The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-24
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THANKS 4 s! COMRADES IN ]
Grand Old Man Of Texas,
Critically n !, During Reunion,
Issues Circular.
MAJOR LAKE !. WRITES BACK
Visit 81 Aged Soldier to Old
Home One Of Mixed Pleasure
and Sorrow.


Home One Of Mixed Pleasure
and Sorrow.
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al the late Confederate Reunion In
his city General William L. Cabell
Dallas, Texas, tho commander OF
he Trans-Mississippi Department, was
eported quite III. and 1t was stated
n the floor5o the convention that he
vas probably dying at the time his
anne was put in nomination for re.
lection. Notwithstanding this state.
1ent, tho grand old soldier was unani.
nouslys chosen ngain. He has partly
ecovered from the illness which Their
his life, and has Issued the
GLOWING Circular to his comrades:
5 Trans, Mississippi Dept, u. 9. ".
I Gen. w. L. aCabell. Lieutenant
General Commanding.
Dallas, Texas. June II, 1907.
My Old Comrades:
Being unable from III health to
attend the great reunion at Rich
,nond Of the brave men who fol-
lowed the flag Of the Confeder-
. i
1 away and knowing that i was
had, been honored MS the COM
lnnnder OF the Trans mississippi
Department. for seventeen years. I
deemed It. but right and proper
that should return the commits
mission YOU gave mo in 1890, and
7 every succeeding year to the pres
ent time in order that you might
elect q younger and more vigorous
man to gcommand the Trans Missis-
sippi Department, but my comrades
from all the great States and Ter
ritories Of the South and West,
the greatest county that the sun
shines upon by a unanimous vote
\ have Te-elected me. No greater 4
honor, my old comrades, could be
conferred upon me. It fills me
with love and affection for the old
heroes who followed this flag OF
heiConfederacy until 1t was fur,ed,
though not lin dishonor, and for
ever laid away. thank you,3 my
old comrades, from the bottom Of
an honest heart, for this great
honor, Of which feel more proud
than II Z had been elected Presi-
dent Of the United States. prom
ise you IT. shall be the effort Of my
life to keepsake camp fires burn.
ing durinE-amy life, and that T.
shall ,tas 4 shave ever done, do all
can to 8perpetuate our noble as
ISOLATION and to urge the gallant
old heroes,,""tie unpaid soldiers OF.
Immortal principle" to keep in
u touch withF each other the few
< snort years left to us here.
Recollect,, my old comrades,
that the great Column Of Cray,
r every member Of which received
his baptism.sQf blood and fire over
forty years ago-tllis column, the
echoes OF whose guns were heard
all over the .ciVi1tzGd world, maxi.
Ing crown heads, rulers and des-:
pots ,trrlemblo aropsing the people
ID to throw Off the yoke OF tyranny,
and to contend fora Republican
form Of government is growing
smaller every year, aud that But a
few years must ntervene until taps
will be sounded and all viii have
crossed over the river to the Great
Beyond, to hold our great reunion.
on that eternal shore.
LET us, then, ask. a kind Proyi-,
dence to spread His ssbal tering
wings oyer us, SO u that we may
meet in reunion these remaining
years. :,
Thanking YOU again, my old
comrades, from every part of our
great Southland. for the great
honor you have conferred upon me,
& pray kind and merciful God to
continue His blessing upon our
II noble association and to bless you
and all dear to you, with good
health, and grant them all the
pleasures and comforts incident to
long and happy life. +. .l "
May God bless you oil for many
years to come, will be the daily
prayer of your old commander,
w. L. CABELL,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. y. c. ",
TRANSLATES. u ept.
S.-NeWspapers throughout
the South please copy.
Much Pleased With Visit.
Among the most interesting visitc
TO Richmond during the reunion we
Major !al L. Lake, Of Oxford. Miss. a
his son, Mr.. A. G. Lake, both OF who
served during the Civil War. Ma.
Lake now ninety-two years OF a,
~ still active. and can ride q 1hol
Witth the best Of them. His son
- -. VIZ W Sd16 O1u, anu Is gran
re Their. That both enjoyed the Il
to Virginia lis evident from the folio
Ing letter to The Times-D ispatch, wr
ten. from Oxford on June 10th:
We have made the trip to visit /
Confederate Reunion held in your ci
and to visit our old homes and t
home Of our fathers and those OF c
grand and reat-grandfathe on t
Eastern Shore, OF Maryland This "
q trip OF pleasure and sorrow. Tho
we met and knew fifty-seven yea
ago-our last visit there--had all go
save one. We only met children a
grandchildren, and In parting W
them weres sure it was our last me-
ing here.
Our visit to your city was Of
descrihable pleasure. IT was one
ovation to us from start to fini
brought about by the Kind and wa
reception ofayou and your frien
Twas a real open-arms reception, i
| one as strangers. but a reunion OF
friends, We have lived long, |
| never havefmet With such display
real warm, open and frank hospitals