The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-11
CONFEDERATE
VETERANS.
Annual Reunion Of the Boys in
Gray Opens Auspiciously ut
Charleston Yesterday.
G0RD0N'S PATRIOTIC WORDS.
Resolutions yoicins a Noble Sen.
timent Provoke an Acri-
monious Discussion.

{. CHARLESTON, s. c., May 10,-Ey-
cry steam whistle and nil Tho church
-, S.,,.,,,...
''''u u i''' pen' " ''ie eit! ~ ocloch
this morning gave q noisy greeting TO
the &c, 900 people in attendance nj the
openInp of tha Tinted Co,,cdarot vo, Z
-, ~, -.
ei'ii's aiiiuui reunion. Ihousanas
came during the night, and special
trains mnny hours overdue arrived dur-
tr, tho ,,orr,, r, sl,s,,,,od 81,
.e NV i"oiiiiis eeeiiieu piooup'e
lhat' to-hlsht 1t would be necessary to
open all of the city churches and rail-
wav waiting rooms to occommodota m.
,,o,,.a, M,
Se'o"u'' ihe e'ly "ua d iidss VI co'ors
and The streets We're filled with martial
music, The bells in old ST. Michael's
chIn,ad ,pcesso,tl,, d,r,n,, tho ,,,.,r,,,,,,
.~ -
paying My country, us or Thee,
Star Spangled Banner" My Mary
land" and other patriotic Mrs
,rba t.ot,,, =, ~
=. t"9 ua' "a' .Ae pa
rude VI the veterans, lol!owed Dy the
reunion exercises at the new audltori.
um. Ten thousand old veterans were
In line when the parade moved, shortly
before o'clock. The divisions In each
department were arranged In the order
OF the dates OF secession.
The first in-loor session was held In
the reunion auditorium, which was dcd-
icatcd last night. The auditorium seats
1850 people, and several thousand were
turned away. General John b. Gordon,
Eansrai ,,nn,.non "u5 @ oLiaf ~ @ s,aW o"'' uS ~
General C, l. Walker, In the absence
of the governor, owing to illness, the
address Of welcome wasdelivcred on be-
half Of tho state by Lieutenant Cover
nor NJ. Is. McSweeney. Mayor ]. Adgee
Smith also delivered an address of vel
come. His reference to South Carolina,
and Charleston as the cradle Of seceS-
sion brought forth the rebel yell. Gen.
eral Gordon, commander-I chief of the
United Confederate Veterans, received
an enthusiastic demonstration.
General Gordon closed his speech
with these words: "I feel empowered
by your confidence. to send to every
patron In every section and state the
( fraternal greetings Of this convention
and Of the whole people, to pledge In
the name OF every confe9erate'7 son
and daughters of confederateS tho
souths eternal loyalty to every cause
for tho uplifting OF American manhood.
the perpetulty OF American freedom, the
unity OF the American people. that by
all these agencies we may accelerate the
onward march of the republic In It's
benign mission to humanity"
IJc,tcd Discussion
,,, ,.,,a.-,..
ine i''ioWihs iesuiu'io'' ii'fouuceu
by General stephen D. Lee. Of Missls-
sippi, precipitated a heated discussion:
"Whcreos In Atmnt1 On Doccmhcr
20 1903 rho pres,dcni Of the IIni,od
Sintes of America rnve ,,tt,.nnc tn tho
sentiment .Tbnt th. ,Ime has conna
when The Tinted Stntos should shore. In
corIrr fo,. Tho grave, oT m. confed- =
reoi" dead and
S"Whnrcos ThI,, r,toronc. or Tho ch,e,
nx,ru,Jre n, tba nntfon Lom,,Is Trnr,
,,s tho su,,,vors ~ nmr Soan nnn,rada.,
in orr,s a r,-,nir md I.rara,,. rc.nnnsn
,n so Iortv ord maTneni,ro,s son,i
mont. Ihernrore he If A''
"pn.nIroS ~, tho ITn,,od c.o,s.,or.,
vetsrons IN nrnmo1 nnn,o.o,ian 90 90.
samh,nI that In this oc, ~ prns,1an,
WcIfinI.,. nnd ,,u racen,;n, h" az,