The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-02
GENERAL LEE REELECTED
cOMMANDER-M-CHIEF
Mobile Lays Plans for the Meeting
IN 1910.
Throughout Day the Greatest Enthus-
tasm Prevailed Despite q Con-
tinuous Downpour Of Rain
Many Reports and 'Reso-
buttons Are Adopted.

Richmond, Va. June THE grand
camp United Confederate Veterans, to-
day reelected it's general oficers as
follows:
Grand Commander-General Stephen
d. Lee. ofiMississippi.
Lieutenant General. Department of
yirginia-General C. Irvine Walker. of
South Carolina
Lieutenant General, Department of
Tennessee--General Clement A.. Evans,
of Georgia.
Lieutenant General, Department Of
Mississippi-General w, L. Ca
/ bell. Of Texas.
All of the officers were chosen by &C.
clamation. Birmingham was the city
chosen for the next (eighteenth) an
nual. reunion of the Veterans. Othe-
cities competing were San Antonio and
Nashville. The vote stood at first
about 1000 to 500 In favor of the Ala
bama town. The report of the COM
mittee on resolutions was ad opted with
out debate. It recommends that the
speeches of General s. d. Lee, Sena-
tor John M Daniel and Colonel Robert
f.. Lee, Jr.. DE printed in pamphlet
form for distribution, and endorses the
aims of the Arlington Confederate mon
unent in Arlington National Cemetery.
On the correct representation of the
Confederate battle flag. the resolutions
committee submitted a sub stitute:
That the action OF this association.
at its convention held In Nashville,
Tenn. in 1904, be endorsed and re-
affirmed. The report favors the pres
ervation of all papsrs, manuscripts and
historical sketches Of the Confederate
OF Confederate hospital In the home
formerly owned by "StonewalI" Jack
son at Lexington. Va.
Memorial To Lee.
1t suggests the celebration of the
one hundredth anniversary of the birth
of General Robert p. Lee by a per-
manent memorial in the Institution of
which he was president (Washington
and Lee University, and favors the
erection of monument to the soldiers
killed at Appomatox the building of
this last metioned memorial, 1t COM
mends to the camp at Appomattox.
The report recommends the tabling
of the request of the Daughters for
a change of the rule governing the
bestowal of the crosses of honor, so
that they may be worn by the descen-
dants of the recipients. 1t thanks Con-
gress and the President for returning
the captured battle flags and for APP
propriating 100000 to mark the
graves of Confederate soldiers buried
on Northern soil. 1t likewise thanks
the 23rd New Jersey Infantry for erect
ing tablet at Salem Church to tho
Alabama soldiers with whom II was en-
gagged.
The report urges that the Southern
States give each Confederate soldier
testimonial of his record and when the
end comes, an appropriate burial; also
that the division commanders shall
constitute the executive committee of
the association. 1t declares that the
title of general shall be borne only
by those who had that title during
the war. 1t also recommend the ia
bling of the resolution passed by the
Daughters and providing that no State
sponsors and maids of honor be ap-
pointed. 1t likewise recommends the,
tabling of the resolution regarding 4
monument to the women of the South
and extends sympathy to the family OF
Mrs. Mckinley.
The report is signed by Joseph F.
Johnston. of Alabama, chairman; John
p. Hickman, of Tennessee, secretary;
B. w. Green, of Arkansas; s. Z.
Lewis, of District of Columbia; Albert
A. Estopianial of Louisiana; Thomas
Spight, of Mississippi; w. H. S. Burg
win. of North Carolina; l.. C. Gore.
of Northwest Division; E. K. Goree. of
Texas Samuel Pascal. of Florida; o.
A Schumpert, of South Carolina.
Sunshine in Their Hearts.
Great sheets of cold wind swept
rain were sweeping down from a
frowning sky when the gray coated
"boys" of '61-'65 gathered once more
in the horse show building to attend
the third session of the United Con-
federate Veterans, but lachrymose
heavens and chilly weather could not
drive the sunshine from the hearts of
the old soldiers.
The joy of being again with the
comrades of over four decades ago
overleaped all difficulties and ignored
all discomfort while the stirring South
ern airs played by. the band aroused
a host of dormant memories which
were sweet In their revivihcation.
To say that the weather was vi
ciously disagreeable but half expressed
It, yet hundreds and hundreds of vet
Grams were in the hall when the body
was called to order. In fact the at
tendance was but little smaller than
that of yesterday when Gen. Stephen
D. Lee raped the body to order and
presented the Rev. DR.. McKim of
Washington, who offered prayer. DR..
]. william Jones submitted the an
nual report of the Confederate Memo
rial Association. which dealt chiefly
with the status of the Battle Abbey
and the benefaction of Charles Broad
way Rouss.
The report stated that after long
and vexatious litigation all of the
money donated by Mr.. Rouss, $780,
600. had been procured. This gift was
promised years ago on condition that
an additional 100000 be raised. The
condition precedent. said the report,
had been met, and all the money now
is in a Richmond hank while those
back of the movement are ready to
go forward at an early date In the
erection of the memorial.
The report which called for addi-
tional financial aid, was adopted amidst
great enthusiasm.
The report of the history committee
was received and ordered to be printed.
1t was not read to the convention.
a Commander Receives Cane.
A cane cut out of the center of Cold
Harbor battlefield was presented by
]. j. Estes, Company ID, Sth Virginia
cavalry, to General stephen d. Lee.