The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-28
VETERANS MEET
in CHATTANOOGA
CONFEDERATES HELD FIRST
SESSION TUESDAY
SEccial Trains in Many Sections
Reach Tennessee City With
Delegates

Chattanooga, Oct. 24.-The first
business meeting of the United Con-
federate veterans will be held at 10
O'Clock tomorrow. The opening ses-
sion of the reunion will be called to
order by Commissioner E. D.. Glass
and the address of welcome to the city
will be delivered by Mayor A. W.
ChambEss. Gov. A. A. Taylor viii!
welcome the veterans to Tennessee,
Gen. John P. Hickman, commander OF
the Tennessee division, will then turn
the convention over to General Van
| Zandt, commander in chief of the U.
C. ", who will execute the business
of the reunion.
I Tomorrow there will be many social
functions for the veterans and oftl-
cial ladies, and in the afternoon there
will be a military parade of the Sixth
United States cavalry, followed by a
sham battle at local park. At night
| the military ball will be held.
/ At a dinner tonight preceding the
first business session of the Sons OF
Veterans, Gen. N. B. Forrest an
nouneed that he would not be can
didate for reelection as commander
in chief and it is said that Judge Ed
ward seurry of Wichita Falls, Texas,
would probably be elected to succeed
him.
! Special trains came in many sec
tions the Memphis special coming IN
six sections, No. 38 in two, sections'
No. 95 was in three sections, carry
ing 600 in all.
The rebel yell resounded through
the rotunda and was reechoed through
the halls of a local hotel this even
ing when Mississippi's Industrial and
Training school boys hand struck up
the strains Of "Dixie."
The first session of the Confederate
Southern Memorial association held
, today in conjunction with the Onltea
Confederate veterans was featured by
addresses of Mrs. Roy W. Mckinney
president general of the Daughters OF
the Confederacy, and Gen. Nathan
Bedford Forrest, commander of the
Sons of Veterans, and Miss Mildred
Rutherford of Georgia.
Mrs. A. Med. Wilson of Atlanta
president general of the association
replied to the greetings.
Miss Rutherford urged the continu-
ance of Southern Memorial day and
q return to the sacredness Of its orig
inal observance She also urged mem
bers of the ASSOCIATION and U. D. Z.
to protest against movement which
would unite the observance Of South
ern Memorial day, Decoration day and
! Armistice day, and set apart one day
for honoring the soldiers of the North
and the South and world war.
A large majority of the monuments
to Southern heroes have been erected
by the Southern Memorial ASSOCIATION
Miss Rutherford said, and that organ
ization will be largely responsible for
the great monument to be made OF
Stone mountain, near Atlanta. About
figures of Gen. Robert E. Lee, jeff
erson Davis and Gen. Joseph E. john
ston. carved in bold relief and so es9e5
high on the side Of the mountain, Will
be grouped the whole armies OF the
Cenfedereey.
| Thirteen rooms are to be carved at
: the base of the mountain, one for each
of the Southern states, to be used as
| museums. The memorial is TO cost
approximately S2,o0e,0o0 which is
now being raised by nationwide sub
lscriptions, and will be completed 1t
is expected, in eight years.