Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-14
REUNION OF THE GRAY
Opening Session Of United
Sons Confederate Veterans
AT LOUISVILLE TODAY
FIRST DAYS MEETING MARKED
BY ROUTINE BUSINESS.
Attendance is Not Very Large-Report
of Adjutant General Stockett
Read-Addresses.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 1.-THE United
Sons Confederate Veterans met today in
Hopkins Theater, the opening session be-
ing delayed until nearly II o'clock by late
arrivals. The attendance was not large
The convention was called to order by
Marion w. Ripy. lieutenant commander of
the local camp Of Sons of Veterans, In the
absence OF John c. Davidson, the COM
mandant. After the Invocation Colonel W.
r. Bingham Of Louisville welcomed the
delegates to Louisville and Kentucky. The
response was by Mr.. T. P. Stone of Waco,
Tex, past commander-in-chief
Colonel N: R. Tisdel of Rusk, Tex, then
addressed the convention.
Commander TisdePs Remarks.
N. r. Tisdel, commander in-chief of the
United Sons of Confederate Veterans, said
in his speech:
Il cannot refrain from calling your at
tention to the inactivity of the membership
of the confederation. and more especially
OF the officer sof. the camps and members
Of the staff of the various division COM
manders. l presume that this is because of
lack of time and not from indifference, and
nope that they will give to my successor
the general support that was denied me-
and that at the next reunion a report will
De made that will forever Danish the
thought that a spirit of commercialism
mas caused you to forget your duty to your
heroic Sires.
More than one-half of the camps of the
confederation, with the modest capitation
tax that keeps them in good standing have
not paid 1t. How are we to support any
organization or perpetuate any cause with
out the necessary funds? Just think of
our heritage OF glory and weigh II against
the paltry sum we are asked to contribute
toward keeping that heritage inviolate
When you go home call the boys together
arlf ll,r cl1n,
acter against coin, the heritage handed
down to them by their fathers against a
silver dime. We will await the result and
90 not fear the answer
The report of Gen. Stockett was next
read.
Adjutant Generals Report.
The report of 1. ]. Stockett, adjutant
general and chief of staff, United Sons of
confederate Veterans, says in part:
IN the interest Of economy of labor and
OF money, every camp that is now In ar
the rolls.
Considerable time has been devoted to
the investigation of the cause of this ap-
parent lethargy, and 1 believe it is trace
able to the fact that a reunion has NOT
been held In the extreme eastern section
for eight years.
The list is as follows: Virginia. 16 paid
up camps and IA In arrears; West Virginia
paid up and in arrears; South Caroline
paid up and 46 in arrears; North Caro-
ma, paid up. IL in arrears; Florida. 2
PAID up, in arrears; Georgia, 3 paid up.
70 In arrears. f'
To the contrary, there has been an In
crease OF those falling into arrears. In
my humble opinion 1t will take a reunion
IN that section to create a revival of inter-
est and as the place of holding reunions is
selected by the veterans no remedy is sug-
eested unless we can secure the active and
nearly cooperation of camps which now
are In the majority of all the camps on
our roster The prime motive that moves
a great majority Of our members is a de-
sire Tor ONCE and for honors that will
serve TO ADVANCE them socially and politi-
cally In their home section. and the good
OF the organization is nowhere considered
IN the general plan that actuates so many
or us in seeking these honors
lf we place the organization on the high
plane that was originally intended we
must lay self aside and work for the ad
Vancement of the order without regard
to dividing lines geographically and So
cially"
After the transaction of some further
routine business the convention adjourn
ed, the delegates marching in a body to
the horse show building, where the vet
Grams were in session