The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-07-27
Sons of Veterans Adjourn.

Tho final session Of tho convention of
the sons OF veterans was hold this morn
ing ut o'clock i'll tho hall of the house
of representatives. 1t was the occasion
OF reception to the sponsors of tho
camps of tho SONS of veterans and u
very elegant affair.
Little business was undertaken, as it
was not intended to take up any work.
A few changes were, however, mado in
regard to tho regular order of business
The most important Of these was the
election OF every sponsor present or any
one who represented n camp of the sons
OF Veterans ut the present reunion as
honorary members of the federation.
This is very important action for the
meeting to take aud will probably estab-
hsh precedent that will work either
to the advantage or disadvantage Of the
organization.
of three be appointed to establish uni.
form rank of the organization.
AT night n grand official entertain
ment and reception III honor of the
sponsors and their maids was given in
the confederate auditorium at Exposi.
ton park.
Work of tho Association.
One Of the features of the reunion
exercises at the auditorium this morn
ing was the rendering Of the report Of
Adjutant General MoOrman on the work
OF tho united order during the year
past. The figures show that since tho
Nashville reunion last year there has
been good increaso in membership.
The organization is in the best cOndi.
ton and the adjutant recommends that
6 burial ritual be established to chron-
Of 01I I,
arc gradually passing away.
The painting Of General Robert L.
Lee, presented to the Confederate Me.
mortal association by Professor Z. +.
Andrews Of the COrcOran School Of Art,
Washington, D. c., was unveiled at tho
auditorium this evening.
Not u room was to be had at any hotel
last night and but for the arrangements
made by the committee, which fur.
nishcd sleeping quarters for 1900 vet.
Grams nt tho park, many of tho old
fighters would havo been compelled tC
walk tho streets
Surgeon Generals Report.
Surgeon General Tcbault of the
United Confederate veterans rendered
his annual report ut the auditorium yes.
terday morning. Tho document is uuitn
lengthy and contains many interesting
facts concerning the methods used by
the north i'll tho exchange of prisoners
during the war.
Tho report says III part:
''Thc whole number of federal pris-
oners captured by tho confederatcs and
held i'll southern prisons from first to
last, during the war, was i'll round num-
bcrs 270,00O, while tho whole number of
cOnfedcrates captured aud hold i'll pris.
ons by tho federals was III like round
numbers only 100000. From these two
reports it appears that, with 80, 900 more
prisoners in southern stockades, or
other modes of confinement, the deaths
were nearly 1000 less.
According to these figures, the per-
centum Of federal deaths in southern
prisons was under o, while the per-
centum Of confederate deaths in north
ern prisons was over ~. These mortu-
ary statistics are of no small weight in
determining on which side there was
the most neglect, cruelty and inhuman-
ity, proclaiming as they do loss by
death Of more than 3 per cent Of con
federates over federals in prisons, whilo
the federals had an unstinted command
of everything"