Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-02

Committee on Resolutions Hand in
Suggestions on Many Important
Observation-Disclosures, Ala, Chosen
as the Place for tho Next Enoamp-
ment After Spirited Contest.
(By Assocfated Press.l

tBy Associated Press.)
RICHMOND, VA, June 1.-The
grand camp United Confederate Vet
Grams, today reelected its general Of
ficers us follows:
Commander in chief. General Ste.
phen D, Lee; lieutenant general, De.
partment, Army OF Northern Virginia,
General Irvine Walker; lieutenant
general, Department of Tennessee,
General Clement A. Evans; lieuten-
ant general, Trans Mississippi De.
partment, General William I. Cabell.
All of above already hold the. offices
to which they were elected, and all
We're chosen by acclamation and
amidst the widest cheers
birmingham was chosen as the city
for the next eighteenth annual reun.
ion OF the veterans. Other cities
competing were San Antonio and
Nashville. The. vote at first stood
about 1000 to 500 in favor of the
Alabama town, but was finally made
unanimous,
The report of the committee on res.
olutions was adopted with debate. 1t
recommended that the speeches OF
General Lee, Senator John w Dan
lei and Colonel r.. Il. Lee. Jr, be
i printed in. pamphlet form for aistri.
i button and endorses the objects and
aims of the Arlington Confederate
Monument Association. which spurpos.
es the erection Off Confederate mon.
ument In Arlington National GENE.
terry.
The report favors the preservation
OF all papers. manuscripts and his
torical sketches of the Confederate
states and recommends the endow-
lhent OF the Confederate home, for
merry owned by Stonewall Jackson,
at Lexington, Va. That the one hun
dredth anniversary OF the birth of
General r. e. Lee be, permane
memorial in the institution OF which
he was president, and favors the
erection OF a monument to the eight.
cen soldiers killed at Appomattox. The
building of this last mentioned me.
mortal it commends' to the camp at
AppomattoX
The report recommends the tabIine
OF the request of Daughters" for a
change OF the rules governing the be.
stowai OF the crosses of honor, so
that they may be worn by the de.
scendants OF the recipients.
1t thanks Congress and the Presi-
dent for returning the captured battle.
rags and for appropriating 100000
10 mark the graves of Confederate
soldiers buried in Northern SOIL Tt
likewise thanks the Twenty-third New
Jersey Infantry for erecting a tablet
at Salem church to the Alabama sol.
diers with whom it was angeged.
Decent Burial for Soldiers.
The report urges that the Southern
States give each Confederate soldier.
aStestimonial OF his record. and when
the end comes an appropriate burial.
1T also recommends the tabling of
the resolution passed by the "Daugh.
ters," providing that no State spon.
sors and maids of honor be appointed.
IT likewise recommended the tabling
or the resolution regarding monu-
ment to the women of the South.
Weather Very Disagreeable.
Great sheets of cold wind swept
rain from frowning sky when the
gray-coated Boys" of '61-65 fore
gathered once more in the horseshow
building to attend the third session
of the United Confederate Veterans,
but lachfymose heavens and chilling
weather could not drive the sunshine
from the hearts of the old soldiers.
The Joy of being again with the
comrades of over four decades over
Tapped all difficulties and ignored all
i discomfort while the tsirring South
ern airs played by the band aroused
host of dormant memories which
were sweet In their revlvffication.
To say that the weather was very
disagreeable but half EXPRESSES It,
yet hundreds of Johnny Rebs" were
in the hall when the body was called
to order. In fact, the attendance was
but little smaller than that of yester-
day, when General Stephen d. Lee.
raped the body to order and pre-.
scented Rev. DR.. MeIiim, of Washing
ton, who offered prayer. DR.. j.. VIII
liam Jones submitted the annual re-
port of the Confederate Memorial AS
ISOLATION. which dealt chiefly with
the benefaction of Charles Broadway
Rouss. The report stated that after
long and vexatious litigation all of
the money donated by Mr.. Rouss-
500, 000-had been procured This
Gift was promised years ago on con-.
dition that an additional 100000 be
raised. The condition, said the re.
port, had been met and all the money
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