Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-10
HEROES
PAY THEIR TRIBUTE
TO WORK OF WOMEN
Veterans, Who Gave Their
Lives for Cause Relihguish
All Claims to. Prominence
and Praise Women Instead
BY LINTON K. STARR.
(Staff correspondent

orations of the city a blurred mass OF
red and blue streaks. But even the steady
downpour which did not lessen during
morning. could not dampen enthusiasm of
the reunion and at 10 O'Clock. the hour
for the formal opening of the reunion,
the auditorium at Camp John B. Cor
don overlooked with veterans and visit
ors.
Many of the oldest soldiers, unable to
find room in the street cars, walked a
mile, unprotected from the rain, in order
to be present at the opening exercises
When umbrellas could not be obtained,
they disregarded exposures and marched
to Headquarters with no less enthusiasm
than they displayed during the war,
many taking apparent delight in, under
going hardships that were in small
degree replicas OF those that had endur-
ed when young men.
WALKER MAKES RESPONSE.
Roland Ellis spoke for the Sons of
Veterans. and was followed by Mrs. Wal
ter d. Lamar, president of the Georgia
division of the United Daughters OF the
Confederacy. Following this address the
gavel was turned over OF Gen. e IRVINE
Walker, commander in chief, who elo-
dresses of welcome.
The United Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams held their, second meeting in the
city auditorium at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing. The meeting was purely business
one and consisted of report of the va
rious committees, commanders, and the
executive council. "A second business
session was held at 2:S0 o'clock this aft
ernoon The second meeting of the Con-
federate Southern Memorial association
was held at 8 80 clock this morning,
and a business meeting was held at the
First Presbyterian church at o'clock
this afternoon. ts. sse
only about 5000 people were able to
crowd into the auditorium. There are ful-
" $1,000 veterans and visitors in Macon.
The overflow took refuge in the tents
during the exercises and there the vet
creams renewed friends ships that In
many cases have lain dormant for nearly
so years Bands in the auditorium played
southern airs, while on the outside rain
beat a tattoo on the canvas city. Maj.
Gen. John w. Maddox, commander Of
the Georgia division, u. C.. ", called the
meeting to order.
Following a welcome address by Col.
Walter A. Harris general chairman OF
the reunion committees. Miss Grace
Lumpkin was presented Miss Lumpkin
is sponsor for the city of Macon, and
it was largely through the influence OF
address made by her that Macon Sc
cured the reunion. AS Miss Lumpkin
stepped on the stage all restraint was
thrown away by the veterans and the
famous rebel yell swept the camp. Many
old soldiers rushed to the platform to
shake hands with her. n
Veterans who bled fort the cause
of the SOUTH willingly relinquished
all claims to seats Of promt-
nence at the first formal ever
bled for the cause of the south, willing
" relinduished all claims to seats Of
prominence at the first formal exer-
cises Of the 22d annual reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans yesterday
afternoon.
They spoke little of the hardships
which they had undergone and outside
of a tribute to Jefferson Davis they
ignored the leaders OF the Confederacy,
and steadfastly refused to bring them
selves to the forefront.
Instead, they plucked the laurels
from their own brows and placed them
tenderly upon those of the women OF
the Confederacy, and spoke in admira-
ton Of the work of the ladies OF the
Memorial association, giving TO them
large amount of the cridit for the per-
petuation of the memories of the strug-
gle OF the south.
Less than a score OF the Memorial as
ISOLATION ladies' sat before the veteran
speakers Many OF them were white
haired, and wrinkles had begun to
crease the brows Of all. But their eyes
still sparkled with the glow OF enthus-
iasm, and they smiled as the speakers
told of their labors for the south.
WOMEN HoNoRED VETERAN
The ladies of the confederated South
ern Memorial association to whom trib-
ute was paid were those who, at the
close of the civil war, visited the bury
ing grounds of the Confederates, gath
cred the bodies of the unidentified dead,
and erected headstones at their graves
Many of the ladies present personally
placed headstones for the graves OF the
Unknown. and years were, spent in eff
forts to locate bodies of those whose
names had been lost with their lives.
There are only about so ladies of the
Memorial association in the state of
Georgia. OF these. among those who
were present yesterday afternoon were
Mrs T. o. Chestney, Mrs. William Lee
Ellis, Mrs T. d. Tinsley, Mrs. M.
Seymour, Mrs. T. w. Mangum, Mrs.
James Blount, Mrs w. z. Flanders, Mrs.
w. E. McAndrews, Miss Kate Ayes and
Mrs. Phoebe Manson.
Outside of the tributes to the ladies,
the principal feature of the exercises
was the presentation to the Memorial
association of the chair that was used
by Jefferson Davis on his last visit to
Macon The chair was presented for
the use of the president Of the Memorial
association. Mrs. W. ]. Behan. of New
Orleans, during the reunion.
At the conclusion of the exercises the
chair, decorated with the colors of the
Confederacy, was brought to the plat
form by two boy scouts and Misses
Louise Galloway and Nina HUMPHREYS,
both of Macon, and was formally turned
over to the ladies.
Mrs. Behan, the president of the as
ISOLATION, was not present, having been
delayed by a late train. W. Lamar
Williams of Macon, presided over the
exercises and Gen. c. Irvine Walker,
commander-in-chief of the United Con-
federate Veterans. delivered the ad-
dress of welcome
Ellsworth Hall responded on behalf Of
the Macon Sons of Veterans; Mrs. Rog-
ers Schuyler, of the New York chapter,
on behalf of the Daughters Of the Con-
federacy, and Rev. J.. p. McFerrin for
the Macon Confederate Veterans. The
exercises were under the auspices of
the Daughters Of the Copfederacy
BUSINESS BEGINS.
The real business of reunion week
was opened last night when the
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
held their first session in the city au-
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