The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-26


New Orleans. May 21.-The actual
business OF the confederate reunion was
brought to an end today and the dele
gates adjourned sine die 1T noon
General Gordon was reelected COM
mander-fn-chief and al the depart
naent commanders. Generals Lee. Walk
or ana CabeI, were at the same time
chosen 10 fill for another year the offices
they have held SO long All the cleo
tions were unanimous and were made
BY one shout of aye"
The place Of holding the next reunion
was left to the executive committee. 1t
VIII D. held in Louisville. Nashville or
St. Louis. 1t is the desire of the Off
Gals OF the organization TO arrange
matters so thai a single railroad rate
Will allow the delegates to attend the
reunion and visit the worlds fair at st.
Louis, either going or coming. In the
absence of any definite agreement with
the railroads and their inability to say
wha could be done. the department
commanders asked tina the entire mat
ter be left to the executive council for
4 fnal decision after consultation with
the railroad officia.s. Their wish was
granted by a unan vote.
General S. D. lie, resided at the open
ing session of tn reunion, in the abs
sence of Genera Gordon, who remained
in his room at tie hotel, to gain as much
strength as J.. ssible for the ordeal OF
the parade to-a0rrOW. The attendance
was smaller nan at any previous ses-
sion, though the hall was we'll filled b<
fore the time for adjournment. The COM
mittee OF credentials reported that
there was d total of 1858 camps rep
resente It the union with 2,24S prop
erIy acc-edited delegates. The report
was unanimously adopted.
General a. P Stewart, presented a
report covering his connection with the
project to erect a monument to the
women of the south. General Stewart
reported that at the Memphis reunion
in 1901 he had been made treasurer of
the fund, but had later resigned his
position in avO of a firm who had been
previously appointed for the same pur-
pose He announced he had a fund
amounting to $202, which he was pre-
pared to turn over to the committee I'M
less it should be otherwise ordered by
the convention. The matter. upon the
suggestion of General Lee, e over
until q later time for action.
THl ra-.arr of tho P9rT1a AhhnT COM
mittee vas then offered by General
Clement \. Evans. He had said but a
few words when General Joseph Wheel
er came into the hall. and for a few
minutes it was all over with the Bat
tie Abbey. while the delegates cheered
4 welcome TO the little commander.
General Wheeler, after reaching tho
rostrum, made Il short address. He
urged upon his hearers the necessity
of providing for the needy and aged
soldiers of tie c~onfederacy, suggesting
that the best way to bring this about
was through the various states legisla-
lures. At the conclusion of General
Wheeler's speech. Genera Evans re-
sumed the reading of the Battle Abbey
report. He announced hat the cash in
hand and in immediate prospect
SLLlAOuLANS ~ S-NIFItA- ~ LIZ
S104.471 is in cash in bank. SAC. 600 is the
remaining portion of the Rouss dona-
lion. $4,000 has been donated by the
city of Richmond. and $4,000 by indi-
ViduaI residents of that place. The
committee. therefore, recommended that
as $500. 600. the minimum amount receiv-
ed for the erection of the Abbey had
been secured, the time had arrived for
the commencement of the work. The
report was adopted.
DR. G. H. TicheEer, for the Southern
Memorial Association. exported that the
fund for the erection of a monument 10
Jefferson Davis had been finally secured
The announcement was received with
1umuItuous applause. He urged in adj
1ition that the plan 10 erect a NOM
nent 10 the women of the south be
taken up with energy.
\ delegate from Texas asserted that
he wished 10 see a monument erected
10 the private soldiers. claiming that
none existed. He was promptly snow
81 under by the declaration that they
existed aII over h south, three Of them