The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-22

dered by the convention The matter,
upon the suggestion OF General Lee, went
over until later time for action.
The report OF the Battle Abbey Com
mittoe was then offered by General Gle
ment A. Evans. He had said but few
words when General Joseph Wheeler cnIne
into tho hall. and for n few minutes 1t
was all over with tho Battle Abbey, while
the delegates cfeered q welcome to the
little commander.
BATTLE ABBEY REPORT.
General Wheeler, after reaching the ros-
trum, made short address. He urged
upon his hearers tho necessity of provid-
Ing for the needy and aged soldiers of the
CGnfederacy, suggesting that the best
way to bring this about was through tho
various State Legislatures. At the con-
clueion of General Wheeler's' speech Cen
eral Evans resumed the reading of the
Battle Abbey report He announced that
the cash In hand and In immediate pros
pect amounts TO $2o44I1. OF this amount
sl0i All is in cash in bank, $40, 900 is the re-
naming portion of the Rouss donation.
$4,000 has been donated by tho city OF
| Richmond and $4,000 by individual resi-
dents OF that place. The committee there
fore directed that as $4,000. the minimum
amount desired 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.. II. ,richenor for the Southern
| Memorial Association, reported that the
| fund for the erection OF a monument to
| Jefferson Davis had been finally secured.
| Tho announcement was received with tm-
| multuous applause He urged In addition
| that the plan to erect q monument to the
women Of tho South be taken up with
energy.
A delegate from Texas asserted that he
| wished to see a monument erected to tho
private soldiers, claiming that none ex-
listed. He was promptly showed under by
| the declaration that they existed all over
tho South, three Of them being in his own
State. II. 3. Davenport, of Amerlous,
Ga. declared that the private soldier built
| q monument to himself when he built
one for jefferson Davis.
WANT N1ORD MONEY.
Judge Christian. Of the Davis Monu-
nlent Committee. announced that all the
| money required to build the memorial was
not yet In hand. The committee desired
| at least $4,000, and 1t had but $4,000
| Mr.. Davenport insisted that 1t would be
| a disgrace to erect monument costing
| loss than 100000. He was promptly
| ruled out of order.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
| fnvorahly on resolution offered by Gem
| eral s. D. Lee. expressing the thanks and
appreciation Of the Confederate Veterans
| to Congress and Secretary Of War Root
| for, the offer OF the National Government
to prepare roster Of nll the soldiers Of
! both sides during the Civil War.
General Joseph Wheeler spoke strongly
| in favor of tho resolution, saying he had
the assurance of the Secretary of War
| that all original documents sent to the
! War Department would be carefully
| copied and returned. An amendment
| was offered to the resolution by Taylor
Stratton. Of Richmond, providing that
three commiss lonedi officers OF the Con-
federacy be added, IL possible. to the
committee in charge Of the preparation
| Of the roster. in order to insure fair
treatment OF the Confederate soldier.
This brought General Leo to the front
In an impass.oneu appeal FOR the pas
i sage Of the resolution. Flo declared the.
| offer itself was proof of the integrity
| of the government. The resolution was
then passed.
CHOOSING OF SPONSORS
A resolution was adopted providing
| that no person be chosen sponsor for
| Confederate camp unless the wife or
| lineal descendant Of an honorably dis
| charged Confederate soldier or sailor.
A resolution urging moderation In the
expense by cities entertaining the vet.
! Grams was adopted. General Young.
speaking for Louisville, said that this
city would not permit the Association
to limit its hospitality. The resolu ton
| was adopted with the understanding that
entertaining cities could do as they
chose, but that the veterans will BIO sat
1 Isfied with less pomp than has charao-
terized the last few reunions.
/ General I. G. Walker, from the COM
i mittee appointed to establish closer rela.
4 lions between the Veterans and sons or
| Veterans, reported O plan for the attllia-
i ton of the two bodies, which was adopted.
A The plan provides that at oil reunions
4 the Sons of Veterans, shall have the full
a privileges Of the floor, but without the
right to vote. That In all the parndes the
4 Sons shall be the especial escort OF the
Veterans,
THAT companies of Veterans be author
lied to enroll the Sons In associate menu
bership.
That the Sons be uniformed In Confed-
4 crate gray, but without insignia OF rank,
and that all military titles be abolished
among them
The time for the election Of officers hev-
ing arrived. all the former officials were
(; reelected by reclamation
Following the election OF officers, brief
addresses of thanks were made by Cen
!. erals Gordon, Lee Cabell and Irvine. Ad-
!. dresses were also made by General Fran
7 els T. Nichols, OF Louisiana: Governor
Frazier, of TENNESSEE; General George w.
Il Gordon, of NASHVILLE, ma ex-GoVeFnor
Robert Lowry, of Mississippi.
LET TT BH WHITE.
Then came General Gordon. who. re-
spondlng to repeated calls. came to the
front of the platform and said:
"Boys. am willing to spend and be
spent In your service. but I'm Just about
4 spent An can say now Is, that You
boys must not die until you nave Dmlt
4 that monument to Eouthern women. Bald
1t white and pure. and lot It tower to
show what the men Of the South think
of the women"
General Bennett TT, Young, of Louis
Vile, declared that Kentucky had built
!. tbirty-four monuments to Confederate
dead and none to Federal dead, Flo also
strongly urged the erection of woman's
monument,
The convention adjourned sine die.
The last feature of the reunion will be
the great parade tomorrow, scheduled to
move at 3 p M. Elaborate preparations