Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-11-15
LAST DAY OF THE
VETERANS REUNION.
(Con.Inued fron Second Paee.l

Of officers. General John O. Dsvant
~ Bronksville was unanimously re-
elected Bfigsdier General Command.
ing. and Col. A. D. Williams OF Jack
sonville re-appointed Adtutsnt-Gen-
ersl and Chief-of-Staf.
Major. General W. II. Jewell. COM
maDdIng the Florida Division, United
Confederate Veterans, announced
that Col Robert ]. Msgill Of
Jacksonville had been re-appointed
Adj1tant-Cisneral and Chief-of-Stah,
and had accepted the appointment.
The appointment OF the jacksonville
veteran TO this high position comes AZ
slight recognition of his sterling SER
vices TO the Division during the. year,
which he served as Adiutant-General
under General Fleming. By his nn-
firing efforts he has put the Division
in better financial condition than it
has been in years, and in other lines
HE efforts have been equslly success
fol.
Business duties in Jacksonville in
clined Colonel MsgiIl at frat to de-
cline disappointment, bot the urgent
solicitations Of General jewell COM
bined with that Of many of the old
comrades of the Chiei-oi.6taf, led
him to reconsider and he has snnonuc-
ed that he will serve. He IL being con-
graduated on every hand, and II Is the
unanimous opinion OF the old soldiers
still here that this appointment, the
fret official act Of General Jewell as
Division Commander, 10 one which will
rebound TO the best interests OF the
entire Division.
The report OF Adiutant Mssill was
most encouraging. He stated that
year ago, when he took charge OF the
affairs'of the Division, there was only
SO Is in the treasury. He managed to
pay the bills, and now has on hand
about SIS This report shows that Dol.
Magll has not neglected the trust
which was Feposed in him
The reunion OF 1908 was a great Suc.
case, and those present will remember
It for long time.
Tuesday Nights Program.
The following musical program was
rendered % the Kirby Smith Chapter
reception Tuesday evening;
Violin duet. VariAtions--Mlsses Nc.
CreaFy and EvsoS.
Piano d0et--Misses Fennell and
Burkhim.
Vocal solo-MIss Brown.
Piano duet--Mrs. Bennett and Miss
Bennett.
Quarteite- Misses Avera. Lewis,
Bennett aud Avers (ln costume).
Piano solo--Miss Brown.
kecitation--Miss stFeepeF
Piano sOlo--Miss Burkhim,
Recitation, "swoid OF Lee"-Miss
Julia Wainwright.
Qnartette, "Tenting on ths Old
Camp GFonnd"-MsssFs. Cannon, Oa.
nova, Fisher and Bennett.
The plsno work Of Misses Feunell
aud Burkhim was superb. They are
two 81 Gaiuesville's most competent
musicians, and general iavorites 10
this line. The number BY MIsset Av.
era, Lewis. Bennett and AvsrA proved
one OF the best on the program, and
they were heartily applauded. The
vocal colo OF Miss Brown was also
good aud she was heartily eneored
In addition 90 the regular program
Rev. ID. l.. BranniRg OF WEldo. an old
Confederate, rendered . new version
Of Dixie, II was . vocal solo. In which
10 accompanied himself on the violin,
and received hearty applause. So i'm.
pressed were che Veterans that MF.
BrAuning vas prevailed upon 90 print
the song, which he consented 30 do.
Copies MAY be had ~ ase cents eseh
BY calling az Matheson's shoe store or
addressing Mr.. Banhing az wtldo,
che proceeds 10 so 70 the Dickinson
monument fond.