The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-05-22
AWAY DOWN
SOUTH IN DIXIE!
THE GREAT CONFEDERATE REUNION IN
THE CRESCENT CITY.
New orleans Clad III Holiday Attire to Wei
come the Heroes of the Southland
Thousand Of Visitors Join With
the People of the City to do
Honor to their Aged
and Distinguished
Guests

New Orleans, May 19.-The thir-
' teenth annual Reunion Of the United
Confederate Veterans was opened in
the great auditorium at the Fair
grounds today at noon.
The weather was perfect and all
Che arrangements by the local enter
tainment committee most successful
There were thousands of veteran sol.
dlers, hundreds of beautiful women,
, and aiound on every hand profu
sion Of hutterlng flags and waving
strea:ners There was martial music
without limit and enthusiasm unboun-
ded. Over the beauty and success
of the day there was but single
shadow, and that promises to disap.
pear before the morning This was
the illness of Gen. Gordon, the com.
mander-in- chief of the organization.
! lie was not we'll when he left his
J hotel for the auditorium and has not
Y been in his usual health for several
adaya. His strength was not in reality
sufficient for the ordeal to which he
\. subjected himself, and before the
q close of the opening session he WAS a
!, ,greatly wcaried man. Nothing but
%$hls grim fighting spirit carried him
Y through the day without something
8Sakin to a collapse. He was not able
Ito attend the afternoon session at the
auditorium and remained quietly in
Eihis room at the hotel, receiving no
Il VISITORS His condition is in no man
B ner serious, but it is possible that he
may not be able to preside at all the
sessions at tho auditorium between
now and Friday noon. He expects,
however, to be present to morrow.
When the hour for opening the
Convention arrived the platform WAS
crowded with fair woman and men
whose names are household words
throughout the South. Gen. Gordon
was delayed somewhat in reaching
the grounds and his entrance into
the hall WAS an ovation. Cheer after
cheer rang through the building as
ha came down the aisle lenuiny on
the arm of Adjt. Gen. Mickle. He
WAS surrounded instantly by group
of friends us he mounted the rosir rum
and for tlmc be w,.s unable to reach
his chair
THEATRICAL KISS.
No sooner was he seated than q
fair young woman, Miss TurIeton, Of
Waco Texas, approached and, bend
ing down, kissed the General. He
sprang quickly to his feet to urknol-
edge the honor with repeated bows.
: Gen. >. Is. Ievntt, commander of
the Louisiana division Of the Confed.
crate Veterans, caIled tho assembly
to order and Introduced tho chaplain,
Gan. Rev. }. William Jones, who
offered IN ""rnrst prayer. Then in
succession came alerches of welcome
TO tho Veterans from Puul Capde-
vlelle, mayor OF New Or'eaus; Lows
Charbonnel, who spoke for the local
organization Of the Sons Of Veterans;
Mrs. William j. Behnn, representing
the Confederate Southern Memorial
Association, and Governor W. w.
Heard, who spoke for the people of
the State Of Louisiana.
GEN. GoRDoN's ADDRESS.
When Gen. Gordon rose he was
enthusiastically cheered. He said in
part:
10 my thought, it is most fitting
that this proud and patriotic organi-
zation should meet again in this his.
toric city, which gave it birth. The
meeting Of such mon as you welcome
to-day, whose past deeds will remain
forever an inspiration to American
valOr and to future sacrifices for con
stitutional freedom, is an auspicious
event in the country's history, when
ever and wherever it may occur; but
how peculiarly inspiring ia this reun-