The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-28
Miss Lucy White Hayes 10
Now Sponsor for the Sou
thern Confederacy.
Veterans Are Having q
Grand Time at Their Reunion at
Mobile This Week-The New
.Daughter of the Confederacy" Re-
eeiyes a Great Oyation-1cneral
Mcfarland Delivered the Grafton
of the Day-Dixie Most Popular
Air With Veterans.

fore the reveille bugle aroused the
veterans in the tented city this morn
ing for the first real day OF the Unit
ed Confederate Veterans Reunion,
the snorting Of railway engines. the
whistling of steam sirens and the
sharp commands of officers directing
fresh arrivals of veterans were heard
over the grounds. Soon the camp
fires were lighted. while cold mess
attendants and cooks were scurrying
about and the savory odor OF crisping
bacon aroused those old bones who
had not heard the call OF the bugle.
Not exactly like war times" NUT
tered one old chap as he passed his
plate for a second helping. There's
too much to eat and it's too good to
be the real thing"
Vets Paid Homage.
A slender. black clad. frightened
girl stood on a raised platform to-day
and while 5000 Confederate veter-
ans cheered, and while the bands
played Dixie, a score OF more grey
haired Confederate general officers
passed in review before her and with
uncovered heads, kissed her hand
The young girl was Miss Lucy White
Hayes, a granddaughter OF the only
l President of the Confederacy. The
incident was the climax Of the frs
, days session of the United Confeder
| ate Veterans. The big tent, which Il
. said to seat comfortably 5000 peo
t pie, was packed to its topmost tie
, of seats. The sides had been raise'
+ and the throngs outside had presse'
n in. When the new Daughter OF tn
Confederacy" was being presented {
h the convention the old veterans wen
: mad. The band was playing Dixie
three of them were-but the com
bined brasses could not drown ou
I the cheers.
The veterans surged forward, bu
d the ropes stopped them. Then on
by one, the stately general officers o
the stage moved in review before tn
= frightened, trembling girl and eac
kissed her hand as he passed. MI:
~ Hayes eye filled with tears and sh
:, seemed overcome with emotion,
= she passed back to her seat, on tf
=; arm of her maid of honor, Miss Ell
:. Mitchell. Miss Hayes is the "Spol
n. sor for the Southern Confederac!
in the reunion and takes rank over
n.y., other sponsors and maids.
The afternoon session Of the r
union was brief. The Confedera
,h choir sang and Judge ]. E. McFa
, land, of Memphis, delivered the or
ha ton of the day.
Tonight the credentials and res
. lutions committee are in session a
- their reports will be made to-mt
row.
The arrival Of General Clement
Evans was the signal for the n
ets ovation, which drowned out the
,rk forts of three brass bands. each Pill
ing a different air. but when ID
Edwards signalled her choir to r
oi- and face the audience, her slent
Ins figure almost shrouded in huge g
Gil Confederate flag. there was r.
: that out-classed even the greetings
the Comanding-Gener
on Dixie" was the call from all
the huge tent. band from Lii
'ne Rock answered the call and anot
ol ear-splitting demonstration fellow
ing Escorted by a score Of Confeder
lie generals in full uniform, her
wearing a major-generars insigl
Aes' Mrs. Edwards took the stage.
81 rounded by her choir. the orehes
struck into the war hymnal OF
y South, Mrs. Edwards clear sopr
voice filled the tent. When the
was over, there was another den
o' stration. Miss Vera Williams.
of Mobiles prettiest young WOE
Be- recited an original poem, and Go
are nor Conner, Of Alabama. was in
fnal dtsnod