Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-11-15
n DAY OF THE IHE..,,.,,
VETERANS REUNION
!, r.vsll of Orlando Elect
y .lc.~maDder Of Division.
NON WAS UNANIMOUS

-. Heartily Cheered-erand
,co,eludsd the Ceremonies
4. old gray-clad comrades
y. m,dly and tossing their hats
's .i, IN bursts of epthusiSsm,
',,'s.,.Cisneral William Il, jewell
- for ten years the COM
., the Third Brigade, was
W, morning unanimously
~. M,ior-General. commanding
r,.,id, Division, United Confed-
o,,,,Ilit wss a splendid tribute to
Lived commander. Veterans
....,boo, the hall we're choked with
.,ioo and General jewell, himself,
=. bs began his speech OF accept
4. g,s almost overcome, his voice
~ and his eyes filled with tears
-, beautiful scene, and this, the
I ..,i,, feature Of the sixteeAth annual
-.,ioo Of the Florida Division, will
=, b. remembered by every old col
81 pe,su. IS one OF its moss mem
.,bls pic,ures, q picture painted in
hvrm colors OF love and affection
= popularity, a splendid tribute paid
! have snd heroic men to one OF
4 s,bnye.t Of their numbers.
lnoher business had been finished
y General Fleming, when he called
r,As election Of a Maior.General for
. y n,uiug year, read again the 0csla
solution. He pointed out that this
uslulion, strictly speaking, was not
Ia % the reelection of command.
,. bot that, believing that this was
4 Hsa which the soldiers OF Florida
b 10 mind when they adopted 1t, he
n hat he must decline to allow his
'nhsms to be put in nomination, as
n, cihis friends had wished him TO
. h his statement touched the hearts
Co old soldiers, and they applaud.
he speaker vigorously.
Jewell is Nominated.
A Instant later and Brigadier-Gen-
glW. l. Witch, former command
Rdihe First Brigade, took the floor.
ksaJ he put in nomination the name
f6ensnl Jewell, the senior brigsdier
Tue Division. The nomination was
Fslsd with applause, coming from
parts Of the hall, showing that the
'ssnhI present approved in every
~ ne suggestion OF General Wit
AZ Instant later BriRsdier General
~ L Robertson, Assistant Adiu-
- General Of the United Oonfeder.
'teuns and on the stan OF Gem
- stephen D. Lee, seconded the
aai''ii'n. Comrsde Cox followed,
IS beautiful eulogy Of General
So and then, old soldier after old
NJ Jumped 20 bis feet and the Sec
al speeches came thick and fast.
Nai'nlI someone in the body
49, 10 bis feet aud shouted
S''.on that il b. made unanimous
va came almost instantly and
aci.oa vas carried.
sn'hus'asm Was High.
ls'a Nsvssmr Fint Regiment
'l',h has furnished she music
'n''sed the reunion, took Ia
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ard those Who could no
a''' toiee' heard stamped wiil
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