The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-26
MOBILE WEATHER
DOES NOT CHILL
HEARTS OF HOST
First Meeting Of Confederate
Reunion Held This Morn.
ing.
New South and King Cotton
Are Mentioned.
SONS OF VETERANS HAVE MET

Mobile, Ala. April 26.-The first
regular meeting of the reunion of
Confederate veterans convened this
morning. Gen. George Harrison, in
command OF the Alabama division,
is presiding. The veterans were
welcomed by Mayor Lyons ana by
Governor Conner for the state. Gen
eral Evans spoke for the veterans.
Governor Conner spoke of a new
south and commended the action of
men trying to break up the cotton
cliques in New York and other
northern cities. which held planters
at their mercy.
With the ancient city of Mobile en-
fete for the reception OF the United
Confederate Veterans, with her
streets and public build ings a mass of
gaily colored bunting and glimmering
lights; with the tented city erected
and ready for occupancy, and with
tees completed. II remained for the
weather to strike the one discordant
note in the welcome extended the old
boys who marched and fought under
the Stars and Bars.
After delightful summer weather
for a month or more, the weather
wizard developed a Crouch yesterday.
and stirred up a climatic mess that
has the most ardent Mobilian cuss-
ing. Cold? Why, the real native
will tell you it's the first blizzard Mo-
bile has had in years But 1t is not
that bad. The mercury did drop to
80 above. but the SUI Is ont today.
although a verltable gale of wind is
sweeping in from the bay. cracking
the flags and bunting with sharp re-
ports Ike whips. and threatening the
flowing festoons OF red, white and
blue, which swing from house to
house across the street.
A special guard OF honor. made up
OF commissioned officers, met the
Confederate choir, one hundred
strong, when that bevy OF beautiful
Southern girls attired in trim gray
uniforms, arrived from Richmond.
At their head marched Mrs. ]. Grif
Edwards. commander-n-chief of the
choir with the insignia of major
general glistening on her collar.
Mrs. Edwards is famous for her beau
ty and her rendition of Dixie" AS
the slendid girlish chief of the choir
marsheled her feminine command in
line, one old veteran whispered to
another: "You have never heard
Dixie sung until you hear that girl
sing it,"
Memorial Association.
The first business session OF the
reunion was that OF the ladies' mem
orial association. in the Battle House
auditorium. II was presided over by
Mrs. Electra Semmes Colston, and
besides a lot of more men, who bade
the ladies' welcome. was addressed
by the president Mrs. w. J. Behan,
Mrs. Virginia F. McSherry. president
OF the Daughters OF the Confederacy
and Mrs. j. c. LoOg.
The Confederate choir and the wo-
mans orchestra furnished the music.
The Sons of Veterans held their
opening session last night 1t was
in the nature OF a social session, In
which half a dozen addresses OF well
come were made by local men. There
was music. instrumental and vocal,
and then the oonsuls Of France, Spain
and England were introduced.
The only Official busiess transacted
was the naming of the committee on
credentials. Then Gov. j. Y. Sand
ers, of Louisiana. was presented to
the sons sponsors. maid and matrons
who are attached to the different d.