The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-02

TRUSTEES ELECTED.
According TO the resolution previously
adonted the body went into the election
Of the members OF the board or Uses
Of the Battle Abbey. This pfocsiute
took I'D considerable time. but TX many
resulted I'm the election OF the follow
ing members: IT,
Alabama-George Il. Johnson OF bus-
caloea. =.
Little Rock.
District Of Columbla.-Wm. A. Gordon.
Flo-lda-Maior W. O. Shippley
Georqia-General Clement A. Evans
Indian -Brigadier-General r.
NJ. Haley.
Kentuciky-General J. b. Briggs.
ouisiana-General J. A. Chaleron-
Maryland-Prvate John GIL
ssisslppi-Colonel j. r. Mcintosh
Missouri-E. A. Asbury.
North Caroina,-Thomas s. Keenan,, Of
Raleigh.
Okahoma-John o. easier.
South Carolina-Dr. b. II. Teagie.
Tennessee-G General y. II. Jackson.
Texas-General l.. l.. Ross
Virglna-Colonel John b. Cary.
West Virginia-COlonel Robert White.
Of Wheeling.
The new board OF trustees will hold
its first session this morning 40 o'clock.
I'm the room Of General Jackson, room
No PA, az the jefferson Hotel.
NEXT MEETING PLACE
The Chair then announced that nomi-
nations Tor tie place where the mex,
annual convention should DE held w0ulI
next be IN order and 10 was decided that
nomination. speeches should bo limited
10 nfteen minutes each.
IL Hf.f NffI a tod
Baltimore as the next meeting place Of
the United Confederate Veterans. and
spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Comrades: ! have
the honor 10 present TO you an invita-
ton from the Monumental city OF our
State 10 hold your next convention in
the city of Baltimore l hold in my
hand q resolution passed by the city
Council of Baltimore unanimously. /
also have a special letter written 20 this
convention by the Mayor OF Baltimore.
inviting this convention 10 meet I'm Balu-
mole in 1897. (Mr. Stauv here read thu
letter Of the Mayor OIL Baltimore and
also The resOlution)
/ also hold in my hand an invitation
Unanimously extended By tho Baltimore
Chamber of Commerce. (Alr. Stamv here
read u letter from the Chamber OF Com
and city Council of Balumore) 1 also
have here an invitation from the Mer-
chants and Mechanics Association, OF
Baltimore. (Reads same)
Now, comrades, here you have before
You an invitation, not only Of the official
authorities OF the city or Baltimore, which
was unanimous, and embraces every man,
woman, and child in that city. but you
have before you the invitation OF the
Chamber Of Commerce, which embraces
all the commercial interests. and also
the invitation of the Merchants and
Mechanics Association. which embraces
all the business interests OF the city OF
Baltimore.
j am here 10 present them, and 10
ask you TO come. Baltimore you all
know, did her duty through tho war.
You know that ia 1861. when the Federal
soldiers attempted TO pass through the
city of Baltimore. her citizens opposed
them in the streets and tried. thou-h
unorgan.zed, u stand between them and
you. tApplause)
You knew what the women OF Baltl-
more have done, and you know what tho
men OF Baltimore have done. You know
that Immediately after the war. Balu-
more appropriated at least nfty thousand
dollars 10 purchase AGRICULTURAL iInpll-
ments and sent them down South 20
help you people start In the world ZAP
piause)
We that represent Baltimore know that
ST. Louis wants the convention next
year. and we know that Nashville wants
n. but Tennessee has had 10 once, and
Maryland never has.
/ have a resolution here I would Ike 10
read. which Is as follows.
Resolved. That when this convention
adjourns. IL adjourns 20 meet Ia Balu-
more IN June 1881"
I hope this convention Will pass that
resolution and General Kyd Douglas
will follow me merely 10 present some Ok
the claims or the city Of Baltimore.
GENERAL DOUGLAS SPEECH.
General Douglas. OF Baltimore, then
spoke as follows.
Ny Fellow Rebels OF the Conrederacy'
Wherever the Southland extends The city
Of Baltimore needs no Introduction.
There was not a State In the ContedeI1'y
nor n county IN that State. 10 vines
after the sun went down On hppomA.'o.
the city OF Baltimore did not extern
hand OF friendship. feilo" ''.i''7'
sympathy. applause She p -
ternal territory 20 our =,
fC,ries OF NO ~. she never was
She was OF our own people. Sho wa 90.
sister and nothing but the Potomac i'se1
ever tried 20 separate u.s. ana even '"''
conidn,t do Il. lApplauscl
1 have a right 10 stand De'ofs - ~
.aa - yinr.nlt soil in behalf OF ne
ND.,,,',s,or,ta- city of my state. Tor was
49,, in virginia. although. 20 parapht sse
a., remark Of a very listing W-hri Fi'-
'no have for many years been
SS".fyn ~ Maryland. and when We come
-, Richmond / always know that we
- vim the hearty invitation Of every
-, ~ this grand old Commonwealth.
80 heard that distinguished Virginia
'.,rs,eman. who is now Consul-Genera 10
Snbo say that in the coming years, when
am the Confederates that lived IN the
Sfate OF Maryland should be lead ex-
mt one. II that one had The power OF
,ocomotion and any Confederate celehra-
lion should take place south OF the Poto-
mac. ne would hire brass band ana a
rain and come down here 10 II.
need not tell these people here OF
the hospitality OF our city l need not
tell you OF what Maryland has done or
what Maryland will do. I need not tell
any Southerner that when he reaches
the Monumental City ne stands among
fr,snds that hsvs prsr~d thslr frier0s