The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-24
John Allen OF Mississippi Eulogized the Pri-
Yates of the Confederate Army.
DECORATION DAY FIXED ON THE BIRTHDAY OF
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The Presentation OF Judge Reagan to the Assembled
Thousands Was One of the Touching Incidents.
Notes of the Texas End of the Reunion

Dallas Texas, April o3.-Confcdcrate Vet
Grams, assembled In reunion here today.
transacted Important business with rush.
Generals Gordon Lee aud Cabell were re-
elected and General G., / Walker Iced to
succeed the late General Wade Hjmrt n
as commander of the army Of Northern
Virginia New orleans was selected us tho
place for tho next reunion.
General Gordon was given no ch7ncc 10
retire. voice from the back of the h III
cried The only way you can gel away
from the office general Is by dying So
for another year General Gordon fvill lie
commander in chief
General stephen u. Lee, commander Il
the army of Tennessee department. and
General w. l. COld Tige'D Caboll. COM
mander Of the army of Transmit. sss pp dc
p0rtmcnt. were reelected. Tho elections
were unanimous 10y standing vote
Glowing tributes were paid tnthc Officers.
aud half the audience was IN tears VIII, u
the meeting adjourned.
Long before the meeting opcnc tho emp
grounds began to I'LL up aud by II O'Clock
tho largest crowd Of the reunion was pres
cnt. The bureau Of information gave OFT
statement saying that lodgings for No.
oCO people had been found.
General Gordcn called the convention 10
order at 1G:45 and memorial services fer
the late General Wade Hampton be gan.
Chaplaih General Jones delivered the in.
vocation ana General stephen u. Lee fol
lowed with eulngy or the lamentcd
southern warrior and statesman. From
General Hampton, the speaker had received
his commissions as lieutenant, lieut. n
ant colonel ana a colonel OF artillery. His
associations with TIE fan9us soldier had
been Intimate and there were tears Ia S
eyes as be spoke Of lIamptons rec Mt
death.
General Gordon spoke briefly Of the drad
soldier. with his death" said the IL
cral. "a great light went ont. 10, all
say the light went out? Tho light of sn'h
a life can never 60 out, but will burn for
ever, light to guide our footsteps t. the
highest pinnacle Of glory"
Nearer. My God. to Thee" was then
sung by the audience, following viii Ii
culogstic resolutions for General Hampton
We're adopted
odd Tgc" Cabel was called for an
added his tribute, while his eyes wore tilel
with tears.
private" John Allen OF Mississippi. who
was 10 ave been the orator of the day yes
tcrdny was next introduced. He said he
couldn't he an orator without windmill
AMI that his windmill had blown down and
he had to stay 1T home and fix It. Then.
for an hour, the witty Missssinpian kept
his hearers IN high state Of enjoyment
with ancedotc after Hneedote. lie was
nearly exhausted when he concluded tut
The cries NJ Allen" "Allen!' were so
strenuous that he was compelled to return
and say a few u,orc words. In concluding
his speech Mr. Allen said;
at was not the flash Of the generals
sword that struck terror TO the Yankee
hearts. It was the REBEL yell and the
crack Of the private's rifles. They
we're the men who kept the Yankees off
the generals while they slept. They
fought not for conquest, nor Tor an'b-
ton but Tor principles and sentiment
backed by the bravest. truesr women
that ever lived. God bless our country