The sun., 1896-07-01
SOUTHERN VETERANS MEET
.EN1H UsIAsM Ar The ANNUAL Re
UNfoN OF THE COME DERATEs.
chnriss broadway Rouss OF 1his Town
dRers 20 Give 100000 10 the Battle
Abbsy Fund ir the Bu,idinE Is Erected
4, washiuRten - Scenes of the Day.

Chnries Broadway Rouas OF This Town
ORsrs 90 Give 0Soo,oo0 20 the Battle
Abbey Fund ir the Bu,IdinE Is Erected
IN wsshiuEten - Scenes OF the Dsr.
RICHMOND, Va. June 3o.-The sixth an
nunl reunion uf the United Confederate Vet
Gran Association began here to-day. The city
IN flled 70 overHowing and thousands are yet TO
arrive. Meetings and reunions of state organ
fAlzatioDs are in progress, all of which draw
P.rowds Tho city is completely given over to
| the visitors many OF whom have come from
far Southern States. Every available means
Of TRANSPORTATION Is in use to visit the battle
fields and other points Of interest. The com
missary work 10 on an extensive scale, aud every
vacant store on the business streets and the
tobacco warehouses arc converted into dormi'
tories.
Tho decorations are p-ofuse. and bunting
and flags cover private and public buildings.
Among the decorations tho United States nag
10 the most in evidence, although the Con-
tederato battle hags and state colors are nu-
meroua In the Convention hall at the Expo
sition grounds, where the decorations are
wholly Conf, derate colors, thousands OF
ynrds OF red and white bunting completely
cover the rough material from which tho build
ing IL constructed. When Gen. John b. Cor
don went upon tho Convention stage this
morning TO call the audience to order, the vet
crane rose In their seats to cheer him. Near
lv every one Of the 10000 seats wac occupied.
While tho General was bowling his acknowl-
vdFemonts of tho ovation, Gov. O'Ferrall and
other men. walked up and grasped his hand.
The band played Dixie" and the cheering
was renewed and the old Confederate yell was
given. Before Gen.. Gordon could call the
gnveI made from q tree that grew upon the
battlefield Of Chickamauga.
chnpan hi Ssa sn1 %iSnp Jones' en aof
don, without making any speech; S presented s 1Hs
dress when much cheering was heard about
the main entrance to the building.
TIE sfs sudience Siss Arose and gave the sFiTnied
warrior reception sSsh amx as few msn nnNs
sTsl %sn. dSan the sntre @
two Veterans. old soldiers % wv walked h out into n4
;hS sp snd h sy 9 np
General was escorted to the stage. ani when
he appeared in full view Of the assomblage men
and fairly shook the building: Gen. Gordon
airy commander of the, army Of northern yir-
ginia. Gen. Hampton bowed. and Gov. o,FeI-
S wsIi had @ his Son
stage. and Gen. Gordon intIodassd %s him as
made q speech Ave minutes long.
After repeated calls Hampton walked to the
tLOnU OL tu0 btAko hlu tuo pahd eIruSh Wy
ps old se nss'sS sSas as had :Sot
onS woysa IT. Tss
General said lie would be still hghtinG now II
the Confederate 4 flag were way1E ,d1 f..
msnded me- The establishment Of a chair Of Amer
history "a The schools. public and private,
shs SissSres % Into shree classes First, those
written In the North and are totally unfair to
shs ss h0ss se dnsS in 1hrs ns Sose
GiXen and commended 70 the Southern people.
to-day. Col. WOOD. Chairman Of tho com.
tSs sntsrprse sns p4Se and $500 @
was pledged ooHdisonny p5oTded i oSe we1s 70
Koqss who e pledged so S,ys 500 g this
sision in WSeh he Dps Dopifers 70 M give half nilsn
s9a a e ssec.sd IN
.'as Q national evidence Of Southern devotion
koass i rns so abide by tho de-
cision Of the Veteran Association, and will
make nal good either proposition, The &c matter
Gov. Atkinson of Georgia. accompanied by
meSars Of his s.S h'ss Hnifar@
this morning in q special train. Gov. Atk In
son and his staff will be quite an imposing
feature Of the great parade on Thursda rid.
ing at the head of the Georgia division Of
about 1000 veterans. A singular ccinci-
dence arises out Of tho fact that this division
will be under the command of Lieut. Gen.
Clament A. Evans. who was an opponent OF
Gov. Atkinson ia hiS race tor the nomination
Of Governor OF Georgia. 1t was a stirring
campaign in which the young politicians or
that State won with Atkinson as their stand
lrd bearer. When Gov. Atkinson recently
nounced his intention to attend the reunion
here, a cry was raised In some quarters that
during the Gubernatorial campaign he had
DECLARED that Confederate sentiment was u
threadbare theme.
Ho denied the charge and held to his origi-
nal plans. Gen. Evans came to the rescue In
a public statement saying that Gov. Akin
son should by all means attend the reunion.
So Gov. Atkinson Is here with his full staff of
Georgia COlonels, and In the great parade on
Thursday will march under the command Of
Gen. Evans.
''Mosby's men" formed an organization To-
day. electinR Cant. r. $. Walker, Orange. Va,
Commander. Their reunion was celebrated
tonight with n banquet. Among the speak
ers were Major Forbes. Z. S. A.. who was cap
tured by Mosby in '63 at Aldee. Va, and
John @. Ropes. the Boston historian.
TIE most interesting event Of the day was
crate White House." The people passed
through the building in thousands, and the
atreetu In the vicinity for hours were jammed