The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-04-30
THE sECOND JAYS REUNION
Gen. Gordon effected Com
mander and New Orleans Next
Place of Meeting.

Gen. Gordon Reelected Com
mander and New Orleans Next
Place of Meeting.
The Confederate Veterans reunion
ness on the second day. Gen. John
b., Gordon was reelected commander
of the u. G.. V. by reclamation amid
the greatest enthusiasm. Gen. Stephen
ID. Lee was elected for the Army of
the Tennessee; Gen. w. L.. Cabell for
the Trans-Mississippi, and Gen. G.
Irvine Walker, of South Carolina, to
succeed the late Gen. Wade Hampton
as commander of the Army of North
ern Virginia. New Orleans was select
ed as the place for the next reunion.
The election of officers took place
unexpectedly at the close of The days
session, and in each case the choice was
unanimous by a rising vote.
When Gen. Gordon called the con
ventlOn to order in the morning, me-
mortal services were held in honor of
the late Gen. Wade Hampton. Chap
lain General Jones delivered the invo-
cation, and General Stephen ID. Lee
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ed Southern warrior and statesman.
From General Hampton the speaker
had received his commissions as a lou
tenant. a lieutenant colonel and a colo
mel of artillery. His associations with
the famous soldier had been intimate
and there were tears in his eyes as he
spoke of Hampton's recent death.
General Gordon spoke briefly of the
dead soldier. "With his DEATH" said
the general, ga great light went out.
No; did L say the light went out. The
light of such a life can never go out
but will burn forever, a light to guide
our footsteps to the highest pinnacle OF
glory"
"Nearer, My God, to Thee" was
then sung by the audience, following
which eulogistic resolutions for General
Hampton were adopted.
When the afternoon meeting was
called to order Chairman j. Taylor
Stratton, of the resolutions committee
reported. Among the resolutions
adopted a o g withdra wing the sup.
port of all Confederate Veterans from
Grant University, Tennessee, on ac.
count Of an alleged disparaging arti.
Gle concerning the Southern women,
which, 1T was stated, had been made by
a professor of that university.
The resolutions called forth an elo-
quent tribute to Southern womanhood.
The report of the historical commit
tee, headed by Gen. Lee, was adopted.
1t recommends
"1. The compilation of material that
will help the historian and the student
to understand the civil war, Its causes
and it's results.
"2. The preparation of a book for
collateral use and reference in schools
end Libraries.
"3. The preparation of brief biogla-
phies and school histories that will do
justice to Southern leadership. South
ern character, Southern environment
and Southern development"
The greater part of the report was
devoted to the consideration of these
recommendations f:
A proposition to change the C0nfed-
crate Memorial Day from MAY 2G to
June3 the birthday OF Jefferson Davis,
precipltated considerable discussion.
The present plan, which was fixed
upon by Southern women and which
gives the States the right to set their
own State day, had many supporters.
The resolutions were amended to fix
on June B., but to allow any State
desiring a different date to take indi-
vidual action, and in this form were
passed.
The credentials committee reported
that TOT camps had paid their per
capita tax and were entitled to 2,252
votes. Seven hundred and forty-eight
camps were reported in arrears. The
report of h Davis monument commit
tee showed slow progress. It showed
that there vas $500 on hand
and $1,000 more was needed. De-
partment commanders were urged to
prosecute the work of collecting funds.
The work towards securing funds for
the proposed Southern women's mon
ument was also reported to be pro-
crossing slowly. The report appealed
to Southern chivairy to see thai this
monument should become a fact.
The report of the committee on Bat
tie Abbey, of which Gen. Clement A.