The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-11
Result of Voting.
Atlanta. Memphis,
Greetina From Sons.

wneb Inc disorder ceased Robert Seay, representatives of the Sons extend- ed greeting to the Veterans. He declared that the Sons would always faithfully preserve the true history or their bravery His speech was a reinolca- tion of the war for states rights and q ceclaraton that the same issue stands before the sons. He WI loudly cheered from beginning to end.
 committee of three, composed or Gen A B. Borth, J. w. A. Sanford and B. B. Paddock, was appointed to return greetings of the veterans.
 The Confederate choirs then sang, My Maryland" and to the loud enchore, Mrs J. Grief E wards sang, Dixie" As she finished the veterans crowded around. Many of them kissed her hands as they lifted her to her seat amid the yells of thousands.
 General Irvine Walker then took charge of the meeting.
 General w L. Cabell arose and said, "I am ready to lay before you my commits sion. I am ready to serve you in any capacity. I tender you the right to vote for whom you please. have been pure Confederate and I will enter into no contest.
 q tender you now my heart full of af- lection. I hold nothing against any man. I withdraw my name," he said with a voice scarcely heard To this the vet erans cried, NO! Nol'' and he answered, q will do anything that the Confed- crates ask"
 Young Nominates Evans.
 Then Gen. Bennett H. Young of Ken lucky nominating Gen. Clement A. Evans for commander of the association, said:
 My Commander and Comrades-Thank God that in that mighty struggle of foui years for the independence of the southland, and for the great principle of self government, through more than 2C00 battles, there is glory enough to crown all with laurels of heroism, and to inscribe e00,oO0 names of the men who wore the gray on the brightest scroll of fame
 There were so many who exhibited un- surpassed courage, so many who gave costliest offering for liberty and truth. that the praise of one detracts nothing from the common glory but only adds merited commendation to the general fund of renown. Tn the very inception of that great war there was young law yer in the state Senate of Georgia who by his position in the halls of 1egisla- ton, was exempt from military duty
 But high above all rersonl considera- ton. the call of his country, endeared by an immea surable love, thrilled his pa triotic heart, and casting aside all thoughts of self, he volunteered as pr- vate and with a musket on his shoulder marched away to meet and face all that patriotic duty required at his hands.
 First made major, then colonel the brigadier general, leaving his own state to face the ravages of the advancing army, on the soil of virigina.
 with his fellow Georgians, he engaged with the army of North Virginia in its death grapple with hosts, who sought to capture the capitol of the Confederacy.
 Tn leading his gallant Georgians five times, he fell wounded. He climbed up rugged heights of Gettysburg and with his life's blood traced upon its pitiless rocks, his contribution to the splendor and glory of southern manhood. "At Monacery and the terrible conflicts at the battle of the Wilderness. Again he gave highest proof of his splendid chivalry, and watered the plains over which those struggles were pressed with his blood-and succeeded Jno. B. Cor don in the command of his brave, and gallant div on.
 He took prominent part in wrestling his beloved commonwealth from the hir- rible thores of reconstruchon. His Aeloquent pen, his fervid imagina- ton, and his cultured genius have played