The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-06
Gen. S. D. LEE
Is REELECTED
AS COMMANDER OF UNITED
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
UNVEIL DAVIS MONUMENT
The Signal Event Of the Re- Union
Was the dwelling Of the Monu-
ment Erected to the President of
Confederacy.

Richmond, Va.-The Grand Camp
United Confederate Veterans re-elect-
ed its general officers as follows:
Grand Commander, Gen. Stephen
D. Lee, of Mississippi
Lieutenant General, Department OF
Virginia, Gen. C. Irvine Walker, OF
South Carolina
Lieutenant General, Department Of
Tennessee, Gen. Clement A. Evans
of Georgia.
Lieutenant General, Department of
trans-Mississippi, Gen. W. L. Cabell,
of Texas.
All of the officers ~5re chosen by
acclamation.
Birmingham, Ala, was the city
chosen for the next q6th) annual
reunion of the veterans. Other cities
in competition were San Antonio,
Tex, and Nashville, Tenn. The vote
stood at first about 1,600 to 800 IN
favor of the Alabama town.
The report of the committee on
resolution was adopted without de-
. bate. 1t recommends that the speech
es OF Gen. s. d. Lee, Senator John
w. Daniel and Col. Robert E. Lee,
Jr., be printed in pamphlet form fol
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 reso-
buttons committee submitted as a
substitute "that the action Of this
association, at its convention held in
Nashville, Tenn, in 1904, is endorsed
and reaffirmed."
The report favors the preservation
Of all papers with manuscripts and
historical sketches of the Confederate
states and recommends the endow-
pent of the Confederate hospital in
the home formerly owned by "Stone-
wall" Jackson at Lexington, Va.
It suggests the celebration of the
one hundredth anniversary of the
birth of Gen. r. E. Lee by a per-
manent memorial in the institution of
which he was president Washington
and Lee University and favors the
erection of a monument to the sol
diers killed at Appomattox. The
building Of this last mentioned me-
mortal, it commends to the camp at
Appomattox.
The report recommends the tabling
of the request of the Daughters fol
change of the rules governing the
bestowal of the crosses of honor, SC
that they may be worn by the des-
cendants of the recipients.
1t thanks congress and the presi-
dent for returning the captured flags
and for appropriating 100000 to
mark the graves Of Confederate sol
diers, buried on Northern soil.
It likewise thanks the twenty-third
New Jersey infantry for erecting a
tablet at Salem church to the Alaba-
ma soldiers with whom it was en-
gagged.
The report urges that the Southern
states give each Confederate soldier
testimonial of his record and when
the end comes an appropriate burial /;
also that the division commanders
shall constitute the executive COM
mittee Of the association. It declares
that the title of general shall be borne
only by those who had that title
during the war.
1t also recommends the tabling OF
the resolution passed by the "Daugh-
tiers" and providing that no state
sponsors and maids Of honor be ap-
pointed. 1t likewise recommends the
tabling of the resolution regarding a
monument to the women Of the South
and extends sympathy to the family
of Mrs. Mckinley.
Great sheets Of cold wind swept
rain were sweeping down from a
frowning sky when the gray coated
boys in gray of '61-'65 gathered
once more in the horse show build
ing to attend the third session Of the
United Confederate Veterans reun-
ion, but lowering heavens and chilly
leather could not drive the sunshine
tom the hearts of the old soldiers.
ne JOY of being again with the COM
rades Of over four decades ago over
leaped all difficulties and ignored all
e.seomfort, while the stirring South
ern airs played by the band, aroused
host Of dormant memories which