The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-28
CLOSE REUNION
WITH BIG PARADE
Fifteen Thousand Confederate
Veterans March Through
Streets Of Mobile.
VIRGINIA MEN CHEERED
Sounding of Famous Rebel Yeri
Frequently browns Out Music
of Bands.
VIRGINIA MEN CHEERED

MOBILE, LA, April 2S.-Fifteen
thousand Confederate veterans~narch-
ed through the streets of Mobile to-
day in the annual reunion parade, The
aged warriors marched between lines
OF cheering thousands at half step
While bands played war time tunes.
Time after time the music was
drowned out by the famous Rebel
yen. Ambulances and carriages fol-
lowed the parade, which was in twenty.
SIX divisions. and picked up those who
were FRUSTRATED by the march.
III All Hire purace, no FEATURE attract :
eu more attention. nor was more en-
Enthusiastically cheered than the Veter :
ans from Lee Camp and other Vir-
ginia commands
yearly the ranks of these aged he
roes become thigner, but yearly they
march proudly in line, their backs
straight despite the weight of years
Yearly, too. they are cheered 10 the
echo.
All the Virginia veterans are H. fine
shane TheX-haAa-.-t -ti-t irr.A-rc-
union to the utmost. They viii leave
Mobile for their homes Friday after
noon.
General Gordon Commander.
the business of the reunion was con
Guided last night with the election OF
officers. headed by General George w
Gordon. of Memphis, as commander
IN chief. and the selection OF Little
ROCK. Ark. as the place for next year s
meeting, There is a strong sentiment
in favor of the reunion of 1912 being
held in Richmond, provided the battle
abbey to be erected on the Soldiers
Home grounds can be completed by
that time, New Orleans was endorsed
fs.x.t Ia ssar +. ~ Al
the proposed Panama Canal Exposition
will he In progress.
There was much interest in the cleo
ton OF officers. General Clement A
Evans. OF Atlanta. declining re-elec-
ton. General George W. Gordon, com
nander of the Department of Tennes-
see, was chosen to succeed him, GeH-
eral Gordon has the distinction of be
ing one of the four living Confederates
who were major generals before the
war ended. lie was captured three
times by the Federal forces, Genera
Evans and General w. l.. Cahell, com
mander of the Trans mississippi Di-
vision, were elected past commanders
in chief General Bennett Young. OF
Louisville, ky. viii succeed Genera
Gordon in command of the Department
Of Tennessee.
The appearance before the Conven-
ttion of Charles J. owen. commander
In chief of the Sons of Veterans Gre
ated quite a demonstration Mr.. owen
In an address that aroused much en-
thusiasn, declared strongly for States
rights. and asserted that If the tnitet
States Is to exist as nation it mus
recognize and adopt the views for
which the South fought.
History Report.
The history report was presented 10y
General Bennett Young, who deprecat'
ed the tendency of writers to nisTep
resent the South. He declared that OF
all the Southern soldiers In Northern
prisons, twelve of every hundred died
while of Northern soldiers in Southern
prisons only nine of every hundred
died And the greatest monument tC
the Southern soldiers he said. is tht
death list of the North"
The convention adopted the report
and. on motion of an old veteran, 9
COPY viii be sent to Senator Hepburn
Of Idaho who recently spoke in th'
Senate in opposition to the placing o.
a statue of General Lee in the United
States Capitol This motion was car
ried with cheer.
Report on Battle Abbey.
Hon, J. Taylor Ellyson presented tht
annual report of the Confederate Me
mortal Association. NtltH HAS NtiaA -
OF the erection of the Battle Abbey IL
Richmond. He announced the gift by
Virginia of part OF the Soldiers
Home property--estimated TO be wortf
from $50, 900 To S75,o00-to the assocla
ton for the purpose of erecting th'
Battle Abbey He also announced the
generous appropriation aud offer OF th'
city of Richmond, together with th'
active interest in the work of the asso'
citation shown by all the confederate
examinations of Richmond. The Bat
tie Abbey building will cost not less
than $3.50. 600, and the association has
In it's treasury more than S2oo'VUV
Work on the building Will be com
menced without delay.
Mr. Ellyson also presented resotu,
tiou. which was unanimously adopted
endorsing the action of the Confed'
crate Surgeons Association looking Il
the erection of a monument in the city
of Richmond TO DR. :. Z. Moore. the
distinguished surgeon general of tbs
Confederate States. 1t has been sug
gested that Chimborazo Park, where
the largect Confederate hospital wa'
erected during the war. would be {
suitable place as site for the monu'
ment.