The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-05-18
LAST DAY OF
j. {. y. REUNION
THOUSANDS IN PARADE
MACON, G A, SELECTED BY
VETERANS FOR NEXT
MEETING PLACE.

Coiiciuueu To-Day with the veterans pa
lade as fitting climax of meeting
pronounced the greatest ever held
| since It's organization. There were
10000 veterans in line, beside the 20
bands, the sons and daughters and Off
cial ladies of the reunion.
The principal business meeting was
held Wednesday afternoon in the aud
ltorlum, the interest centering in the
selection of the convention city for
1912.
The cities placed in nomination
were Jacksonville, Fla, Macon, Ga,
Houston, Tex, Chattanooga, Tenn.
and Louisville, Ky. The nominating
speeches were eloquent of the prom
ses each city held out for the veter
ans should it be selected. Before the
irst ballot was finished, Louisville
withdrew and voted for Chattanooga.
ihe flrst ballot stood as follows: Ma
con $50, Chattanooga 564, Houston
103, Jacksonville 144.
The second ballot was taken amid
he greatest confusion. Florida and
several other states went to Macon,
kentucky cast its solid vote for
Houston, and Oklahoma's 81 votes
went to Houston. The result of the
second ballot was as follows: Macon
1899, Chattanooga III, Houston SO9.
Macon was declared the winner and
upon motion the choice was then made
| unanimous.
Credit for the victory of Macon is
iue largely to the efforts of Secretary
Lyman of the chamber of commerce,
who had for several weeks conducted
l campaign in favor of that city. The
:ity had been flooded with buttons.
'treamers, badges and placards bear
ng Macon 1912" and Mr.. Hymapr
lad even gone among the throngs and
cattered buttons by the bushel. I 1t
vas a victory for perseverance ,/and
publicity. 1t is reported that Macon
already has $4,000 in cash in the
1ank to provide for the entertainment
IF the veterans.
After the selection of Macon as the
next reunion city, Gem George W..
Gordon was reelected commanding
general by acclamation and the de-
)artment commanders were all re-
elected. -
The memorial services were held al
noon Wednesday, An eloquent tribute
20 Gen. w. II Cabell, Old Tige, was
paid by Chas. NJ Meng, one of the
young orators of Texas. Rev. Wat
jon Smith delivered a scholarly ad-
lress o1 the attitude of the old and
he neW south on the subjects of slav-
Fry and secession. He declared that
here is nothing in the past for which
the} south need apologize or be sensi-
iYe. The south should be and is will
ing to have the fullest light shed up
pJn everything connected with the war
period. I'VE cannot afford to be in
olerant," said he, "for intolerance is
he mother of superstition, the friend
If ignorance, and the enemy of all
progress" He declared that the most
)eloved prophets of the old south had
opinion that the south of today does
not now regret the failure of the
'ause for the county is better and
more prosperous than it could have
)een had there been two nations in
,onstant warfare.
A dirge by Mrs. Virginia Frazer
Boyle of Memphis, noted southern
)oetess, concluded the exercises.
The parade moved at 10 a. m. today
along a route a little more than a
mile in length, and was reviewed by
100000 people. During the after
noon there We're innumerable recep-
ions at private homes. Tonight the
Memphis Southern Cross Drill Corps
will give a drill at the auditorium and
his will be followed by the concluding
grand Confederate ball, in which the
| yeterans and the bellies of the COS
will participate.
The general estimate regarding the
reunion closing today in blaze of
glory is voiced in the following ex-
preston by John T. Threadgill of Ok
ahoma City, one of the leaders of
hat delegation, who said Il have
attended every reunion for the last Is
years, and | never saw one where
here were so many veterans and Wis
tors. At no reunion was the crowd
ever better handled and cared for.
Little Rock has done itself proud, hav-
| ng exceeded every other city in its
entertainment and hospitality, and no
one has any just cause for complaint"
The Oklahoma delegation, of whom
there are 5000 in the city, are en-
| thusiastic over their reception, and it
was generally understood would make
an effort to land the reunion of 1913
for that progressive city.
While it would be impossible for
any city under any circumstances to
| handle such crowd without individ-
ual complaints, it is undisputed that
the throngs have been satisfactorily
handled. The lodging committee has
at all times had more available rooms
than were called for, and if any one
went without bed, it was through
his own lack of resource in looking for
it. The eating committee has kept
down the price of foodstuffs and pre-