Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-05-30
REUNION At MENPHIS.
Second Days Session Of the United
Confederate Veterans.
TEXAS DELEGATION.
Report Show the Lone star state Leads
In Camps aud Members-COn'
gress Thanked for Caring
for Dead Veterans.

Memphis. May 20 "A cloudless sky
and cool breeze was in evidence when
the second days session Of tho United
Confederate Veterans began. The ex.
ercises in the Confederate hall opened
az 1890 a. m., by singing the doKology
by the delegates and prayer by Rev Ds.
Blaclari Of Memphis.
The report Of the committee on ere
dentials was read. showing the total Of
1850 camps represented by an attend.
nnce % 23o9 delegaies. Texas has the
largest representation, l29 camps with
sJl delegates Tho report wa, adopted.
The resolutions prepared by various
delegates were passed up % the COM
mandor. who read them aloud before .
passing them back % the committee 90 /
resolutions Among them was a mo- /
tion that congress b. memorialzed C. .
erect in the capitol Of the nation mon |
umeut o. General Robert T. Lee. No
action was taken. but there were a num-
bor of cries Of emo. "no. ." The reso-
luton was passed back 10 the commit
tee.
"The next thing ia order" said Gen.
Gordon. 's reading the report Of the
committee on history" General 5 D.
Lec. chairman Of the committee, ad.
wueai with the report. which was
bulky and voluminous He asked tbs!
. because of the length Of the report rs
reading bs dispensed with, and the de-.
egnte- th0uteI read 10 in the papers
General Cabel made a motion that
action on the report b. deferred until
after the printing of the report
General Lee then asked that the re-
port De- read at once. After a long de-
bato the report was made special order
Of business flr g p. M.
The report Of the committee on Con-
federate memorials was read by Chair.
man @. A. Evans Of Georgia The
report showed "a total 0' cash 30 hand
Of s,l. .2l5; there al. .J.' in gold and
c0l.ecmble subscriptions, there Is an az.
diuuual $4,000 still doe from Charles
Broadway Rouse Of New York; other
items bringing the total resources Of
/ tho organization at the present time 70
[ s22s. 5iO. Appended 90 the report was
a resolution that members of the mem.
orial committee be- ordered 20 meet
within 90 days In Richmond Va. 10
make final arrangements for the laying
Of the corner stone Of Battle Abbey.
which Is % be- a great Confederate
memorial. The report was adopted aud
the resolution passed.
On motion Of General Walker Of South
: Carolina a committee was appointed 70
extend the greetings Of the United Con.
fedcrate Vetegins 90 the Sons of Confed'
crate Veterans assembled in the audito
, mum. General Horton of ST. Louis, d
, member OF the Sons Of Veterans, and d
candidate for the position Of command.
er Of that organization. was then given
the floor for short address In which
b speaking for the Sons Of Veterans. b,
d extended greetings 10 the veterans.
= There was a short delay In waiting
}. for the report Of the committee ON res
olutions. A partial report was presented
e however. The first resolution was thA
q the congress Of the United States b,
b. respectfully requested 90 make sufiicien
. appropriation for the care Of the Con
d federate dead in the cemeteries Of tn
n north. The second resolution was tina
IA thanks be extended 30 congress aud tn
q president Of the United States for pas
h sage Of the act, approved June @, 1906
n making an appropriation for tho n
interment OF Confederate dead in tn
.s National cemetery nc Washington.
y second clause asked that what wheneye
" the request for the dead Of any Confed
" crate state be- made by any state O
II organized Memorial association they
J. restored TO the care Of their naiiy
ID state. All these resolutions were r,
" ported unanimously by the committe
Y and were passed by the delegates with
out debate and with cheers.
General 4. p Stewart offered a res
luton asking all members Of the Unite
's Confederate Veterans each % give On
DE- dollar for the purpose Of erecting
20 suitable memorial 10 women Of the south
% 90 commemorate the horoim shown b
'e them during the war The motion mt
v with applause aud onedelegate. whoan
'h nounced himself ns "Jim Crow frof
40 Louisiana, handed bp the first dollar
Money was commencing % pour IN O
General Stewart when General Gordo
%. interrupted him TO resume the regula
!, order Of business. General Stewart wa
:, made treasurer Of the fund.
- The report Of the Memorial associH
-, tion was read by Mrs Randolph q
M Richmond, Va Cash on hand amount