The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-30

| total representation of lao camps was
leported With an aggregate attendance OF
| presentation With 2Sa camps With iSi dele.
yates.. The report was adopted ar read
was almost ippesshlc Ia h sS's sar,h,n ~
| twenty feet from the platform The read
Ing OF the report was frequently interrupt.
I'd by the shouts OF delegates WHO claim.
ed that they could not distinguish anything
Us the sergcant-at.arms IN the placer
called General Gordon
lie IS replied one q his assistants.
that be secure q policeman and stop that
noise outside. We are willing to put up
| with side shows hut we must have auiet
in which, to transact our business"
General Gordon then called for the may
or. 7or any other city onileial" ami asked
| that aid he given In lesseniRg tue neise,
The resolutions prepared by various dele
| gates were passed Nh to the commander
| who read them aloud before passing them
| back to thp conittee or resolutions
Among thcm was motion that congress
| be memnrlalScd to erect IN the rotunda OF
| the Nations capitol monument to Gen.
! cral Robert y. Lee No action was taken
| tut there were u number OF cries nf "No.
| No The resolution was pissed back 10
| the committee
The next thing In order, said General
| Gordou, lis the reading Of the report Of
the committee on history General S
u Lee, chairman Of this commlttee al.
vanccd with this report which was bulky
and volnminous ne asked because of the
length az the report thai it, readinr h.
dispensed with and thar the delegates
should read It In the morning papers zen
| cIIl Cahcll made motion that all action
! he deferred until the printing OF the re.
| port. General Lee then asked that the
| report he read at once; After q long de-
! Fhe report OF the committee on the Con
| federate memorial was read by the chair
| man The report showed the total Of cash
| IN hand of $Sl. o96 there are SSi.3oT In
| good and coilectahle subscriptions; there Is
| an additional 100000 still due from Charles
| Broadway Rouss of New York: other Items
bringing the total resources Of the organl-
! pended to the report was q resolution that
! The members OF the memorial committee
he ordered to meet within ninety days in
| Richmond, Va to make final arrangements
| fcr the laying of The corner atone OF the
| Battle Abbey which IS to he the great
Confederate memorial The report was
on motion Of General Waller Of South
| Carolina q committee OF FIVE was appoint
cd ia extend the greetings Of the United
Confederate Veterans TO the Sons Of Vet
Grams, assembled in the auditorium.
General Haughton Of ST. Louis. Nom
| date for the position of commander of that
organization, was then given the floor FOR
short address, in which, speaking for the
| the veterans
! A resolution declaring that at 4;3O o'clock
in the afternoon the convention proceed
! Was adopted
There was A short DELAY waiting for the
report of he committee an resolutions
| report was presented however The FIRST
| resolution was that the congress Of the
| make sufficient nnnronriation for The care
~ Confederate dead In The cemeteries of
the North.
The second resolution moved that thanks
! be extended TO congress- aud the president
the net approved June O. 1890, making an
CIoppfoaaerots dead ,ntered in tha Nstionp
cemetery at Washington.
| second clause asked that whenever a
state DO made Inv any state or organized
J memorial association that they be restored
TO ne eare oil IneIr NAIVE i've sdS,", ,r,,
monsly nv the committee ana were passed
| by the delegates without debate and with
ehfff' ,orot ,o,, o,rorno,rr +no ooa,.,o,,
Of the resolutions. General Gordon said
my comrades at last ! CONGRATULATE You
/ thai tne daN mas many come when Toes
/ rs wen az lIlSilnN uIt Ithenl 10 llhg tiiuuie
| 10 lhf Naior ~ ~ w iuei % ~ VIC oonlh.
%ShtI"i n ''v"a ii un'tvu y ItS94IIuttt"1
/ asklng, IHat az nrl1pcIf oL VIC u1Ieu
SonIeuerasge ne,ttrnhs en ,tn give ~ l2r me
~ pwSu ", ~ so,,tb 70 ~ !,
4 ~ %nrnisn, shawn H. tbc,, d,'r,rr tho
war The. motion mes with great, approval
! ne hin Crow from Louisiana handed M
/ the frst dollar The money was comrnenc-
Z "a npur I'm OD General Stewart whom
Z ccsnerol Gordnn Irterrnpied him to resume
/ the regular order Of business 10 allow The
Z rcadiag Of the report of the Jefferson Davis
/ Memorial association. which was read by
/ Mrs a. b. Randolph Of Richmond Va.
! Tho final report OF fhe association showed
q total cash in hand Of $50 .d72 with out
] standng subscriptions of S1DT27. Mrs.
/ Rundolph made an urgent appeal for moro
money.
~
Az tho conclusion of the reading of the
-. a.. Ntaa,..;ai a,s.,,.t,4,o, -,
! reports OF the N'h'oi lai "SSoc'at'oh "tu-
| eral Gordon raped vigorously Tor order
and announced that at last the hour had
- - ~. J., ,,t,,, 80 ~, so,r,1 y,,,.,.i,as
e"ihc '"' 'ne n'i"''H w. ~ - ~ 800
I In memory Of that wcll-loyed daughter OF
! the south-Wlnnic Davis He introduced
D. ~ ~. n.bo deI,vorcd an oioouort
! new III ieIr!' WI" "e"''i'" q" e'oH''"'
! Invocation
The prayer of Dr. Perry was Intended
! o., ~ ,,,.,,,..,, - ,uss Dov,y alone al
ioI az n'en''is ~ r
,n"mhn y, M tnS so,tL ,rbo iove tbn cat,se ~
which Miss Davis was s 50 powerful sr.no az S i'd
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