The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-06-08
CONFEDERATES MEET.
Heavy Rains Interfere With the
Reunion at Louisville.
NEARLY All of the Outdoor Features
OF the Big Meeting Have OF
Necessity Been
Abandoned.

Louisville. KY, May 3i.--The tenth
annual reunion of the confederate
ve'erann began az ~ noon I'm the
splendid new hall erected for this &C.
'casion by the people OF Louisville.
AFTER the opening exercises Mayor
Weaver aud representatives of the
commercial bodies of the city well
coined the veterans, and after a re-
Spouse by Gen. John Il. Gordon the
opening day Grafton was delivered 10y
Rev. u. NJ. Palmer. Of New Orleans
Louisville. KY June 1.--Busincss
was the order of the day in the Sec
Qua session of the confederate re-
union, which convened at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning in Reunion hall.
The weather has shown no signs
OF improvement, and the rain comes
down In sheets at brief intervals.
Many of thsD decorations have been
ruined by the steady downpour,
which has now continued for the
greater part Of three days. Nearly
all Of the outdoor features of the re-
union have of necessity been aban-
1oncd.
Col Packwood. OF Louisiana, intro
duced resolution providing for the
erection In Richmond, Va, OF a mon
nment 20 commemorate the sacrifices
and loyalty OF the women OF the
Confederacy during the war The
resolution stated that the matter
should be plaesd entirely in the hands
of Gen. John y. Gordon.
A resolution was offered by Gen.
Carr. OF North Carolina, stating that
the Confederate venterans recognized
with friendly feeling the recent ut
ferances Of northern men regarding
the army Of northern Virginia, and
that IL was the opinion of the Con-
federate veterans that there IL no
.sectioEalism In the va,or OF the
American soldier.
James Denkins. OF Louisiana. Of
fered resolution urging upon the
president OF the United states to
name naval cruiser after Miss Helen
Gould In grateful recognition OF her
services 20 the country during the
Spanish-American war.
Louisville. KY. June An the Of
flccrs Of the United Confederate Vet
Grams were reelected by acciamation.
The election was put through in rec
ord time. tho whole thing taking less
than one minute. The list OF officers
a. a. follows; Gen. John ". Gordon.
general commanding: Lieut.. Gen.
Wade Hampton. army OF Northern
Virginia Department. Lieut.. Gen. =
u. Lee. commanding army of Tennes-
.~cc department.; Lieut.. Gen. w T.. Ca
he'll. commanding Trans Mississippi
department.
called TO order az 10 o'clock Friday
by Gen. Gordon.
Gen. e.. A. Evans. chairman OF the
committee on the Battle Abbey, pre-
scented the report of the body he rep
resented. He said that the success OF
the committee during the past year
had been more successful than had
been anticipated. On May 20. 1900.
the committee had on hand in cash
s6i.2io. good subscriptions received.
Ss9.2e7. making a total OF Si2t.437.
He then rear letters from Charles
broadway Rouse. OF New York. who
promised 100000 i'm cash whenever
an equal sum should be raised by
the members of the confederucy. say
ing that he was satisfied of the full
fillmcnt Of the conditions made by
him authorizing the drawing of
drafts upon him whenever n money
was needed.
Louisville, KY. June 2.--The tenth
annual reunion OF the United Confe,l-
crate Veterans adjourned sine die al
q o'clock. The meeting of 1901 will
be held in Memphis. Three cities
Memphis. Jacksonville and buffalo
were competitors for the honor Of
entertaining the veterans next year
The final vote showed for Memphis
i.5sO votes; Jacksonville. 256; Buf-
falo, 20.
There was o long debate just prior
10 the adjournment as 70 whether or
not there SHOULD be a parade. Gen.
Poyntz, comfiiandcr OF the Kentucky
division, announced that IL was the
opinion OF the local committees that
there should be no parade on account
of raip. He was greeted with loud
cries of 'No!" and a vote was taken,
with the result that 1. was decided TO
have the parade. After ali the bust
ness Of the convention had been dis.
posed of Capt. c. w. Carnes. OF Mem
phis. took the floor and urged re-
consideration of the vote by which IL
had been decided To hold parade.
Tie claimed that the weather was such
that a march in the wet would GER
tainly cost some OF the veterans their
lives and cause others TO become in.
n wns finally decided that no pa
rade should he held. and the conven-
fion then adjourned sine die. subject
20 the cali for the next meeting in
Memphis.
Omciaiiy Declared q Draw.
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