Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-05-29

Judge Christian of the Davis monu
ment commission announced that al
the money required to build the me.
mortal was not yet in hand The com
/ mittee desired at least SIS, 900, and il
Fad but SIS, 200.
be disgrace to erect monument cost
ing less than 81 1000. He was
| promptly ruled out of order.
The committee on resolutions re-
/ ported favorably on a resolution. Of
Efered by General S. D. Lee, expressing
the thanks and appreciation q of the
Confederate veterans to congress and
Ito Secretary Of War Rpot ferrbhe offer
Of the national government to prepare
a roster of all the soldiers of both sides
during the civil war,
General Joseph Wheeler spoke
strongly in favor of the resolution, say
ing he had the assurance of the sec
rotary of war that all original docu-
ments sent TO the war department
would be carefully copied and return
/ ed. An amendment was offered to the
resolution by Taylor Star Stratton, If
Richmond, providing that three COM
missioned officers of the Confederacy
be added, if possible, to the commit
tee in charge of the preparation of
the rolls, in arder, to insure fair treat
rcent of the Confederate soldier This
brought General Lee. to the front in an
imprisoned appeal for the passage Of
the resolution. He declared the offer
itself was proof of the integrity of
the government, The resolutions were
then passed..
The selection of the place for the
union of 1904 was then taken up. Gen
eral B. IA. Young, of Louisville, Of
fered motion that the selection of
the city be left the executive commit
tee, with power to select city at some
future time. General Hickman, of
Nashville, seconded the motion, saying
it was desired to see if arrangements
could not be made whereby the rail-
roads could be induced to grant rate
which would permit the delegates to
attend the reunion and at the same
time go to st. Louis for the worlds
fair. General Gordon, who was late in
arriving in the hall, explained the mat
ter and the resolution was carried,
leaving the selection of the city to the
executive committee.
A resolution was adopted providing
that no person be chosen sponsor for
Confederate camp unless the wife or
lineal descendant of an h0norably dis
charged Confederate soldier or sailor.
A resolution urging moderation in
the expense by cities entertaining the
veterans was adopted. General Young,
speaking for Louisville, said that this
city would not permit the association
tC Limit, its hospitality. The resolution
was adopted with the understanding
that entertaining cities could do as
they chose, but that the veterans will
be satisfied with less pomp than has
characterized the last few reunions.
General |. c. Walker from the COM
mites appointed to establish closer
relations between the veterans and
sons of veterans, reported a plan fcr
the utilization of the two bodies, which
was adopted.
The plan providSs that at all reun-
ions the sons of veterans shall have
the full privilege of the floor, but with
out the right. to vote. That in all
parades the sons shall be the especial
escort of the veterans.
That camps of the united veterans
he authorized to enroll the SONS in as
sociate membership.
That the SONS be uniformed in Con-
federate gray but without insignia of
rank
The former officers were reelected
by reclamation. Following the cleo
ton of officers brief addresses OF
thanks Were made by General Gordon,
Lee, Cabell and Irvine. Address were
also made by General Francis T. Mich
oils of Louisiana; Governor Frazier of
Tennessee; General George w. Cor
Robert Lowry, of Mississippi Then
came General Gordon, who, respond
ing to repeated calls, came to the front
IF the platform and said:
& Boys, / am willing to spend and De
spent in your service, but I'm just
shout spent. All I can say now, is
That you boys must not die until you
ave built that monument to southern
women. Build it white and pure and
ct it tower to show that the men of
he south think of the women"
General Bennett H. Young, of Louis
lille, declared that Kentucky had built
hirty-four monuments to Confederate
lead and none to federal dead. He
'lso strongly urged the erection of
voman's monument.
The convention then adjourned sine
lie.
The last features of the reunion was
a grand parade. Elaborate prepara-
ton had been made for the event, and
it surpassed anything Of the kind ever
seen in the South: 1t is estimated that
fully 10000 men were in line.
The ball given in the auditori I'm In
honor of the visiting veterans, their
sponsors and maids of honor was an
affair of exceptional brilliance. There
were so many preliminaries, and they
we're heightened to such an extent,
that it was IL O'Clock before the actual
dancing commenced.
The crowd that attended the ball
was enormous. At II O'Clock fully 49,
900 people were in the building and
people were coming even faster than
hey were departing. AT the height
of the ball over 1000 dancers were on
the floor at one time.
New Orleans, May 2S.-The sons OF
Veterans elected the following officers,