The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-08
TEE CAVALRY REUNION.

~ VI 'H1 ObtAtfNti NA'
States Cavalry in Sew Orlean
last Monday, aud met our mucF
beloved chief, Gen. Samuel w
Ferguson, and our Division Com
mander, Gen. VIM. II. Jackson ant
many other comrades.
On The 18th Of February, ISIS
some 400 Of the veterans of the
Confederate States Cavalry com.
mands met in the Washington Ar
tillery Hall, in New OrleaDs, al
the call of sumo of The leading Il
yivors Of that city and organized
the Social, Benevolent and His.
tOrical Association of Veteran Con
federale States Cavalry On
Monday al IL O'Clock The As~ocia-
hon met in second annual session
in the same hall IN which 1T WAS
organized. 4 large representation
of the old heroes was present
Lieut.. Gen. L. Kirby Smith, Major
Gen. Will I. Martin and Brigalier
Generals James Hagan, j. l.
Brent, VIM. II. jackson, Samuel
w. Ferguson and many hundred
members of former comrades
from all sections Of the South.
COL. GEORGE MoOBMAY.
first vice president. IN the absence
Of the president, General Stephen
ID. Lee, called The meeting To or
der. Col. J. Henry BehHm acted
as secretary in The absence Of Maj
ID. a. Given, and Capt. L. \. I'm
derhill acted as financial secretary.
COluuel MoOrman in a few words
welcomed the association aud ice.
quested Comrade Rev. DR.. Thomas.
X. Markham TO INVOKE The divine
presence at Ihe meeting.
Before the lrayer was given
Comrades Col. A. w. Crandail, DR..
Joseph Jones and DIR. Y. r.. Le-
Monnier had been appointed a
committee To escort DR.. Markham
and Generals Martin, Jackson, Fer
gus1n aud Hagan 10 seats ON The
platform. Prayer was then offered
Col. Norman sad The di>lin-
guished cavalry leader,
GEN. L. KIRBY SMITH,
was present in an anteroOm. He
appointed Cumraies Wright
Schaumberg. Il. w. Simmons and
Y. X. LeMonnier 10 escort him in
TO the hall aud to a seat on the
platform. When The committee
re-appeared with Gen. Smith, The
meeting rose and gave three cheers,
The General acknowledged the
salute. lie said 1t was as crafty
ing as II was unexpected, TO be So
received. lie always would be
warm to every Confederate soldier.
lie ought 10 have remained al
Tor he was really i'll, but he
could not inregO the pleasure Ut
meeting his old comrades. The
memory OF The former days, when
they had fought together. was a.
warm and fresh as when they TO-
gether went forth at The call oil
their States, with a conscience of
right, TO ballle in The cause they
had inherited from their fathers.
1t was a great pleasure 10 meet
hose comrades again, and he
thanked them for the compliment.
Col. Behan read the minutes of
he first meeting, which were
adopted.
Mr. jefferson Davis, owing to in
disposition did not attend, but his
Miss Winnie, was pres
mt and greeted with the rebel yell
when she entered the hall. The
1eteTans all had the pleasure of
making the hand OF the Daughter
Il the Confederacy.
Col. Behan offered a resolution
providing for a committee 10 adopt
badge aud autographed parch-
neut certificate, each M TO be
aid for by the members in suffi-
lent amount 10 cover the cost.
Mr.. S. S. Preniiss, chairman Of
he committee on charter, declared
he history Of the preparation aud
doptiOn by the committee of the
hart er and its final recording aud
eg~istratiOn. The bylaws they did
.oi make as The matters Of dues,
ules, ETC, had best be made by the
.ssociatIon itself.
The secretary read The charter, ]
he substance of which has already ]
cen published. I
Capt. Martin moved the adop-
lon OF the committees report and
hat the committee be compli-
lented for its diligence. The mo-
ion was unanimously adopted. !
The form OF bylaws as made by (
he committee on charter was then
cad. The bond Of the treasurer
ias fixed al $1,000, with power
iven The executive to increase the [
according to The condition ;
{ The finances. The financial SEE e
etary's bond was made $1,000. Z
The bylaws were adopted as b
cad. q
The motion which was offered By !
lOmrade Behan IN reference 10 the q