The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-09-21
MISSISSIPPI NEWS

/ corrected aIIcT buC Wal uilucI Inc act
that was afterward declared unconsti-
tutional and illegal, but not until after
many thousands of dollars had been coy
cred into the treasury.
Hon. Pat Henry, OF Brandon, spoke IN
favor of urging the county boards of
supervisors to act on the law passed by
the last Legislature authorizing the
boards to appropriate money to build
During the afternoon the veterans
| were the guests of Gov. and Mrs. Var
daman, who kept open house, and every
one Who called was treated to the con-
tents of we'll filled punch bowl, at
| which Miss Vardaman, assisted by
Misses Lyell, of Wesson, Gayden, of
Winona, and Miss Minnie Vardaman
presided, this being an enjoyabi. part
of the days programme. -.
The women and the mothers of the
Confederacy was the leading theme and
I topic of discussion with the Mississippi
Division Of United Confederate Veter-
| ais. IL buc lHChiOs VI thSoS WOhASA
| there must be some souvenir insmarble,
stone, bronze or granite, and as one in
! spircd veteran said during the discus
sion: Comrades, l want to quote what
our illustrious leader, the matchless
Gordon, said at New Orleans on one os-
casion: Don't you fellows dare to die
till you see that monument piercing the
sky" This remark followed an able
and forceful address delivered by Gen.
G.. Irvine Walker, of South Carolina,
who is chairman of the committee on
the womens memorial, and is doing yeo-
I man work for the cause to which he
has been assigned. The sum of $4,000
must be raised, and it must be raised
before the veterans have all departed,
and they all realize that it cannot be
for much longer that they will be left to
work out the plan.
Hon. Clay Sharkey, Col. w. A. Mont
gomery and others of the Mississippi
Division wanted to confine the efforts Of
the Mississippians to the work OF erect
| ln0 memorial W lIC WOIuCii VI 4hAo
sissippi, at the capital city of the State,
as they feared that the larger plan was
impractical. Hon. j. G. Spencer, of Clai-
borne, however, introduced resolution
indorsing everything that Gen. Walker
had urged, and declaring it to be the
sense of the Mississippi Division that
they urge every camp in the State to
get Immediately to work and continue
to work until the money for the general
memorial is in hand or assured.
| The question of compiling correct
and authentic history of the military
movements and operations of the troops
and men of Mississippi, which has been
considerably discussed, was brought up,
and on this topic several members ex-
| pressed themselves.
The next buiness was the selection of
officers, and there was unanimity OF
sentiment for the retention of the pres
ent able staff, and these gentlemen were
elected by reclamation These officers
are: Division commander, Maj. Gen.
Robert Lowry, of Jackson; brigadier-
general commanding the First Brigade,
Gen. w. A. Montgomery, of Edwards;
brigadier- general commanding the Sec
ond Brigade, Gen. George B. Helm, of
Greenville; Brigadier General Command
| iny Third Brigade j. p. Carter, of Hat
tiesburg. The staff officers will be an
nounced later by Gen. Lowry, and it is
not probabls that there will be any
changes from the present roster, either
in the division or the brigade organiza-
tiOns.
The next place of meeting will be
Meridian, which city was placed in NOM
! nation by Gen. Cameron, in warm and
eloquent speech, the only other city COM
ing in for serious consideration being
Vicksburg. Gen. D. A. Campbell ex.
tended conditional invitation for the
Hill City, which he stated was for the
reason that they wished to have their
comrades meet there at the dedication
of the Mississippi monument.
After all the business calendar was
completed, the motion to adjourn sine
die was put and adopted, with the part
ing signalized by the rendition by Prof.
Leake's band of the air, God be with
you till we meet again." and as the
body of grim-yisaged warscarred men
gathered themselves together to file out
of the building there were not few
who, in all human probability it seemed,
had attended their last mundane re-
union.