The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-06-24
Fourteenth Annual Reunion Of the
United Confederate Veterans
at Nashville, Tenn.
sTePHeR D.LeE is COMMANDER
TIE Session Covered Three Days. Winding
w with . Gr-s, Parade Through
Denssiy rowde streets.

eNeTy cOnuillOn tenulnB 10 u SucCeSslux
reunion, Nashville to-day officially
welcomed the United Confederate Vet
Grams and their friends, constituting a
host conservatlvely estimated at 3o.-
900 people.
The exercises of the day took place
I'm the tabernacle. and every bit OF
'space was taken long before the vet
Grams were called TO order by Gen. q.
W. Gordon. Of Memphis, commander
Of the Tennessee division.
II was the first convention In the
history OF the organization that the
Sons OF Veterans sat with their IA
theirs. California was represented on
tho floor. From far-of Montana n del
egation was sent, and Ohio had four
delegates.
1t was the fourteenth annual meet
Ing. The convention hall was well
filled by IL O'Clock. The long walt Of
an hour and n half before the gather
Ing was called TO order vas cnlivened
by the arrival OF the only surviving
drum corps OF the confederate hosts,
n band OF four men from North Caro-
lima. As they marched down the long
aisle TO the tune OF pixie" escoriing
n North Carolina camp. the enthusiasm
OF the old veterans was %unbounded.
A few moments later the Seventh
cavalry band. U. $. A.. stationed At
CHATTANOOGA. came Into the hall play
ing u spirited march.
After Gen. Gordon had called the
veterans 10 order, Chaplain Jones de-
iIvered Inn invocation.
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GOV. D. u. frnlicr ihe
delcpates IN Tennessee. The aDpear-
$500 -.
ahce OF otepheh ~ Lcc No tue pe'tnu-
nent presldlng officer and commander
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ih-ehiei Was inc slsnai Ior u reNn"iNa-
BILE outburst OF enthusiasm. He I'd
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dressed the veterans ns ioiloWh'
t4". stephen %. Lees address.
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even when the last human history u
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inn"u t h.r tps rnnse Ne ioV"d Nil som
% lost as u once seemed 70 w. ~ may
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nnood or tbia nation ind of III, world
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sn'unnnE 81 I'M .nsi1 Il.
rishef and s@,,sr. pGrcr and SreSier, for
,hs ..thantliJi ,h,tnpddS ~ pr,SSnsh, h.'sinu Non.
or. glory aud power, l%neorruptiele treas.
ssaa ~ never bo despoiied, '"' ~ '
1T q a source OF JOY to every one q
w. whsn We s.. ho2 ,hEnrlH ,sn ~ COW.
Nlnccd now that the south h fully on its
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,nii n"iu Y" YIN ,rcn"tabi. 'iass h, ig;y
e%onntry md The coming generation when
,Srnnn ninnatd men INC Grnyrst md III
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not In grief: toii ii not In revenge: Tell
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-mu,o1.
ing Committees
Gen. Lee then introduced Rev. DIR,