The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-27
VETERANS ELECT
 GENERAL CARR AS
 NEW COMMANDER
Richmond Named Conven- ton City for 1922 After Spirited Contest With
 Three Other Cities

Chattanooga, October se-Follow- ing the election of Gen. Julian S. Carr of Durham, N. C., as the new commander in chief, succeeding Gen. K. N yanzandt of Texas, and the se- lection Of Richmond. Va, as the next reunion city. the 1891 reunion of the United Confederate Veterans virtual ly came to an end tonight. While the annual parade, which is the cen tral event in the reunions, to the views of most of the veterans, is on tomorrow's programme, there will be no further business transacted, and following the climax of tomorrow the veterans, members of their suppcrt- ing organizations and the thousands of visitors will begin rapidly to leave the city.
 About mddafternoon, after having presided during the business of about two hours, Commander vanzandt de- livered brief valedictory to the vet erans assembled before him. an nounced his final determination not to let his name go before the confed- crate convention for another term as commander in chief and left the hall to attend receptions given in his honor.
 Richmond won as the next reunion city over Savannah, Nashville and Sulphur. Okla.
 The association went on record with a declaration that these re- unions be contlnued from year to year so long as there are as many as four veterans left alive and able to travel to the reunion city and so long as the people of southern cities see fit to invite them to come.
 It was also resolved that the busi- ness of the association should for ever remain exclusively that of the Confederate veteranA and that all preparations and advance arrange ments should be left in the hands or the executive officers Of the assoc'a- ton working in conjunction with the citizens committees placed in charge by the reunion cities.
 The burial service of the Tennessee veterans, said to be vast improve nrent in sentiment and style over that of the other divisions. was adopted az the standard burial service for the entire association.
 The days activities were closed py an mmenseiy spectacular illuminated parade through the business section tonight, in which the members Of the American Legion and other former service men and the children Of the public schools took part, and the an- nual ball in honor of the veterans. JUDGE sCURRY HEADS
 SONS OF VETERANS
 Chattanooga, October 26.--Judge Edgar scurry of Wichita Falls. Tex. was unanimously elected com mander-in-chief of the Sons of Con- federatc yeterans at the final busi- ness session of the organization here this afternoon. Judge Scurry succeeds Nathan B. Forrest of Att ianta. secretary of Lanicr univer- sity. pr. Galloway of Wilmington, N. C. was named commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, after Gen. J. F. Taten had declined to stand for reelection. Other off cers elected are D. s. EthridEe. of Chattanooga commander of the
 
 Department of the Army of Ten nessee; J. S. Davenport, of Okla homa, commander of the Trans Mississippi department; Arthur H. Jennings. of Lynchburg. Va. his torian. The following were named members of the executive council:
 J. Roy Prince of Washington. D. C.; John Ashley Jones, Atlanta; S.. Y. Ferguson. of Wichita Falls. Tex.
 Congressman w. D. ,Upshaw, of Georgia, took charge of the meeting for a few minutes. and raised funds to help pay the expenses of monu- ment to be erected at Harper's Ferry. va.. In honor of Heyward Shepard. a negro. who was killed at the time of John Browns raid, and in perpetuation of the memory of other slaves who refused to join Browns partisans.