The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-15


Watkins Hall this afternoon. The
| delegates were called to order by
| Commandant Dewitt of the Joe John
| ston Camp of Nashville. Col. Dewitt
| delivered an address of welcome tC
which United States Senator William
b. Bates responded. General Bates
said the objects of the organiza ton
were to perpetuate the history of the
Confederacy, and to see that it re-
veterans, the general said, would not
be here much longer, and the sons
would then be called upon to pre-
serve history. He made a plea for
the preservation Of Southern songs.
Mrs. Kate Lytton Hickman, of
Nashville, welcomed the Sons on be-
half of the Daughters of the Conf IL
eracy She was followed by Colonel
Biscoe Hindnan, Of Louisville, past
commander in a graceful speech. Col.
Hindman referred to the fact that
while SO many of the old veterans
were crossing the river, it was beauti-
full to know that they were joining
such men as Lee, StoneWall Jackson
and that natures nobleman," John
r. Gordon.
A welcome was also voiced by Col.
Homer ID. Higgins, of Greenfield,
Tenn, commander of the Tennessee
division. The convention was turned
over to Col. w. E. Daniels, of Yazoo
City. Miss, commander of the De-
partment of Tennessee, who intro
duced William Mel. F'ayssoux, of New
Orleans, COMMUNICATIVE chief of the
veterans and permanent presiding
officer.
Col. Fayssoux appointed commit
tees on credentials, resolutions and
good of the order. after which the
convention adjourned until tomorrow
when officers will be elected.
The jefferson Davis memorial SER
vices under the auspices of the South
ern Confcderacy Memorial Associa
ton held at Christ's church cathedral,
was one of the notable meetings of
the day. Bishop Thomas ailor, of the
Episcopal diocese of Tennessee, deliv
cred the memorial address The as
ISOLATION retained its old officers with
the exception of successor of vice
president w. r. Garrett, of Nashville,
who died several months ago. The
officers elected were:
General Clement A. Evans, of At
lanta, president; Hon. j. Taylor Ely
son, of Richmond, second vce~presi-
dent; Rev. DIR. J. William Jones, of
Richmond, secretary.
General Lee seems decidedly in the
lead tonight for the office of COM
mander-in -chief, the reception given
him today by the veterans evidently
foreshadowing his election tomorrow.
The Cabell boom has fallen almost
fat the EeXans evidently realizing
that they are in the minority.
is thought the matter of perma-
nent reunion city will come up to-
morrow
Among the kilograms received by
Adjutant General Mickle today was
one from Edward Owen, commander
of the New York city camp and read
ing:
''The Confederate veterans of New
York send warmest greetings to their
brother veterans"
General Fitzhugh Lee wired his re-
grets from Richmond in these words
Love to the old boys. l am very
sorry I cannot be present to meet
and greet them
The railroads gave out tonight fig
ures showing that they had brought
in about $4,000 veterans and their
friends. The bulk of this travel fell
upon two roads, the Louisville and
Nashville. the Nashville, Chattanooga
and ST. Louis. Notwithstanding the
heavy traffic these two roads moved
the numerous specials nearly on time
and with but slight arrangement of
regular schedules.
Chief of Police Curran's force was
increased today by the arrival of de-
tectives Maher and Sexton, of Louis
Vile, and two "plain clothes" men
from the Memphis force.
The veterans and sons of veterans
were received at the capitol tonight
by Governor Frazier and staff.
men, will the South most willingly
spare? Will it be the old page torn
and ragged, stained with blood and
tears, which tells the story of Sc
cession and defeat, or will it be the
new page of her latest census, with its
magnificent figures of wealth and pros
perity? Whatever she chooses, give us
old soldiers the old page to read and
read again. This blood and those
tears mean more to us than to all the
world The cause in which they We're
shed will never be lost to us, and the
love we gave it will not die till the last
gray jacket is folded and the last grey
head is buried beneath the sod.
my comrades, neither do | believe
our descendants will ever hesitate to
make the same choice. The people of
the South would not exchange the
story of the Confederacy for the
wealth of the world. At their moth
er's knee, the coming generations shall
learn from that tragic history what
deeds make men great and nations
glorious. people who do not cherish
thei rpast will neve rhave future
worth recording. The time is even
now that the whole people of the
United States are proud of the unsur-
passed heroism, self-sacrifices and
faithfulness of the soldiers and peo-
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