Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29
THE CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
Gen. Geo. w. Gordon Commander, and
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Next He-Onlon at little hock.
The annual Reunion Of the United
Confederate veterans, in Mobile, Ala.
came to a close on Thursday with the
usual monster parade that included
more than $4,000 old soldiers from all
parts of the country, and on Thursday
night there was a general scattering IT
the delegates and visitors to their res
pective homes.
The elections took place on Wednes-
day. The selection Of Little Rock had
been freely predicted and though the
Arkansas city lacked majority on the
first ballot she was so far in the lead
that a vote to make the selection unan
lmOus carried with a roar. The vote
stood: Little Rock 1,470; Chattanooga
$40: Oklahoma City II; Houston 0.
When Texas was reached. the veterans
saw how things were going and threw
their strength to Arkansas. The en-
dorsement of New Orleans as the meet
ing place for 1915, was contained in
resolution favorably reported and
adopted. 1t recites tnat New Orleans
proposes to hold a Panama canal expo
sition in 1915 and that the Crescent
City had asked the veterans to endorse
the exposition and attend 1t in April.
1915. The programme for election of
officers was carried out to the letter.
Gen. Geo. w. Gordon of Memphis, COM
mander Of the department Of Tennes-
see, was chosen commander in-c chief.
succeeding Gen. Clement A. Evans Of
Atlanta, who declined reelection. Gen.
Evans was elected past commander-in-
chief and Gen. w. L. Cabell, comman-
der Of the Trans Mississippi division,
was elected past commander in chief
The most stirring incident of the re-
into thn 70 lice itox
White Hayes, granddaughter of Pres
ident Davis, in the convention hall on
Tuesday. The incident Is described in
an Associated Press dispatch as fol-
lows:
"A slender, black-clad. frightened
girl stood on a raised platform today
and while six thousand Confederate
veterans cheered and while the bands
played Dixie" a score or more gray
bearded Confederate general officers
passed in review before her and with
uncovered heads, kissed her hand. The
young girl was Miss Lucy White
Hayes, granddaughter Of the only pres
ident Of the Confederacy. the incident
was the climax of the first days ses-
sion Of the United Confederate veter-
ans The big tent, which Is said to seat
comfortably six thousand people. was
packed to it's topmost tier Of ats.
The sides had been raised and the
throngs outside had passed In. When
the new Daughter of the Confedera-
cy" was being presented to the conven-
ton, the old veterans went mad. The
band was pl; ying "Dixie'-tnree Of
them were-but the combined brasses
could not drown out the cheers. The
veterans surged forward, but the ropes
stopped them. Then, one by one, the
stately general officers on the stage
moved in review before the frightened,
trembling girl and each kissed her
hand as he passed. Miss Hayes eyes
filled with tears and she seemed over
come with emotion, as she passed back
to ner seat, on the arm Of her maid Of
honor, Miss Ella Mitchell. Miss Hayes
Is the sponsor fer the Southern Con-
federacy" in the reunion and takes rank
over all other sponsors and maids"