The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-31
GEN. GORDON'S ADDRESS
North Carolina Troops Selected to
Head the Great Parade.
VANct's cHsRoKeEs TO BE WITH THEM
The Battle Of PrrryyiIle Will be Refought To-
day. Or, Palmer, Of New Orleans, the
Speaker Of the Day, Honored
by the Daughters.
by the Daug hters.
(By the Associated Press.)

Louisville KY, May 30-Surrounded by
the Confederacy listening to the cheers
from the throats of 1900 men who wore
the gray, and confronted by the waving
handkerchiefs of hundreds of ladies. Cen
cral John b. Gordon, Commander of the
United Confederate Veterans, today for
mally opened the tenth annual reunion OF
The order, which. in point of attendance
is already the largest ever held.
All things conspired to make the occa-
sion a success with the exception of the
weather. which was about as dsagreeable
as it well could be. All through the early
hours of the morning, the rain came down
in sheets
For an hour previous to the time set
for the opening of the meeting the vet"
Grams and their friends made their way
in a steady stream to the hall and by
1880 it was well filled.
The band struck up Dixie and then
came the old rebel yell with fire and
vlgor never surpassed during the days CT
the war.
On the platform besides General Poyntz,
were General S. B. Buckner. Rev. j. VIM.
Jones Hon. j. H. Reagan, the only sur
viving member of the Cabinet Of Jefferson
Davis, General w. r. Cabell, General j.
r. West, Colonel Thomas W. Bullitt, Col
onel p. M. Young Rev. Carter Helm
Jones, Or. B. NJ. Palmer and Others.
The mayor whose speech was received
with much applause was followed by
Colonel Thomas f. Bullitt, who welcomed
the visitors to Louisville in behalf of the
Board of Trade of that city. Rev. Carter
Helm Jones extended the welcome in be-
half of the Commercial Club of the city.
While he was in the midst of his adj
dress. the A. p. Hill Camp of Petersburg.
Va, came into the hall, headed by fife
and drum corps which created such a
noise that it was impossible for Mr.. Jone:
to continue.
other speeches were made by Colonel
Attila Cox, Chief Justice Hazelrigg, Gen
eral Buckner and Colonel Bennett H
Young.
At the conclusion of his address Colonel
Young turned to General Gordon and
handed him the keys Of the building
which had been erected for the reunion
General Gordon was yisibly moved by
The reception he met with and for severa
minutes stood bowling his thanks. Wher
quiet was restored again he spoke as
follows:
No man is gifted enough, and no words
are strong enough to tell Kentuckians
what we feel at this hour, and how deeply
we feel it. Shall | say for my comrades
and myself that we are grateful, pro-
foundly grateful? That would be, in the
presence of such a demonstration, the
merest commonplace, the needless state
ment of a patent fact, which you already
know or can plainly read in these moist
ened eyes and quivering lips.
Your distinguished fellow citizen. Colo
mel Bennett Young, who was the selected
mouthpiece of your delegates. had assured
us at Charleston in words fervid and elo-
Quent. that if we would come TO Louis
Vile Kentuckys homes and hearts, Ken
tuckys wealth. the products of her unri'
vailed pastures, her tenderest lambs an'
latest beeves and the contents OF hel
granaries transmitted by Kentuck!
magic into liquid corn and rye-that al