Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-18
NEXT REUNION GOES
T6 CRESCENT CITY
General Lee and Other Officers
Reelected Unanimously,
LARos eKoWO ssGs rHe PARAOE

LARGE Crowd seEs THG PARADE
Ths'crssesnt dItt Had slight oitheuI.
" In Securing Convention az Nash
Willie Put Up a strong Fight for the
Next Reunion.
Louisville, KY, Jdne 17--The Unit
cd Confederate Veterans reelected
their old otheers as fold %:
Commander in eA ~. Lieutenant Gen.
eral stephen ID. Lee. Mississippi.
'COmmAnder tsans-MIssisslppl depart.
ment. General l. W .Cabell, Texas
Compander army Of Tennessee de-
partment. Lieutenant General Clement
A. Evans, Georgia.
Commander army or northern Vir.
GINA department. C. Irving Walker,
South Carolina.
New orleans had slight d.fficulty In
securing the convention Of 1906. There
was very little speechmakIng and lit
tie ia the way OF song, but what was
given the delegates along these lines
was most excellent the singing OF
Miss Mollie Blanchard going straight
TO the hearts OF the veterans Nash
Vile made fight which was sur
prise to the convention. but the sent
ment was strongly In favor Of the
Crescent City.
The large crowd Of old soldiers and
visitors in Louisville atteudlng the
United Confederate Veterans reunion
were augmented today by arrivals In
great numbers from many nearby
towns who came to see today's feat
ure--the parade OF what Is left of(ihe
men who fought for the confederAcys
cause.
Although the weather ofiiciAl. WalE
forecasted showers for the day. the
indications at 10 o'clock were that
they might be delayed lone pnough 10
permit the veterans 10 pass IN review
before the thousands which lined the
Streets privilege which vas denied
Louisville ave years ago. when the
rain fell almost steadily during the
three days Of the reunion
The hour set for the parade was
1850 with the understanding that
should rain occur the march wcaid be-
attempted again ~ o'clock. Ths
route Of the parade covered about 81
miles. The veterans will start from
First and hsin. traverse the prtnel.
pal business street and then move out
70 Broadway. where the ywiIl coantsF.
march In order that the wearera Of
the Gray may see each other IN line
They viii then come IN FouFth street.
the priaeipsl retail thorouKhfaFe, die
banding a. sixth and jefferson IN front
Of the city hall
An hour before the tims set Tor the
paTads 20 move. the streets we're allied
WITH the various commands mafchiAs
70 their positions. accompanied By
bands % muSic. The sidewalks wsPs
ja@med With Deople and wlndoWs ali
along the line Of march ShOws6 tbea.
sands Of spectators ready 20 Giss the
veterans q reoep,ios.
40 his ReadQuarisu in tie Gait
house. General lee. oommandef IN
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