The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-30
GEN. G0RD0A is
AGAIN ELECTED
Chosen Commander of the Con-
federate Veterans.
IsAsT d. o. REgNIoN
TRIBUTES 10 ABRAHAM LIN
COLA AID JEFFERSON DAVIS.

COLA AID JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Me'a3his Tenn May. 22.-There was
no question of g postponeEnent today 81
the Flower parade orFany other feature
~ the ConredereT feteraRs reuniep,
and the is1ograr To-Day way carried
ont IN full
The exercises in Confederate hail
were opened by the "D0Xoiogy' and
PRAYER The credential cou{mittee's re-
port showed a total represent ation OF
1859 camps with an aggregate attend
anCe or L.309 QelPgates Texas had the
largest Teprese ntatton, with 329 camps
and 81 delegates. The resolutions.
prepared by various delegates. We're
Fead aloud by the commander and
theh referred to the committee on res0-
lgtious Among them was motion
that congress be memOraiized to erect
in the capitol IF the nations capital
q monnment to General Robert Il. Lee.
No action was taken, buC there was 2.
narAber 81 cries OF No, no. and the
resol1slon was passed back to-the COM
THE report of the committee on con-
federate memorial showed total re-
sources Of this orcSeuizati0n at the pres
emit time 70 b. S22S 40. Memhers of the
n1efuoria4 COMMITTEES We're ordered 10
meet Within niusrsZ lays in Richmond.
Va, to make 0nat announcements for
she laying of tie C0rnerStpne of tbc
Bate Abbey which IS 10 be the great
coEfederate mem9riaL
Al partial report 81 abe committee on
Resolutions was presented. II resolved
that the congress be requested to make
sufhcient 8rgropriatiqn for the care Of
confederate dead iu the cemeteries in
the north THAI thanks be extended TO
congress and to the president for che
massage OF thef act anaking an appro-
petition for the reinterment of the con-
federate dead inferred IN the National
cemetery ct washington. and that
Whenever the request fof the dead Of
am confederate state be made by any
state OF orEa niZed memorial essoeial
ton that they be restored TO che care
lHtions we're adopted unanimously By
the delegates WITH 1t debate and with
"a cheer.
TFibate 70 HsIor.
As bis gaFef s ,aHnouneing the
ABORTION eia the resolutions. CfepeF61
Gordon SAID Ny comrades. at lest n
lonefatulate you thac the day has
nnaey come when foes 81 well as
-rleiFis gre ready % pay tribute - the
Val0r OF the men Oh the sOlrth-
General p. -. stewart 1ffered a reso-
luiou sSing that every member Of
the Atn0ef. confederate veterans give.
81 for the pRrpose 81 e,~ctng suit
south the motion met with geeat aps
plause. and one tieIegate who an
nouuced hiulse6 as INN CROW eEom
Lquisiana haBded up the first dollar.
in On General Stewalf Nsho eas later
MADE treasurer Or me tund vines Cen
crgI Gordon iuteJ l-ltrtet him tc allow
She reading Of the report ~ the Ieffer-
report showed q tofal cash be- hand Of
sS2 72.s NEith outstanding subscriptions
When the reports had been read ser
Eices IN, memoirs 81 Hiss Winnie DaVis
were beslln with an lnNoeauon by tfze.
rev Or Perry AS thet clergy man re4
ssined his seat General Cs0rten ap-
uDunged That II vas inteBdeG4 likewise
20 rncid g sacpod service III honor Of
the confadRra =. dead.
Ar She aftecnopI. session. the report
~ ths histarieai t9nlWlttee WAS unani-
mousiy adopted. 81 stetea that the
ehFef impediment % The prepar7ti0n
and reception ~ history inpsrtiaRV
dealing with both sidss 0f tbs var -
Perjufiss SIN Live
Prhably the generatio6 now PASS
ing away Wtil neVer completely outlve
tie Rlejlidfces fengendered by the Wasr,,
tnG the contentious ana nfisa Jprehen-
sious which les to IT, The paSs5ons and
preludtces sgreesed by tfie war threse-
ened 90 bupiant segtionai animosities
which time aPuld nesel heai.
we southern peoTsle ance regArded
AtEaham Lincoln as one 81 Ehe most
acesF tcslilio creatures that ever hVpd
Nh1 whils lye. don { en0crse the policy
which le UugstIed HFe honor him for his
gn4uestionef sireerity patriotism aud
on the otAen hand The people of the
month once reg Eded Je6ersou DAVIS IS
the inc8inatisul 1T seihsll1ess and dis
loyalty. Aov Wherever al fsa bused of
areJ udlefs tney f2gard him. using the
nguaBe .of one Of their, aDlest schOI-
aEs 8 one O. tsss PuresI aolest, raos55
American 81 tesmFu
General JDbh p. cocoon was elected
cot1futlnder .iu-clief. Lieutenant Gen
eral " gabeii eomnander 81 the
trans 1lisslssip pl depaTuntnt; Lieuten-
~ efenetR y. Lee, commander Of
the Army - the Tennessee. lieutenant
general Wade kiamptou comEJander
of the army of northern Virginia
- resolut19n was adopted providing
thar 40 De sons or body or convention
ltself snail have the right o invite
amy ele 80 Confe5erate veterans re-
union other than colfederates
Dallas Tex. was selected for the re-
union cf 1899 The convention ad-
1ourned sine de at $50 p. IN
a bsaDfifHi sight was the great floral
parade WIFI Hnieh the citizens of
Alempnis honored the guests and the
confederate reunion over 700 vehicles
which were q mass of towers were IS
lius and an tie citizens Of Memphis
WHO witnessed the Hover parade given
last fear IN hohCr Of. Admiral Dewey
agreed ina -le event today Ear sur-
passed Che lirst attempt
MEETING OF WOMEN.