Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-06-04
RICHMOND is TAKEN
| BY VETS. IN CRAY
Greatest Reunion In Memory
Of Old Confederates.
] LoyINe cup PRESENTATION

Senator Daniel Pays Tribute to Mem
DRY Of President oayls--Mrs Hays
Presented Amidst a Storm Of APP
ulsuse.
Richmond, Va. june s.--The sec
ond day OF the greatest reunion in
che history Of the United Confederate
Veterans has been rainy and uncom-
1ortably cool, but the bad weather
did not seem to have dampened the
srdor Of tho gray clad visitors to the
capital Of the confederacy.
It mas tended to check the influx
OF people from the surrounding copn-
try, but excursion trains crowded
with visitors and sightseers have
continued to add to the throng with
an the city's gates II Is Officially !
estimated that there are y,tweep II,
900 and $4,000 visiting veterans in
Richmond and between 90 900 and
so 600 s1ghtscers.
Twelve Thousand Meals Served.
At Camp Gordon, the tented place
OF entertainment for the old-tlme war
Tiors, 1900 meals were served on
Thursday aud Friday, and at night |
two blankets were issued for each
cot.
At Grand Camp hall Friday morn
fng proceedings were opened with |
music by the city high school choir,
which rendered Dixie" and @Auld
lang syne, the veterans joining in
the chorus with enthusiasm,
General Stephen d. Lee presided,
and prayer was offered by the Rev
j. w Finley, a wartlme chaplain.
g'he committee on credentials was an
nounced and It was stated that there
were 1853 camps represented in the
convention, the total number OF votes
being 2,SG7
silver Loving Cup Presented.
General Lee announced the pre-
sentation TO Chaplain General VIII
tiam Jones, by the convention, of a
silver loving cup, General stone,
OF Missouri made the presentation
speech; Miss Bdna Pearl Jewell, Of
Kansas city, Mo-, at his request,
making the actual presentation to the
famous lighting parson."
DR. Jones accepted the gift in ell
oquent terms.
General Lee than introduced Sen
ator John w. Daniel as "the gallant
soldier who bears through nfe a con-
slant reminder OF the awful conflict
OF lSGi-G5
Senator Daniel was received with
sumuhuous cheers and spoke in tri-
bute to the valor OF the confederate
soldiers.
"But the courage and gallantry were
not ON all the side OF the confedera-
cy," ne said IN the course OF his adj
dress. Boys, We are Of the same
race OF the yankee and the same spirit
which made southern arms glorious
tncited tho hearts OF the northerners
and their valor was shown In q hun
dred battles, and they made wor-
thy foe.
OF jefferson Davis. the senator
aAld;
'lls name Is synonymous with
that which 10 great and that which Is
viruous. The fame OF the president
OF the oonfederacy Is young yet but
IS growing so well knit and 50 strong
that the children Of future genera
lions viii look 20 him as brilliant
example"
on tho conclusion of senator Dam
sers speech. General Lee present.
cd amidst storm OF applause the
daughter Of President Davis, Mrs
HAYES. She was accompanied by her
two children and they came In for
large share OF the cheering
A Most striking Feature.
Al tho confederate museum. the
-whie House OF the Contedcracy
there occurred probably tie mos,
ssrlldng feature Of the whole reunion
thus Ear. A reception ot veterans.
sons o. Veterans. sponsors ana yis-
ftinr Dauehiefs % o. coufeteaoy
az Dc Rleanerd psussiers ana mem