Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-11
VETERANS OF
CONFEDERACY
in N. ORLEANS
Thousands of the South's Old
Warriors Gather in Great
est Reunion of Past De-
cade. Owsley Speaks


NEW ORLEANS. La. April ll.-Thou-
sands Of veterans assembled toaay for
the first session OF the thirty-third an
nual reunion Of the United Confederate
Veterans. and an address was delivered
by Alvin Owsley. national commander OF
the American Legion, who declared
there must be an end to the corrupt ex-
ploitation of the Veterans Bureau.
Owsley added that the Legion favors
an immediate investigation OF the Blu
reau. lie extended greetings on behalf
of the Legion to the Veterans. and paid
a glowing tribute 10 the old warriors of
the South. In the coufse Of his remark.
in connection with the Veterans Bureau
he attacked what he termed political in
efficiency of the organization
After the invocation. addresses Of well
come and the responses. General II. G.
Rogers. commander Of the Louisiana IL
vision. turned the convention over To
General Julian s Carr. commander in
chief.
General Felix II. Robertson. age So.
a resident of Waco. Texas. who is said
TO be the only surviving genera. OF the
Confederate army. j. here 70 attend
the Veterans reunion. and Is primel
with personal "reminiscences Of General
Bcauregard. General Wheeler and other
celebrities of the civil war
A white haired woman. Mrs. q l. Da-
YES, matron of honor II the Dallas camp
of the Sons Of Confederate Veterans.
and herself z daughter of the Con.eder-
acy. arrived this morning wearing a
tailored suit Of Confederate grey, trim
med with the brass buttons of the Com
federatc army. Her appearance was
greeted with enthusiastic cheers from
the old warriors.
NEW ORLEANS. La. April IA
staunch grizzled old Johnny Reh" edged
his way into the ornate lobby of the St
Charles hotel here Yesterday. seating
himself in an upholstered chair and be-
ran pairing slivers Of roast meat from
chicken drumstick he had taken from.
his shoe box luncheon hamper No one
paid him the slightest attention. for il
was n typical incident of the day Con-
federate veterans. fhousarf~ NJ -rifkFss
from all parts Of the country, here for
their annual reunion seemed to realize
that New Orleans belonged 10 them, that
they could DO as they saw fit and that
ii was nobody's business.
In another part OF the st. Charles loh-
by, William McLea. 'uv V'Ginyuh suh
80 year old cook and BODY servant for
Robert r. Lee during the war waved his
wrinkied old black hands as he told an
interested throng how "Marse Rober.
rid up and down de battle ficl' VIZ dem
spy glasses" and gave the enemy the
once over.
Showers fell a. times during tho day
hut il would have required more than
rain 70 quench the spirits Of tho old
warriors and force them 20 beat re-
treat. They stood in the streets abosi
registration headquarters determined to
get their names on the record rain or
shine. Even the noon mess call from a
warehouse on Magazine street where
preparations have been made 20 feed
1000 daily. did not nudge EN-.
The Virginia delegation about 5000
strong. headed by Governor Trinkie ar
rived on special trains during the alter.
noon. The governor was accompanied hy
his whole staff and several hundred
members of the "Eichmond Light Infan-
try Blues" the states famous military
organisr-i,n-