The Bolivar County Democrat., 1906-09-22
MISSISSIPPI CONFEDERATES
HOLD THEIR ANNUAL SESSION
AT JACKSON.
to Women of the South
Discussed-Gen. Lowry Presented
With q Handsome Cane-Me-
ridian Gets Next Meeting.

Jackson, Miss.-Amid smiles and 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 a 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.
Capt. Frank Johnston, as master OF
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 to
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 Wells,
ST., who traced graphically and interest
ingly the scenes that stirred their hearts
and actuated them to arms forty-fve
years ago.
In response to this greeting, DR.. I. 2.
Lockwood, of Crystal Springs, spoke
feelingly and eloquently on behalf OF
himself and his visiting comrades. The
speaker referred revcrentially to the
women of the Confederacy, and the
Daughte., of the Confederacy of today.
If Thea Southern people have any monu-
ments to erect, said he, they should, IN
| Justice to themselves and to the mem
ory of the past, erect monument to
the women who helped the men of that
day.
At the close of DR.. Lockwoods ad-
dress Commander Lowry took the chair
and called on Chaplain H. F. Sproles to
lead in an invocation, which that vener-
able and distinguished divine offered up
in his most earnest and feeling terms.
At the conclusion of the prayer the di-
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-
tions. composed of Messrs. S. R. Cole
man, of Greenwood; A. G. Norrell, OF
Brandon, and Robert E. 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 presenttion 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 II
the way of duty than any other man
who entered the Confederate service
whether officer or private. He felt ii
as one of the highest hono,s that had
fallen to him, and in a voice filled with
emotion expressed bis deep appreciation
of the gift.
Quite number of resolutions were
offered by different delegates and re
ferred to committee. Among the reso
lutions offered was one declaring IL
favor of taking steps to get back from
the vaults of the United States treasury
| tLo bolaooa of tho "cOffon tay money