Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-22
!ehee TO sing a song Of praise to Him
~ acknowledgement Of His many MAJ

! t., ~ S.AS d song Oh praise 10 Hin
cies. AAs'ny lner-
haaa want the men whose shouts have
peeh heard on many battlef1erds 70 4a,e
-, ~ hymn of praise to the Iii JoAi'
n N, and Lord Of Lords. whnnls OF
az acknowledge and worship. a' We
olnrin,,s lees on credentials and ras
,Ionl a being constituted as latter
loWs: Gen. A. c.. Kelly IT'S as fol-
chairman; Texas, Captair Aennessee,
kansas. J. U. Smithee: Misa EN-; Ar
Ga aralt; Georgia, w. L. shephar,5.. NJ y. g.
Colulnbi,, ~; :: y; Barker; Distr io't IN
Carolina. Col, c II. Mackey: South
ban1a. Col. j. W. -. Lake; Ala
re e,faIory. j. W. Gollidge. k indian
! I9l. iSenton H. Young. III kentucky.
| Wast H;res aW, mississippi. n r. N,n uel.
ianaN CsnI ma John a. Lafov: In'';r:
Nfoyier: ot Jasid zohle: Virginia. 7 !,
ifornia was repnal Robert Reed; Cal
pba :; -. me members from ~, .o!h-
! c.a,a,. i,,ts.orical committee of
/ prcsant. ,''i.ephen ID. Lee is cbair,t,a,i
The na,,., us report. The report vn ,ieaa;
! perra,iad ~. american spirit, which ho .,
ing: ''oie country by say
IN the Just war In which o,,r 49,
-. Is engaged, our comrades na,, vo IN
-, n.'u me descendants of those w
n,.e passed away have nobly lIsed 1 tho
unnv1tunlty to demonstrate r. ~
"",lu the ardor of their natr;ot,.,'s
anu their readiness to devot. ~ .o ~.
~ M ueiense of our reunited country,
Inc committee recommenda,l. M
me establishment of chairs ar an,o
,eaa history In universities and col
NJ ne exclusion of partisan. sectional
.nr-1-r -.
ne adoption of measures 70 seo,,ro
more reliable records Of the resnectIys
states. respective
mat active historians be appointed
Tor an divisions and camps Of the
pnlled Confederate Veterans
ihat authorship In the South be on
Outraged by a more lleberal patronage
OF literary productions.
ne report was adopted General
Lee hen introduced a resolution pledp-
ing the life and treasures OF the Con
leueracS TO n reunited country, and 1t
Mas aaopteo IN manner which gave
no evidence OF a lack OF sincerity
\ resolution was then adopted thank
ing the President OF the United States
Tor appointing General Wheeler and
General F,itzhugh Lee, gallant Confei
crate soldiers to a command~-,fn tha
army OF the United sta!tes. It was
Colonel Ellysops~6f Virginia. then
placed In nomination the present OFF,
GERS Of the United Confederate vete-
rams Associate ana they were re-
elected.
In acknowledging the compliment
which had been paid him, General Cor
don said:
MY comrades, no words OF thanks I
could command would do justice to
the promptings of my own heart or to
your generosity. l do not deserve this
compliment
voice-"Yes; you do; you do: you
do"
.'But by Gods help shall end my
days by keeping my face always in the
direction your faces have been since
1861. (Applause.) And while say
that I want it understood by every
man within the sound OF my voice and
by the whole world as well. that there
beats no truer heart for this reunited
country for the honor and glory Of the
American republic, for the prosperity
and reedom of this liberty-loving peo-
pie. beats In any breast than in mine.
(Applause)
again thank you, my countrymen,
and pledge myself to devote to your
service. to the welfare of our common
country, to the enlightenment of the
youth of our land the remaining days
of my life"
The question OF selecting place of
meeting or the next year was made
special order o business for II o'clock
tomorrow morning. .NU
The convention then adjourned.
SONS OF VETERANS.
ATLANTA July 21.-The Sons or
Confederate Veterans met in the Sen
ate chamber at $40 o'clock me meet
ing was held for the purpose OF adopt
ing n revised constitution III tien OF
the one adopted at Richmond two
n rrn
IT vas decided that only sons of vet
Grams are eligible for membership In
the organization. There was no objec-
tion to any section Of the constitution
until that concerning the eligibility for
was read.
The section provided that no one
should be n member of the federation
unless he was q direct descendant OF
member OF the Confederate army or ma
Wy. or who was killed in the war or
served three years In the war or hon
orably discharged.
MI. It. w. Rice of Athens. asked If
that excluded those sons of men who
served the Confederacy In any other
otherwise than In the army
or navy. He was told by the chair
wan that ii did. and that brought on
the discussion.
An amendment was offered allowing
Ill sons Of those serving the Conferer-
acy. whether in actual war or otherwise.
to he eligible for membership
Mr.. r. l.. D. McAllster. OF Atlanta.
ID that under o strict construction OF
ihe section descendants of Benjamin Fl.
Hill. Jefferson Davis and others would
he excluded from membership. He
said he thought the amendment should
be adopted.
Mr.. TT. N. Randolph said that the
association was one parallel to the Con-
Veterans. and In that assoria-
ton no one was allowed membership
who had not seen actual service. While
he said there We're others who did val
liant service for the Confederacy. the
word veterans meant those who had
faced actual service and stood up be-
fore the rain nf bullets.
Several speeches We're made favoring
the adoption Of the amendment. but
when the motion was Tnf It was voted
down and laid on the table
PORTO RICO TO BE HELD.
Our Flag Once Hoisted There Will Float
Over the Island Permanently.
tf3y Telegraph.)