Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-28
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.

With Lit lie Rock, Ark, chosen ss
the reunion c'tj for 1911 snd New Or
leans endorsed for the honor 10 1915 snd
With 30 election OF oficsrs the United
CJuifdsnts Veterans Associations closed
it's tu3iness session at Mobile last night.
All that remains now is the big parade
today snd the bslsuce OF tie week will
be devoted to snuxmenis.
The vote for reunion city stood: l. t lie
Rock, lao; Ohsttanoogs, GAO; Oklk-
homs O.ty, II: Houston, none.
General George w. Gordon, of Men,
phis, commander Of the department OF
Tennessee, wss chosen commsnder-in'
chief, succeeding General Clement A.
L Ians, of Atlanta, who declined resltc-
tion. General Evans was elected past
commsDder-iu- chief, aud General W. l..
Cabell, commander OF the Trans Miss
issIppi division, was also elected pa t
commander ir- chief.
General Gordon will be succeeded In
command OF the district of Tennessee by
General Bsnnelt Young, Of Louisville,
KY.
II Ia undeut)od that General William
E. Mickle will remsin sdjutsnt general
aud chief.of.ttiffto General Gordon, Ad.
| ju art General William E. Mickle's az
nnal report showed thirty new camps
had baeu chartered durIng the year aud
ten old camps were reinstated.
Clarence J. Over, commander-'u chief
Of the Sons of Vttrans, wss presented
ard received an ovation. MIR. Oven
spoke spiritedlS Of State right, and de-
cared II the United S atos Is 10 exist as
q nation 1t must recognizes and sdopt
the means for which the Sou b fought
General Bennett. Young, of Leu sIsns,
read the history report. He deprecated
The tendency Of writers u misrepresent
the Sub. he declared thtt OF all tae
southern soldiers 10 northern prisons,
twelve OF every hundred died, while OF
northern soldiers 10 soutlsrn prisons,
only nine OF every hundred died. "And
the greatest monument to the Stu hero
soldiers" he said, "ls the death list VI
the NORTH" The convention adopted the
report aud on motion OF an old veteran
A COPY will be sent 10 5sost)r Hepburn
| Of Iiaho who recently spoke in the
Senate 10 opposition to the placing OF q
statue OF General Lse In the United
States capitol. This motion IVES carried
with cheer.
Il Do.,s.,,i- ~ roo, "a, accorda uca With
en- old custom, the convention suspend
ed business and devoted to the exercise
of memorial hour. This is practically a
| religious exercise in memory OF those
who died during the year. The services
were conducted by Rev. K. Linn Cave,
chaplain general of the veterans, sni the
| famous Jesuit Orator Priest, Rev. Father
De La Morinierc.
One of the special features OF the re-
union was the announcement by Lieut..
Gov. Ellyson of the gift Of Richmond o:
i the $4,000 property to be used for the
site of the Battle Abbey end that work
will begin at once.
The erection of a monum' nj to S. p.
Moore, the distinguished surgeon gen
eral OF the Confederate States, was also
resolved npon unanimouly. The site Sc
lected for it is the oil capital OF the
Confederate States.
Mobile, Ala, April 2S-Fif.eeo
thousand Oon!ederst> vet rams marched
through the streets OF Mobils today In
the annual reunion parade. Time after
lime the music was drowned ont By the
famous "rsbel YELL" Amtulsnces and
carriages followed The parade which was
10 26 divisions, and picked up these
pr0ttisted.