The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-28
RETURN OF THE VETERANS.
sAVANNAHrs DELEGATION HAD A
ROYAL TINE AT NASHVILLE.

Lovely Girls Rode With the Veterans
In the Rain-NashvilIe's Hospital
fty Was BoundIess-AbOut 12,OOO
Veterans In Attendance and the
Reunion n Most Successful and En-
jOyable One.
Capt. H. NJ. Branch. Capt A. F. Marm-
elstein and Mr. A. X Wilson returned yes
terday morning from Nashville, where
they attended the annual reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans. Capt.
Branch is enthusiastic over the reunion.
1T was a grand success" he said. IT
wish every old confederate veteran had
been there. II would have done their
hearts good. 1t was a matter of deep re-
greet to me that Savannah was so poorly
represented, there being just a half dozen
of us, especially when the rest of the state
was so largely represented. Atlanta was
largely thereof course. Macon had over
a hundred veterans in line and Augusta
had seventy-two uniformed men,
divided into three companies, the battal-
ion being commanded by Maj A. C. With
ers. They made a great showing, too.
There were other uniformed commands In
line, but the Augusta command was
unique, being logged out in regular old
confederate uniforms, in marching order,
with their trousers stuck in their socks,
armed with muskets and cartridge boxes,
haversacks on their backs, containing
three days cooked rations and canteens
by their sides.
The parade" said Capt. Branch, was a
great sight There were about 10000 veter-
ans in line, besides 1000 to 5000 more who
did not go into the parade. There was a
great deal of enthusiasm of course. There
were dozen or more generals in the line
besides the commander-in-chief,G Gen. Cor
don, among them Stephen d. Lee Joe
Wheeler, jackson of Tennessee, Dickin-
son Of Florida, Evans of Georgia, A. P.
Stewart and others The hospitable man
ner in which we were treated by the peo-
pie of Nashville was illustrated by their
forethought for us in the parade.
Young men, boys and negroes
were stationed all along the
line of march with buckets of ice water,
lemonade and claret punch, which was
handed to us as we passed by. We did
not have to get out of line to drink, but
drank as We marched along and handed the
clipper to the next man we met. Nash
vile was exceedingly hospitable. In spite
OF the large crowd good accommodations
were provided. Immense mess tents had
been provided for the veterans and every
one who wished was welcome to sit down
and eat his fill. If a veteran was too poor
to pay for his lodging suitable lodgings
were provided for him without COST
"One thing about the parade liked was
there n0hOdW In hpci
veterans with the exception of the young
ladies' who acted as sponsors and
maids of honor. There was no
military, except the uniformed companies
of veterans. 1t was a genuine veterans
display. The men in line were a hale and
hearty lot. too, and some of them looked
surprisingly young to be veterans of a
war which closed thirty-two years ago.
The line was headed by thirteen young
ladies on horseback, representing the thir-
teen confederate states, dressed and ar
ranged so as to represent the confederate
nag. There were also young lady spon-
sors at the head of each state division
The rain poured down during a portion of
the parade and the young ladies' as well
as the veterans, were drenched to the
skin. They didn't seem to mind ii a
bit, however. There were some lovely
girls in the lot, too"
THE effort to change the name of the
association to the Confederate Survivors,
Association was unsuccessful, much to my
regret 1t is still United Confederate Vet
Grams, and not Confederate Survivors AS
ISOLATION. Gen. Gordons effort to decline
reelection was overwhelmingly vetoed by
the convention, and he was unanimously
reelected for another term. Atlanta won
hands down as the next place of meeting
L am In hopes that Savannah will send
large delegation there"
The other veterans who attended the re-
union from Savannah besides Messrs.
| Branch, Marmelstein and Wilson. were j.
Perlinski, J. NJ. Solomons and H. D. d.
| Osborne. Gen. McLaws, who was expect
| ed to attend. did not do so.