The age-herald., 1900-05-31
THE FLAG OF STARS AND BARS
 WAVES PROUDLY OVER KENTUCKY
In Driving Sheets of Rain the Grand Old Veterans
 Marched to Reunion Hall.

them 10 lne c0d1TIndn OI tIe cOulfDlll66 and they would be paid. This assurance was greeted with much laughter and cheers.
 Chief Justice Hazelrigg, who was intro- duced by General Poyntz, said in part: we have heard much of the old south and the new south, but in this case 1t seems that the whole south has come to see us, and we are glad that nobody stayed at home. All honor to the old south, (cries of 'forevero the land of cin- namon seed. And all honor to the new, for if there be any good In 1t 1t is because of the old adage which says that truth crushed to earth shall rise again. (Cheers) The heroism of Hobson of the Merrimac was but reflection of the bravery of Hob- son, the old tar heel, who gave his life for his cause"
 The speakers references to Longstreet, Gordon and Buckner were greeted with wild cheers.
 cod Kentucky Home' The band, catching the spirit, played "Old Kentucky Home," and the audience | rose en masse, cheering wildly, while the battle flag of Georgia waved to and fro | wildly.
 genuine ovation greeted General Buck ner when he came to the front to make his
 address in behalf of the Confederates of Kentucky. His address was very short and loudly cheered
 1OlOnel Bennett Ii. 1OunR or 1OulSV1lie, chairman of the reunion committee, was then introduced by General Poyntz. 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, and
 wished the organization a most success | ful and prosperous meeting during the | time that 1t was in Louisville. As General Gordon stepped forward to re- | ceive the keys he received a strong evil dence of the regard in which he is held | by his comrades of the association. They i sprang to their feet en masse, climbed | upon the chairs, waved hats and handker-
 chiefs frantically and cheered again and | again. General Gordon was visbly moved | by the reception he met and for several | minutes stood lowing his thanks. When l quiet was restored again he began his | speech.
 All Sang "Auld Lang Syne" ! At the conclusion of General Gordon's l speech, which was punctuated with ap- | plause, he stepped to the front of the plat | form and said:
 Now, boys" Ca yell of delight was the | reply) Now" went on the general, 'I | want all of you who can sing, to sing l "Auld Lang Syne,' and those of you who | cant sing, pretend that you can.' At the conclusion, which was roared lus- | tily by the 'boys,' General Gordon intro- | duced Dr. Palmer of New Orleans, the or | ator of the day.
 At the conclusion of his address, pr. Palmer was presented with magnificent | bunch of flowers by the Daughters of the | Confederacy, and the purple badge of the
 Ladies' Confederate Memorial association. | The presentation speech was made by Gen. | eral Gordon.
 | Following the presentation to Dr. Palm | CT was the gift of a beautifully carved l cane to General Gordon by General A. J. 1 of a General West | sad was made by w. H. Hardin of the | 3Sth Georgia infantry.
 At 3:2O the convention adjourned until 10 1 o'clock tomorrow morning. The committees credentials and reso- | lutions were appointed today, it being an- | nounced by General Gordon that the
 names should be sent in tonight, and the
 names of the members of both committees | will be announced tomorrow. Sons of Veterans
 1 The United Sons of Confederate Veter- 1 ans which annually holds it's reunion in | connection with the Confederate Veter- ans, expects to have the largest attend ance in this city in the history of the or der. The delegates and others, with their | families and friends, began to reach this city yesterday, and 1t Is estimated that it will swell the crowd some 1,500 or 1,SOO.
 In all there will be about 800 delegates to the convention, which begins tomorrow I morning.
 1 Biscoe Hindman of Louisville and Robert E. Lee of Virginia, a grandson of General Lee, are candidates for commander in chief. MT. Lee has strong support from | the Virginia Sons of Veterans. It is said ] that the decision of the contest between | Mr. Hindman and MT. Lee rests with ar | irving delegations that so far have not l aligned themselves with either candidate. MT and Mrs. Biscoe Hindman entertained l from to o'clock this afternoon at their aail l,r l of honor and Sons of Veterans. Sons of | Veterans to the convention will hold it's l frs meeting at 10 clock tomorrow morn | ing at the court house, which has been | prettily decorated for the occasion. The meeting will be turned over to Commander | Walter T. Colquitt, who arrived today from Atlanta with his adjutant, w. T. Quinby, and an address of welcome will be delivered by Biscoe Hindman. After the transaction of preliminary business adjournment will be taken until Friday.
 | The second days meeting will be purely 1 of a business nature, the reports of stand | ing and special committees being the fea- | ture One of these will be the historical l committee, of which Colonel William F.
 Jones of Elberton, Ga, is chairman. l Another report will come from the relief
 committed of which MT E. Leslie Spencer l of Richmond, Va, is chairman, and the or
 ganization will discuss the best plans of re- l lieving poor and needy Confederates.
 Monumental Committee | The other committees to report at this | meeting will be the monumental committee, l of which Robert Smythe of Charleston, S.. | C., Is chairman; the finance committee, of | which Robert Bingham of Louisville is | chairman, and the committee for the erec- | ton of a monument to the memory of the | devoted women of the Southern Confeder- lacy, of which MT. James Mann of Notto- l way, Va, Is chairman.
 The association of the medical officers of | the Confederate Army and Navy, an ad- l junct of the Confederate Veterans, began | its session to day at Scittish Rite cathedral I As members of this association there are | in Louisville today survivors of the medical l corps which administered to the wants of | the Confederate forces on land and on sea. The association was welcomed to Louis vile by Dr. J. M. Matthews of this city. l The organization is spending its time lis- | tening to papers read by its members and discussing the history of the various med | ical corps of the Confederate army and navy. Thursday the association will hear | army and navy medical records, and will