San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-08
Con federate Reunion.

New ORLEANS. April S.-The Con-
federate Veterans reunion begins to-
day. The feature of the day was their
meeting at Washington Artil-
Iery hall. At eleven O'Clock Gen.
w. J. Behan, of the Louisi=
ana division, United Confederate
veterans, called the meeting to order,
welcoming the delegates. At the con.
clusion of Gen. Behan's address, Rev.
DR.. Markham offered fervent pray
or. Maj. Wright Schaumburg, secre-
tary to Mayor Shakespeare, moved
that Virginia not being represented
by the usual number of camps, dele
gates from that state be invited to
seats on the floor OF the con-
ven ton, without, however, the
right to vote. Mayor Shakespeare
was then introduced by Gen. Behan.
A round of applause greeted the ma
yor's rising. HE honor voiced his
pleasure in extending to the dele
gates the hospitality OF the city. The
chairman asked if Gov. Nichols was
present. No answer. General J
B. Gordon was next introduced.
Tremendous cheering followed. Gen.
Gordon said: Two thoughts impress
me as L stand here. First, the a bound
ing wealth OF kindness and affection
extended 20 us by your glorious peo
pie, and second, our poverty of
words to express our gratitude
Here are gathered from all
parts of the south, grizzled veterans
of the south; grizzled veterans Of that
once immortal state and forever i'm.
mortal confederacy." Loud ap
plause Gen. Gordon spoke of Lee,
Of HooG and others, and caused the
veterans 10 demonstrate their Wig
orous appreciation of his clio
Quence. He next spoke OF
tle valor and loyalty of
the confsderstes. The old flag has
been iurled forever. The cause of a
separate national existence lives now
only rs memory. Old things have
passed and q new era has
come and now we are all
American citizens" (deafening
applause) Gen. Gordon concluded
his speech, took the chair, and cal ed
to order the convention VI UnIred
Confederate Veterans The following
committees were appointed:
On order of busiuess-B. F. Jonas,
of Louisiana; A. p. Watts, Texas; ).
D. Lee, Mississippi; w. H. Jackson,
Tennessee; w T.. Calhoun. Georgia
On credsn tials-W. L. Thompson,
E M. Hudson, Geo. P. Gill, F. l..
Roberts
The chairman announced the pres.
ence of General George Stewart,
major general of Maryland
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pate in the proceedings. Gen. Richard
Hope, commander of the North Caro-
lima division, and Gen. Hayward, of
Columbus, South Carolina, we're also
announced.
On resolutions: T. NJ. Ward,
Texas, chairman; T. NJ. How
ard, Arkansas; 8. ID. Lee,
Mississippi; Rufus Baripger, North
Carolina; Capt. Jno l.. Gait, Indian
Territory; J. NJ. Johnson, Alabama;
John Gil. Tennessee; Geo. Miller,
Florida; w. l.. Delaney, western d.
vision; John Glenn. Jr., Louisiana.
Several resolutions we're offered and
they were referred to the committee
oD resolutions.
A resolution was offered by
Gen. Gordon, as follows: Re-
solved that it is the sense OF
this convention that the late
confederate states grant q small pen
sion each to Mrs. Jefferson Davis.
The president said the confederate
states and we earnestly recommend
to the legislature the following states
to vote her an annual pension of five
hundred dollars each during the re-
manning years of her life towit:
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Florida, Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Indian
Territory. Kentucky and Missouri"
On motion of Col Mullen, of Mis-
sissippi, the resolution was not re-
ferred to the committee on resolu-
tions, but was unanimously adopted
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