The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-09-21
MISSISSIPPI coNFEDERATEs
HOLD THEIR ANNUAL SESSION
AT JACKSON.
Discussed Gen. Lowry Presented
With a Handsome Cane-Me-
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Win q handsome zane
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jackson, Miss.-Amid smiles ard tears
the fifteenth annual reunion of the Mis-
sissippi Division, U. c. ", with its at
tendant Incidents, passed into history
and, according to the statements OF men
who have participated in all of them
it was the most successful, altogether
of the series. The principal event OF
the first day was the parade.
Besides opening formalities and the
parade, little else was accomplished, and
all the business was crowded into the
second day.
At the appointed hour Gen. Lowry
gave the word to Forward, march" to
the theater, and while Prof. Carl Leake's
band played voluntary in the, open
air, the veterans proceeded to file into
the lower seats, which had been special,
ly reserved for them, the public taking
the balcony and gallery seats.
ceremonies, called the convention to or
der with few well chosen remarks on
the place in history which the Confed
crate soldier will always fill, and on
the happy reunions which only serve te
weld more closely at this late day the
hearts that beat in union for common
and sacred cause forty five years ago
They meet now as comrades, friends and
brethren, and there is JOY in the meeting
again.
This was followed by an eloquent ad
dress of welcome by Hon. Calvin Wens
ST., who traced graphically and interest
ingly the scenes that stirred their hearts
and actuated them to arms forty five
years ago.
In response to this greeting, DR.. T. P
Lockwood, of Crystal Springs, spoke
feelingly and eloquently on behalf OF
himself and his visiting comrades. The
speaker referred reverentially to the
women of the Confederacy, and the
Daughters of the Confederacy of today
If the Southern people have any monu
ments to erect, said he, they should, il
Justice to themselves and to the mem
DRY of the past, erect monument to
the women who helped the men of that
day.
At the close of DR.. Lockwood's ad
dress Commander Lowry took the chair
and called on Chaplain H. +. Sproles to
lead in an vocation, which that veneer
able and distinguished divine offered up
in his most earnest and feeling terms
At the conclusion of the prayer the dl-
vision proceeded to business, and the
first was the appointment of commit
tee on credentials. Pending the report
of this committee impromptu talks were
made by comrades.
On motion committee on resolu-
lions, composed of Messrs. S. r. Cole
man, of Greenwood; A. G. Norrell, OF
Brandon, and Robert Z. Houston, OF
Aberdeen, was appointed to take charge
of all resolutions.
Just after the appointment of these
committees an incident that had been
kept off the programme occurred, and
this was the Prosecution of a handsome
gold handled ebony walking cane by a
number of members of the division to
Gen. Lowry. The presentation address
was made by Hon. Clay Sharkey, in
which he alluded to the affection and
esteem in which Gen. >Lowry is held by
every member of the Mississippi di-
vision, and especially by his old COM
rades of the Sixth Mississippi Regiment.
In responding, Gen. Lowry deprecated
the idea that he had done any more III
the way of duty than any other man
who entered the Confederate service,
whether officer or private. He felt it
as one of the highest hono:s that had
fallen to him, and in voice filled with
emotion expressed his deep appreciation
of the gift.
Quite a number of resolutions were
offered by different delegates and re,
ferred to committee. Among the reso-
lutions offered was one declaring in
favor of taking steps to get back from
the vaults of the United States treasury
the balance of the "cotton tax money