The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-07-27
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VETERANS. ON |. in
DRESS PARADE
Graycoats Wildly Cheered as
They Pass Through the
Atlanta Streets.
GORDON LEADS HIS ARMY

Historic Charleston Selected rs the
Piacc For Holding the Next Reunion
After an Exciting Contest Between
tho Carolina Town and Louisville.
ATLANTA. July 23.-Tho city is deco.
rated from end to end with tho stars
and bars, the stars and stripes and end.
less miles of bunting, and citizens and
visitors gave tho veterans Il rousins
welcome whom they passed through tho
streets today i'll annual parade. Owing
TO tho summer heat and the rapidly
aging veterans, tho hour for tho parade
was fixed Mt 5 o'clock and tho route
travcrscd was very short.
Mrs. Stoncwall Jackson, Miss Winnie
Davis, Mrs. John Is. Gordon and Mrs.
Cabell L. Curry. president Of tho
daughters of the COnfedcracy, occupied
carriages, as did also General and Mrs.
Longstreet, General and Mrs. Hooker
and GeAcral Wade Hampton. The di-
vision sponsors rode IN carriages Mt tho
head Of each division.
The parade was escorted hy tho sons
OF veterans and General john b. Cor
don once moro rode ut the head of his
men.
The governor, mayor, committees Of
the legislature and city council reviewed
the parade from stands erected i'll diff
1crent places along the line of march
Vets March In the Rain.
Just as tho parade began heavy rain
set Ill. Despite this fact, however, tho
majority of the veterans continued
to march, and apparently enjoyed tho
experience. as it had 4 tendency to for
chilly remind them of the hardships ell.
dured i'll the s;stics.
The sight WAS remarkable ono and
one which will never be forgotten by
those who were fortunate enough to
witness it. Here were hundreds Of old
veterans. who have almost reached the
limit allotted to each man us life.
marching light hearted through the
streets of Atlanta behind generals and
commanders, who led them in war, not
paying the slightest attention to tho
sheets OF rain which beat against them
and remaining utterly regardless of tho
consequences Of the exposure.
Gordon Reviews tho Parade.
The most remarkable thing of the pa
rade and the most remarkable scene
which has probably been witnessed in
the city was the review of the parade
by General John B. Gordon, the gal
lant commander Of the Veterans
After riding ut the head of the col
umn through all the rain, he returned
to the reviewing stand, and while the
rain was ut its worst sat on his beauti-
ful black horse and with barred head
watched his old comrades in arms pass
slowly by and bowed gracefully in re-
sponse to the cheers Of the mighty con-
course which stood in water several
inches deep and watched tho inspiring
scene.
After the first downpour of rain it
was thought that the parade had been
broken up, and therefore when General
Gordon pnt in his appearance marching
at the head Of an unbrokcn column the
crowd went wild.
Ovation to Niles Davis.
General Gordon presided at the meet
ing OF tie veterans in the auditorium
today. He introduced Miss Winnie
Davis, the veterans giving her great
ovation.
After some minor business had been
tran sacted a resolution was passed con-
demnlng the expression "the war of the
rebellion" and expressing Il desire that
the late contest at arms be termed "the
civil war between the states'
number of veterans and their
frieGds having expressed a desire TO
change tho date of holding tho annual
encampment until October, the matter
was brought up. Aftor some discus
sion it was decided that the date re-
mail unchanged and tho gatherings
will continue to be held in July.
The selection Of the place for holding
the next cncampment was the special
order for II o'clock. 1t was after tho
noon hour, however, before Chairman
Gordon announced that tho selection of
the next meeting place was next OIL tho
program.
The Kentucky delegation was early
at: work among the delegates in their
efforts to secure the next cncampmcnt
for Louisville. The delegation from
the Louisville board of trade has had its
lines set some time and the delegation
already sees good results. Charleston
Is putting up strong fight.
The claims of the South Carolinians
are that their state furnished moro men
for the civil war than Kentucky and
that Louisville is out of tho way. South
Carolina has the support Of Texas in
the contest and claims that that state
holds the deciding vote.
Vets Go to Charleston.
The delegates from the states fighting
for the reunion put in busy morning
amOHS tnelr Dfetnrcn IN the auditorium,
yet when the convention was called to
order neither had the assurance TINT
they would be victorious. Charleston
friends claim, however, that the assur.
ance given them last night by Delegates
from most of tho states was sufficient
for them to base great hopes on, yet
they fear the final result.
Baltimore has practically dropped out
OF the race and the Louisville delega-
tion made a strong fight for their sup
port with but Indifferent success Each
delegation has several speakers, vino
presented the claims Of their respective
cities for the encampment.
The convention finally decided to
hold tho next annual encampment at
Charleston, s. @.
Only one ballot was taken, resulting
1.07O to sol.