The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-15
THE "BOYS" In GRAY.

CONTEMPORARIES AT NEW ORLEANS.
Honors to Observation-Disclosures Among
the s.Grizzly Frazzfes of the Fragments
| of an Immortal Host'-Inspirlng Scenes.
New ORLEANS, La, April s.-A grand
day for old Confcderates and for old Vir-
ginians. "Thc boys who wore the gray
have captured the Crescent City, and Vir-
ginia' peerless orator, John W. Daniel,
has won all hearts and captured the last
remnants of the contederacy.
The meeting of the United Confederate
Veterans at Artillery Hall this morning,
the address of welcome by Mayor Shaks-
peare, and the response Of General John
B. Gordon, in which he alluded to his COM
rades as the "grizzly -frazZlcs of the frag
ments of an immortal host" were all adj
mirable, and ELECTED enthusiastic APP
plause.
THE VIRGINIA DELEGATION
is composed of the following: Hon. j.
Taylor Ellyson, president Of the Jefferson
Davis Monument Associations; represent
ing Lee Camp, acknowledges N. V.
Randolph, Gen. G. j. Anderson, j. W. Pc
gram, Geo. G. Mountcastle, Captain John
Cussons, John H. Kracke, e. W. Martin;
George E. Pickett Camp, Colonel r: r.
Reeve; Grand Camp of Virginia, j. Will
liam Jones; Fowler Association, +. d.
Hill; j. E. B. Stuart Camp, Reams Sta
ton, Colonel NJ. B. Moncure; John r.
Cook Camp, West Point, Colonel W. W.
Green; Watts Camp, Roanoke, Colonel
Thomas Lewis and G.. c. Taliaferro; Army
of Northern Virginia Association, General
S. S. Munford and General James II.
Lane.
COURTESIES TO vlRGIStANS.
The Virginia delegation received every
courtesy and was treated with the most
distinguished consideration. They called
on the Mayor yesterday, and by special in
vitation will dine with him tomorrow.
In the march from Artillery Hall to the
Opera House they were put at the head of
the column, Just in the rear Of General
Gordon and his staff, and were given seats
at the front Of the stage.
BRILLIANT SCENE.
The scene ut the Grand French Opera
House, into which were packed over 3O0O
people, was one long to be remembered.
The presence of Generals j. B. Jordon,
Kirby Smith, Beauregard S. D. Lee,
Longstreet, Nichols, W. Il. Jackson, 7. NJ.
B. Young, r. L. Gibson, 7. r. Munford,
James II. Lane, W. L. Cabell, Marcus j.
Wright, Miller, c. w. Gordon, Holtzclaw,
and other Confederate soldiers ofnote, the
tablenuI uirants ofbeautiful young women
representing the different States OF the
Confederacy, the enthusiasm OF the old
Confederates, and the tasteful and beau
tiful decorations OF the magnificent build
ings all combined to make II scene worth
crossing the continent to witness.
'wlDow" AND DAUGHTER" or THE cONyED-
ERACY.
But when the widow of the Confederacy,
Mrs Jefferson Davis, came into her box
she was greeted with loud cheers, and the
Daughter ofthe Confederacy, Miss Winnie
Davis, aroused the widest enthusiasm, as
the vast crowd rose to their feet and
cheered her to the echo, and whisper ran
through the crowd, "She is queen OF the
boys in gray after all. .
SENATOR DANIELS GRAFTON.
Governor Nichols address Of welcome
and General Gordon's introduction Of
Senator Daniel were brief but gracefully
eloquent and appropriate, and were rap
turously applauded When Daniel came
forward the crowd cheered him for several
minutes, and frequently interrupted him
with loud applause and enthusiastic cheers
as for two hours he held them spell-bound
with an able, eloquent, and telling speech
on ''The place of the Confederacy in His
tory,' which will take rank with the finest
efforts of this great orator and among the
grandest speeches Of the great orators OF
history.
To-night.the veterans meet again and
tomorrow we have the grand march of
the boys in gray.