Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-06-15
The Confederate Reunion

The Confederate Reunion
| The United Confederate Veterans. at
their reunion ID Memphis last week. re-
elected Gen. Clement A. Evans Com
mander and selected Mobile as the next
meeting place,
The city of NJ lIphis gave the visitors
a mag nificent floral parade on Tuesday
| afternoon.
Col John H Leathers and his coutin-
gent of Louisville veterans were accom-
panied to Memphis by the Norwell In
dustrial School Band of their city. Col
Leathers was popular Stonewall Bri-
pade officer, and the old Coufederates
hereabouts recollect him with bc-h pride
and pleasure.
| Lieut. Gov Ellyson, Of Virginia, read
the annual report of the Confederate Me-
mortal Association. showing balance on
hand of $2o7. oo7 a. The board report
ed the purchase of a lot in Richmond
upon which the battle abbey is to be
erected. The authorized cost is $3.50. 900
and the work is to be completed by the
next reunion. The committee also re-
ported the election of Col ] T Ellyson as
president; Gen Evans as vice president;
q L Christian as treasurer and Gen Rob-
ert White as chairman of the executive
committee. Their report was adopted.
Private" John Allen, of Mississippi.
was there, and was named by an ardent
comrade tor grand commander. Of
course John had 10 tell one of his many
good jokes. Talking to Gov Haskell of
Oklohoma he said: The last time that
was in your State | was with party
of congressman, and we stopped
at Guthrie aud were rendered banquet,
was not called upon to speak until about
3 a. m. and was therefore constrained to
tell the following story apropos of the
hour and the excuses man has to make
to his wife when he comes home from a
banquet about 4 O'Clock in the morning
A man died and went to hades On his
q
man who seemed to be general mana
ger and gave orders as though he owned
the place. Presently the Devil came up
and said Who are you?' L own this
place. was the rejolnder You certain
ly do not, said His Satanic majesty.
Why do own it. my wife gave it to me
last night. he said. l told this story to
my wife later and she said it was the
worst one she ever heard
On the occasion of the big parade on
Thursday Gen Clement A Evans, COM
mander -in-chef of the veterans compos-
ing the remnant army of the Confederacy
clasped the hand of Gen Fred d Grant,
son OF Gen U S Grant. one of the BRAY
est and most distinguished soldiers of the
Federal army, who was in the reviewing
stand.
On Thursday im.re lia'ely following
the veterans parade the J Harvey Mathes
Chapter entertained al luncheon in honor
of the Immortal GOO and the visiting
surgeons and physicians Of Tie army and
navy.
DR.. and Mrs. Robert Mitchell (he for
iner native of Charles TOWN. were mem
bers of the reception committee at the
big veterans bali on Thursday night.
The uniformed Confederate Choirs,
which sang all the Old war songs, added
much to the interest OF the reunion.
In the meeting of tie Sons of Veterans
7 J Firth of Memphis read valuable
paper on the origin of the words aud
music of the South song. "Dxie" Pei
exhibited an old music book, published
IN 1883, in which the tune of Dixie"
which was then well-known tune in the
South, was printed, and asserted that
while the authorship was generally &C
credited 10 Daniel Emmett, that EN-
nett did not write his song until 1850. |
He said in 1857 Dixie" was written by |
Col Will S Hays, the noted composer of |
Louisville, XIV Will Hays was |
brother of Mr. Edwin w Hays who a |
few years ago married Miss Maria Moore
of this place, and who is we'll known here |
and is frequent visitor to Charles Town.
Dr. Clarence ]. Owens, of Alabama,
was elected commandment chief of the
United Sons of Confederate Veterans.