The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-02
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Title of General Should Be Borne Only by Those
Who Had 1t During War. Proposition
to Sponsors Tabled.

some Of the committees were slow
in making their reports. and oratory
again became the order OF the day.
General Bennett II. Young was intro
duced to the convention. He is Ken
tuckian OF tho eloquent kind. and his
remarks 80 greatly aroused tho con-
vention that the delegates later called
for him for temporary presiding off,
GER. and he made good one. General
Young was brought to the front to fill
| Il vacuum, but ne made good speech.
One Of his remarkable statements was
that In Kentucky forty monuments
have been erected to Southern Con-
| federate soldiers. while not single
one has yet been put up In the State
10 tho Federal soldier, and he added
that all the way from the saltless sea
that washes the streets OF Chicago
ITO the everglades OF Florida and the
sandy shores of the Gulf OF Mexico
monuments arc going up to tell Of
the deathless fame OF the Confederate
soldier and the brave and enduring
women of the Southland"
Greeting From Sons.
Ex-senator James II. Berry. Of the
State OF Arkansas, a onc-legged Con-
federate veteran. was next introduced
and his patriotic speech thrilled the
vast audience.
4 Mr.. George NJ Apperson. OF Tennes-
see, was the chairman OF the commits
tee which came from the Sons OF Vet
Grams convention to bring greetings to
the fathers. lie was introduced by
Commander Lee, and in short. but elo-
quent. speech he proved himself an
orator. lie assured the "old boys that
the "youngsters'' were on hand ready
to take UP the work Of perpetuating
the glory OF the Confederate soldier
where the old men leave 1t off. He
pledged tho Sons to keep the record
bright.
DR.. j. William Jones was asked by
the commander to reply briefly to the
greetings Of the Sons. which he did In
a most follcitous manner.
Committee on Revolutions.
The committee on resolutions made a
very lengthy report, OF which the fol-
lowing is but synopsis.
Tho report first recommends that
the speeches OF General S. D. Lee.
Senator John w. Daniel and Colonel
r. T.. Lee. Jr. be printed in pamphlet
form for distribution. and Endorses
the objects and aims Of the Arlington
i Confederate Monument Association.
which purposes the erection OF a Con-
4 federatc monument in Arlington Ma
i tional Cemetery.
On the correct representation Of the
| Confederate battleflag. tho resolutions
committee submit as a substitute.
THAT tho action of this association,
at its convention held in Nashville
Tenn, in 1904. be indorsed and re-
affirmed
The report favors the presentation
OF all papers, manuscripts and historic
cal sketches of the Confederate States
and recommends the endowment of
q Confederate hospital in the home
formerly owned by Stonewall Jackson
at Lexington, Va.
1t suggests the celebration of the
enc hundrcdth anniversary of General
r II. Lee by a. permanent memorial
in the institution, of which he was
president (Washington and Lee Uni
versity), and favors the erection of a
monument to the eighteen soldiers
killed at Appomattox. The building
o. this last mentioned memorial II
commends to the camp at App6mattoS
Az to Sponsors.
The report recommends the tablin