Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-05

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floral parade took place in the afternoon,
and every feature planned for the enter
tainment of the veterans was carried
out. The exercises in Confederate hall
wore opened by the singing of the dox-
ology and prayer by Rov. Mr.. Blackard,
of Memphis.
Commander Gordon announced the
first thing in order was the Offering of
resolutions.
The report of the committee ON cre-
dentials was called for and read by the
chairman, j. G. Guise, of Alabama.
The total representation of 1850 camps
was reported with an aggregate attend
anco of $500 delegates. Texas had the
largest representation with 129 camps
and A5l delegates.
The resolutions prepared by various
delegates were passed up to tho com
mander, who read them aloud before
passing them to the committee on reso-
lutions. Among those which were
offered the greatest excitement was
caused by resolution providing for a
Lee.
The resolution was received with
marked disfavor. Tho news was spread
ovor tho streets and there was a rush of
veterans to tho reunion hall.
1t appeared for moment that there
would be trouble, and had it not been
for the calm explanations of those at
tho entrance of tho hall there would
undoubtedly have been several diff
cultios among tho old Veterans. 1t
developed that Sam II. Moore, of Hunts
vile, Ala, presented a resolution call
ing on the Southern membors of Con-
gress to secure an appropriation of S1O0-,
600 for a monument to Leo.
Cries of mo, Mop and "Table itp'
rang through the hall. No action was
taken, and tho resolution was sent to
tho committee.
Tho report Of tho committee OH Con.
federato memorials was read by Chair
man G. A. Evans, of Georgia. The
report showed a total of cash in hand OF
sSl,206; thoro are $st,307 in good col,
lectable subscriptions; and there is an
additional 100000 still due from Charles
Broadway Rouss, of New York; other
itoms bring the total resources Of the
tho organization at the present time to
S22S,17
Appended to the report was resolu,
tion chat the members of the memorial
committee be ordered to meet within
ninety days in Richmond, Va, to make
final arrangements for the laying of the
cornerstone of the Battle Abbey which
is to be the great Confederate memorial.
Tho report was adopted and the resolu.
ton passed.
The committee on resolutions made
a partial report as follows:
The first resolution was that the Con
gress Of the United States be respect
fully requested to make sufficient
appropriation for the care of Confede-
rate dead in tho cemeteries of tho North.
The second resolution moved that
thanks be extended to Congress and to
the President of the United States for
the passage of the act, approved Juno 6,
1900, making an appropriation for the
re-intermcnt of tho Confederate dead in
the National cemetery at Washington.
A second clause asked that whenever
request for the dead of any Confcde-
rate State be made by any State or
organized memorial association they be
restored to the care of their native State.
All these resolutions were reported
unanimously by the committee on rcso-
lutions and were passed by the delegates
without debate and with cheer.
AS his gavel fell announcing the adop-
tion of the resolutions General Gordon
said: "My comrades, at last congratu-
late you that the day has finally come
when foes as well as friends are ready to
pay tribute to the valor of the mon OF
the South"
Gen A. p. Stewart offered a rcsolu.
ton asking that all members of the
United Confederate Veterans each give
81 for the purpose of erecting IA suitable
memorial to tho women of the South-to
commemorate the hcrosm shown by
them during the war. Tho motion met
with great approval, and ono delegate,
who announced himself as "Jim Crow"
from Louisiana, handed up the first
dollar.
Gen. Gordon announced that Con. A.
p. Stewart, of Chattanooga, had beon
appointed treasurer Of the fund to raise
a memorial to Southern women and that
all subscriptions for that purpose be
sent him.
The report of tho Jefferson Davis
Memorial Association was then read by
Mrs. N. B. Randolph, of Richmond, Va.
The financial report of tho association
showed n total of cash in hand of $32, 2,G72,
with outstanding subscriptions of $1O,7 ,727.
Mrs. Randolph made an urgent appeal
for more money.
AT the afternoon session tho report OF
the historical committee was submitted,
and after reading was unanimously
adopted. Tho report stated that tho
chief, and probably only. impcdimont to
the preparation and reception of a his
tory, impartially dealing with both sides,
of the war is prejudice.
A resolution from tho committee on
resolutions was presented to the con-
vcntion and adopted, "That noithor tho
general commanding nor tho department
or division commanders. nor any officials
of this association, nor 'our host shall
have the right to invite anyone to Con
fcdcratc veteran reunion other than Con-
fcderates, and this right shall rest alone
with the delegates in convention assom-
blcd