The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-17
Declaration Made in An
nual Grafton at U. G.
Y. Reunion.
ROYAL w EECOME
TO OLD SOLDIERS
Address Of Dr.. Cave Will Be
Distributed to All Camps-In-
tense Rivalry for Next Years
Reunion-Report on Con-
federate Memorial
Institute.

Little Rock, Ark, May IU.-di holt
that the rcsponsibility for the Civil
"nr, with all the blood and treasure
thnt L cost, and NIL the dcsolntion and
ruin TINT II wrought Justly rcst, upon
Abraham Lincoln ind hla ndv isers.,
| Thts, the declaration OF Dr. r. c.
cave. OF st. Louis. who delivered tho
annual grafton at to-day's reunion OF
| United Confederate Veterans, formed
the feature of to-day's proceedings at
| the great gathering.
Greetings from President Taft, to
which message in kind will be sent
| In response Tomorrow; the Grafton bv
| Or. Cave, addresses OF welcome and
| The naming of the committees made
| up to-day's proceedings. ffH -
The address of General James f.
| Smith, commanding the Arkansas diyi-
sion. opening the convention referred
! TO the events of The war of lSGl-'e5.
the days of reconstruction the organ
| lzation of the veterans and the twenty
! one years history OF that organization.
After the invocation by the Rev Il.
| LIN cave, chaplain general. the United
! Confederate choirs. led BY Mrs j. Griff
Edwards. of Portsmouth. Va, sang
Southern songs.
Memories VIII Live.
Governor George w. Donaghey, OF
| Arkansas. welcomed the delegates on
! behalf of the State. DIR. II. II. EIartzog.
OF the United Sons OF Confederate
| Veterans. in welcoming address,
reused the assembly TO frequent cheers
ny his promise TO the veterans that
| thelr descendants would keep alivo the
memories of the war
/ To tho addresses of several yeterans
| through which ran the spirit OF civic
pride and desire 10 accord honor 10
| tho old soldiers, Commander In Chief
General George w. Gordon In reply
praised the city for Its hospitality ex-
| tended the veterans.
After paying a tribute to the South.
pr. Cave in his address discussed the
memories Kept alive by reunions of
/ the veterans and their descendants,
| and deplored any efforts to Keep alivo
bitter sectional feeling. He said. at
| earnestly desire TO see the people of
both sections ruled by the spirit of
| fraternity and tremendously working
together for the welfare of our COM
mon country; but I don't think tho
| men of the South should be asked or
| expected to sacrifice the truth of his
| tory, and go down to posterlty
| branded as rebels and traitors TO So
| cure that end"
A resolution was adopted instruct
ing tho adjutant general to have the
! Grafton of DIR. Cave printed in pamph-
let form for distribution to the varl-
Gus camps of Confederate Veterans and
throughout the Sons organizations.
Intense Rivalry.
AS the time for choosing The place
| OF meeting for the reunion next year
is tomorrow. rivalry between Okla
homa City, Houston. Tex; Macon. Ga.
/ and Jacksonville, Fla. grew kccner
| Tonight. Literature was distributed.
and campaisners are busy among tho
delegates. Supporters for Macon and
the Florida city are most In evidence.
| Precedent. II Is commended. calls for
| giving the reunion one year to n city
west and the next to one east OF the
Mississippi River
Grams elected the following officers:
| COMMUNICATIVE Chief, w G. Pritch-
| ard, Charleston, s. C.
Executive Council-Past Commander
| in Chief c. ]. Owens, Washington w.
w. Old. Norfolk. Va; J. p Norfeet.
Memphis: Thomas =. Powe, st. Louis
| Department commanders elected are:
Army OF Northern Virginia., George
| r. Wyman, Louisville Ky; Army OF
Tennessee. John l. A1oulton, Mobile,
Ala; Trans mississippi. W. n. Brandon,
| Little Rock, Ark.
Historian General, Thomas NJ owen,
| Montgomery, Ala.
| TO tho retiring commander In chief
| n loving cup was presented.
] An amendment which would have
| changed the name of the organization
to Sons of Confederate Veterans. In
| stead of United Sons of Confederate
| Veterans. was voted down. the margin
being eight votes less than tho re-
CURED two-thirds. H0
1t is declared there are more old
Dixie warriors gathered for this re-
| union than have been assembled since
the conflict between the States.
/ Memorial Association Report.
The Confederate Memorial Associa-
ton, in dts annual report. said
1T is with pleasure we announce
| that we have received during tho year
| tho deed securing the gift by the Com
| monwealth of Virginia to the site for
! the location OF tho Memorial Institute.
! which as heretofore reported consists
( of that portion of the Soldiers Homo
| property which lies between Stuart
| Avenue and Kensington Street. and
! between the Boulevard and Sheppard
! Street which land fronts 1912 feet
on the Boulevard and runs back be-
| tween parallel lines 732 feet, making
| In all beautiful little park of about
| SIX acres. The Boulevard, on which
| tho building Will front is one Of the
! principal driveways OF tho city or
| Richmond, and is now being improved
with granolithic sidewalks, grass plots
and rows of trees. and in a few years
Will be the most attractive driveway
| In tho city.
I'VE were very anxious that tho best
possible design for the Confederate
and to that end no pains have been
spared to obtain II. We Invited
through advertisements IN the PROBES
| SjOnal Journals and many of Tho lead