Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
CAMP AT HOUST0NlSSTRUCK
A Magnificent Tribute to "The Typical Sol
 dier,p John B. Gordon.
WORDS WHICH CAME FROM HIS HEART
The Generous Offer of Charles B. Rouse. The Grand Parade Stepped by Rain. Visiting Daughters of the Con-
 federacy Entertained.

Houston, Tex, May 24.-The Confeder- ate Veterans reunion is over and the delegates who have been here four days are beginning to leave. This was an other indictment day, but the time has been well occupied in the receptions to Miss Winnie Davis, the visiting gener- als and by. the business of the conven- tion. The Texas division had the audi torium for the first hour this morning. They elected Gen. H. H. Boone to suc- ceed General Ross as major-general of the state division and selected Dallas as the place for the next state reunion.
 The state meeting then adjourned and the United Confederate Veterans as a body were called to order by Gen. John B. Gordon. pr. Jones invoked divine blessing on the meeting. Gen. stephen D. Lee read a telegram of greeting from Gen. N. H. Harris of San Francisco. He then offered a resolution of thanks to Adjutant-General Moorman for his ef- forts in behalf of the organization, which was adopted by rising vote amid mueh enthusiasm.
 Colonel Lee of the federal ;e'my, sec retary of the Shiloh Battle Field asso- citation, was introduced. He was greeted with loud applause. The yell, he said, with a smile sounded familiar. He made a short address, expressing his pleasure at being permitted to greet the old Con federates, whom he respected so highly. He invited them to attend the next re- union of his association, the mission of which was, he said peace on earth and good will to men. He paid a high tribute to Albert Sydney Johnston. He came fresh from the Grand Army of the Re public and assured the veterans of the kindly feeling entertained for them in that quarter. A vote of thanks was ten dered Colonel Lee for his address.
 The chairman then laid before the body a letter from General Schofield to Commander John B. Gordon expressing his appreciation of the cordial receptions sven him in Houston. He said that when the commanders of the great con tending armies agreed on a conference in 1865 the world was astoniShed at the terms of the convention.
 There was to be no punishment meted put to the Confederates. but they were to be defended so long as they main tained loyalty to the flag of the union. These expressions were meant not only to terminate that conflict, but to pre- vent any conflict among the sections thereafter. The union generals in that conference did not question the fidelity of the generals whom they had lately met in conflict but some of the people oi the north had msgivings. These mis- givings had now practically passed away, and he wished to assure the vet erans of the warmth of the esteem in which they are now held. He stopped here on the invitation of General Cor don and had been delighted at his recep- tion. A vote of thanks was rendered General Schofeld and the commander in-chief was authorized to express to him the sentiments of the organization.
 A lattpr papaiyp1 from Charles r Rouss of New York; private in the Confederate army, offering to give $100,- 900 towards the establishment of me morial association, under the auspices of which an illustrated history of the war should be published, and the rel ics etc, collected and preserved at one central point.
 A committee of one member from each state, to be selected by the state, was appointed to confer with MT. Rouse on the subject
 Greetings were read from Lucy Lee Hill daughter of Gen. A. P. Hill. The veterans were invited to attend the ded- ication of the Confederate monument at Chicago. Invitations to the veterans to meet next year were received from Chat tanooga and Mobile, but they were, of course, too late.
 A resolution to establish a home for the poor children of the Confederate sol diers was referred to a special commit tee.
 Baltimore also'sen an invitation that the reunion in 1897 be held in that city.
 The nomination of a commander was them taken up. Major-General Stubbs named General Gordon for re-ele tion Gen. S. D. Lee said the typical ! ting soldier of today was J. B. Gordon, al1 he moved his reelection by acclamat on, which was done amid great cheering.
 General Gordon advanced and said "Only the searchers of all hearts knows the depth of gratitude which this act awakens in this heart. Of all the honors possible to men I would rather have a place in the hearts which you have opened to me today than to wear all the honors the earth could bestow, and the God of liberty being my helper I will go to the grave feeling that the last, the brightest and noblest epitaph that could be written over my dead body when you carry it to the grave would be- Here lies Confederate sol dier.' God bless you, my comrades, and make me worthy of this unparalleled tribute.'
 Gen. Wade Hampton was then elect ed commander of the department of the Army of Northern Virginia. The vote was enthusiastically given by acclama- tion.
 Gen. W. L. Cabell and Gen. T. N WauI were nominated for the place of com mander of the trans Mississippi depart