Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-03
WORE THE r A
Co1fsdsrz-e Veterans Nee. tn Re-
union ST Birmingham Ala


Birmingham Ala was Sled tooxer
Rowing with THOUSANDS Of old euufed-
crate veterans who gathrrpsf FROM
every ssctha1 81 the s1uth 70 attend
the fourth annual rwu1bsn Of the
United Confederate Veterans aSsncia-
tlon- Cannon bouased night azd DAY
welcoming the arriving delegates
The principal thoruuxhf1res Of the
city presented eue nASs % moving
humanity. National and e~oufeserafe
eotors nsatef 70 The breeze On a. sieS
In snort the was the largest
and NEST successful yet heIA The cit
izs=s threw open their homes 10 the
visitors - that all found comfortable
quarters Al the distinguished sx-
confederate guests ami the -xovernarS
OF ave southern states were there. Old
soltsers who had not seen each other
since the war renewed aequaiatancss
aad the occasion was a general love
feast Of old ex--ebelS
rHE FWDcEEDSsS
The Convention met in Winnie Davis
w<wam- The place has a seating
c1racftT Of t3uo0 l. was fulf u over
flowing The heat was intenSe lust
hetar~ ten T. : Ferguson commander
Of the Alabama department.. called the
vast 1s=enbIage - order. the bazi of
Hftv pieces struck s2 Dixie The
widest excitement followed Men
cneered until they were haar~e- olss
solaeE threw Up their hats and for
1ftee1 minutes panaemaniFm reigne,L
The meeting was opened with prayer
By Dr. J. William Jones q Virginia
tsoT- Jones ef Alabama delivered an
ehcqE-ut address, Of welcome. full Of
sentiment and p~atr1otsru- The speaker
was - fuN of emotion hat many cid
saidaerS shs& tears A. hs einaaent
words P1urel fnrth Mayor Fox tst-
lowed Ia asttress e welcome % Bar
mirghan Cen Gorf-u- couuznsfer-in-
caieE n=Pozde,L The speakers were
eherre& 50 that the convention was in
almost constant u5raar.
cen John e. Underwood q Chicago.
spoke q the eunaeaerate monument
beng erected IN that city. and exhibit
ed a mo.leI Of il 70 the convention
Mss HIL 6aa=htcr Il Gen L p Hin.
.uavsllaW i zmhf cheers. while the
haaal played -DfXie ten Under
wood then appealed Tor money 70 help
complete the mouuzuen- and o. aaa
w1s raised n a few Minutes
WAyr HISTORY CsRzErr
The historical eomrairtee. through
Gen = T. Lee Ct Mississippi is
chairman rePor5e.L an,t rasir report
was adopted Il sets forth that while
the south has hal much u do with
making the history Of their country.
ever since the First settlement 1t
Jamestown Va she has doue little in
the way Of writing L. history The
Histories ever Es-l in the public
schools are written in the north and
are naturally biased especially in re-
gar& - the var and ths causes which
led "a IL The committee rec,,ru-
mends n general plan for gather
ing data for an impartial his
tori for Es- especially IN the
schools aHd colleges and urges the ap-
P-ointrnrnt bv the association of a e1ra-
mlttee TO memorabilia the legislatures
Of the various southern states and the
school authorities 70 adopt in the pub
lc and private schools sueh school
histories as are recommended By the
association
DR. J. William Jones. IN a speech,
scored some preiusiiesd northern his
tories. and the following resolution
was adopted
Ea~ufrad rhaE rae present eoun tte~ On his.
auru - m44uHamzHH mHHA So -
n tae z-Eshez AMI wira Instructions - rec.
ezEs7st sreh Histories a. NAY from Nus 10
E-ne - published a1s4 snail cuue ID - the
Agn saAldarl ~ h1re NsapasL 4aE t1ar rhs
commits. shza4 90 e-TeTEAtlE m = power =
eaensI-age M rr~pazren uf =a-lhis h.
srez and espeeiauT - sacaEr4=e their Fuo.
EcaNoH hY to eaillinE u q southern pub.
A=h1ag hGGse@- wnirn snaI - abe AID wrEns
- pzna~a suNh Histories
A resolution prevailed that an Effort
be made u Eer al ssatheru states q
Adopt June 3 Jefferson Davis birth
dav. a. a ssufhsru ha35daE The FIars-
"a delegation announced that shez-
state had lei n tbs me
Henry Clay Farhurn- - Atlanta
read 4 Posm- ans& sea Cement A
Evans. Of 9eurEa x= "a The >pirit
ct thu CcufeG-ras WAen - "a;
down the G~urga ee-egar5oa che~rssl
kEm A. tho next -zxernnr q t-earyA
Gen A P Ssewzr- commissioner q
the u1taauai military E-x =. Chi-kz-
zAay1 hattlesehL appealed - the
vesrzzs - help him lsze the p~
Gsan q their uu~1ps aH the h~zstlsa.lE
A ~rc@aiasaan - create a Ee1@raf eanr-
mirt<e wha sho1d Try - ~ shz
southern sSAs<s - asnpt a aaiEam -,
t-m q pensions - that the zaio<z q:
ssbas<E q sae site can dzw a p~n-
sia1 wherever thsT should 70 Was n,
Pcr-ed adversely
A resolaeiaz q thanks - euux-sS,
for passing the at cr~asn< the Chzex.
Azaagzan6 Chattanoogz national pa-s
was adapted
A. The wiEwzl n aixas llaOa Pep
pie witnessed tn zblezlx Of Sezre-
presented By the p-rerriest young IN
married women IN each Of the fourteen
southern states Ms Katharine Turn.
sr. Of Missouri wzs the cnlv ab~sn-ee
Ct the original group selected Ms.
Roselle- OF hat srzae. took he- p1aee
The scene Uhieh n~spres<nts1 The re
and fall OF the ~esnf=1erzev was one oi
splsador After the r1bIeaax the young
LADIES were given = rCespccE
Azor- the prominent <S.s-a-s ureS-
eEr were Gen J. & CorEcr- Gen v.
L CabelL Gen : D Lee. Gen A P
Stewart Gen c A EsanS Gen W Il.
Jackson. Gen Z D Hall and Others
Gov Tnlmau Of South Carolina Gov.
Turney OF Tennessee. Gov Stone O.
Mississippi Coz Joa-s q AIA5aza
and Gov Haggof Texas were also rrss
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