Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-06-01
GORDON ED-'iECl'ED
10 i na1 4sr-in-Gaisfof the United
Confederate Veterans.
NO OTHER NAME MENTIONED.

NO OTHER NAME MENTIONED
f-hs Present Department Commanders
Also Reelected With the Same
Thunderous unanimity--Battie Alb
hey at Richmond Now Assured.
Memphis, May S0.--The principal
business at the second days session
of the United Confederate Veterans
was the election of commandments
chief, Gen John b. Gordon being un
animously reelected.
The report OF the committee on Gre
dentials showed total representation
of 1859 camps, with an aggregate at
tendance of 2.309 delegates. Texas
had the largest representation. with
129 camps and 451 delegates.
The resolution prepared by various
delegates were passed up to the com
mander, who read them aloud before
returning them to the committee on
resolutions. Among them was mo-
ton that congress be memoralized to
erect at the capital of the nation a
monument to Gen. Robert e. Lee. No
action was taken, but there were a
number of cries of mo" mo"
The report of the committee on Con-
federate memorials. read by Chairman
c. A. Evans, of Georgia, showed the
total resources of the organization at
present to be $22S,170. Appended to
the report was resolution, which was
adopted, that the members of the mem
orial committee be ordered to meet
within 80 days in Richmond. Va, to
make final arrangements for the laying
of the corner stone of the Battle Alb
hey.
A partial report of the committee on
resolutions was presented. The first
resolution was that congress be re-
spectfully requested to make sufficient
appropriation for the care of Confeder-
ate dead in the cemeteries of the north
The second resolution moved that
thanks be extended to congress and
the president for the passage of the act
making an appropriation for the rein
terment of the Confederate dead in
Washington.
The resolutions were passed without
debate.
AS his gavel fell announcing the
adoption of the resolutions. Gen. Cor
don said:
my comrades. at last congratulate
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foes as we'll as friends are ready to
pay tribute to the valor of TIE men OF
the SOUTH
Gen A. p. Stewart offered a resolu-
ton asking that members of the Uni
ted Confederate Veterans each give 81
for the purpose of erecting suitable
memorial to the women of the south to
commemorate the heroism shown by
them during the war. The motion met
with great approval.
The report of the Jefferson Davis
Memorial association showed urgent
need for more funds.
Impressive services were then held
in memory of Winnie Davis, "the
daughter of the Confederacy. All tae
speakers breathed gratitude for the
complete reunion of the sections.
/ When election of officers was an
nounced in order the name of Gen.
John b. Gordon was placed before the
convention, and instantly somebody
shouted: Lets make his reelection
unanimous With mighty burst OF
voices AYE" Numbered through the
hall.
Let's rise and do it again." came
voice, and with one accord the conyen-
ton rose and with hats swinging in tho
air faye" again Numbered forth.
With the same thunderous unanin-
ity the reflections followed of Lieu. en-
ant General w l.. Cabel, cf the
Trans Mississippi department; Lieu
tenant General S. d. Lee. Of the Army
of Tennessee, and Lieutea-lt Gene |
Wade Hampton. of the army of Norta-
ern Virginia
There were Gals for speeches. Cen
erals Gordon. Caoel and Lee spo..e
briefly
Dallas Tex, was selected as the
next meeting place by vote of 1.26s
to 1,046 for Louisville.
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