The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23
CONVENTIONS NIGHT SESSION.
Confederate Songs and Speeches at
Guards Armory.


Guards Armory.
The night session of the division conyen-
ton was held last night at the Guards
Armory, as will all the afternoon and night
sessions during the Two remaining days
of the reunion. Maj. Gen. Clement A.
Evans presided al the meeting.
When the convention was called to or
der, Veteran A. K. Wilson Of Savannah
moved the appointment by the chair OF a
convention committee on resolui ions The
motion was carried and Gen. Evans ap-
pointed the following committee; Veter-
ans Nosels, of White d, McGlashan of
Savannah, Wilson of Savannah, b. II.
Smi OF Augusta, quar- es Of Rome,
Massenburg of Bib, and Lachlison OF Da-
iien. The committee is t. report at its
pleasure 10 the future SEASONS of the con-
Yenton.
The secretaries of the MEETINGS of the
four brigades, held during the afternoon,
certified to the convention The election of
their brigade commanders. When the
name of Brig. Gen. A. j. West, of Allan
ia, elected commander Of the Northern
brigade, was announced, there were calls
for Gen. West The seneral was conduct
ed to the rostrum and made a stirring and
eloquent address.
Gen. Evans then announced that the
prime purpose OF me IeeiluS was 10 us
ten to addresses from some of the more
prominent of the Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams, and introduced Capt. u. II. Nc
Laws, commander of the local camp Gen.
Evans paid a high tribute to Capt. Nc
Laws personally, and delivered, in this
connection, an appreciative comment upon
the life and services of Gen. Lafayette Nc
Laws.
For the Sons of Veterans. addresses were
made by Capt. McLaws and by Mr.. Walter
r. Colquitt, commander of the national
confederation. In his speech Mr.. Colquttt
paid an eloquent tribute to the old soldiers
of the South, touching upon their various
acts of devotion, sacrifice and heroism,
praising their valor and their chivalrous
devotion to principe, and saying that it
was the memory of these attributes and
qualities that had come down as herit-
age to their sons. 1t was the duty and the
high privilege of the Sons of Confederate
Veterans to keep their legacy pure and un-
defiled. Ii was duty he was sure they
would perform.
Mr.. w. T. Dixon sang 1.-THE Bonnie Blue
Flag" and Dixie" in fine style, the con-
vention joining in the chorus Of each Of
the songs. Mrs. Georgia Howard Dove of
Baltimore. sang the "Jacket Of Gray" the
music for which was composed by Mr.. ).
B. Woodbury., formerly a member Of
the Twenty-ffth South Carolina. but long
a resident of Savannah. 1.-The Conquered
Banner was sweetly sung by Miss Sadie
King
Somebody had suggested that Judge
Falligant sing 1.-THE Man of the Twelfth
of May" and there were clamcrous de-
nands that Judge Falligant come forward
and comply with the suggestion. Capt.
McI.aws urged 1t from the rostrum and
the demands were repeated Judge Falh-
giant shook his head, but one old veteran,
whose ideas of rigid discipline a third Of
a century of civil life had not suffiiced
to lessen. loudly proclaimed that "A bird
than can sing, and won't sing, must be
made to sing" Then Judge Fallgant
was seen making his way through the
crowd 10 the stage, and there were other
and louder cheers.
''You won't get this bird to sing" said
the Judge as he faced his audience. Judge
Falllgant then explained that severe
cold made it impossible for him to sing
anything but that IL the convention
wished he would gladly recite this old
war song of his composition. The song
had been written, said the judge. amid
calls of 60 on Bob. You know you can
sing" during the spring of 1854, in COM
memoration Of the charge of the gallant
Gordon at Spottsylvania Court House.
Then the poem was recited.
Ii was published, with other war songs,
in the Morning News of yesterday. Its
rendition by Judge Falligant excited wild
applause and was one OF the features OF
| the session. 1t carried the veterans back
to the charge of Gordon and his gallant
men, In which many of them had partic-
ipated, and they were correspondingly eX-
| cited and enthused.
The session was concluded with talk
by Veteran Harris of Cobb county, who
entered an appeal for aid for the ceme>
| terry at Marietta. Mr.. Harris alluded TO
the neglected condition of the graves of
Kthe Confederate dead in the Marietta GEM
etery and declared, with much earnest
ness, that just across the way was ma
tional cemetery, in which were buried
| 10, 06S Union soldiers, evidence of the
bravery of Gen. Joseph r. Johnston and
| his devoted band. After the remarks
made by Veteran Harris the session adj
journed 10 permit the Sons of Veterans
and their invited guests to attend a sup
| per at the Odd Fellows Hall.
SPEECH OF GEN. A. j. WEST.
| His AunreCIntiye ResnOnse TO His