The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-18
THE VETERANS ARE PLEASED.
WIN THE RESULTS OF THE Az
GUsTA REUNION.

.rbrv Are Especially Pleased with
the Enforced Acceptance OF Gen.
evans of the once of Division
commander Gen. McGlashnn
rouid. and Would Have Had the
once HAD gen. Evans Not Accepted
u-From Every Standpoint the
augusta Reunion wa. Most Sue
cram. 50 Found It-what Col. VI. T..
t.tna HAS 60 say.
q.as savannah Veterans. who attended
Il annual reunion OF the Georgia D!vi-
~ United Confederate Veterans. held
year az Augusta. returned. for the
GREATER part. yesterday morning. some
I'D returned on che preceding evening
c5. 81 r. Usina. who was reelected
.-s.ary OF the convention. said that the
re4r.on had been great sue
While the number OF veterans IN
tendance had possibly not been as large
.aat at savannah last year. the num-
,4- OF others interested in the sue
as o. the reunion had been very much
larger
don't know said Col Usinn.
"unefher or not the larger attendance at
ia, reunion was due 90 the fact that the
flss carnival was in progress in Au-
e.ata AZ the time the reunion was in
progress. but az any rate the reunion had
+ mach larger attendance than was no
-.te n savannah. Il was noticeable.
al -aat the spirit was better than IL had
H.ar bore and that everybody about Au-
r.a+r secmed 10 be enthused with the OBJ
f-.t and purpose OF abe occasion.
~ remember one incident that struck
me PARTICULARLY. We had determined 10
c.osa the contributions for the jefferson
paw monument early IN the evening and
a. .aee 40 more subscriptions. While We
ha1 lu general way. reached such
determination no definite decision had
been reached. but 81 had been decided to
Irgs q per capita tax OF 10 cents per nan
tfrH everybody IN the Georgia Division 81
Ure.d Confederate Veterans.
't seems that suddenly every one OF
~. delegates determined that they were
al expected 10 pay a dime into the gem
81 treasury and the confusion that fol-
lowed @as typical Of this misunderstani-
fms From every part Of the house he
delegates rushed forward 60 p1y this al
l#et contribution, and Ia a few minutes
rrt bar w3s full 81 dime, quarters and
hsff dollars. II there had been such an
other rush there would have been enough
3n me treasury 10 pay the entire coatri-
beacn III the division To the fund FOR the
election Of the monument TO ffegson
Davis and the Southern Confed .racy
COL Usiua said that had there been
such another period OF excitement as
marked the day when the project for the
erection OF O monument 20 jefferson Da-
Wis was first mentioned there would have
been LITTLE difficulty IN securing the full
amount needed. As 81 WAS nearly so was
poured into his Lap before be knew what
had happened
I'VE forced the nomination for com
mauder Of the division upon Gen. Evans"
said col Uslno. Every delegate to the
reunion was determined thar he should
have the office and We gave him no time
% think We al felt that ne was the
ore man in the state who united all the
attributes that the commander or the d.
vision ought 70 possess
However" said Col. Usina. had Gen.
Evans persisted in his declinaGon. Gen.
McGlashan would have had the ONCE.
The delegates from the counties surround
iag Richmond and from other counties in
that section OF the state We're solldly IN
rfs favor and there was absolutely noth-
Ng 20 prevent his election. As Gen Bic
u asian did not want the Office ana as
mere was no one tn this section OF the
ate who did. ! am glad that the matter
was not brought 10 a vote Had 70 been
saith Georgia would certainly have been
racornlzed by the election of "a division
temmander from this part Of tho state"
Col Usiua said that the reunion SO FAR
as las business sessions were concerned,
lad been uniformly successful, and that
d number Of important resolutions Of IN
irrest 10 veterans In every part OF the
state had been passed.
Col Isina said that The reception given
rho veterans rs the people Of Augusta has
been most heartfelt ana cnthnsiastic.
They We're resolved with every consii-
grafton that Il was possible 20 show them
fsI and housed ia the most pleasant AM
0omfortablo manner aud entertained in
every way the committee could possto
4agise The veterans said Col Us ma
q .ned 10 appreciate the treatment which
shcv received. In his opinion IL WIS
Everything they could possibly have ex-
nacted or desired.
The Savannah veterans returned home
ro less pleased than wcrc other veterans
from other parts of the state. They had
been del!rhtfuly entertained ard they ap-
nreciated this entertainment /, 20 the IL
80 extent The highest praise they could
give the reunion at Augusta. and this they
ld give readily. was that IL compared
.avorably with the reception and enter
talument provided for the veterans Ia this