Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-13

Coleman Missouri, General McCoI-
lough; Oklahoma, General Caster {;
North Carolina, General DeRossetle !;
Tennessee, George w. Guder.
The parade was dismissed at the
auditorium, where the memorial day
exercises were.held. Wednesday being
South Carolina Memorial day, the oc-
casion was one of double significance.
The ceremonies were very impressive
and the auditorium was again filled to
its capacity. The memorial address
was delivered by Adjutant General
Moorman, who spoke eloquently Of
the dead heroes OF the south and paid
high tribute TO its women.
Chaplain Jones, in his opening pray
er, made an indirect allusion to the
Lee resolutions by expressing the hope
that the women of the south would
keep up the noble work of caring for
the graves of the southern dead and
that no one would take from them
that sacred privilege.
There was only one business session
of the reunion on Thursday, and it
gave way at noon to the Winnie Davis
Memorial exercises.
The delegates and visitors spent
most of the day going on excursions to
points of interest and in enjoying them
selves generally.
The event of Thursdays session was
the address of General Joseph Wheel
er. The general was introduced by
General Gordon as the "Hero of San
tiago," and was received with the
widest applause. He made quite
stirring speech, during the course OF
which he undertook to uphold the
imperialstic policy of the administra-
ton. His audience, however, did not
discriminate. 1t was filled only with
the enthusiasm of 1861, and did not
pay any especial attention to the poll
tics of 1899.
At the close of General Wheelers
address, Colonel Holmes presented to
General Hampton, in behalf of the
Daughters of the Confederacy, to the
United Confederate veterans, beauti-
full silk flag, on one side Of which is
the battle flag of the Confederacy, and
on the other the flag of South Caro-
lima. General Hampton presented the
flag to General Gordon, and in doing
so resigned his Office as commander OF
the army of Northern Virginia. He
gave as a reason the fact of his age
and his inability to give to the office
the attention and energy it demands.
The act of the general was followed by
moments of impressive silence, that
was broken at last by an outburst OF
cheers which betokened the deep feel
ings of the vast concourse of old vet
Grams.
The report of the Jeff Davis monu-
ment committee showed funds in hand
to the amount of $19,892. The COM
mittee was not at all satisfied with
what had been done so far, and recon-
mended more aggressive work. 1t
thinks that the women of the south
should be called upon to take hold OF
the matter.
The report of the committee on cre-
dentials showed 1926 delegates pres
ent, representing ], ,189 camps.
The committee on resolutions, to
which was referred General Lees reso-
luton accepting President McKinley's
proposal that the Federal government
should make provision for the care OF
the graves of Confederate dead, spent
several hours discussing the matter,
and finally a compromise resolution
was framed and will be offered as
substitute. The resolution is to the
effect that if the National government
desires to care for the graves, the Con-
federate veterans do not object to its
taking charge of those in the north
and in the neighborhood of the old
war prisons. The resolutions will state
that the women of the south have vol
unfairly undertaken to decorate and
properly preserve the graves in the
south, and the association does not
feel warranted iq taking from them
what they have grown to regard as
duty. The modified resolution has
been submitted to General Lee, and he
is understood to have accepted it.
When the convention adjourned
Thursday at noon, to meet again at 10
o'clock Friday morning, it was consid-
cred quite likely that General Gordon
would be unanimously reelected COM
mander-in.chi and of the numerous
cities that were asking for the next re.
union, there appeared to be reason to
believe that Louisville, KY, would
be the winner.
Pay of Public Officers.
Columbia State: Public officials are
sometimes in doubt as to the date at
,u inh their nav hepinS To accrue. At