The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-16
COURTEOUS GREETINGS SENT.
REUNION COMMITTEE EXPRESSED
IT'S QUALIFICATION At AT
LANTA'S ACTION.

LANTA'S ACTION.
The Elimination of Confederate Vet
Grams Day From the Programme
of Attractions at the State Fair at
the Wish of the Executive Com
mittee of the Reunion Meets With
That BOdy's Hearty ThHnks-Sec-
rotary of the Committee Directed
to Send Copies of Resolutions to
the Chairman of the state Fair
Committee and to Gen. Evans.
The executive committee OF the Confed-
crate reunion met at the court house last
night and adopted resolutions that met
fairly and courteously, the action of the
management of the state fair at Atlanta,
in eliminating Confederate Veterans day
from the programme of the fair, in ex-
pressed Difference to and compliance with
the feeling and desire of the local veter-
ans in regard to the matter,
Capt. Purse, who had returned from At
lanta during the day, described for the
benefit of the committee the course he had
pursued in bringing the matter before the
veterans of Atlanta and the management
of the state fair, and the success that had
been achieved. He told with what will
ingness his requests had been acceded to,
even before they were expressed and what
anxiety had been exhibited by the Atlanta
people to rectify the mistake that had been
made. They had only waited to learn that
their action was opposed to the wishes of
the executive committee of the reunion
to do all in their power to nuliify their
former course, and to eliminate Veterans
day, not only from the programme of the
fair, but from the recollections of the in
dividuas and organizations to whom invi-
tations to attend had been sent.
Gen. Evans, whose intentions throughout
had been only to subserve the interests
of the reunion, and who had thought this
end might be attained by the invitation
to the Confederates to attend the fair
upon a day named and the interest that
could then be aroused among them in the
reunion at Savannah, was particularly
anxious to have the fair management re-
scind its action In setting apart a day
for the entertainment of Confeder0tes,
and had written to Gov. NOrthen strong
letter. urging the ACCESSIBILITY, the courle-
sy and the almost necessity of such a
course.
The special and general committees of
the fair end the veterans and citizens of
Atlanta had urged that this course be
followed and had applauded the action of
the committee in abollshing Confederate
day once and for all. There had been no
halfway measures, but the matter had
been taken up with zeal and determine
ton and carried through with rush to its
intended contamination.
Because of these facts and the manner
in which conditions had been met by the
management of the fair, Capt Purse Of
fered and moved the adoption OF the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were seconded
by Capt Dillon and carried without dis
seuting vote:
"Whereas. the local executive commit
tee of the state fair to be held in Atlanta,
Oct IS 10 Nov. 4, 1850, have, in Difference
TO the expressed wish of the executive
committee of associated Confederate Vet
Grams. In charge of the arrangements for
the state reunion OF veterans, at Savan-
nah. Nov. %. % and q, next, entirely
eliminated Confederate Veterans Day,
Oct Is" proximo as an especial feature
in the programme of the state fair, as soon
as Il was intimated to the state fair COM
mittee that such assignment OF special
gathering of Confederate Veterans during
the state fair was capable of misconstruc-
ton, 10 the serious injury of the reunion
arranged for at Charleston, and, by gener-
al order of our division commander, Gen.
C. A. Evans, directed TO be convened at
Savannah in accordance herewith one
month later, and,
whereas, This action, voluntarily
taken. of necessity entails much expense
and inconvenience upon said committee
in the publications required 10 announce
this change which expense they cheer
fully assume to satisfy The anxiety Of
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as TO the reunion here in November. There
fore, be ii unanimously
Resolved That the executive committee
of Associated Confederate Veterans, In
charge Of arrangements for the reunion.
take this earliest opportunity TO express
their appreciation of this generous. cour-
tesy extended by the local executive COM
mittee OF the state fair and extend TO
them thanks for the promptness that has
characterized their fraternal action, that
removes the only bar, In the opinion OF
this committee, to the compete success OF
the reunion here In November.
Resolved. That copy OF these resolu-
tons, signed by our chairman and secre-
tary, be forwarded to Hon. w. j. Norfhen,
chairman local executive committee of the
state fair, and to Gen. Clement A. Evans
division commander Of the Confederate
Veterans of Georgia"
Capt. Purse moved thatethe chairman of
the committee be requested to address q
letter to Gen. Evans and to express 10 him
the appreciation Of the body at the course
he had followed and the action he had Sc
cured from the management of the fair.
The cairman will also convey in this letter
an invitation to Gen. Evans TO visit the
city during the early part of October. or at
such other time in the month as Will best
suit his convenience, to consult with the
committee in regard to the reunion and 10