Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-03
CONFEDERATE REUNION

ali that e0uld be desired. Tie
crowd vss IL necse and tie IL
iHtsESe-
During the transaction OF ron
business ~ the st=wau
there were several pathetic epi-
sostes and Izs-ds7ss that could
0EIy ocezr N xura \ g8thsTIUg-
Gen Underwood report that
the subscriptions to the C1Rfed
crate mo1z1eEt IA LHcola
PAIR. CassagO. since yesterday,
arSruted to t-50L
Mayor ETIIsoo. OF Richmond,
reported that there - IN The
treasury Of the DAVIS monument
fund the sum 0fsI1%S} -. bear
ing Interest OF which Ntssis
sip-T 10 credited with tSs6 81
Ike request vas made that al
funds shSt hare been collected
for rhis pg-pose be seat at once
20 Treasurer ElIstt. a. Rleh-
nonds and C0nfederzte camps
are requested to make 4 per
capita assessment Of > cenra
he monument - to cg.s not
Iess taaa si04.gosL
Gen Jackson Of Tennessee.
introduced Geo Miller, depart
nsus Commander Of the Grand
Array Of the Republic Of Ala
bAma- wk0. AFTER N eloquent
and patriotic address. presented
Csen. GGr507 q eane eut from
Bari0ws Hill. on the field Of
GettyshG-Z General G0rtsn-
ft viii be remembered. saved
the life Of Gsa- Fraaei. q Bar
low by caring tor him when he
wa supposed to be EortalIy
wounded Gen Gordou- N sc-
cset-ny the cane maize feeling
response. Aad there were loud
and prolonged cheers for the
blus aud gray
u0Gs.0u. Texas vys selected
~ the place fer the next rem
lon- sEd the following we're
elected officers for the ensuing
year
Cczlzder n ChIef-g0kz
= Gordon. Ct Georgia re
elected
Deputy Commander OF the
Army Of sSrther1 N-gHa-
Gen Stephen D Lee. Of Stark
vile. Mss
Couma-sier Gf the trans Ms
slssIppi departm@at-Gsa W.
L CaheIT. o. Dallas Tens re-
excited
Gensral second Il Command
ten w. Il IacAs01. Of Ten
aesSee-
The psr4se IN the afternoon
Eas a great saesess Those
veil known Confederate eSu
mHaIers. Gardsa- Jackson
CxSelI. Stephen d Lee and
John n Ss0Ee. With Their
uSanted STAFF, with bands OF
zusEe- and sponsors IN ear-
RACES. and thousands Of vete
ran Ia line. several earryrn.
t1eir battle Tags Of 81 TO 90
made = spectacle Eeyer &c be
forgotten The entire E91te 0s
the parade WIS packed On either
SIDE and n every svaIi7bse
spot g-seted by continuous
cheering. wsFla- OF ranGser
: chiefs ,ad other demonstrations
+ Of hearty approval Governor
Jones' Of Alabama Hsgg- c
Texas and TlIIn4n, Of SoutI
CarSIIna were xneHg the Spe
elsI guests N the PROCESSION
N Immediately following tn
parade and review, the eornsE
u st0ae Of Il Confederate nOnT
4 meat. which IL beng ereete
, By the Sens of Confederate We
e Grams IN Capitol Psrk- Vas IA
- by the officers Of the HlsonI
- Grand Lodge Of Alabama II
ceremonies we're preceded :
ar 0rssi0a oy Gen Stephen
Lee, veil worthy the 0eexsE0
and IA the Clzrroa Ledger VI
\ doubtless publish u N full
10 vii not EotIee II father than
q taas no speaker ever had
more 1tteEtlye or epPreefzti'
=. audience Tie Ge1eral w1s
2SatedIy 4PpLaated-
ten Gordon sat GOV jon
!. also spoke brixfy.
The AssissIpPLaas eaustIt
ted one Of the largest GEIsIo
II the parade They we're CO
handed By Major General Jc'
Il ssGue. whO, With his sta
ID Eesxr.- slavery Cayee and O
"a ers. rode AZ The head Of that
vision The GeveFn1r reesfv
raay couphreats On his =
4EertF bearing
se The Mississippi veterans VI
st characteristics CALAMITY lead
he sd reception this morning
their bead quarters % the Z
sponsor and representative
Al their State, Mss Eta Mitch
~ Nearly al the sssIssIPpiauz
ve the city. ladies' and geutIsaa
sd we're present sad & Was indie
- very enjoyable oeeasEon- g
eruor and Mrs Stone and Ga
NJ Erack White presented the sc
ri hundred persons Who call
ne reception lasted IN 10
An excellent string band
e. aT<hed u1sIc- The AE<sIss
for pisns we're more than e
Ia proGd OF the E0zng lady sell
~. et to represent them