Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-01
NO POLITICAL SCHEME. Seventeenth SESSION.
CAPITAL CITY CROWDED,
Thsss Who vsiiansly Ferty-Fivs Year,
Ass Fsssht 10 Keep Federal Fssess
AWsy Fssa Hissssic Place Rsssive
0lssisss Crsssiag.

Richmond. May 3i.-with the iare-
est number OF Confederate veterans
0athsrsd together since the war. and
the vast horse show building In which
the csnvention was held. beautiful
Gags and buntings ana portraits Of the
leaders OF the Confederacy. the seven
tesnth annual reunion Of the confeder.
ate veterans began here Thursday un.
der the most auspicious conditions.
Since early morning a steady stream
OF veterans had poured into the build
ing and when. at 10 o'clock General
Stish Bollin. acting temporarily for
General Lee. called the convention TO
order. almost every chair In the build.
Ing was occupied and the benches
around the sides Of the wall were fill
ed with the surviving remnants OF the
glorious army OF the Confederacy.
General Bollin introduced Rev. J.
william Jones. chaplain general Of
the grand camp. who presented DR.. J.
J. Gavatt Of this city, and the latter
offered the opening prayer.
General Swanson Of Virginia. amid
the widest enthusiasm. welcomed the
veterans OF the Old Dominion.
Mayor McCarty OF Richmond vel
coined the visitors TO the city which.
forty.five years ago. they defended
against the armies OF Burnside. Pope,
Mcclellan. sherman and Grant.
D. h. Morgan OF the local camp OF
the Sons OF Veterans, added the vel
come OF those he represents to the
welcome which already had been ex.
pressed.
General Boilin introduced the com
mander In chief OF the Confederate
Veterans. General Stephen ID. Lee. and
the old soldiers rose to their feet and
rsosivd him with tn utmost enthusi
asm. General Lee assumed the gave
Of the presiding officer and delivered
his annual address.
At noon the first session Of the re
unisn adjourned Tor the veterans &c
take part In the unveiling OF the eques
triAn statue OF General J. 4. d. Stuart
erected by the cavalry association OF
the Army Of Northern Virginia
me parade incident 10 this ceremo
py started to 2 o'clock. and wes bril-
Mat pageant. The weather was beau
Nl1l and the display was witnessed BY
Q vast concourse.
| Al the head OF the unveiling parade
rode General Swanson and his staff
Then In a carriage came the sponsor
In chief OF the United Confederate Vet
, erans with her maids of honor. and
next in line was the Seysntieth Vir
ginia regiment. Next came the Vir
ginia Light Infantry Blues battalion
resplendent In It's new dress uniform
and after the Blues the carriages con
tanning the sponsor In chief OF the
Sons Of Veterans and her maids o.
honor. followed by the march Sons o.
Veterans. led by Commander In Chic
Thomas s. woens OF Alabama and hil
staff. Then the veterans. the divisions
indicating the states from which tss,
hail. pteceded by General $. ID. Lee
with his chief marshal and staffs. Th'
first body of veterans was the caval
~ Association of Virginia. and me-
came the Forrest Cavalry corps. -
der the leadership OF General II. A
Tyler of Kentucky. After Forresti
men In the line was the North Caro-
lima brigade. $500 strong. and afte
North Carolina the South Carolin di
vision. numbering 1000 men.
The West Virginia division was on'
Of the most complete In line. and fcl
lowing this body came the virginians
Who made their usual fine SHOWING
A striking feature was a body OF arm
q and uniformed veterans from Mem
pAis. Tenn. who drilled according q
sfd-time tactics.
The closing feature OF the parad'
was Q procession OF carriages In whicl
wSfe seated Daughters Of the confed
sracy, members df the Ladies' Memo
rial association. and noted warrior
who. though enfcebled by years. wer'
unwilling to forego active participa
1 tion In the demonstration.
At the moment the ceremonies wer
spened by prayer by the Rev. W. 9
Hullohan OF Staunton. who was
member of Generals Stusrte stat
Major A. r. venable. one Of Stuart
staff, then introduced General Thee
dore 8. 0arnett OF Norfolk. the orato
Of the day. WHO paid tribute TO IN
dash and bravery Of Stuart
Mayor Mccarthy. In brief a@ires'
accepted the statue on behalf III
city.
The cord holding the veil upon IN
statue was then drawn by virsini
stuart Waller. granddaughter OF IN
famous cavalry leader. and the statu
was revealed to the multitude.
There was enthusiastic cheering. IN
Rebel yell'' rose shill and clear an
a major generals salute was fired b
the artillery.
The military. the governor and hi
staff, a number OF veteran organizi
tions and the Ladies' Memorial ass
citation then took up the line OF marc
for Hollywood cemetery. where N
annual ceremonies commemorative
the Confederate dead took place wit
their accustomed beauty and impres