The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-17
VETERANS HAD GREAT PARADE
TWO THOUSAND or THE OLD SOL
DIERs WE'RE ~ LINE.

last Day Of the Reunion In Angus
ta-Future Heunion~ WIN Occupy
OnIy Two Days-South Carolina
Veterans Joined In wan the ceor-
EInn--Capt. Usina OF savannah
Was Re-ctectcd Secretary.
Augusta Ca Nov iG-The veteran
have left for their homes and the Con
Tolerate reunion is a thing Of the past
The morning session was devoted to
passing resolutions Of thanks and 81 clos
Ing mp the odds and ends Of the conven-
ton before the hour for the parade. The
resolution restricting future reunions 90
two days was passed. ana quorom Of the
Western brigade having been gotten to
gether. Col C. r. whcailcy was elected
brgadier in place OF Gen. james s
Boynton. on account Of the latter's m
health
SECRETARY II. p Usina Of savannah was
unanimously reelected by rising vote
in spite Of his protest, and he consented
TO serve IN Difference to the unanimous
wish
Gen. O. l. Walker. commander Of the
South Carolina Division, y. c. ". extend
I'd a cordial Invitation. on behalf 81 she
veterans Of south Carolina. and the peo-
pie OF Columbia to the Georgia Division
90 attend the next reunion of the South
Carolina veterans az Columbia He
stated that ne date Of the reunion had
no, yei been nxed. bur 10 would oecur
some time during 1871. He says he will
advise the Georgisus or the dase a. soon
AS % has been fixed.
Gen. Walker expressed tho highest ap-
prcciatlon Of the ~ endid hospitality eN-
tended 90 him and his command by the
people OF Augusta
Miss Eula Maddox Of Estontcn. ire
only sponsor la Attendance on the con-
yeution was led to the from, 81 the STAGE
AMI Introduced 10 the veterans She 81
beautiful and attractive young LAZY. AMI
was greeted with cheers and Applause.
Gen. McGiashau made a brief but feel
lne farewell address
Roy Sparks Melton Of the Firt Bap-
iist Church offered prayer and with tie
singing o. the doxology. the convento on
was declared adjourned.
Parade WAS the climax.
The parade Wma the climax and conclu-
sion 81 enc reunion. and was hitting
Glove. Ia spite Of the fact TINT many
of the veterans went homo last night
there were fully two thousand old sol
oilers iu line outside Of the local military
and other organizations. After the mount
"a police and local military. the latter
under Col Tnomas1n came the veterans
AZ the head ~ the column rode Ger.
Clement 4 Evans aud bis stan. his sdtu-
taut general. Capt. James l.. Fleming
tt hie side Gen. VI O. Butler. Gen Al
fred Cumming and the officers 81 the
daughters Of the Confederacy ard Ladies
Memorial Association we're guests Of hon
or ih carriages.
Next came Mai Gen q. l. Walker.
comma HtieF ~ tht South Carolina Division
ana bic stsn. consisting Of ~ James g
Holmes. adJutant general aud chief OF
stan Mai Charles p. Cofiin. Capt. J. J
Farrell. ~ Cen. r. ". Clrwiic's stan. AMI
COZ Henry oliver, aldo % Gen. John 3.
Gordon
The south Carolina veterans. who we're
ncxt ~ line mace = magnificent appear-
auce with their battle nass ana jackets or
gray. They were several hundred strong.
Tho Georgia Division Of veterans fol-
lowed. with the Eastern Brigade. com
handed by Gen. Wiley az the head.
The two Augusta camps. with their
historic flags nIftoring in ire breeze.
made splendid appearance. They We're.
naturally. the Target camps 10 the pr
rade.
The Northern Georgia Brigs De-. Gen. a.
j West commanding. next filed b.. A.
the Geuerafs side rode Miss Emma Car
roll and Miss JAMIE Timberiuke. the
daughters of two OF Augustus most
prominent Confederate matrone. Their
magnificent ,horsemlnship was much adj
mired.
The famous cd Third Gccr4il Reg
rnent. carrying the n8g which went " "a
them from Malvern Hill 90 Ap omattox,
was the last regular organization, tho re-
Gnalnder Of the parade being made up OF