The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-06-08
VOLUME XLVI.
The Great Reunion.
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and graDdest that has yet taken place,
and it is safe to predict that none
will ever approach it In attendance
and general interest. 1t may be of in
terest to note that the United Confed-
crate Veterans Association was or
ganized at Jackson, Miss, On June 3.
1891. when the Confederate monument
was unveiled in the capitol enclosure.
It now numbers 1881 camps in twenty
two States, which were entitled to
2305 delegates at the Memphis Reun-
ion. Mississippi has 92 camps, with
23S delegates. About four thousand
Mississippi veterans were registered
at Mississippi headquarters. There
must have been twenty thousand Mis-
sippians in Memphis last week, and
fully eighty thousand from other
States.
The auditorium in which the con-
vention was held cost twenty thous-
and dollars, was built in less than
thir.y days and has comfortable seat
ing capacity of twenty-five thousand.
The convention was called to order
at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning by
Gen. George w. Gordon, acting chair
man. Chaplain-General j. William
Jones offered prayer, Gov. Benton Nc
Millin delivered the address Of well
come for the State; ex-Chief Justice
Tim E. Cooper, late Of Mississippi
l,o ton NJ
Southern ladies'; Mayor J. ]. Williams
welcomed everybody to Memphis; Ex-
Senator Turley spoke for the Execu-
tive Committee; Gen. G. w. Gordon
also made welcome address; and
tnen Gen. John b. Gordon
took the gavel and also
took charge of the convention.
He was. perhaps, the only speaker
torium. He received a tremendous
ovation as he entered ON the duties Of
presiding officer. His speech was
brief but brilliant.
Col. Bennett H. Young was the
orator of the day, and his effort was
equal to the great occasion.
Bishop Thomas F. Gailor was then
introduced and welcomed the conven-
ton in behalf of the local Sons Of
Confederate Veterans. He was compli-
mented with special attention and fire.
quently applauded. Bishop Gailor was
born in Jackson, Miss, and his father
Frank M. Gailor, was killed at the
battle of Perryville.
General Joseph Wheeler and General
Fltzhugh Lee were presented, and
each responded briefly to the tremend-
Gus applause that greeted them when
introduced.
Among the celebrities on the plat
form was the sole surviving member
OF President Davis cabinet, Hon. John
II. Reagan, Of Texas. He appeared
more robust than when at Louisville
last year.
The Sons of Veterans and the
daughters Of the Confederacy had
thelr reunions and entertainments;
the Davis Memorial and Forrest Mem
onal services, the general ball, and
the sponsors ball, the grand parade
on Thursday morning, the laying of
tne corner stone of Forrest Monument
on Friday afternoon, together with
numerous regimental and company re
unions, Confederate and social func-
uons' made up thoroughly delightful
week, some features of which will be
specially mentioned In these columns
Inc Commercial-Appeal and Scimitsr
accounts of the great reunion were
indispensable. 1t required all OF
thelr ample space for three days to do
'he occasion justice and hence we are
unable to condense into brief men.
uon satisfactory statement of all
'hat we saw and heard at the reunion
General Gordon and the several De-
partment Commanders were reelected
ana Dallas, Texas, chosen for the
next reunion. Louisville wanted IL
again; didn't have fair showing last
year ON account of incessant rain
mere was some rain in Memphis, but
hot enough to interfere with the
program. The great parade barely es
capped good wetting.
IL was this writer's great honor tt
pe one of the staff of General Stephen
~ lee, all of whom, with the beauti
iui sponsor and her maids OIL honol
we're royalty entertained at the home
VI Col. j. L. Lake. The venerable faith
CT OF this gentleman, Levin Lake kept
up with the procession, and made a
nappy response to General Lees ad
dress to his staff.
Inc new Artesian well on the Chau
'auqua grounds at Gulfport, has water
49, az DEPTH of $50 feet, and furnishes
w galloIs a minute, carrying the
wafer to height of seventy feet above
sround. 1t is ono of the best Artesiar
wells on tae gulf coast.