The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-09
VETERANS Of CRAY
MEET IN RE UNION
At NEW ORLEANS
City Takes on Gay Colors as
Confederates Arrive From
All Over South
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reservations that it appears a special
train will be necessary to transport
them one S6-year- old veteran Of
Barnesville, Ca. set out for New Or
leans afoot nearly month ago, and
was expected here by Wednesday. as
he passed through Montgomery. Ala,
two weeks ago going strong. Doc
Carter. full blooded Cherokee In
dian, 100 years old, noted scout on
the staff of Gen. Nathan Bedford
Forrest. of cavalry fame. is coming
from his home in Alabama, and the
city of New Orleans through Mayor
McShane, has reserved quarters at
Straight university, negro educa-
tional institution. for William McLea,
body servant and coon for Gen Rob-
ert l.. Lee during the war. McLea,
tended every reunion since the death
of the Confederate chieftain. is being
sent to New Orleans at the expense OF
his townsmen in Virginia.
o o o
Forrest Scouts Coming.
Fifty members of the Forrest ret-
ran scouts of Nashville. Tenn, are
coming as a unit TO have the time
VI 1i.ei - a.. -, Iat, y
e., - ,Sair secretarr Gov Il
saunders, their secretar! ~, ''on, T.
Lee iriilN4e OF sihla ~ IN,
PAM W Id - j.,
Iahtf9 sues Which saw SCI N.ee -
france curing the oriu ~ anV
there VIII not De on ,el a'e G.
cram ielt IN fetersoui x, ID "a, "o,te
sections OF North carolina VII pc de
populated of veterans while south
loads.
The Florida delegation Will be
large, while from Alabama ana MIS-
sissippi they Will come en- masse.
Louisiana will have state repre-
sentation of 100 per cent. A large
Texas delegation will be here while
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri al
ready have many representatives en-
route Tennesseeans will descend
rrbree Of the big railroad systems
carving fine CITY oDerate their through
;,to many sections of the
ToI,ntenr STATE and their local
y. ,anorf buga nl,nhers Of reser-
aselts ~ 49, the T<entuckians
Hat,ons ,o' ~, tho Tcnnesseeans.
VIZ a'i a,,s+fa Peav If rennessse viii
'9N In,.o da1agstion to personally
s sefi a ~ ein,'itotion Ia the Veterans
ueilNe e. a., ~ ail1',t;1ia IN 1oo4
o g
NV" w. +be pa,,nicn ef tho veterans
wv hile Sne S'd,oi, >irtersst Oliver
vii " ~, ,,.;,, bold their snnnal
VI = o. 20 ~ Da,ghtars n tho
nee. Itiss e.. n,t,4 years
, On eue - 81, ,bair ar,nuai
na a. - -, ~ re,,,ian ~, or.
Soi.' 49,. ~. 's;,rtt dsrnta an ~
u .n ~. 10 ~ 80 80 en+ert.in-
,,. 70 ~, IA ,,aterans Viii haIa
- e,s,,,it,oo . r,aet hut /. viii
- ~. .n.sior 'rHasray tho dav he.
- 49,. ,o,,in, r. Iii h. tI,afcon
l - - ai,ars -, tha rsisire ~
s,,,eds o,.a;r ,ha u.shins,on snd
az s,, :" 90 a,,t,,,stnn Va wbara
- cet - ,ast NJ,
Snn. ~ Confeders+o veterans ,ba
Confodnr,to Southarn Ner,ori.i as-
an,ia.io, T,or,.as. r.,.ir, Corns a,a
,9iro,, nrsa,,i1otiona Vii rnent Tba
Sous Of Gonfaderate ve+erans. COW
,.entios viii heein TussdaV
The initial session of the vetera,,,
orran;zation viii he ca,led ~ ordar
wednesdav forenoon Nv Gov " r.
Rogers of Ration Rouge conop,srdar
of The Louisiana division and after
ths~ usual observation-disclosures C.en Iultsn
s Carr Of Durham n q commsnder
in chief. will take the chair and pre-
side until the annual e1ection of Of.
ficcrs THURSDAY,
q q q
ONsIcy to Speak.
Speakers during the forenoon will
include Gov John NJ Parker of
Louisiana, Alvin OwsIey. national