Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-18

'He DUO ana tne Gray.
The National Association of thoI
Blue and Gray ana their Sons. met
In the second days session OF tho an.
nual convention in the Auditorium.
today.
The meeting was called to order by
the Chairman. X. NJ. Ferguson. who
appointed Il. Henry Byron secretary.
After the regular business meeting
there were several speeches by the
different delegates and the adding
OF several new names TO the roster.
One of the best speeches was de-
livered by Judge O. s. Demnng. OF
ohio, member of the G. a. r.. aud
the judge advocate general OF the
association In his speech Judge Dem
ing stated that Grant aud Lee dug the
grave OF sectional hate ut AppOmat.
toX. 1T has been slowly filling M
for forty years" said he. THANK
God, the American people are ready
to place the last shovelfnl of earth on
the grave of the hidcous monster. ana
inscribe on its tombstone the words:
Buried forever
He also stated that he would like
to live TO see great Fraternity Park
made ut Appomattox; in ii two monu.
ments should be erected. Let them
le equal height ana near each other.
one surmountcd with Il statue of Grant
and the other surmountcd with n
statue of Lee their right hands point
, ed to Granite Arch resting on Their
shoulders on which arc carved these
words: Union now and forever. one
and insepcrablc."
Officers Elected
The following officers We're rc.elcct.
ed and elected for the year. com.
mander-in-Chief. General J. S. Carr.
U. c. ". Durham. North Carolina:
vice COMMUNICATIVE w. II. Syrns
G. a. r.. St. Petersburg. Florida: Al-
jutant General General Clarke, G. A.
r.. Southern Pines. North Carolina;
Surgeon General. X. NJ Ferguson. son
OF u. c. V. Southern Pines. North
Carolina; Judge Advocate General,
Judge o. s. Deming, G.. a. r.. Ohio.
The meeting was most enthusiac-
tic one. there hcing about fifty OF
the old soldiers present.
On one ballot ST. Petersburg. Fla.
was selected as the next place of Ma
tional encampment
| Afctr the convention adjourned for
the year the members visited most of
tho exhibit buildings ana attractions
and pronounced the Exposition
| great"
Food and Dairy Department
| The second days session of the as.
siciation OF State and National Food
and Dairy Departments convened at
the Inside Inn. this morning.
| Today's session was somewhat Ion
ger than yesterdays ana the number
/ OF prominent chemists and food man
ufacture in attendance was consider
able larger.
Tho morning session opened with an
address by Professor w. NJ Allen.
State Food Analyst Raleigh North
Carolina. whose subject was The eff.
fest on Butter from Feeding Cattle
\ on Cotton Seed Oil and Cotton Seed
Meal and the Difficulties in Detecting
| its Adutcration." Other subjects
were discussed as follows:
"The Score Card and Its Application
in Dairy Inspection Professor T.. II.
Webster. Department of Agriculture.
| Wash ngton. ID. c.: Honorable p NJ.
| HARDWOOD Massachusetts Dairy Blu.
reau Boston; elias the Milk Standard
Outlived Its Usefulness "Thc Dairy
Interest of Colorado" B G. ID. Bishop.
Denver. Colorado; Milk Inspection
Work ut Richmond" Virginia by DR..
IL. C. Levy. Chief Health Officer.
Richmnnd, Virginia. 'Duitcr ana
Cheese Factory San tatlon." by Pro
fossor A, II. Wheaton, Bookings. South
Dakota.
] In the afternoon at the Inside Inn