Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-01
THE PROPOSED DAVIS MONUMENT.
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Gen. McIntosh's resolution was then
so amended that the present committee
would not 60 out of existence until the
trustees were appointed.
The reception rendered Mrs. JEFF
ierson Davis last night at the Confed-
crate Museum, the former White
House of the Confederacy, was an
overwhelming affair. The ladies of the
Confederate Memorial Literary Society,
WIG arranged for the reception at the
Davis mansion, now the home of so
many interesting war relics, were to.
tally unprepared for the great outpour-
ing.
The rooms were decorated with bunt-
ing, palms and flowers. Mrs. Davis,
with Mrs. A. E. Grant, was seated on
raised platform in the spacious hall
way. Here were also Mrs. ]. II.
Hayes, her daughter, and the little
grandson, Jefferson Davis Hayes. Be-
hind the receiving party and filling the
rooms were the State sponsors and
their attending maids of honor. These
included Miss Martha Parder Ramsey,
of Baltimore, and Miss Virginia
Semmes Payne, of Washington.
The stream of humanity was hurried
through the hallway from one entrance
to an exit on the Twelfth street side Of
the house, but not one-fourth of the
twenty. i've thousand people crowding
about the house were able to pass the
receiving party on account of the crush.
Mrs. Davis then appeared at window
and was greeted with cheers, as was
little Jefferson Davis Hayes when he
was lifted to position on the window
sill. After some of the spectators had
been cleared from the porch the ladies
stood there while the crowd passed
along the sidewalk below them and
thus did homage to the family of the
dead Confederate President.
Corporal Tanner, who is an honorary
member of r. E. Lee Confederate
Camp, and Major Halleck, his COM
panion, who are in Richmond, were
rendered a right royal reception last
night by the camp, and the two union
veterans are the lions of the hour. 1t
is estimated there are thirty thousand
visitors in the city. The crowd is i'm
mense and the streets are throDged.
The concert at tho AT iitorium to-
night will be big affair. 4 choir of
five hundred picked voices win render
southern songs and the lady sponsors
will appear in tableaux.
To.DAY's PROCEEDINGS.
RICHMOND, Va, July 1.-When the
sixth annual Confederate reunion con-
vention met this morning, the auditor
ium was only thinly filled. Gen. Cor
don, the commander, called the body
to order. There were over 1000 dele
gates present and the hall continued to
fill rapidly. The committee on Gre
dentials reported that $50 camps were
represented from the States and terri
tories.
1t was decided that all camps report
ing during the convention should be
entitled to representation provided the
camp dues are paid.
Gen. Stephen D. Lee offered resolu-
ton indorsing the movement inaugural
ed by R. E. Lee Camp no. looking to
a general organization of the Sons OF
Veterans and pledging the support of
the United Confederan Veterans to the
movement, which was unanimously
agreed to.
Gen. Kyd Douglas, of Maryland of.
fered resolution expressing to the
city of Chicago grateful acknowledg.
ment of the broad-minded liberality of
its people in the erection and consecra-
tion of the monument over the 5000
Confederate dead who rest within its
protection and the boundless hospitali-
ty with which it received all Confeder-
ate soldiers who attended that dedica-
ton.
Several speakers seconded the reso-
luton, referring in eloquent terms to
their reception at Chicago.
Gen. w. L. Cabell, of Texas, speak
ing to the resolution, made an ed
dress that aroused great enthusiasm.
Gen. Cabell did not 60 to Chicago, but
the reports he had received from his
old comrades were so favorable he
could on behalf of the trans-Mississippi
people heartily endorse all that had
been said. He recognized the fact
that the war was ended, was glad to
see bitter feeling dying out, but for one
he would not take lump of gold as
large as Texas containing q diamond as
big as Arkansas for the part he took in
the war. Gen. Douglas spoke eIo-
quently to the resolution, which was
adopted by rising vote unanimously.
Next on the programme was the his
torical address of DR.. Jabez L. NJ. Cur.
ry, ex-Minister to Spain. he was in.
troduced by General Gordon and was
warmly greeted by the veterans.
He discussed slavery, notification, Sc
cession and war in detail in the most
eloquent manner.
DR.. Curry's address was interrupted
by the entrance of ]. L. Herbert Camp,
of Maryland, headed by band playing
Maryland, My Maryland"
A resolution of thanks was unani-
nous passed and 10000 copies of the
address were ordered to be printed for
distribution.
Gen. Gordon announced that reports
of committees and others would be
heard, and the adjutant's generals re-
port was read.
The crowd to-day has been increased
by the arrival of numerous trains bring.
ing in Confederate camps and excur
sionists from all parts of this and
States. The main thor.