The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-03
MEMPHIS GREETS
 THINNING RANKS
 OF CONFEDERACY
Thirty-fOurth Annual Re- union Opens In Tennes-
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MEMPHIS. Tenn.,l June ?. - Throushout today and tonight trains hurfrying from every hamlet of the southland brought hundreds of veterans, sons of veterans, their wives and chil- dren to this city-scene of the thirty fourth annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans and the annual meetings of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the Confederated South ern Memorial association.
 Hundreds of the men who wore the gray arrived during the day and re- ceived the warm welcome which Nj .m- phis-home of their peerless Forrest had in store for them. They were reg istered, assigned to hotels and private homes and literally taken into the hearts of their hosts.
 Gen. w. B. Haldemarr and his staff arrived early today and were accorded an enthusiastic welcome by delega- tion representing the city, the state and the reunion committee.
 Luncheon Rendered
 A luncheon was rendered the com mander in chief of the veterans at noon. It was attended by number of vet erans who had arrived during the week. end, officials of the S. c. V. and c. $. M. A, city officials and heads of com mittees in charge of reunion plans.
 General Haldeman spent most of the day at his headquarters, where he greeted hundreds of veterans and visi- tors and held informal conferences with reunion officials. He expressed the opinion that this reunion will be one of the greatest in the history of the organization.
 A special train bearing the North Carolina delegation arrived tonight Numerous special carse attached to regular trains brought crowds from the west, while all regular trains from the south and southeast were packed with veterans and reunion guests.
 Sixteen special trains are scheduled to arrive during tomorrow with II of them due before noon. These will in- clude one each from Richmond and Charlottesville, Va, one from Wash ington, one each from the Carolinas, two from east Tennessee, three from Georgia, one from Alabama, four from Texas and one from Arkansas.
 Every plan for the reunion has in- and pleasure of the old soldiers. Sev- eral hundred of them had sleeping quarters tonight in a barracks set up near the city auditorium where the sessions of the reunion will be held. Others have been assigned to private homes and hotels.
 Tuesday Is Big Day
 The market house section of the auditorium building has been converted into a mess hall' where most of the veterans will take their meals. The reunion festivities will get under way tomorrow, with the initial meeting of the COnfederated Southern Memorial association during the afternoon. Head quarters of the s. c. V. will be opened tomorrow morning by Col. Mcdonald Lee, commander in chief. and his ad- jutant, w. l.. Hopkins. A joint meet ing of three organizations will be held in the main auditorium tomorrow night and the reunion proper will get into full swing Wednesday.
 The session of the Confederated Southern Memorial association tomor- row afternoon will be in the nature of a memorial to the Confederate dead, with special tribute to the memory of Jefferson Davis.
 The dual holiday Confederate Me morial Day and Davis birthday-will be celebrated with an appropriate pro- gram at the auditorium, after which the meeting will adjourn to Elmwood cemetery for the decoration of the graves of several hundred Confederates who are buried there.
 The services at the auditorium will include a musical program, an address of welcome by Mayor Rowlett Paine, and addresses by General Haldeman, Colonel Lee, Governor Austin Peay, Mrs. Frank D. Harold, president-gen- eral, United Daughters of the Con- fedarcy, and Commander Charles l.. Neely of the Memphis post of the American Legion. <