The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-27
Pass in Review With Uncov-
cred Heads Before Miss
Lucy White Hayes.
VETERANS WENT MAD WHEN
SHE WAS PRESENTED TO THE
coNvENTIoN-GO COM
Err TAKES OCCASION TO ROAST
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR
AcTIoN\ IN ATTEMPTING TO
FORCE DOWN COTTON PRICES.
BY Associated Press.


Mobile, April ga slender, black
clad girl stood on the platform today
and while six thousand Confederate
veterans cheered and bands played
Dixie" a score or more of gray
bearded Confederate general officers
passed in review before ner with un-
covered heads and kissed her hand.
The young girl was Lucy White
Hayes, granddaughter of the presi-
dent of the Confederacy. The incl
dent was the climax of the first days
session of the Confederate reunion.
Miss Hayes Is sponsor for the South
ern Confederacy and when she was
presented to the convention the Vet
Grams went mad, bands playing
Dixie" but they failed to drown the
lusty cheers of thei Veterans.
After the session, which was brief,
the Confederate choir sang and L. b.
Mcfarland, Of Memphis, delivered
the grafton.
SONS ELECT OFFICERS.
The Sons of Veterans continued
their sessions tonight. The principal
events were the election of officers
and listening to an address by r. w.
Bingham, of Louisville, on Justice of
the South"
ucu lOllOWtu Tie tIGCIIOH OI OH
GERS and all old officers were re-elect-
ed, including the commander-in-chief,
Clarence j. Owens, of Abbeville, La,
Z by a unanimous vote. The Sons de-
cided to make permanent headquar-
ters In Memphis and voted one thous-
and dollars for propaganda work.
Although the opening of the reunion
was set for o'clock it was after 10
when Mrs. ]. Griff Edwards, conf
mander-in-chief of the Confederate
choir, swung her baton over the gray
clad young choir women and bugle
sounded assembly Meantime, scores
of bands and drum corps were leading
delegations of recent arrivals into the
camp grounds.
The sessions of the reunion are be.
ing held in a huge tent in Monroe
Park. 1t looks like a circus tent with
thousands of seats in the ampitheatre
and tier upon tier of the familiar cir
Gus benches rising all around.
The tent was filled long before the
opening number and finally the sides
were raised and those outside were
permitted to see even if they could
not hear.
ARRIVAL OF GEN. c. A. EVANS.
The arrival of General Clement A.
was lhC SiShdl IOL lht III D.
ovation, which drowned out the eff
forts of three brass bands, each play
ing a different air. But when Mr. $
Edwards signaled her choir to rise
and face the audience, her slender
figure almost shrouded in huge silk
Confederate flag, there was a roar
that outclassed even the greeting to
the commanding general.
"DiXiei" came the call from all over
the huge tent. A band from Little
Rock answered the call and another
ear-splitting demonstration follow.
ed.
Meanwhile, the chairman, w. X. p.
Wilson, was pounding vigorously for
order. He started to talk and finally
quiet was restored.
The chairman succeeded in making
his talk and then the demands for
Dixie" were complied with.
SONG OF DIXIE.
Escorted by score of Confederate
generals in full uniform, herself
wearing a major-generals insignia,
Mrs. Edwards took the stage. Sur.
rounded by her choir, the orchestra
struck into the war hymn of the
South" Mrs. Edwards's clear so
prano voice filled the tent. When
the sung was OftT, lueIe was dUOInGF
demonstration.
Miss Vera Williams, one of Mo-
bile's prettiest young women, daugh-
ter of Judge Price Williams, recited
an original poem and then Governor
Conner, of Alabama, was introduced.
The word had gone out mat the
governor would have some tart things
things to say about the federal gov
ernment, so he was greeted tumultu-
ously and given the closest attention.
GOV. COMER'S ADDRESS,
In his address of welcome at the
opening of the Confederate reunion
here today Governor b. B. Conner, in
addition to greeting the old soldiers
in cordial way, took a fall out of At
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