The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-21
GRAY HEROES
Gather Again to Talk of the Days
That Are Not.
THE BOYS IN BLUE
Send Greetings to Their Old Enemies
The Convention City Crowded to
Overlooking With Visitors and
Old Veterans. All the Old
Officers Re. elected.
Officers Re. elected.

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Officers Reelected.
For the second time in fGe year:
the United Confederate Veterans ant
auxiliary organ zations gathered ir
Louisville for their annual reunion
their reception Wednesday under
blazing sun ard with miles OF bril-
liant bunting flying in the breeze be
ing in strong contrast to the weather
conditions OF FIVE years ago, when the
record breaking rains prevailed during
the entire period Of the reunion anc
even caused a postponeuent Of the
parade On the last day. The decora
tions this year are on lavish scale
and it is remarked that the American
flag predominates.
The reunion was officially opeDec
shortly after the noon hour, WheE
Gen. Bennett II. Young, commando:
Of the Kentucky division, called The
perspiring mass Of humanity in the
horseshow building to order and in
troduced the chaplain general, j.
William Jones of Richmond, Va. DR..
Jones In his invocation prayer that
the blessing CT Almighty God may
rest upon the president Of these
United States, and that he may en-.
abled to be the president OF this whole
country and every section" a fe"
more1ts later Gov. J. c. W. Beck.
ham, in speaking Kentucky's welcome
to the old men in gray.
a rousing reception was given the
communicating chief, Gen. Stephen D.
Lee, when he arose to respond for the
veterans to the addresses OF welcome.
The general was in splendid voice de-
spite the long wait in the heated build
ing and his speech was interrupted
many times by cheering. Cheers we're
given tie few remainin great figures
OF the Confederacy as they made their
appearance. They venerable Simon
BOLIVIA Buckner, who is approaching
his 80 years, was heartily greeted and
delivered a speech which would have
done credit to man half his years.
Lieut.. ". L, Cabel, commander OF
the T.ars Mississippi division, was
helped to the platform by many will
ing hands and his appearance was the
signal for a prolonged outbrust Oh
har dclapping.
The reception accorded Gen. ice
Wheeler was second to none OF the
day. The famous cavalry officer was
cheered from the time his grey-toppeo
head was discarned in the great thron9
until he ascended the rostrum and
motioned for silence. He thanked
the veterans for the heartiuess o1
their reception and assured them that
their greeting went deep into his
heart.
Efforts to arrive at the exact mum.
Der Of veterans aud visitors in Louis
Vile Wednesday night were necessarl'
ly futile. Railroad men who have had
experience in the harding OF CROWDS
at other reunions assert that the NUM-
erous special trains arranged for the
Louisville meeting were more CROWDED
than al any other reunion IN the pas'
five years. A conservative estimate
would, however, seem to set the figure
at near the 25, 900 mark.
The convention Thursday reelected
tie old officers as follows:
Commander-in chief, Lieut.. Gen
Stephen D. Lee, Mississippi.
Commander trans. Mississippi do
partment, Gen. L. W. Sabell, Texas.
Commander Army Of Tennessee de
partment, Lieut.. Gen. Clement A
Evans, Georgia.
Commander Army of Northern Vir
ginia department., G. Irwin Walker
South Carolina.
New Orleans bad little difficulty il
securing the convention for 1906.
Ffaternal greetings were read from
the State encampuent Of G. a. r. o
Indiana in session at Madison.
The following was introduced ant
adopted:
whereas, the bill before congress
for the care Of the graves OF Confed
crate soldiers buried near hospital
and prisons in the Dorth has so ia
failed OF passage by that oody;
"Be it resolved, That this associa
tion OF United Confederate Veteran
in convention assembled, urges tn
passage Of this bill, as matter o
right and duty, not only on the par
of the senators and representatives Il
congress from southern States but ais
on tie part of those from all othe
States Of the United States, in tina
the government is charged with th
sepulchrs of those who died prisoner
in it's bands, according to the usage
Of civilization, Of which the Unite
States forms large competent part.
, fridays feature Of the reunion wa
the parade OF the old soldiers whic
began about noon. The line CT marc
covered three miles. Huge floats
gaily decorated, were prepared for th
veterans who were unable to walk
The precauticrs, looking to the safet
Of the soldiers and their care III cas-
Of illness, had been taken by the meC
ical department. Of the reunion con-
mittee, many amoulancas and phys
clans and nurses being scattered alon
the lice OF march.
After the transaction Of much rot
tine business en- Friday the cor
vention adjourned sine die at half.pas
six o'clCck.
Killed BY A RSttler.
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