The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-07
NEXT REUNION |
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Gray Veterans at Richmond Re-
Elect all Old Officers.
LEE STILL AT THE HELM
important Resolutions formulated by Conn
mittee are Adopted and Place for Next
Years Gathering Decided Upon.

The and camp, United Confeder-
ate Veo ans, at Saturdays session in
Richmon reelected it's general OF.
ficer as follows:
Commander-in-Chief, General Ste
phen D. Lee.
Lieutenant General Department
Army Of Northern Virginia, General
Irvine Walker.
Lieutenant General Department OF
Tennessee, General Clement A. Ev-
ans.
Lieutenant General Trans-Mississlp.
pi Department, General w. l.. Caben.
Ali of the officers were chosen by
exclamation.
Birmingham was the city chosen
for the next (eighteenth) annual re-
uniOn Of the veterans. Other cities in
competition were San Antonio and
Nashville. The vote stood about 1900
to 800 in favor Of the Alabama town.
The report Of the committee on
resolutions was adopted without de-
bate. 1t recommends that the speech
) es Of General S. D. Lee, Senator Jno.
M Daniel and Colonel Robert E. Lee,
Jr, be printed in pamphlet form for
distribution, and endorses the objects
and aims of the Arlington Confeder-
ate monument in Arlington National
Cemetery,
On the correct representation Of the
Confederate battle flag, the resolutions
submit as a substitute, THAT the ac-
ton Of this association at its conven-
ton held in Nashville, Tenn, in 1904,
be endorsed and reatf1rmed."
The report favors the preservation
of all papers, manuscripts and histori-
cal sketches Of the Confederate States,
and recommends the endowment of
Confederate hospital in the home for
merly owned by "Stonewau" Jackson
at Lexington, Va.
The report recommends the tabling
of the request of the Daughters for
change of the rules governing the
bestowal OF the crosses OF honor, SO
that they may be worn by the ue,
scendants of the recipients.
1t thanks congress and the presi-
dent for returning the captured battle
flags and for appropriating 5000 900
to mark the graves Of Confederate sol.
diers buried on northern soil. 1t like
wise thanks the Twenty-thrd New
Jersey Infantry 10 rerec5tng a tablet
at Salem church to the Alabama sol
diers with whom it was engaged.
PUGH SIX
The report urges that the southern
states give each Confederate soldier
a testimonial Of his record, md when
the end comes an appropriate burial;
also that the division commanders
shall constitute the executive commit
tee Of the association
It declares that the title Of general
shall be borne only by tlose who
had that title during the war. 1t also
recommends the tabling of the reso.
luton passed by the Daughters and
providing that no state spo sors and
maids Of honor be appointed It like
wise recommends the tabltg of the
resolution regarding a mor1ment to
the women of the south, ami extends
sympathy to the family Of Mrs. Nc
Kinley.
The report is signed by oseph F.
Johnston of Alabama, chair1an; John
P. Hickman of Tennessee. ecretary;
B. w. Green Of Arkansas; S. &. Lew
is of District of Columbia Albert A.
Estopianial of Louisiana; Thomas
Spight Of Mississippi; w i. S. Bur
win of North Carolina; L. & Gore Of
Northwest Division; E. K. Goree OF
Texas; Samuel Pasco of florida; o.
L. Schumpert OF South Ofolina.