The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-11
land. and millions yet unborn rise up
and call vof bfes~eIf

land. and millions yet unborn rise up
and call you blessed.
| a. tho close CT General Evans address
the delivery Of which took up fuhy Two
hours. the thanks of the association
were on motion OF Rev. DIR. Jones returneu
TO General Evans for his able. p1trlouc,
and eloquent address.
osFicrns ILt.TED.
on motion Of Mr. J. Taylor Ely son. n
committee of 1--WE was appointed TO noml-
nate officers for ,ae ensuing year.
While the committee, CONSISTING ~
Mr.. Ellyson. General Suth boli-
ing General Munford. Colonel Sfnoot.
and Colonel r. l.. Naury. retired 70 an,
ether room to prepare a ticket, c)lonel
Gordon McCaDe entertainer tne aunl'nci
with one OF lis inimitable. interesuhS'
and patriotic addresses. He warmly ad-
vOcafed the proposed erection OF mon
urcnt TO the Tou-n OF TIE )uth; ~
the most eioqs cent words he pictured tae
heroic deeds of the de5o,ed " 'nfhsr "a s ere
South, who gave husbahd, 1'h7'' son.
and brother TO the cause.
The committee then returned. and.
| through Mr. Eilyson, submitted tho fol-
lowing report. which was un 'alfhousiy
adopted: President. Judge George l.:
Christian: First Vice President. General
Ezra IIunton: Sec md Nice-Prsa- dent,
| General u. A. Weisiser. Third Wee
| PRECEDENT General Clcr'ent \. Evans,
! Treasurer r. s. Bosher: Secretary. Cap
| tam Thci1as Elicit. Executive Commit
| toc-C'olonel William +. Cutshaw. Major
| John Cussons Captain Gordon McCabe,
| Colonel T. +. Reeve. Colonel James T.
| GRAY.
After a fe,y -smarks by Judge Chris
| tan. i'm which nc thanked -" associa-
| tim for tro honor conferred upon him.
the meeting adjourned.
HE BANQUET
quite d large number Of the assoca-
| ton subsequently, gath .red at -iurpiy
| Hotel. whore an -leSalt supper VAS
| served in tile >rvate d.nins-room IN the
roar Of the pIbnc dining IN honor
! Of General Clement \. Evans. Colonel
/ John Murphy nau apparently done ms
! very best, and brought out the most de-
| llciOus dishes that culinary art coulu pro-
vide. For about an hour everybody vas
kept busy in doing ample justice 10 the
| tempting yianls set before HIM.
Among those present were the Follow
| ing. -. e.. Humphreys. Colonel W. \.
s;noot, Captain Thomas Elicit, {. l.
! Holtz,law. j. TAYLOR EilysOn, AlJuiait-
General Charles j.. Anderson. Colonel
! John b. Cary, General Clement a. Evans,
General Thomas s.. Brauicr, Colonel -
l.. Aiaury. Key. Dr. J. Milian Jones. X.
5 3osher Colonel Joseph v Bits3od'
! derson. captain ". Gordon MGGape,
Judge George T.. Christian, General hppa
Hunton. General q. 7. Aluntofc. General
Stth Boiling, colonel =. Il. Henry COL
D..
FRANK -. Hill. Roy. NJ. y. hOse' y. D.,
General Dsbney ~. Maury.
Finally Judge Christian. who presided
over the festival board, wrapped lof
order, and although he announced that
on account OF the l1tcn'5s OF the hOur
II lad been suggested that there SHOULD
be 30 speech making, yc, he statci that
there were three or four gentlemen pres
ent whom ev 'rybody was desirous 70
hear lie therefore uryt called upon the
"a
| the Confederate army, and had been in
! charge of the last command Of 1onfed-
crates at MCble-Gencral iJabney H.
Aaury. The gentleman briefly respond
cd. and ursei the veterans to see that
there would be soon school history CON-
! posed from which the children could
| learn the actual facts Of the late war.
Judge Christian next called on General
| Eppa Hunton as tire representative OF
| the MOsby Confedoracy. General HuAton
spoke on the Virginia territory when
| the COriederacy was formed. lie point
| ed out that IL was a singular fact that
"a man could enter car on the Potomac
| river below Washington and ride as far
! as Chicago on the Missouri river without
| leaving Virginia territory. lie expressed
his regret that heretofore he had not
attended the reunions OF the Army OF
! Northern Virginia as much as he should
have done, but be hoped that he would
! be able 10 DO better IN the future. He
hoped that every man who fought IN the
war would not only remain true 10 the
record Of the war, but teach his children
i'm the same spirit
ooMPLHfNIING GENERAL Ivan.
Rev. Moses D. Hoge. d. d., was next
! called upon, who replied in few witty
remarks, and stated that his heart was
so much warmed In the Capitol by what
he heard. that he forgot his oyercOdt
and came away without IL. lie then
complimented General Evans very high
ly on his eloquent and patriotic address.
General Thomas T. MunlOrd then iol-
lowed suit. lie stated that he was on
his way 10 Savannah. when he received
the letter asking him to attend the re-
union. He then gave his comrades the
health and happiness OF General Wade
Hampton, of the cavalry OF the Army OF
Northern Virginia.
Judge Christian then read letter Of re-
greet from General Ftz. Lee, who IN his
own peculiar STYLE wrote ALAS, 1 can
not come: but business before pleasure "a.
the man said, who kissed his Own wife
before he kissed his neighbours wife
Rev j. William Jones' who was next
called upOn, sail ruat the speech he could
make was 10 say amen 20 what General
Evans and all the others had said. lie
/ then launched into the subject OF school
| history, and argued that the veterans
should see that their children were
| TAUGHT right. lie proudly alluded 20 the
revival of the Confederate spirit Wnlen
the people of the South had expressed
during the past six or eight years. Ihcfe
was now more Confederate feeling every
where than about fifteen years ago
.fr. William A. Anderson, an OH Con-
| feIerafe soldier and the son of tie id,'
| Francis r.. Anderson. Jt dye or the OLE
Iteme Court OF Appeals, followed Key.
| Dr Jones Ie tiOLght he was the only
gentleman present EnO hf pened 70 'e
! n member OF the renowned cOmcldni. inc
| StcrrWau Brigade. The men OF stone
wall Jackson knew from the start tlat
their commander was a leader. he SAD
that IL had been his pleasure 40 XIV
General jackson. Wncm ne admired ana
loved as a gentleman, a soldier ana q
Christian who always manifested The
most tender sympathy for those MtO
deserved. and treated with an absolutely
lust consideration all VIII whom ne was
thrown IL would be iH possible FOR sol
dicrs who desired to do their uuty h0l
TO achieve rcnown Win sucn II com
mandcr. he. therefore, 0uerru inc lvi-
loWiLg toast "~tonewaN Jackson, me
tiuest OF the true. the brdvest OF inc
brave "A nan who so long as honof, aH
Patriotism. as yalOr shall be respected
among men will deserve the homage %
an mankind" The tOlst was drank
standing. ~
colonel smoot. the grand commander oil
the Grand Camp gave some -Hloi,-d si'',i
oe to thc forty-clght camps or Coined
crate Veterans existing az ms thc III
tho state. He pointed ont that the armies
~ the Confederate States had MADE MS
,orr and il was the duty or the sur
,i,ors 10 record that historf. lie tN-
risirol that IL was tho intention 70 ask
tlo LEGISLATURE 10 increase t-ir a'i..' ~
,..,.,.c-riati0u OF the State $1,000 annuaiy
az. +he roxt six years, these amounts 70
ia deducted from the future apprc1i-a-
~. trar al preseuf the number or inc