The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-05-24
THE CONFEDERATES.
Rain Mars the Gray Vetoran's 8
Reunion.
GEN. S. D. LEE ON WAR HISTORIES.
Miss winnie Davis. the "Daughter of the
Contederacy," Enthusiastically We'll
coined by the Gray Haired
Veterans.

HousroN, Tex, May %. Rain. marred
the pleasures of the day aud caused an
entire change in the programme for
the first day of the confederate veteran
reunion. The meeting was To have be-
gun at 9 o'clock, but it was after IL
o'clock when Col. w. ID. Cleveland
opened the ceremonies After prayer
by DR. j. William Jones, of Virginia,
chaplain general, Gov. Culberson was
introduced, and hc welcomed the vet
erans to Texas in "A tiye-minute address
Mayor Brown followed with few
brief words of welcome, and then Col.
Cleveland introduced Gen. John H..
Gordon. commander-in-chief u. c. v.
There were 5000 people in the Audi
torium, and as many outside unable To
gain admittance. The jam was ter
rife When Gen. Gordon rose to speak
the band struck mp Dixie but its
strains could not be heard, 50 great
was the din raised by the vocal demon
stration given the beloved chieftain.
Gen. Gordon, when quiet had been par
TALLY restored, delivered an address.
At the conclusion Of his address com
mittees on credentials were appointed
Then Gen. :. ID. Lee, rs chairman of
the historical committee, read his re-
port, which, among other things, says:
The true cause Of the war between
the states was the dignified withdrawal
OF the southern states from the union
10 avoid the continued breaches Of
that domestic tranquility guaranteed
but not consummated by the consti-
tuition. aud not the high moral purpose
of the north To destroy slavery, which
followed incidentally after as n war
measure. As TO the war itself and the
results Of the war. the children of the
future would be astonished that peo.
pie fought So hard aud 50 long with 50
little TO fight for Judging from what
they gather from histories now in use,
prepared by writers from the north.
They are utterly destitute of informa
ton uS to the events lending to the
war. Their accounts of the numbers
engaged, COURAGE displayed, sacrifices
endured, hardships encountered, and
barbarity practiced upon an almost de
fenseles people, whose arms bear
ing population was in the army, are in
correct in every way
At the conclusion Of this report Sc
great was the din that adjournment
was had until 7:3O p. m. and then Mis-,
Winnie Davis, the Daughter of the
Confcderacy, was introduced. A wild
shout went up that fairly made the
enormous building tremble Never
was there seen such a demonstration
Hats were flying in the air, gray
haired men were cheering and yelling
completely drowning the music made
by the band, which was playing the
Bonnie Blue Flag.
IL had been intended that Miss Davi,
should greet each veteran by hand.
shake, but the utter imprac ticability
OF this feature was soon manifest The
masses OF old veterans we're SO over
come with enthusiasm that IA wild rush
was made for the place where Miss
Davis stood, and in an instant she was
surrounded by mass Of men, all push
ing pell nell To grasp her hand anC
show how happy they were 10 meet
her.
Realizing the danger OF such a crush
Gov. Lowry and several others came 1,
the rescue. eXtricated Miss Davis from
the crowd, and placed her where sh,
could be seen by all and bow her ac
acknowledgements. This seemed To Sug
gest 20 the enthusiastic throng that i
was physical impossibility for Mis-
Davis To go through two hours of hand
shaking and a royal shout greeted he
appearance, drowning her utterance
but indicating that the children OF JEFF
frr>on Davis are dear To the hearts O
southerners. particularly those VIII
for four years followed the stars an,
bars. Al the conclusion OF the ovation
the crowd dispersed and Miss Davi
was driven to the residence OF Judg
MastrrsOn