Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-05-02
VETERANS REUNION
Great Gathering of Heroes
Who Wore the Gray
OPENING A BRILLIANT EVENT.

OPENING A BRILLIANT EVENT.
Favored by Perfect Weather and
With the Arrangements of the
Temporary Building Beyond Re-
proach, the Old Soldiers Begin
& Their Meeting in New Orleans IN
der the Fairest Auspices.
New Orleans, Spccial:-Wednesday
in the heart Of a city which has borne
). the brunt of battle and worn the
weeds of mourning for its sake. the
Confederacy was revived again by
those who cherish it for everything
that it was intended to be, and who
will love it until they die, for what
it means to them aud 70 the South.
The tales Of the heroism. the sacr-
fee, The agony and the glory Of the
great days were told again to those
who never weary of the story. and
who cheeled and wept by turns. as
the bright or somber side of the pic
ture was turned to view.
Norrcunion- Was. ever held under
fairer auspices, andSnone ever show
ed greater promise of success. The
weather was perfect, the arrange
ments of the temporary building
erected for the reunion were unsur-s
passed and the details of the vast
work of handling the great throng.
Of visitors carried out with prccis-
ion and care.
The first session of the day saw
the reunion formally launched upon
its career. General S. D. Lee. the
commander-il-chief. Adjutant Gen
eral Mickle and other officers of the
organization presented their reports
and Commander Lee delivered his for
NAL address.
=. The convention was called to order
by General Albert Estopinaii, com
mander-in-chief of the Louisiana di-
vision of the United Confederate Vet,
erans. 49,
I After an eloquent Invocation had
been delivered by Chaplain General
Jones, of the organization the anthem
-.Immortals,a ~ composed. BY I. c. De-
Leon, of Mobile, Ala. was sung.
An address of welcome to The Wis.
iting veterans was then made by Gen
eral Estopinal and solo, "a Con-
federate Toast in Song" composed
by Miss Given, Of the United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy, was sung by
Miss Carrie Nick
Governor Blanchard was gwen a
most, enthusiastic welcome when lie
stepped TO the front of the platform
to speak for the people of The State
of Louisiana. He, in The most cor
dial manner, bade the visitors well
come to the State, and after a song
by Alfred Meister, Mayor Behrman
: greeted-the veterans Ill behalf OF the
city of New Orleans. 60
Charles Paine Fenner. OF New sOr-
leans, delivered brief address of
welcome i'll behalf of the local Sons
of Veterans.
Mrs. W~J. Behrman, president of
the Federated Southern Memorial As
sociation, spoke a few words of well
come and then j. B. Sinnott, first
vice president Of the citizens execu-
tive committee of New Orleans, spoke
briefly, welcoming the veterans in be-
half of the people of Louisiana aud
he then delivered to General s. d..
Lee, as commander-in-chief of the
Confederate veterans. the hall erected
-for@their-use during the reunion.
General Lee was then formally
presented by General Estopinal and
was greeted with round after round
of cheers.
A chorus arranged by Mrs. T. A.
Burke.wa then sling and General Lee,
after accepting the auditorium in be-
half of the veterans, delivered his for
NAL address as commander-in-chief.
This afternoon was given over to
the memory Of the Confederate dead
and address extolling tl.eir value. pa
-triotism and devotion were cheered
again and again.. Beautiful women
aud stalwart men combined their
voices in hymns Of praise, and the
whole service proved that, while tire
men themselves are gone, the memory
Of what they were and what they did
will never be forgotten by those who
have Inherited the land they fought
to save.
The afternoon session Of the l'cun-
ion was devoted to the glory Of the
Confederate dead, the exercises being
Of a memorial character.
Genral w. L. Cabell, commander Of
the trans-Mississippi department. pre-
sided in the absence of General S. d.
Lee. Afterthe session.had heen open
ed by prayer by Rev. Gordon Bake
well, chaplain general Of the Loris-
ana division, mixed choir OF twenty
voices sang, III beautiful manner,
Nearer, My God to Thee
Tile first address was by Rev. De
La Moriniere, of New Orleans, who
spoke at considerable length and with
much eloquence of Robert Z. Lee and
Jefferson DAVIS. His address was re-
eeiyed with exceeding warmth and
many times he was compelled tp-llalt-
in his. remarks TO allow the applause
,to-die away.
John Temple Graves Withdraws.
Atlanta, Ga. Spccial.--In the first
issue of his new daity rpaper. The
Georgian, John Temple Graves an