The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-02
Caused .bv Expression Of Cordial
Feeling TO Union Soldiers.
THE RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED
The Ladies in Charge OF Collecting
Funds for the Davis Monument
Very successsfu,-Thc Reunion
Ball Was a Grand Success,
General Gordon Led the
Grand March.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 1.-The tenth
annual reunion OF the United Confederate
Veterans adjourned sine die at o'clock
tonight The meeting of 1901 VIII be held
in Memphis.
Three cities were competitors for the
honor of entertaining the veterans next
year The claims of Memphis We're pre-
seated by 6. W. Gordon; OF Buffalo. by
4. L. Smith. and Of Jacksonville. by DR..
williams. The flral vote showed: For
Memphis. I,520 votes; Jacksonville 80:
Buffalo, 20
4 vote of thanks was extended Tor the
kind invitation of Buffalo.
The latter part of the morning session
was full of excitement For upwards Oh
half an hour the Convention was IN an
Uproar.
The trouble arose over the presentation
OF a resolution presented by w. III. Bur
gwyn of North Carolina. to the erect
that the convention recognized with appre-
cia ton the language OF General Daniei
Sickles at Fredericksburg, in which he nld
mentioned most kindly the men OF the
Confellarlcy and rectprocated the feelings
shown toward them by the men OF the
Army OF the PotoUlac
General Gordon, the chairman, moved
the adoption of the resolution Inere was
chorus of ayes, and he then said quick
~. the ayes have it." After ne aad an
nounced the vote there came few cries
of No.
General Gordon then resub1nltted the
resolution The author of the resolution
took the floor to speak in befrah or the
resolution, and made a strong plea for Its
adoption
Col ]. II. Sheppard. of Richmond. Va.
secured the floor ana said:
II want no coGuetting with the Yankees
II sal %
accept anything from their hands. Don't
accept anything from Union soldiers. Vote
| it down, comrades. vote il DOWN
Instantly there was a terrific uprear.
| Dozens of delegates were on their feet
| demanding recognition from the chair
Rev William E. Hill, of Mississippi, read
| again the resolution and strongly urged
it's adoption General Stephen ID. Lee
| also urged the adoption of the resolution.
As he concluded Col. Sheppard came to
the front of the platform and cried Vote
it down: vote it DOWN" He was met
with mingled applause and cries OF ''stt
down"
The uproar was something tremendous.
| men by the dozen shouting to attract the
attention of the chair, calling vote;
question: no; yes" and Gordon:
| Gordon.
General Gordon finally restored order,
| and, in response to the call for his opinion
came to the front with smile on his
| face and said:
| Il know the sender of this message. On
| the heights OF Gettysburg he stood gal
| lantly in front of my lines, and it was
bullets that sent him 10 he rear with a
| leg off. For me, / am going TO recipro-
| cate the kindly message of the Northern
4 soldier
| RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
4 Wild cheers greeted this declaration.
| The question was put. and il was adopted
1 with q roar of assent.
\ General Lyon. of Kentucky. moved that
| the resolution be Teconsidered, and a
motion TO table came on the heels of his
original motion. which was lost.
\ The motion TO table was lost
\ During tha day the ladies committee.
| having III charge the collection of funds
| for the Davis monument in Hichsnond
| raised about 5000
The reunion ball to-nigs.t was q big sue
cess OF the 25.o69 persons entitled TO
admission, i. Is estimated that 1850 ha.l
visited the ball by midnight.
The grand march at p NJ was led by
General john 3. Gordon and Mrs Pickett.
widow OF the General who led the charge
at Gettysburg
The Association of Surgeons of the Con-
federate Army and Navy to-day elected
the following officers:
Presidsnt-Dr. Preston B. Scott OF Louis
| Vile
vice-President-Dr Ct ~ Heller. of Hot
Springs.