The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
MISSOURI Ex-coNFEpsRATEs.
Reunion Of Some OF the Men who Foeghs
for the Lost Cause CoadItlon Of the Or


Reunion Of Some OF the Men who FosgAs
for the Lost Causs-CoadItion Of the Or
der-rhe Home at HigRinsvflls.
The ninth annual reunion Of the Mis-
souri State ex-Coufederate association
at Kansas City was attended by over
5000 veterans. The parade was led BY
Mai. John B. Breathitt He was &C
companied by nearly all Of the officers
of the ex.Confederate association OF
Missouri, 'ho are: James Bannermsn,
president; Harvey w. Salmon. vice
president; II. A. Ricketts,, treasurer; w.
II. Barlow. secretary. Vice-presidents
First district Thomas II. Bacon;
Second district, E. Pitts; Third district,
u. G. Barber; Fourth district DIR. =
Med. Coffey; Fifth district John +
Robinson: Sixth district. Ftp. Brouaugh;
Seventh district, W. H. Kennan; Eighth
district. A. G. Anderson; Ninth dis
trict Frank Gaiennie; Tenth district.
George T. McNamee; Eleventh district,
E. G. Williams; Twelfth district, w. c.
Bronaugh; Thirteenth district ID. Z.
Kennedy; Fourteenth district, Geo. w.
Carleton. Company A. Union veterans
under Capt Ii. j. Taylor, acted as an
escort of honor. Gov. Francis, Secre-
tary of State Lesueur, Senator I. NJ.
Cockrell, Col. Robert McCulloch, Col
r. NJ. Musscr, Col. Hiram NJ. Bledsoe,
Maj. Henry Newman, Chris Ellerbee,
Gen. Gooding and others were in the
parade. The bands played Dixie" and
Al IL n.-.ars
Three or four of the veterans wore
confederate uniforms, and occasionally
the rebel yelr' could be heard, but the
very best of fraternal feeling prevailed.
The paraders broke rank at Fifteenth
street and Troost avenue, where they
took cars for the camp ground, four
miles distant Immediately upon
their arrival at the park
barbecue was inaugurated. Ar
rangements had been made to feed
an immense number Of people and
were successfully carried out The ex-
ercises at the park were opened with
prayer by Rev. Thompson L. Smith, OF
Beloit, Kas., the first chaplain commits
stoned in the southern army. Capt
Charles J. Bowers, of Kansas CITY, de-
livered the address of welcome. lie in
troduced Congressman Hatch, Of Ham
nibal, the orator Of the day, whose ad-
dress was made up largely OF remi-
niscepces. He described Lees surren-
der at Appomattox, at which he was
present, and paid high tribute to Gen.
Grants magnanimity. He was fol-
lowed by Gov. Francis, who, In the
course of twenty minutes speech, ex'
pressed the hope that the descendants
of the men who fought for the lost
cause would not organize the Sons OF
the Confederacy to keep alive the an'-
mostly of the war.
of Randolph county, and Col. John L.
Stone also made speeches
A registry was opened. Each man
that signed his name paid dollar and
got badge. In this way one OF the OBJ
jects of the reunion was completed
the raising of funds for the ex-confed-
crate home.
One of the principal attractions at
the camp was the old bullet-scarred
and bIood-stained battle-flag carried by
the Sixth Missouri regiment The flag
waved from a tent, and again marked
the headquarters of the old regiment.
The flag was made in 1861 by the ladies
of Independence, Mo-, and was present
ed to the Sixth regiment 1t was car
ried by VIM. Huff, who lived near Lone
Jack. At the battle of Corinth he was
wounded Ave times, and it is his blood
that stains the flag. His brother car
ried it on after he fell. The brother,
Mr.. John Huff, was present Only
few of the Sixth now remain, but about
thirty-fve were present and had their
pictures taken, with the flag. The sur
vivors declare that the flag was never
captured. but that just before the battle
of Vicksburg it was given to the wife OF
Col. Eugene Erwin. who has given it tc
the soldiers home at Higginsville.
The business meeting of the Ex-Con-
federate association was held at the
Coates opera house. Treasurer Ricketts,
reports showed that during the past
year he had received $40, ,071.6s and had
disbursed ss4,9OI.O7, leaving a balance
in his hands of Si5,170.55. Judge T. J.
Ports, of st. Louis, took advantage OF
an opportunity afforded to disclaim the
credit of having been the father of the
home at Higginsville, ascribing the
honor to Maj. J. S. Melton. The elec.
ton of officers resulted as follows
President Jas. Banuerman,o of St Louis.
vice-president at large, Harvey A. Sal.
mon, of Clinton county. District Vice
Presideuts-First, Thos- II. Bacon; Sec
ond, L. +. Pitts; Third. A. c. Stone
Sixth, F. P. Bronaugh; Seventh, w. ii.
Kennon; Eighth, Henry Guibor; Ninth,
Frank Gaienne; Tenth, q. 7. McNamee.
Eleventh, E. G. Williams; Twelfth, w.
C. Bronaugh; Thirteenth. d. C. Ken
nedy, and Fourteenth, ii. P. Catron-
The report from the st. Louis Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy showed that
auxiliary to have contributed sI,694 to
the home during the year.
Senator George g. Vest spoke upon
the confederate home. Col II. L. Pey-
ton, of Corpus Christi Tex, followed
with few remarks Senator Cockreil
also spoke. Among other things he
said that at the close of the war Mis-
souri, had 109, 900 federal soldiers and
had more men in the confederate serv-
ice than any southern state except one.
Resolution, were passed pledging the
ex-confederate soldiers present to re-
turn to their homes and work in behalf
of the home at Higginsville, and thank
ing the Daughters of the Confederacy
Of Missouri and its several auxiliaries
throughout the state for their earnest
work in its behalf.
Found Old CoinsL
Henry Rharer, an Indiana farmer,
near III bloomington. found q valuable
collection of old coins under a log.
They aggregate several hundred dollars.