The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
Every Veteran Made to Feet
 at Home
MANY AFFECTING SCENES
Last Day of the Reunion Saw No Abatement of the Enthusiasm. Trip Is Taken Down
 the Bay
BY HERvEY W. LAIRD.


 this is the last of the two days of the fifth annual reunion of the Alabama di- vision, United Confederate Veterans, there is no abatement of the enthusiasm and Mobile seems so happy over the at tendance of the old heroes that they would be welcome for a week instead of two days.
 The City by the Gulf has laid itself ont, as the saying goes, to make every man and woman who responded to the invi- tation to come feel that he she was thrice welcome. The homes of the people were thrown open and none there were who dare not enter. Hospitality was as generous as the flow of the river to the gulf. and money was lavishiy spent on overy feature of the entertainment pro- gramme.
 First in war and enterprising and pro- gressive in peace, Mobile has ever shown the true southern, which is the ideal American spirit. It were almost as if the spirits of Semmes and Dixon had come to the earth again, and 1t takes no difficult stretch of the imagination to feel that they do not look down from some place of rest upon their former breth- ren and comrades and longed for once ren and comrades and longed for the honce to be among them in the city which gave them residence and now glories n their deeds of valor and self-sacrif1ce.
 The Social Feature.
 The social features of the reunion have been markedly agreeable. The clubs have thrown open their doors without reserv- ation, and have given reception and at tention to every one who had the time or the inclination to enjoy such recreation. Around many a fireside was collected on the evenings of the two days groups of scared and aged veterans who recalled the days when no light seemed any where in the future and all hopes were given up.
 Col. Dave Scott of Selma, was standing fin the lobby of the Battle House last night talking to a couple of newspaper men and some old comrades when hearty looking and smiling gentleman sauntered up. Colonel Scott almost as- saulted him in the exhuberence of his affection. Throwing his arms around the neck of the new arrival while tears roll ed down his cheeks, the Selmian told tho others that they were in federal prison together and there grew to know love that had only grown stronger in the pass ing years. It was only one of many of such instances where old friends met and almost cried over each other
 Many Sad Things.
 With all the happy features of the re- union there are many which make one sad and arouse the greatest pity. Co., ing down on the river excursion yes terday a number of the older men of
 
 Several had exhausted their strength in the exercises of the morning and were forced to lie down on the benches and seats of the steamers to rest. One old fellow suffered from neuralgia doubt, as his head was tied with a red home knit fascinator which had been provided no doubt, by some loving old life partner at home before he lert for the gather ing.
 Another with one leg on and the other buried on some far off battle field, sat far apart from the throng and had noth- ing to say. His clothes were In strings and his poor old hands looked as if he had done hard service for many years. being masses of large hard corns A happy young woman with her husband sat nearby and tried to interest him. He was offered a part of a fruit lunch which he refused as If too proud to ac- cept, and later he was seen sitting on the wharf apart from the crowd and saying nothing.
 Points of Interest.
 Going down the bay on the excursion many points of interest were shown the visitors, which they were familiar with either by having been there or hearsay. Way off to the right and left of the channel are obstructons which come up above the water here and there which were put in to keep out the union gun boats during the civil war, and places where mines were lowered during the Spanish-Amercan war might have been seen if the party had gone out further toward the gulf Here and there were places of historical interest and the vet erans took the keenest interest in all of them The same thing was done in the city. The monument to the im- mortal Scenes, brave on the sea as Lee or land, said General Harrison on yes- terday. was a place of greatest attrac- tion The homes of number of war heroes were all seen and not a few ar ranged to go down to Fort Morgan and take a look at the Qualifications before they returned home.
 Were for the Places.
 Tn the make up of the Alabama division of the Unit d Confederate Veterans, there seems to have been a good angel some where aiding in the selection of the of fleers General Harrison is an ideal man for the position of commanding general. He is young enough to give the closest attention to the work of the organiza ton end at the same time was old enough in the actual warfare to see and know mos. of the great men of the cause. Affabl and cordial he is a true and tried friend and every veteran gives him no less of respect than would be the case if the division was getting ready for service in the field Next to the general there is no man so well known and so essential to the welfare of the Alabama confederate veterans as Col. Harvey D. Jones, ad- iutant general and chief of the division staff He Is master of detail and has sn acquaintance that is widespread. He l.nows just what to do and does it and the real ac omplishments of the Alabama veterans bear the stamp of his efforts all the time Colonel Jones lives. in Mobile and he was especially anxious that the reunion at his home town should in ev-