Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

Dr. n. C. Kelley. of Tennessee. then
led in PRAYER. closing by asking the
delegates to Join in the Lords prayer.
ten John T. Gordon. who presided.
read letters from zen. Wade Hampton
and ten. W. l.. CabeIIe expressing re-
greet at being unable to be present and
conveying their best wishes to the
Veterans
While the committee on credentials
was being announced the business was
interrupted by the entrance of the
North Carolina delegation in body,
singing The Old North State Gen.
Gordon said:
North Carolina has the right to in
terrupt the proceedings of any body of
men North Carolina not only made
record in the confederate army second
10 no state. but she hoisted. long before
jefferson wrote. the banner OF Amer
lean independence. Three cheers for
North Carolina
The cheers were given heartily. and
then zen Gordon said: Now let North
Carolina keep quiet
zen stephen u. Lee, chairman of the
committee on history. read the report
Of the committee. which was ordered
spread upon the minutes Gen. Cor
don called Cen Lee tn the chair, and
in words of elOquenee and beauty.
attempted to return To the association
the commission of eommander~general.
/ When he made this announcement
there was wild scene of excitement.
and cries Of no. no. came from .
thousand threats frouz all parts of the
hail.
When quiet was finally retored. DR..
J. X Cowan. OF Tullaho1a. moved that
ten Joe Wheeler. of Alabama. be re-
quested 10 nominate Gen Gordon for
reelection The motion was carried
with " hoop and hurrah- Gen Wheel
Ter came forward and placed Gen Cor
don's name before the meeting. where
upon Gen Lee sAid he understood that
the rules had been suspended to nom
mate oy reclamation Gen Gordon. and
he understood that this had been done,
and he therefore declared Gen Gordon
elected. Gen Gordon said there was
nothing else for him to do as a soldier
but to submit TO the will of his com
radeS-
Col Chipley submitted the report OF
the board Of trustees of the Southern
Memorial association The report wa:
discussed and adopted unanimously.
At the business meeting this after
noon il was voted 10 meet in Atlanta
. ia. next year. The afternoon session
, was held for the purpose of winding
! up the business matters before the as
ISOLATION The unanimous refusal o.
the association to allow Gen John II
Gordon to retire as commandments
: chief had put an end to probable diff
: euIties and entanglements. and paved
the way for speedy disposition Of tn.
remaining business
: A resolution coumen datory of tn,
{ reign of Queen Victoria was vote
! down, and the resolution of praise TO
the queens jubilee was defeated
The business matters are all dispose,
. of, and tomorrow the old confederate
: and their friends will devote them
selves 10 social recreations.
The principal reports made to tn
!, business meeting to-day were BY til
i committee on history and the memoir
- al association The history committe
Z in substance reported in favor of tn
: plan now pursued of inviting man,
7 writers into the field of history rattle
u than selecting one or more TO writ
. . history. The memorial report Shove
= the board of trustees were making es
eellent progress, and would be able Z
Of report . location for the memoirs
ae building at the next reunion. provide
- camps and bivouacs subscribed liberia
ly. Both reports were adopted.