The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-04
OLD SOLDIERS
WILMINGTON
SAME OFFICERSR REELECTED. DIX.
ON Commended. ELLISON
DENOUNCED
WERE TREATED ROYALTY

Wilmington, N. c., Aug. 3.-With a
large attendance, ideal weather con- |
ditions and everything else which |
would tend to make for the comfort
and convenience and pleasure Of the
visitors, the annual reunion of the
North Carolina Division of the United
Confederate Veterans is being held in
this city. Between $500 and 5000
visitors are here to attend the event
and of this number more than one
half are old soldiers who fought with
such bravery for cause they thought
was right and whose ranks are each
year becoming thinner.
The sessions of the division were
held in the Academy Of Music. The
first session was called to order at
10 o'clock by General Julian S. Carr,
of Durham, who presided. The opera
house was crowded with veterans and
others who had assembled there to
hear the several fine addresses and
other features of the program. After
prayer by the chaplain Of the divi-
sion, Mayor Joseph d. Smith, of Will
| mington, was introduced and made
the address of welcome.
The response was made by Col. w.
H. S. Burgwyn, of Weldon, a veteran,
and who is well known throughout
| the State He made fine. address
and his audience was an attentive
one. He received frequent applause.
Following a musical selection, the
North Carolina Veterans Memorial
Poem was read by Mrs. III. D. Burk-
/ heimer, of Charlotte, after which the
orator of the occasion, w. p. Stacy,
| Esq, of the Wilmington bar, was
presented, and made one of the finest
speeches ever heard on a similar oc-
casion.
A recitation by Miss Ruth Porter
of Charlotte, mascot of the Mecklen
burg Camp, IT. c. ", came next, and
the concluding feature was a song
"Our President by Miss Toon, OF
Wilmington. The song was copy
righted by Mrs. w. P. Toon, of this
city.
The meeting was called to order
shortly after 2:30 O'Clock yesterday
by General w. L. London, of Pitts
boro, commander of the Second
Brigade, who oficiated in the alb
sence of General Julian S. Carr.
Miss Bessie Burkheimer, of Char
lotte, who is on General Carr's staff
recited Lee to the Rear in man
ner that brought frequent bursts O
applause from the audience and upo1
concluding this Miss Burkheimer wa.
encored until she consented to ren
der anothe recitation. This time sh,
recited "Wilful Betty, Southern
Girl" and again she was warmly en-
cored.
4 The first business taken up was th'
election of officers, all being re-elect
ed as follows:
Commanderin-Chief, General j.
Carr, Durham; four brigade generals
P. c. Carlton, Statesville, first BRIG
ade; w. L. London, Pittsboro; sec
; ond; James I. Metts, Wilmington
third; j. M. Ray, Ashevf1le, fourth.
Winston-Salem, Raleigh and Ne,
Bern extended invitations for the mex
meeting and quite a warm discussio,
arose over the relatives merits G
these cities. The vote was VIII
ston- Salem 65; Raleigh, 23, and NeN
j Bern g. The reunion was held i
J. Winston-Salem only three or fou
e years ago and the boys have pleasan
t memories of the place.
Ellison History Denounced.
g DIR. Hawley, of Charlotte, move
e that the resolution adopted by Mecl
= lenburg Camp, of Charlotte, in r.
q gard to the Ellison History of til
al United States be adopted by tn
d North Carolina division. There wer
some discussion among the veteran