The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-22

,roIher veterans. Gen tttzhugh
Lee wired bis regrets from Richmond
thus: Love to the old boys.
am very sorry that cannot be pres
ent to meet aud greet them
The rerovt OF Adj Gea. MicSle
which was adopted, shows that since
the last reunion charters nave hesh
issued TO ~ new camps, making tue
total l.563.
The Women'S Monument association
was Instructed by the veterans to turn
over all funds TO the Sons Of Veterans.
Who will complete the work OF erect.
ING q monument to the women Of the
south.
The most interesting part OF the
committee on resolutions report Is as
follows:
First, that the res luton request
ing congress to take appropriate ac-
tion looking to the care and preserva-
tion OF the graves Of the Confederate
dead now in the various cemeteries in
the northern States be adopted.
Second, the committee reports to
the association that more than one
application has been made to this
association to fix permanent place
for our annual reunions, but your
committee is Of the opinion that 1or
the present it would be wise, for many
reasons, to hold our annual reunions
as heretofore at such time and places
as the association shall fix from year
to year. Adopted.
''Resolved, That all Confederate
veterans regularly enrolled in this as
ISOLATION and none other shall be ell
gible to election or appointment IN
this association. Adopted.
TRIBUTE TO GORDON.
At the noon hour the regular busi-
ness Of the convention Was set aside
for the memorial services at which
Judge Thomas G. Jones Of Montgom-
ery was the orator. All the departed
heroes of the Confederacy were refer
red to by several speakers, but Gen.
John B. Gordon, the last great figure
to pass over into the invisible beyond,
was made tie occasion OF special
tribute.
The Association OF Medical officers
OF the Army and Navy Of the Confed-
eracy Wednesday elected these officers:
President, DR.. John S. Cain OF
Nashville.
First vice president, Dr.. J. D.
Plunkett Of Nashville.
Second vice president. DR.. D. H.
Key Of Monroe, La.
Third vice president, Dr.. VIM. Mar
tin Of Kingston, KY.
Fourth vice president, DR.. Peter B.
Bacot Of Florence, S. G.
The survivors Of the Confederate
navy chose Capt. H. B. Little Page OF
Washington, D. c.. as commander in
succession to Commander Dabney H.
Scales of Memphis and elected Capt.
W. F. Clayton Of Florence, S. c., Sec
retary.
The Southern Confederate Memori-
al association met, heard numerous
welcoming addresses and responses
and adjourned until Thursday.
THE OFFICERS ELECTED.
The veterans elected the following
officers: Commander-in-chief, Lieut..
Gen. Stephen D. Lee, Of Columbus,
Miss.
Commander Of the department. OF
northern Virginia, Gen. G. Irvine
Walker, OF Greenville, S. c.
Commander Of the oepartn ent OF
Tennessee, Gen. Clement A. Evans OF
Atlanta Ga.
Commander OF the trans-MiSSissippi
department, Gen. W. L. Cabell OF
Dallas, Texas.
Gen. Clement A. Evans OF Georgia
read the report Of the historical COM
ni.tee, which said the South was
now assured Of fair treatment IN his
tory and that the youth OF the coun-
try would not grow up under false
impression. The report was adopted.
a resolution favoring the erection
at Richmond, Va, Of home for
needy Confederate women was adopt
ed.
A sweet voiced young woman Of
Norfolk, Va, Miss Mary E. Ewell,
maid Of homer for the south, by he1
singing of My Old Kentucky Home
Wednesday won for Louisville the re-
union next year OF the United Con-
federate Veterans.
1t was after the old veterans had
chosen Lieut.. Stephen D. Lee as their
commander in chief and had listened
to stirring speech by Col. Bennett
q. Young Of Kentucky, extolling the
beauties, capabilities and Hospitality OF
his hone city and people and their de-
sire to entertain the followers Of the
Stars and Bars, that Miss Ewell was
escorted to the front OF the stage.
Her voice thrilled the great crowd
that filed the tabernacle and the last
note OF the song had barely left her
lips when the convention went wild
with shouts Of Louisville" Louis
ville.'' Seconding speeches were un-
necessary, although Gen. Lee graci-
ously permitted one from Virginia
delegate and another from Kentucky
before recording the choice OF the
veterans as unanimous. The date will
be determined later.
STATUE OF HAMPTON.