The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-27
Gen. c. I. Walker, Gen. B. q,
Young, Gen. Robert White, Gen. j.
A. Webb and Gen. W. P. Tarry.

ssI move, . Mr.. Chairman, said
Gen. Cabell, rising to his feet, that
the Trans Mississippi department be
represented on that committee. We
have by far the largest camp Of Sons
of Veterans in the South and l think
we should be represented. y
II guess there will be no objection
to that, y said Gen. Gordon, and he
named as additional members Gen.
Van Zant and Gen. Felix Robertson,
Of the Trans Mississippi department..
"Gen. Gordon Gen Gordon -
shouted a delegate.
ssWhat is it, comrade?" asked the
General.
ssThat committee is all generals; I
want a private on it. -
= The motion was promptly seconded
and carried, and the General said:
Now you we got your private. Name
him. -
This the delegate was unable to do,
much to the amusement OF the Con-
vention.
What State are you from?'' asked
the General.
9 Alabama.
6 All right, Alabama; lets nave
private from Alabama.
The delegate was not able to pro-
1duce his man and the General remark
ed:
.sWell, the commanders in-chief will
assume the responsi bility of putting
an Alabama private on that committee
at later time
GEN. Gordon then introduced to the
Convention Miss Lucy L.. Hill, OF
Chicago, daughter of Gen. A. 2. Hill.
She was accorded a most enthusiastic
welcome.
IS This closed the business Of the Con.
gYention, the hour for the memorial
service having arrived.
4 The Sons of Veterans met again to-
day and listened to the reports of varl-
Gus comittees. .
Tonight ball Wes given under their
auspices to the sponsors and maids of
honor in the Auditorium.
Tomorrow's session of the Veterans
organization will be largely taken up.
by the reports Of the committee on
credentials and resolutions.
/ Gen. Joseph Wheeler arrived today
/
remain until it is ended.
New Orleans, May 21.-The actual
business OF the Confederate reunion
was brought to an end today and the
delegates adjourned sine die at noon.
Gem Gordon was reelected com
mander-in-chief sand all the depart.
ment commanders, Gems. Lee, Walker
and Cabell, were at the same time
chosen to Fill for another year the
offices they have held so long. All
the elections were unanimous and were
made by one shout of "aye.o The
place of holding the next Reunion
was left to the executive committee.
Tt will be held in Louisville, Nash
vile or St. Louis. It is the desire Of
the officials of the organization to
arrange matters so that a single rail.
road rate will allow the delegates to at
tend the Runion and visit the World S
Fair at st. Louis, either going or
coming. In the absence of any
definite agreement with the railroads
and their ianbility to say what could
be done. the. department commanders
asked that; the entire matter be left to
the executive council for a final de
cision after consultation with the rail-
road officials. Their wish was granted
by unanimous vote.
Gen. Stephen D. Lee presided at
the opening session of the Reunion In
the absence of Gen. Gordon who re-
manned in his room at the hotel to
gain as much strength as possible for
the ordeal of the parade tomorrow.
The attendance. was smaller than at
|: any previous session, though the hall
was well filed before the time for ad-
journment. The committee on Gre
dentials reported that there was a
total of ], ,523 camps represented at the
reunion, with 2, 423 properly accredit-
ed delegates. The report was unani-
mously adopted
Gen. A. P. Stewart presented a re-
port covering his connection with the
project TO erect a monument to the
Ewomen of the South. Gen. Stewart
reported that at the Memphis Reunion
| In 1901 he had been made treasurer of
TIE fund, but had later resigned his
position in favor of firm which had
been previously appointed for the same
purpose. He announced he had a fund
amounting to s2o2, which he was pre-
pared to turn over to the committee,
unless it should be otherwise ordered
by the Convention. The matter, upon
the suggestion of Gen. Lee, went over
until later time for action.
The report of The Battle Abbey
ICommittee wasxthen offered. by Gen.
Clement a. Evans. He had said but
q few words when Gen. Joseph Wheel
er>came into the hall, and for few
minutes it was all over with the Bat
tie Abbey report, while the delegates
cheered a welcome to the little COM
Imander. A5
Gen. Wheeler, after reaching the
rostrum. made a short address: He
urged upon his hearers the necessity
of providing for tie needy and aged
soldiers of the. Confederacy, suggest
in that the best way to bring about
this was through the various State
Legislatures.
At the conclusion of Gen. Wheeler's
speech Gen. Evans resumed the read
ing Of the Battle Abbey report. He
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