Evening star., 1921-10-27
VETERANS CHOOSE
CARR COMMANDER
Annual Reunion Ends at
Chattanooga, With Parade
Called Off.
By the AssociAted Presj.

By The Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, October n.
The thirty-hrst annual reunion OF
the United Confederate Veterans As
sociation came to 4 close here today
with . number Of social events. A
buSfness session was scheduled for
the confederated Memorial Associa-
tion. but that body wound up its busi-
ness last night. The rain this morn
ing caused a number Of veterans to
change their plans and they started
Tho reunion committee oficiaily
called of the veterans parade sched-
uled for 10 o'clock on account OF rain.
The other social features of the occa-
sion will be cut as scheduled.
For this afternoon a reception is
announced by the women's clubs in
honor Of Mrs. Arthur McDermott Will
son. president of the Memorial Asso-
citation: a buget supper to veterans At
s O'Clock, and boat ride on the en- .
nessee river for veterans. The hnai
grand ball to Sons Of Confederate
Veterans and official ladies given by
the Jonathan w. Bachman Camp, g.
C. v.
Following the election of Gen.
Julian s. Carr OF Durham. N: c.. as
ceedinE Gen. K. NJ. Van Zandt of
Texas, and the selection Of Rich
mond. Va, as the next reunion city,
the 1881 sessions virtually came to an
end last night.
WIN Continue Reunions.
Tho association went on record with q
declaration that these reunions would
be continued from year to year so long
as there are as many as four veterans
LET oil N m j..
union city and 30 long as the people OF
southern cities see fit to invite them to
come.
II was also resolved that the business
OF the association should forever remain
exclusively that of the Confederate:
Veterans and that all preparations and
advance arrangements should be left In
the hands OF the executive officers Of
the association working In contunc-
ton with the citizens committees placed
III The Sa Burial IA ts service aS of the tennessee
veterans, said 10 be Q vast improvement
in sentiment and style over that OF
the other divisions, WAS adopted as the
standard burial service for the entire
association.
Tho Diais's activities were closed BY
an immensely spectacular Illuminated
parade through the business section last
night, In which members of the Ameri-
can Legion and othef former service
men and the children OF the public
in honor Of the veterans.
Accepts Ohio Invitation.
One Of the outstanding Incidents Of
the reunion was the receipt Of an in
the memorial exercises that will
take place next year at Point Pleas
ant, Ohio, In commemoration Of the
hundredth Anniversary Of the birth
tation was read by Ad}t Gen. Booth
from Hugh L. Nichols. chairman
United states Grant Memorial Gem
tenary Association. The convention
Immediately voted authority to Gen.
K. NJ. Van Zandt, -chief,
to comply with the invitation.
C. Irvine walker. chairman OF the
Rutherford committee. submitted his
annual report, 2t, the close OF which
no called on the convention to adopt
q resolution requesting national pub
fishers Of school books 20 use more
A resolution covering the recommen-
dation was adopted.
Message - Arms Parie1.
Following memorial exercises. In
which all organisations participating
in the reunion Joined. Representative
to the veterans when they went home
to consecrate their future life to the
Lord, so that they would be prepared
to face their Maker and Master as
their names were placed on the honor
roll. Representative Cpshaw also
urged the reunion to send this mes
sage to the disarmament conference
that is to be held soon in Washington:
"Unless God shall build the house.
the house shall fall: and to urge them
to let God be their guide in, estab-
fishing a uniersal peace"
A resolution was introduced by ".
J. Bohn, one of Gen. John H. Nor
gan's men, calling on Tennessee to
ton as "Sam Davis Memorial day"
The resolution was adopted.
William B. Howry Of Washington.
D. c., Tor several years Judge Of the
Court OF Claims. vas named rs COM
inand6f Of the Department OF the
Army OF Northern Virginia
.Adjt Gen. Booths annual. report
showed that sss camps 81 Veterans
had not been heard from for three