The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-20
REUNION OF
CONFEDERATE
VETERANS
Fifteen Thousand People
Poured into Atlanta
Yesterday,
DISTINGUISHED VETS
DISTINGUISHED VElS
GENERAL STEPHEN ID. LEE Is
AMONG THEM.
THE OLDEST CONFEDERATE GENERAL
Talk of Making General S. D. Lee Comman
der in Chief. General Gordon's Fail
ing Health. Daughters Of
The Confederacy,

Atlanta, Ga, July 19.-Confcdcrate
veterans and their friends from all parts
of the South arrived by the thousands to-
day to be present at the eighth annual
reunion, which begins tomorrow. From
early morning until late into the night
every train brought old heroes and
their escorts, and a conservative cstl-
mate of the number of people who came
into Atlanta to-day is 1o,OOO. The
weather is delightful and from the re-
ports received by railroad men, 1t Is be-
lieved that the crowd which will arrive
tomorrow will bring the total attendance
up to the 10000 mark. Among the dis
tinguished veterans who are now III the
city are General Stephen ID. Lee, Com
mander-in-C Chief of the Army of Ten
nessee, General Charles Il. Hooker Ad-
iutant General George Norman, Gene
raj j, S. Dickerson. Commander of the
Department of Florida; General Robert
Smythe, Commander-in-Ch of the
Sons of Veterans, the venerable General
NJ. J. Fulger, of Alabama, the oldest
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Asbury Coward. of Charleston; General
w. l.. CabeH. of Dallas, Texas. Com
mander of the Trans Mississippi Depart
ment of United Confederate Veterans
arrived at noon. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Kate Cabell Currie, Miss ldyl
Jett Misses Irene Hurt and Bessie Wal
than and Colonel o. Steele, all of
Dallas. Miss .Jett is sponsor of the Uni
4 Of
The arrival of General Stephen ID.
Lee, has created Il great deal of enthu-
siasm and there is much talk of his
election as COMMUNICATIVE Before
his arrival good deal was heard Of this
and last night an enthusiastic admirer
Of General Lees said that if he would
accept the office he could be elected.
General Lee, however, declines to com
nit himself Adjutant General Moor
man, of New Orleans, has IA host of
friends who favor him for the next
communicating as the gallant Louis
ianian is very popular with all classes
and it is known he has Il strong follow
ing.
Despite these booms, there is a deep
sentiment in favor of the central Inquire
of Confcderacy, General John Il. Cor
don. 1t is believed that the General
owing to his failing health will decline {,
denomination to the position of comman-
dcr-in-chicf, and Il REPETITION of the IA
nous scene at the Nashville convention
is anticipated ending in the forcing of
the place upon General Gordon.
Commander-in- Chief Smythe of the
Sons of Confederate Veterans, arrived
to-day He expects Il large at
tendance of the Sons and says there
will be two thousand of them in the pa
rade Friday. Nearly all of the spon-
sors have arrived. Among them are
Miss Mary Sayre Semple, Kentucky,
Miss Jennie Yearger. Mississippi; Miss
Idyl Jet, Texas; Miss Mamie Bryan,
Florida; Miss Sue Johnson, Tennessee;
Miss Annie Dickinson Lewis, West Vir-
ginia.
All the sponsors for the Sons of Con-
fcderatc Veterans have arrived, and
headed by their sponsor i'll chief, the
beautiful Miss Dele Stringfellow, of
Richmond. Va. are at tho Aragon.
The Daughters of the Confcderacy are
well represented, their president, Mrs.
Kate Cabell Currie, of Texas, arriving
during the day.
The reunion exercises will begin III the
auditorium ut Piedmont Park io-mCrow
at 10 o'clock.