The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-05-11
IHE CONFEDERATE VETS
Meet For Their Ninth Annual Con-
vention in Charleston,
PRESIDENTS ATLANTA SPEECH

May Receive an Endorsement From tho
Mon who Wore the Gray I'm the war
Between the se,tes-General Gordon
Hugs Mrs. stonewall jackson.
Charleston, S. G., May 11.--Almost
the first official act of the ninth an
nual reunion of the United Confederate
Veterans, which began its sessions yes
terday, was an attempt by General
Stephen d. Lee, of Mississippi to Sc
cure an Endorsement of President Nc
Kinley's suggestion made in his recent
Atlanta speech that the care of the
graves of the Confederate dead should
be undertaken by the federal govern
ment. Action on the resolution, how
ever, was frustrated by a motion to
refer 70 the committee on resolutions
As tvs committee is yet to be ap-
pointed it is not probable that the
matter will be taken up today, and the
ultimate fate of the resolution is prob
lematical.
A conservative count places the num-
Der of visitors at between 25,000 and
10000. The attendance from the south
at large is not so great as in former
years. bul lnb DOulu Adtplllulo anu
veterans from adjacent states make up
the deficiency, while southern enthusi-
asm is at flood.
The business sessions of the reunion
was called to order by General G. L.
Walker, commanding the South Caro-
lima division, in the auditorium erected
for the occasion by the city of Charles
ton. It's enormous floor space was
rI.1 IA
gain admittance to the building.
When General John B. Gordon, the
commander-in-chief, appeared upon
the stage he was greeted with thunders
of applause The bands struck up
Dixie" and the veterans cheered and
cheered again. In calling the as
semblage to order General Walker
spoke of Charleston's invitation to the
veterans to meet at the birthplace of
secession, and said that the gavel he
was using was that which, IN 1S60 had
been used to call to order the secession
convention.
The chairs used by the officers yes
terday and the table of the presiding
officer were the same as used on that
memorable occasion.
After prayer by Chaplain General
Jones, welcoming addresses by Lieu
| tenant Governor McSweeney and May
or Smith, General Gordon was es-
corted to the front of the stage. His
appearance was the signal for a storm
of applause. Cheers and shrill yells
for the commander-in-chief mingled
with the crash of bands, and hats,
handkerchiefs and flags were waved
frantically. When order was finally
] I'D F,sl 1T
! presented by General Walker and de-
livered an eloquent address. He spoke
with all the vigor, eloquence and grace
which have won for him reputation
as an orator.
After the applause had subsided
General Gordon led Mrs. Stonewall
Jackson to the front of the stage and
she was enthusiastically applauded.
AS he presented Mrs. Jackson, and in
the first lull, General Gordon said:
"I will shake her hands for you al" !"
and in an instant he added: 81 will
do more than that; I am going to hug
her for you," and with that he did what
he said he was going to do, which met
the hearty approval of the vast throng.
The parade of the veterans occurred
yesterday afternoon. They marched
people. Led by Generals Gordon and
Wade Hampton, a long line of grizzled
men who had followed these leaders
and other captains of the Confederate
armies through four years of hard
ship and battle marched sturdily under
the blazing southern sun to the in
spring strains of Dixie" "The Bon
ME Blue Flag" and the irrevelant, but
irrepressible "There'n Be Hot Time
in the Old Town Tonight" Including
kindred organizations and guests there
we're about 5000 persons in line, prob
ably 5000 of them veterans.
The non-appearance of General
Wheeler was a considerable disap-
pointment. He reached the city early
but did not participate in the parade.
The parade was dismissed at ths
/, auditorium, where the memorial exer-
! cises were held. This being South
Carolina memorial day, the occasion
was one of double significance The
services were very impressive and the
auditorium was again filled to its ca
pacity.
Last night at the auditorium an in.
teresting ceremony took place in the
presentation of flags to General Moor
! man. duJultlL 6tu6idl VI luG dSSOCld-
ton, from each of the southern states
An immense crowd was present, and
the occasion was made rather a serial
one. General Moorman was the CHIEF
mover in the organization of the Con-
federate Veterans and formed the first
camp in New Orleans. The flags were
presented by the young lady sponsors
from the states and brief addresses
were made for each by an officer.
The campaign for the place of hold
ing the next reunion is on, and the
delegations from the candidate cities
are hard at work. These are Louis
vile, Norfolk. Baltimore, st. Louis
and New Orleans, of which the first
named is said to be the favorite The
Kentucky town was strong candidats
for the present reunion.
Delegates Mahan ana Low in London
/ London, May 11.-Captain Alfred T
Mahan, United States navy, retired