The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-06-16
ALL ROADS LEAD
TO LOUISVILLE
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
WE'RE FLocKING TO THE
REUNION CITY.

louisville. Ky, June 12.-Loulsville
"a today the center of the South, the
place upon which all Southern eyes ale
summed. It is today the stronghold OF
the survivors of the Southern CoGfed-
aracy. and already the strains OF Dixie
are heine heard at homes and pupllc
.DIaces. for the people have been caugnt
~ the reunion feeling in the ar
saws a special to the Nashville Amerl-
san. e
The Gait House is the seat of gov
eminent tonight, and distinguished
~rav-baiIed soldier is here TO pressure
over the destiny of this com MUMMY
and its peope for the next -FOUR DAYS
This soldier is Gen. Stephen u; Lee,
Commander in Chief of the Oniteo
Confederate Veterans. he a1riveu neIe
tonight from his home IN ColunDus'
Miss. escorted by the Columbus nllea,
the historic command from MS nohe
town. ~ 49,
Gep. Lees arrival YVES really the
.ignal foI the beginning of the reunion
periud. 1t was a royal welcome whlch
se received from hundreds OF persons,
awaiting his arrival. when he steppeu
from the train. lie was met ofhciaIly
nv Can't. John Fl. LeatheIs, Chairman
Of the. Executive Reunion COMMITTEE
(yoI Bennett 81. Young, Commander
AT the Kentucky division; Col. ThomSs
n Osborue, Secretary of the Executive
;1ommittee, other members of this In
nortant committee and also the hen-
lucky Colonels.
When Gen. Lee Rlighted from the
train he was loudly cheered by the
throne. A line was formed az the
depot and the procession moved 10 the
dalt House. where Gen., Lee VIII nave
hia beadouarters. Gen W. II. M.ckle,
ad,ntant and Cher of Staff, will reach
here from New Orleans tomorrow
,Sarninp. and rom then until Satur
dav it will be a time devoted to the
memories anu traditions of the oldeh
Dixie
WHEELER AND EVANS.
The frs. of the distinguished visitor
were Gen. Joe Wheeler, OF Alabama.
anu Gen. Clement A. Evans OF
Georgia. Tney came IN last nlght.
Gen. Wheeler came here direct from
New York CITY. ana was accompanied
nv ms four daughters, one OF whom
Miss Carrie Peyton Wheeler, is sponsor
far the south. tien. Evans was also
accompanied by his two daughters.
Misses Lucy and Sarah Lee Evans, the
former OF whom is sponsor fol the
Georgia division,
1t IS interesting in this connection
TO note statement maze py Gen.
Evans to the effect ta9t STAGE the laS'
Confederate reunion the fun1 OF SOU
0na for tns ers 3tioa of Jolf9 ierate
Memorial Hall to b3 called Battle
Abbsy" at Richmond, Va has peer
coniulat1l rails fact wall % DIN many
reported at the meeting Of She Cohiou
crate Mem )rial Associ2tlon mere. Gen
Evans, ia ADDITION to bein2 Commune
OF tue Army OF th9 DEPARTMENT
Tennessee, is also President OF IN
Confederate Memorial ASSOCIATION.
sThe Blttla Abbey fund has beei
con,nlerad and las stens preliminary t
the actual construction oil tina DllllinS
will he taken at once, said Gen
Evans. ut will b. great Dep )sltor
for relics and memorials ct the Con
sederacy ami will re rs magnificent 4
,urb structure should he. 1t Is prom
able {bat tha fdal will 90 up to sou,
OOo before VI are through. 1t WI
include library OF books anu pager
hearinv upon the history Of the Con
federacy. There VIII b department
for statua7v, which VIII he one OF tG
Great features. and it IS for the equlE
ment OF this department that ths adul
tional $50 900 will be used lhe1e WI
ne museum where relics VIII be kel
and displayed +,
'"Ehis memorial building viii !
valuable to historians, ana VIII I
the means of preserving the sctul
papers and properties OF the OonleIol
aev nv which those who, IN the future
take mn research IN that line. sill
anahIed to deter nine positively IL
facts as thsy feal, existed Il Will
a niaoe Of iaestimable interest = q
descendants OF tae men who flng
for the ConfedsIacy, an will Ipe
matte the interest in Nc sQg5N 3
eorraet c1nceptlJlS ~ 5fla Z
OpD)rtunisy of ootlinilg ia Is.
GOOD WEAEH IL gro III -.
Tt neels only one thing n IRE nov
insure one Of tho or sntedt nusle
and best reunion the United Conte
crate Veterans have ever held. In
one thing IS good weather, ana Il
man who rules over the showers al
sunshine has promised to do his be
Car reunion week 1t is certaln
chat there will be fully 100. 600 peTso
m Louisville in addition to the regul
population during the week. In
ate coming from every direction al
in large numbers. and many there W
bo among them who have not attend'
s.raun.on for years As things nc
lo6k, Tennessee will send the large
deleg .tlon, next to Kentucky. L
people of the South need not be
minded as to how Tennessee gam
the title of the Volunteer State. It
expected that Tenuessesns will be ne
g1odly numbers with a represent
TIVE men in the ranks, nut 1t is We
4Aying anyhow that the VolunteF
StsNa will send magnificent CONT
gen to Participate in this annual co
cIave of the men who wore the gray.
The veterans are already beginnu
to arrive. !. few are coming IN fro
this State and that, tut they Will col
in greater numbers beginning
morrow afternoon and evening. Fro
then until the end 1t will be one gra
concourse of veterans and other vi:
tors. tits believed that the Lou
VILE Reunion is going to establish
record tor attendance. juuging fro