The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-02
The commander accepted the GIT in

The commander accepted the gift in
fitting language.
A stirring speech was made during
one of the unoccupied intervals of
time by Gen. Bennett Young of Ken
lucky, who commented on the many
monuments which had been erected to
the memory of the Confederate soldiers
In the Southland. He said that Ken
lucky alone raised forty to Confeder-
ates and not one to Federals.
Former United States Senator James
H. Berry of Arkansas, who lost leg
at Corinth, Miss, was presented to the
convention. When he hobbled forward
to the speakers stand on his crutch
he was greeted by a tremendous wave
of APPLAUSE and once again the whole
convention arose to its feet. Senator
felicitous references to Virginia.
Tn convention formally received a
committee from the Sons of Veterans
which was headed by John NJ. Apperson
of Tennessee, who delivered a cordial
greeting. This speech was responded
to by DR.. J. William Jones.
The greatest enthusiasm and the
loudest cheering of the day occurred
when the hour for electing officers
there was the slightest doubt about the
outcome. The result was as above
stated.
few minutes after the choice of
next meeting place. the convention adj
journed. after a session which had been
full OF fire and spirit. but which never
theless accomplished a great deal OF
work in a comparatively short while.
1t was announced in the convention
that Mobile Is fixing her triggers to
play host to the old soldiers in 1910.
The Last Meeting
The Sons of Veterans held their last
and most important meeting this af-
ternoon and passed a resolution for
bidding the election Of any person to
the organization other than a son of
Confederate veteran, meaning one
who bore arms for the Confederacy.
1t was attempted to include the grand
sons and nepkews OF veterans and the
sons of those who held official posi-
tions in the Confederacy. but this was
defeated 1t will appear strange that
the grandson of President Jefferson
Davis is not eligible to membership in
the Sons. but it is pointed out that
he Is not the son of a veteran. and
that his grandfather did not bear arms,
although he was commander in chief
of the Confederate army and navy.
The election of officers was without
contest. John w. Apperson of Mem
phis being elected commander-in-ch chief;
w. w. Old of Norfolk. commander of
the Army of Northern Virginia; Clar-
ence J. Owens of Alabama. comman-
der of the Armv of the Trans-Tennes-
see, and ]. S. Hilliard of Texas. COM
mander of the Army Of the Trans
Mississippi DR.. Thomas NJ. owen of
Alabama. late Commander in Chief,
was elected Historian-General and
committee on history. composed of one
member from each State. was elected
to assist him. The women of the Con-
federaey held a most interesting meet
ing in the afternoon. The most i'm
portant business transacted was the
passage of a resolution which names
a committee OF three women of the
Memorial Association,
three members of the Daughters of the
Confederacy and three members OF the
United Confederate Veterans to re-
quest the United States Government to
restore the names of Jefferson Davis
and Col. Alfred L. Rives. which were
cut from Cabin Johns Bridge near
Washington during the war. Mrs.
Hayes. daughter of Mr.. Davis. in a
short address told the ASSOCIATION that
II had been the dying request of her
father that his name be restored to
Cabin Johns Bridge.
Mrs. Clements Clay. known as the
Belle OF the sos made a speech full
OF interesting "reminiscences.
At the final meeting OF the army and