The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-06-30
THE CID C0NFEDS
HaVs + GRAND REUNION At NASH
VILE. TERN.
They avo y .uy Entertained by the Peo-
ple-General Gordon BE. Elected Com
n1ender-ir- CEief-TGl Meet in Atlanta

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Tenn, last week, was notaDle event
It's estimated that about twenty thous.
and veterans were present and partic
ipated in the festivities Of the occasion,
which commenced on Tuesday and
ended on Thursday. On Tuesday the
assemblage was called to order by
General Gordon, and prayer was Of
fered by DR. Jones, the chaplain.
Governor Taylor delivered an address
Of welcome IN behalf OF the State;
Judge Ferris spoke for the county and
Bishop Fitzgerald, who represented
Mayor Mccarthy. spoke Tor the city
Captain J. 3. OBrien, chairman Of
| the executive committee, made some
announcements, and in behalf Of the
| committee welcomed the visitors
General Gordon spoke briedy. Judge
Reagan then delivered his address
The city is fulI to overlooking and the
rush hss not ceased. Tuesday night
bands para8ed the streets, playing
.uBeS familiar 70 ali VINO endured The
h;alS from '6l to IS. He&aqlarters
are besieged. speeches ar4 being made
and the city is ore grand mass OF fes-
tive occupants & brilliant reception
was given by The Tennessee Daughters
OF the Confederacy to the Old soldiers,
| the sponsors and the maids Of honor
al the c&pitol at night. 1t was large
~ attended, and was one Of the charm
ing events OF the reunion.
On Wednesday business meeting
was held at which reports were pre-
sented, and General John B. Gordon
delivered an address. General Cor
don prefaced his remarks with an an
pouncement Of bis intention to resign
as general commanding. There were
cries of No "No!" from all over
the nall, and when qiiat had been re
stored, General Gordon proceeded
with his address Il is printed on
another page. When General Cor.
don had concluded his address. mo
ton that General Joseph Il. Wheeler
be requested to nominate General Cor.
don for re election was made and car.
ried. General Stephen D. Lee, who
had been called to the chair, declared
nominations closed, and General Cor
don was unanimously re elected. TIE
thousands of delegates present cheered
ard waved their hats and handker'
chie:s. The committee on credentials
reported 70O0 delegates present
and one thousand camps repre-
sente1. TIE report of the board
Of trustees for the Confederate Memo
rial Association was read and adopted.
! At the business meeting 10 toe after.
uoon it was voted to meet IN Atlanta
next year.
a resolution commendatory OF the
reign OF Queen Victoria vas voted
down ard a resolution Of praise for
the Queens Jubilee was defeated
The principal reports were by the
committee on history and the memo
rial Association. The history com
! mites in substance reported in favor
of the plan now pursued in inviting
many writers into the field O. history
rather than selecting one or more to
write q history. The memorial re-
port shows that the board of trustees
we're making excellent progress and
would be aole to report g location for
the memorial building at the next re-
union. provided camps and bivouacs
subscribed literally. Both reports
were adopted. Wednesday night in
the tabernacle, thousands were de-
lighted with a Confederate concert, IL
which were sung and played old Con
federate airs. Governor r L. Taylor
| and Mrs. NJ. Al. Gardner sang duet
which captured the audience
On Thursday the parade OF the vet
eraDs, the closing event Of the reuo-
ION, in which more than 10, 900 veter-
ans took part, was the largest IN the
history Of the organization and one OF
the greatest ever seen in this city.
The streets were deusely crowded.
Tie stars and stripes and the Confed-
crate flags were conspicuous IN the
long line that reached from tbs pub
lie square to the Tennessee Centennial
exposition gates. Onehundred thous-
and people had collected to see the pa.
rade. Nothing in the history of Nash,
vile had equalied the outpouring;
never was there such procession. On
the faces Of lockers on and seme OF the
bent figures stepping briskiy and
proudly, could be seen the suggestion
tbs. never again would there be such
smother parade. TGe lice started
promptly. Police on horseback clear
ed the way aud from start to finish
the best o. order prevailed. Al vehi
cleS kept eft the streets included IN the
line of march and the street cars
stopped runling. Tee parade was
cheerfully accorded the full right OF
way. From the starting point, the
custom house, through the center of
the city. around the public square, odt
Bread street 10 Vanderbilt University,
where the parade broke RANKS, dense
mass of enthusiastic, cheering people
greeted the old soldiers, their generals
ard the beautiful women who took
part. The citizens Of Nashville were
both welcoming and speeding their
departing guests aud they did it with
whole souled cordiaiity, inspiring TO
witness.
Gen. ". Il. Jackson, Of Nashville, |
chief marshal, headed the procession,
lis staff consisting Of distinguished
men. COmmander-ln CEieI JOnn D.
Gordon end staff came next, with the |
Savannah HussarS asan escort Gen
eral Vaughn, the new major general
Of the Tennessee division, followed.
Then came the State divisions, eacl |
division preceded 5y sponsors, maids
oi honor and invited guests, beauIi- f!
iuilg attlred IN summer costumes.
South Carolina, Mississippi, Fiori
da. Al&oama, Georeia, Virginia, ar
kansas, Missouri, KENTUCKY, Mary
land, Ihdian Territory, New YORK, |
illinois, North Carolina, Texas, Ok. !
ia5oma, West Virginia, District OF
Columbia ali had veterans il line. |
The Sons Of Confederate Veterans also |
marched.
IN the afternoon the streets we're |
again .hronged a2d CT The thousands |