The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-12
VETERANS ELECT GEN. EVANS
Memphis is Chosen Over Atlanta as
the Next Place for Holding the
Next Reunion.

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the selection of Memphis as the place
for the next reunion and the cleo
ton of Gen. Clement n. Evans, of
, Georgia, as commander-in-chief to
succeed the late Gen. Stephen D..
Lee, the United Confederate Veter-
ans adjourned their annual conven-
ton late this afternoon.
The selection Of the place of meet
ing aroused great rivalry between
Memphis and Atlanta, these two
cities being the only ones put IN nom-
'ination. Strong speeches were made
for each place, but when Virginia
came over TO the side of Memphis the
Atlanta supporters realized that the
fight was lost.
Gen. Clement \. Evans, the new
chief. is one OF the
most loved men in the army. tIc is Il
native Of Georgia and Was born Of
North Carolina and Virginia parcn-
tagc. lie was graduate Of the
! Georgia Law School and began the
practice of law at 10 years OF age.
lie was elected Judge Of the county
coutt at 22 and State senator at 25.
The civil war commenced while he
was senator. and although he was
exempt from military service he
joined company in his county in
january. 1861. and began his mill
tary career. lie waS first elected ma
4 jor of the 3lSt Georgia regiment, and
n then promoted TO colonel. Gen. Ev-
y ans succeeded Gordon when he was
+ promoted major general and again
succeeded Gordon in command Of the
Of Northern Virginia, and he parti-
cipatcd III all the battles fought on
! the soil of Virginia, Maryland and
Pennsylvania. In command Of his
division at AppomattoN, he made the
last fight Of the war, after the sur
sender, because he had not received
notice Of the truce.
He has been active in the United
ssSAA Confederate Veterans. having attend
||Y'sd all reunions except one. He was
@ ommandcr Of the Georgia division
Yawclve years. with rank Of major
Succeeding Lieut.. Gen. Cor.
Ns4on as commander of the army Of
ERnncssee departmc-x.
ySa The entertainment feature of to-
8v WAS the floral parade. which
.A"used every visitor to applause
wfth admiration. 1t was more than
tw3t miles long and was planned and
executed by Birmingham people for
the entertainment of the Veterans.
a mounted troop of Forrest : cavalr"
acted }asx honorary escort. The par.
adc formed on the South Highlands
passing the grand stand around the
Capito! Park. Han,l'--mc prizes had
been offered for The most attractive
vehicles Of the vario:;s kinds and tho
result was all that could be wished.
Notable exhibits were automobiles
5 built to represent the various fight
ing ships of the Confcdcracy. \
number of bands Of music were in
line. among them being Mcmolic's 5.
I of Birmingham; 9th regiment, Cape
4 Girardcau: Alabama Polytechnic.
/ Auburn, Ala; Boys Industrial
School of East Lake. Tyler. Texas;
Kidd Band. Carbonhill, Ala., band
: and, in addition, the big fire and
Z drum corps Of Memphis
VI The crowds in the city continued
y to increase today. Reunions Of var
Il ious regiments, brigades and COM
y mands were had in all parts Of the
X city. One Of the tlost notable 0:
d these was that of the Forrest caval
81 ry corps, which reelected Gen. II.
& a. Tyler, of Tennessee, as comman
"A der.
q An interesting feature Of the con-
a vcntion was the Inauguration of the
81 movement to buy the birthplace Of
IA Jefferson Davis. The kentucky d.
" vision announced that they had been
4 @working to this end for some tim,
81 and asked the Veterans to take steps
y to acquire the property A commit
ID tee Of fifteen was named to invcs-
n tigatc the feasibility Of the project
@ and report back next year The
@homc is located near Hopkinsvillc.
81 The Sons Of Veterans adjourned
ii for the day this morning. without
N taking up any important business.
~ Another session will be held tomor-