The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-06-22
Vets REFLECT LEE
And Name New Orleans as
Next Place of Meeting.
BUSINESS is COMPLETED
Action Taken to Insure Truthful tsIn,-
tory Of Soutf1's Status In Civil
War - Many Notable Ad-
dresses Delivered. !


The United Confederate Veterans In
annual reunion at Louisville reelected
their old cfacers as follows:
Commander-in-Chief - Lieutenant
General Stephen D. Lee of Niasis.
sippi.
Commander Mississippi d.
partment - General L. W. Cabelt.
Texas.
Commander Army of Tennessee d.
partment-Lieutenant General Clsm-
ent A. Evans, Georgia
Commander Army OF Northern VIZ
ginia Department-C. Irving Walker.
South Carolina
New Orleans had slight difficulty In
securing the convention Of 1906. Mask
vile made fight, which was sur-
prise to the convention, but the sen-
timent was strongly in favor Of th@
Crescent City.
The day was strenuous one. fu9
sessions were held, and much busina1
transacted. At noon an hour was d.
voted to the customary memorial saKV
ices in honor Of the distinEuiahaf
dead Of the year.
The annual address to the veterans
was delivered by Captain N. e. Har-;
ris Of Macon, Ga. For more than ho
hours he held the large audience close
ly. At the conclusion Of his address
he was given an ovation. /
During the progress Of the bushes
OF the day it was discovered that TIA
name Of a federal officer was On TIA
committee On resolutions. This canae
ed a conmotion amung the deleg1neR
The officer in question was Coaonak
s. C. Russell of Indian TerrftnEJ-
Colonel Russell did not attend the can
vention and on the protest Of Ter
member Of the committee, General
Lee substituted the name OF J. J.
Kendall of Indian Territory.
Fraternal greetings were read freR
the state encampment Of Grand ArmE
Of the Republic OF Indiana in session
at Madison.
Other interesting reports submittof
during the day were those Of the hiA-
tory committee and the battle shhe1:
committee. Tfe history committee 70
ported gratifying progress in the nat.
ter Of securing accurate histories NJ
use in southern schools. An amend
ment was adopted that future histn
ries show that Jefferson Davis va
mistreated while in prison.
The battle abbey Is now assured
It will be built "A Richmond, but tA9
exact site in that city has not besn
decided. The suit for $4,000 commt
sion claimed by John c.. .Undervood
for collecting funds for this pFojses
is still In the courts, but the eom1lk
tee has received assurances that ST.
600 more can be collected Il & u
needed.
The report Of the Davis Monument
Association says that $4,000 IL nov
the bank drawing interest, and tn
monument to the dead chieftain fa
therefore assured. The reading q
the report caused prolonged cAssr
ing.
South Carolina's sponsor, Miss xEzs
abeth Lumpkin, was given an ovatfn3
by the old men in gray at the esRr
clusion Of q remarkable address OF
greetings. This young woman poasea~
ses splendid voice, and she swsyed
her audience alternately to tears and
cheers.
The spectacular feature Of the n
union-the parade Of the remnants
Of the south's once great army-took
place Friday. The veterans had .
good rest, and the number OF men. in
line exceeded that Of any recent rat
union. The line Of march covered q
distance Of nearly three miles.
A conservative estimate OF tha
number Of veterans and visitors At
tending the reunion, based on fgureG
given by railroad men Of experisncek
is placed at or near the 10000 mari.