The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-31
RICHMOND
WIDE OPEN
Welcomes Men Who De-
Tended It.
FIRST DAY WAS INTERESTING
Business Exercises Of the Reunion
Were Very Brief.
Monument of J. Il. b. stuart Is Ua-
yelled and Enthusiasm Runs High
Throughout the Capital of
the Confederacy.
FIRST DAY WAS INTERESTING

Richmond. Va. May 3o--with the
largest number OF Confederate veter-
ant gathered together since the war
and the vast Horse Show building in
which$the convention was held beau
tiful with flags and bunting and por-
traits of the leaders of the Confeder-
acy, the twelfth annual reunion of the
Confederate Veterans began here this
morning under the most auspicious
conditions.
Since early morning a steady stream
OF veterans has been pouring into the
pudding ana when at 10 o'clock Gem
eral Stith Bollfn, acting temporarily
for General Lee, called the convention
to order, almost every chair In the
building was occupied and the benches
around the sides of the hall were filed
with surviving remnants of the glo-
rious army of the Confederacy Gem
eral Bollin introduced Rev. j.. William
Jones. Chaplain General of the Grand
Camp. who presented Rev. DIR. j. y.
Gravatt of this city and the latter OF.
fered the opening prayer.
Governor Swanson. of Virginia. amid
the widest enthusiasm. welcomed the
veterans to the Old Dominion.
Mayor Mccarthy Of Richmond Vel
coined the visitors to the city. which
forty-five years ago they defended
against the armies OF Burnside Pope
Mcclellan. Sheridan and Grant.
b. p. Morgan. of the local camp OF
Sons of Veterans. added the weicome
of those he represents to the welcome
which already had been expressed.
General Lee Introduced.
General BolIin Introduced the conn
mander in chief of the Confederate Vet.
Grams. Gen. Stephen d. Lee. aud the
old soldiers rose to their feet and re-
ceived him with the utmost enthusi-
asm. General Lee assumed the gaveI
OF the presiding officer and delivered
his annual address.
At noon the first session of the re.
union adjourned for the veterans te
take part in the unwilling of the eques.
trian statue of Gen. J. f. II. Stuart
erected by the cavalry association OF
the Army OF Northern Virginia.
The parade incident TO this ceremony
started at o'clock and was brill
| liant pageant. The weather was beau.
tiful and the display was witnessed by
u vast concourse, estimated to number
rs. 600 to $4,000. At the head or the
unwilling parade rode Governor Swan
son and his stan. Then. In carriage
came the sponsor In chief of the Unite
cd Confederate Veterans. with her
maids of honor, and next in line was
the 10th Virginia regiment. Next came
the Richmond Light Infantry Blues
battalion. respondent In Its new dresa
uniform, and after the carriages con-
tanning the sponsor In chief OF the Sona
OF Veterans and her maids OF honor,a
followed by the marching Sons of Vet
Grams, led by Commander in Chief
Thomas NJ. owen. of Alabama, and his
stan Then the Veterans, the divisions
indicating the States from which they
hail, preceded by Gen. s. d. Lee with
his chief marshal and STATS.
The first body of Veterans was the
Cavalry Association of Virginia. and
next came the Forrest Cavalry corps,
under the leadership of Gen.. II. A.
Tyler. of kentucky. After Forests
men was the North Carolina brigade
$500 strong, and after North Carolina
the South Carolina division, numbers
ing 1000 men.
- vfrginians I'm Line.
The West Virginia division was one
OF the most complete in line, and fol-
lowing this body came the Virginians
VINO made their usual fine showing. a
striking feature was a body OF armed
and uniformed Veterans from Menu
phis Tenn, who drilled according TO
old time tactics. The closing feature
OF the parade was a procession or car
riages in which were seated Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy, members OF
the Ladies' Memorial Association, ana
noted warriors. though enfeebled by
years, were unwilling to forego active
participation in the demonstration.
At the monument, the ceremonies
were opened with prayer by the Rev.
w. o. Huilihan. of Stanton. who was
member or General Stuart's stan. Ma
ior A. r. Venable. one of Stuarts
STAFF officers, then introduced Gen.
Theodore S. Garnett. of Norfolk. the
orator OF the day, who paid tribute to
the dash and bravery of stuart.
Mayor Mccarthy, in a brief address
accepted the statue on behalf of the
city.
The cord holding the veil upon ths
statue was then drawn by Virginia
Stuart Waller, granddaughter of tina
famous cavalry leader. and the statue
was revealed to the multitude.
There was enthusiastic cheering. the
rebel yelI'' rose shrill and clear. and
a major generals salute was fired by
the artillery.
The military. the governor and MS
staff number of veteran organiza-
lions and the Ladies' Memorial Assoc
citation then took up the line OF march
for Hollywood Cemetery, where thu
annual ceremonies commemorative Of
the Confederate dead took place with
their accustomed beauty and impress
siveness.
The United sons of Confederate Vet
Grams met in their twelfth annual cons
vention this modning and were called
to order by Commadant f. b. Thomp-
son OF Lee Camp. Richmond,
G. r. Wymsn. of Louisville. intro-
duced DR. t NJ. owen. of Alabama.
commander in chief Of the Sons.
Dr. George II. Tichenor. of New Orr
leans, addressed the convention In be-
half Of the proposed monument TO tha
"Women Of the Confederacy."
The eighth annual convention Of the
Confederate Southern Memorial Asso-
citation began its sessions with tho
president. Mrs. Bchan. of Louisiana, in
the chair.
Committees were appointed and the
Ladies' Memorial Association OF ST.
Augustine, Fla, was admitted to mem
bership.
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