The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-04-28
THAT old YELL
Heard on So Many Victorious BatIlefields
is Heard at Mobile
THE OLD CONFEDS MEET

Once More the Grand Old Heroes of
the Lost Cause Assemble in Com
yention, and Are Nest Cordially
and Warmly Welcomed to The City
of Mobile.
The Confederate Veterars cartnr-
ed Mobile Tuesday, where the were
received with open arms sr bright
smiles of young and old.
although the opening of the Re-
union was set for 9 o'ci )ci Tuesday
morning, it was after 10 when Mrs.
J. Griffin Edwards commander-ln-
chief Of the Confederate choir, swung
her baton over the gray clad choir
of women and a bugle sounded as
sembly.
The sessions Of the Reunion are
being held in a huge teht in Mon
roe Park. 1t looks like circus
tent with thousands Of seats in the
ampitheatre and tier upon tier of the
familiar circus benches rising all
round.
The tent was filled long before the
opening number and finally the slces
were raised and those outside were
permitted to see even = they could
not hear.
THE arrival of Gen. Clement A.
Evans was the signal for the hrst
ovation, which drowned out the ef-
forts of three brass bands, each one
playing a different air, but when
Mrs. Edwards signalled her choir to
rise, and faced the audience her
slender figure almost shrouded in
huge silk Confederate flag, there was
q roar that outclassed even the greet
ing to the commanding general.
"Dixie," was the call from all over
the huge tent; band from Little
Rock, answered the call, and ear
shifting demonstration followed.
The chairman finally succeeded
in making his talk and then the de-
mands for Dixie" were compllea
with. Escorted by score of Confed-
crate generals in full uniform, her
self wearing a major generals lnsls-
MIA. Mrs. Edwards took the stage.
surrounded by her choir, the or
chestra struck into the War Hymn OF
The South. Mrs. Edwards clear So
Drano filled the tent. When the song
was over there was another demon
stration. Miss Vera Williams one
of Mobiles prettiest young women
recited an original poem, and Gov
ernor Conner, of Albania, was lhtFo-
duced, and extended a welcome 10
the old veterans to Alabama.
IA speech of welcome by Mayor
LYONS. the acceptance of the auditor
ium by Gen. Evans, some more mus
ic and the naming of committees on
credentials and resolutions rounded
out the morning session.
The orator of the day was judge
=, p Mcfarland, of Memphis, dls-
tinguished officer of the Lost cause.
1,dee NcFarland reviewed the cause
that led up to the conflict and dls-
claimed the South's responsible 1or
the struggle, holding that 1t was pure
,.triotism that led the men VINO
4oueht under the Stars and Bars 10
1aaye the Union, which he salo' thes
loved. fought and died for in other
days. ..;a,ed
Con bingham has been assigned
the subject of Justice to the sou'n'
ard he began by reciting the oyihs
commission of Gen. Stephen D. Lee
~ the sons of Confederate Soldiers
tho famous commission to defend anu
emulate the men who wore the grey
ga next read some of the resolutions
nassed by the Grand Army posts es-
necially in Massachusetts, protestins
AGAINST the erecting in the Natlonal
Canital the statue of Gen. RoDt. H.
Lee attired in a Confederate UNIFORM;
n declared that he had not reau
"tbese base ISLANDERS" with any laea
of answering them, because thes
"oained no credence even among the
stupidest and most ignorant Oh our
naonle," "It is but simple justice
tn add" the speaker continued thaI
not all the people of Massachusetts
ore co wretchedly ignorant, so stup-
idly partisan as this extract from 'ne
resolutions read to you would lndl-
cate" c,,o.
Then Gen Bingham told how Chas'
Francis Adams, of Boston, hao ue-
c,,red that had be been IN Gen
Ices place he would have acteo as
Lee did. Bingham declares that II
was the duty of the people OF lne
south IN teach their children, to en-
enlighten their fellow countrSliie"
~ fell the world the circumstances
which brought on the war, the IS
enes that divided brothers. to see ina
future generations do Justice no.
only TO the South, but to our coul''
fry and our race. He declared the
war was not one Of rebellion IN any
sense but merely struggle to main
tain the idea of local self-goVerh
ment which the Southern people, he
cause in their veins ran the pu'e'
on Anglo-Saxon blood on all the con
tinents, had inherited from ahcieH