The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-07-09

| IN the audience tnen proposed that the
young boy be made member Of this
body. The motion was put and unan
imously carried and the boy was duly
installed as an honorary member of
the United Confederate Veterans. He
was then taken in the arms Of gen.
eral, carried down on the foor, and
| cheered like conquering hero. After
this Mrs. Hayes and the boy Mrs.
Davis, who was indisposed having re-
tired) held an informal reception at the
stand.
The convention took recess of half
an hour at o'clock p. m., during
which time nearly all the veterans
came 10 the front and shook hands
with the young and newly made Con-
federate veteran, bearing the name of
Jefferson Davis Hayes. Mrs. Hayes,
the oldest daughter of Jefferson Davis
resides with her husband in Colorado,
and they are now here attending the
reunion with Mrs. Davis. Gen. Ca
bell, of Texas, announced that the boy
had already been elected a member
OF his camp, and that he now wore its
| badge! aud Ger. Gordon at once pro-
NOTED the youth by making him a
colonel on his staff as commander in
chief of the Confederate veterans.
After the recess as soon as order
was secured and the delegates seated,
the Battle Abbey, or memorial hall for
the South, was taken up. The COM
E,ittee having had the matter in charge
submitted their report. This proposed
in place of the present committee, the
appointment of a trustee from each of
the eighteen States and Territories rep
! resented in the convention, who shall
be authorized and directed to obtain
charter of ofincorporation for the Me
mortal Hall Association, each mem
Der Of which shall be an icorporator
This plan was adopted by the conven-
ton, and on motion, the States named
trustee each, and the following we're
presented: Gen. John B. Gordon was
elected as an ex-oficio member of the
board of trustees. Alabama, George
ID. Judson; Arkansas, Maj. William
P. Campbell; Georgia, Gen. Clement
A. Evans; Florida, Maj. w. G. Chip
ley; Indian Territory, Gen. B. NJ.
Haley; Kentucky, Gen. John B.
Briggs; LOUISIANA, Gen. ]. A. Calleron;
Maryland, Gen. John Gill; Mississippi,
Col. J. r. Mcintosh; North Carolina,
Col. Thos. S. Kenan; Oklahoma, John
0. CASTER; South Carolina, DR.. B. NJ.
league; Tennessee, Gen. w. H. Jack
son; West Virginia, Col. C. r. White;
Missouri, E. A. Ashbury; Texas, L. S.
Ross; Virginia, Col. John B. Carey.
The final important matter which
the convention took up was the next
place for the annual reunion Of the
United Confederate veterans. Several
cities put in their claims. Nashville
was selected the time Of meeting left to
committee of arrangements, to be fixed
! hereafter.
Col. H. Dickinson, of New York
was then introduced to read a letter
from Mr.. Rouss in regard to the Battle
Abbey, or memorial hall of the South,
to which Mr.. Rouss has made condi-
tional contributions. The letter was
an explanation Of Mr.. Rouss' position
in regard to his contributions and
conceded in tn views of Col. Dickin-
son that the memorial hall should be a
massive structure which would do JUS
tice to the glorious deeds and the
history of the South.
All the officers of the United Con-
federate veterans were reelected this
evening.
Arriving trains to-day and to night
carrying military companies, bands of
music, and other visitors to the culmi-
mating event Of the reunion, the laying
of the corner stone, have, it estimated,
registered about 10000 strangers in
the city.