The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-01
Ny the Associated Press.l

Until hose Hearts are Dust.
By the Associated Prcss.)
New Orleans, La, April 25.-Today
in the heart of a city which has borne
the brunt Of battle and worn the
weeds Of mourning for it's sake, the
Confederacy was revived again by
those who cherish it for everything
tina it was intended to be, and who
will love it until they die. for what il
means to them and the South. The tax
of the hcroisn, the sacrifice, the agony
and the glory of the great days We're
told again to those who never weary
of the story, and who checred an
Wcpt by turns, as the bright or SOmh"c
side Of the picture was turned to view.
No reunion was ever held under faircr
auspices and none ever showed greater
promise Of success. The weather was
perfect, the arrangements of the tenn
porary building erected f." the TS-
union were unsurpassed II the &c
tails of the vast work of handling the
great throng of visitors were carried
out with precision and care.
The first session of the day saw the
reunion formally launched upon its
career. Generals stephen II. Lee. the
commandcr-in-chief; Adjutant General
u ! IL ~ ~ Il' II
ganization presented their reports. and
General Lee delivered his formal adj
dress. There were other speeches, al
most without number. The veterans
were welcomed by Governor BIanch-
ard for the State, and former Mayor
Herman for the Cit.
Tacr were song. tV Young women
and rcvcrent prayers by ministers of
the gospel.
The afternoon was given over to the
memory of the Confederate dead aui
addresses eXtolIing their valor, patriot
Ism and memory chcercd again and
again.
The story OF the Day.
The convention was called to order
by General Albert Estopinal. conf
mandcr-in-chief of the Louisiana di-
VISION of the United Confederate Vet
Grams.
After an eloquent invocation had
been delivered by Chaplain General
Jones. of the organization, the anthem
'immortals,' composed by r. G. lie
Leon, of Mobile. was sung.
An address of welcome to the visit
ing veterans WAS then made by Cen
eral EsiopinaI and a solo, "Confcdcr-
ate Toast in Song" mpo by Miss
Given, of the United Daughters of the
C~onfederacy, was sung by Miss Car
rie Nick.
Governor Blanchard was given Il
most enthusiastic welcome when he
stepped to the front of the platform to
speak for the people of the state of
Louisiana. he in the most cordial
manner, bade the visitors welcome to
the State. and. after a song by Alfred
Meistcr, Mayor Echrman greeted the
veterans in behalf Of the city of New
orleans. Charles Payne Fenncr, of
New orleans, delivered a brief ad-
dress of welcome in behalf of the
local sons of veterans.
Mrs. w. j. Bchrman. president of
the Federated Southern Memorial As
ISOLATION, spoke a few words of well
come, and then J. Is. Sinnot. first vice
president of the Citizens Executive
Committee of New Orleans. spoke
briefly, welcoming the Veterans in be
half of the people of Louisiana and
he then delivered to General ). D.. Lee.
as commander-in-chicf of the Con-
fedcr2te veterans, the hall erected for
their use during the reunion.
General Lee was then formally nro-
sented by General Estopinal and was
greeted with round after round of
cheers.
The Address of Lee.
A chorus arranged by Mrs. T. 4.
Burke, was then sung and General
Lee. after accepting the auditorium i'm
behalf Of the veterans, delivered his
IoI IildI dduIeSS as
chief. He said in part:
The flags of France and of Snai,
of the Union n of the Confectionery
have floated over the soil upon which
we stand, but always brave men and
lovely ONE loyal to the best thpy
knew. faithful alike to the living and
to the dead; a civilization transplanteI
like a rare flower of France. blossom
ing in the new world. and bearing eX-
quisite fruit. The Confederate cannot
forget the city of the gallant and ac-
complished Beauregard-the brave
nc unfortunate Hood-the city where
jefferson Davis loved to walk. and
which honored him in his death with
an ~outpouring of loyalty and grief
which did honor to the Southern
heart. Here is Metairic, where Albert
sydney Johnson speaks in imperish-
able bronze. and the monument to the
Army of Northern Virginia. rises, tall
and white like the soul of its great
chieftain. /
w love YOU, Louisiana. where the
stern blood of the Anglo-Saxon. has
been touched with the grace and the
genius of France. Here amid the very
Chivalry of patriotism. there is vel
come for all who prize nobl and gen
erous deeds, and most of all. a vel
come for him who loved his country
best. and bore her cross of pain-the
Confederate soldier. We who grieHed
for this unhappy city in the hour
of its capture and humiliation,s re
joice in its pride today, standing SEE
cnd only to New York among
American ports of export; your Nigh
ty river, filled with the ships of all
nations, your historic streets alive
with the of the world. We