Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-11
II Is Estimated That Ten Thousand
We're in Line in the Great
Street Parade.
THE CITY 0VERRUN
WITH THE VISITORS.
Every Hotel and Boarding House Il
Full and Cots Placed IN Halls
for Accommodation 81 tho
Guests.

!, whistle in this historic city and all IN,
church and fire bells gave an emphati,
announcement at o'clock thi,
morning that the United Confederat,
J Veterans annual reunion was on hand.
. Charleston gave a royal welcome 10 the
5000 visitors and veteran. and the city
beamed with hospitality. Thousand.
, came during the night and special
trains. many hours overdue. arrived dur
Ing the morning hours. In hotels and
! boarding houses every room was taken
aud cots were placed inpublic buildings
II is highly probably that It will b.
necessary toop,n allof the city churches
and railway waiting MONS
The city is a mass Of colors and the
streets are hlld with martial music
Drum corps paraded and the veteran
camps roiullol r. gmen,gl gray. shout
ing ia response 10 the cheer. Of their
comrades nIl friends. The bells OF old
81 Michaol- church chimed necessarily
during toe m.r.us playing My Com.
try. lis % Th'a." star Spapslel Ban.
mr. odd keutu ky Home My Mary.
land" and other patriotic Mrs
The feature of the day was The parade
4 veterans followed by reunion ever.
cI.es az the new auditorium. Ten
thou'aud old veterans were IN line when
the parade moved shortly before 2
o'clock. Divisions u each department
were arranged in order of dates of Va.
cession. followed 10y those which did not
leave the dn.on bl' pilciiin order d
their joining the United Confederate
veterans Following the Veterans were
4 the sons ~ veterans. Jed by Chief Com
mnudeF D. A. SMITH
The session Of the reunion was hell
IN the reuni1n auditorium which was
dedicated Tue.day night The auditor.
iuin seats 'OOl people aud several thous.
AMI were turned away General Cor
don was escorted % tho chair hy Gen
eral Morgan ch.cf-of-staii. and General
G. T. Walker commanding the South
Carolina division General Walker
called The audience 10 order with the
gavel used in calling - order the seces-
sion assembly, % order In 1859
DR.. W William Jones. chaplain. led
in prayer and invoking Gods blessing
on the white haired veterans. pleading
for universal peace AMI good will.
Hon. j. b Gary. speaker Of the South
Carolina house of Representatives read
the resolution Of welcome from the gen.
eral assembly
Governor Ellerhs wired he could not
attend the reunion nn account Of illness
aud in his absence the governor address .
Of welcome was delivered IN behalf OF
the state by Lieutenant Governor NJ Il. I
McSweeney. The reference 20 Charles. /
ton rs the cradle OF secession brought .
forth a rolri veil which was caught uu
by me crowd outside and passed along
for blocks
Atli3O O'Clock General Walker intro.
duc'd General John b. Gorlon. com.
msnder-in-chief Of the veterans Here
ceivel an enihudastic demonstration.
Tne audience fo.c 80 soc mention Of his
name and Tor several minutes shouted
like demonA Hats were thrown into
the air and the band played Dixie.
Every sentence Of his speech was ap.
plnded aud il was several minutes after
he had taken his seat before quiet could
b. restored
When order was secured General Cor
don said Il want every comrade 10
stand and sing Praise God From Whom
All Blessings Flow"
Mrs Jefferson Davis was introduced
By General Gordon as one whom Jeffer.
syn Davis loved better than the C0nfed.
eracy and better than his own life As
Mrs Davis stepped 10 the platform tho
veterans went wild with enthuism. u
am going 10 shake her hand. comrades.
cried General Gordon, u am going 10
hug her, and caught her in his arms
and pressed her % his bosom.
There We're shouts for Joe Wheeler.
but he had not arrived
Mrs Kirby Smith was next presented
q the audience.
Nany distinguished officers and pri.
Yates were next introduced
Tho resolution introduced by General
Stephen Lee 20 accept President McKin.
lsys recent statement IN regard 10 the ,
caring for the graves Of the
Confederate dead. preoipitated Il heated
discussion. The resolution was finally
10 the committee on resolutions
A,ht,ro,to, to.,,,o,.d