The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-06-06
presented in few happy words Col
oncl Bcnnct IL. Young, of Louisville,
the orator of The day.
SECOND DAYS pROCEEDJNGS.

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The weather was perfect in Memphis
on The second day of the reunion. The
floral parade took place in the after
noon, and every feature planned for
the entertainment Of the veterans was
carried out. The exercises in Confcd-
crate hall were opened by the singing
of the doxology and prayer by Rev.
MIR. Blackard, of Memphis.
Commander Gordon announced the
first thing in order was the Offering of
resolutions.
The report of the committee on
credentials was called for and read by
the chairman, ). G. Guise, of Alabama.
The total representation Of 800 camps
was reported with IN aggregate attcn-
dance Of 2,309 delegates. Texas had
the largest representation with 10
camps and l1l delegates.
The resolutions prepared by various
delegates were passed up to the com
mandcr, who rcad them aloud before
passing them to the committee on re-
solutions. Among those which were
offered the greatest excitement was
caused by Il resolution providing for Il
f.. Lee.
The resolution was received with
marked disfavOr. The news was spread
over the streets and there was rush
OF veterans to the reunion hall.
Cries Of ono, Mop and "Tnblc itr'
rang through the hall. No acti on was
taken, and the resolution was sent to
the committee
The report Of the committee on Con-
tcdclatc memorials was read by Chair.
man &. ~. Evans, of Georgia. The
report showed Il total of cash IN hand
OF ISL ,29G; there arc SSl BOT in good
collcctablc subscriptions; and there is
an additional $50 900 still due from
Charles broadway Rouss, Of New York;
other items bring the total resources OF
the organization at the present time to
$22S, 40.
Appended to the report was rcsolu-
ton that 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. The report was adopted
and the resolution passed.
The committee on resolutions made
partial report rs follows:
The first resolution was that the
Congress of the United States he re-
spcctfully requested to make sufficient
appropriation for the care of Con-
fcdcratc dead in the cemeteries Of the
North.
Nhn 4 -
thanks be extended to Congress and |
To The President of the United States |
for the passage of the act, approved |
June &, 1900, making an appropriation |
for the rc-intcrmcnt Of the Confederate !
dead i'm The National cemetery at
Washington.
n second clause asked that whcn->
ever II request for the dead of any
Confederate State be made by any State
or organized n cmorinl ASSOCIATION they
be restored to the care of their native
State.
All these resolutions were reported
by the committee on re-
holuhons and were passed by the dele
gates without debate and with cheer.
AS ha gnvcl fell announcing the
htVltloli VI NllC ltStlullptS Nttlltlul
Gordon said: 60 My comrades, ut last
! congratulate You that the day has
linnlly como when foes ~ well ns
friends are ready to pay tribute to the
Vnlor of tho mon of the South.'
Gen. a. i. stewart offered II rcsolu-
lion asking that all members of the
United Confederate Veterans each
give $l for tho purpose of erecting n
suitable memorial to the women of tho
South to commemorate tho hnr0ism
shown by them during tho war. Tho
motion met with great approval, and
one delegate, who announced himself
as "Jim Crow" from Louisiana, hand
od up tho frat dollar.
General Gordon announced that
'on' ~, J.. Stewart, of Chattanooga,
h"d been appointed treasuror of the
a Al 40. l.,