
 Gordon was the leading spirit in the movement and he was nominated by
 Captain T. F. Shipp, of Chantanooga,
 to be the first commander-in-chi ef Gen. Gordon was elected and held
 the post until he died. General Ste phen D. Lee, Clement A Evans,
 George W. Gordon and George H.
 Harrison are others who have held
 the highest office in the organization. | Rank conferred by the veterans
 organization has no reference to rank | held during the war. In answer to a
 recent query, General Julian S. Carr
 of North Carolina, wrote:
 | 'T am a lieutenant general in the | organization of the U. c. V. and I am l commander of the Department of the
 Army of Northern Virginia I was a private in Lees army I wore no
 stars on my collar nor braid on my
 sleeves, but I followed the immortal
 Lee to AppomattoX and never missed
 a roll call''