The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-30
ASK MEMORIAL TO PEACE AND AM|TY
Confederate Veterans Would Have Monument at Gettysburg Symbo- liZing Brotherhood of Blue and
 Gray-Thank Union Veteran.

Little Rock, Oct. 24.-After the election of Gen. James R. Gibbons Of BauXite as commander, as well as selecting other officers, passage of resolutions of thanks and the transaction of other business, the annual convention of the Arkansas Division of United Confederate Vet erans adjourned yesterday after noon. Adjournment came one day earlier than expected, because all the business of the session had been completed and some of the dele gates were anxious to return to their homes.
 One of the notable resolutions passed by the convention yesterday evening was that expressing the gratitude of the veterans of Arkan- sas to Col. w. H. Kanauss, a Union veteran, for his care of the graves of 2,260 Confederates who died at Camp Weaver prison, Ohio. A reso- luton appointing a committee to in- vestigate the conditions in the Ar kansas Soldiers Home was passed. It was explained that this was sim ply usual resolution, and that con- ditiOns in the home were good, so far as known.
 Camp Elects Officers. The election of the following of ticers was unanimous:
 Gen. James R. Gibbons of Bauxite, commander of the Arkansas Divi- sion; Gen. J. w. Killough, com mander of the First brigade: Gen Benjamin Holmes, commander of the Second brigade; Gen. George w Bruce, commander Third brigade and Gen. F. T. Shepherd, command CT Fourth brigade.
 Resolutions Voicing the aid and support of the organization in the work to obtain appropriate me morials to the memory of David O Dodd, the boy hero of the Confed- eracy, were passed.
 The following resolution Voicine the sentiments of the veterans to- wards their former foes, was read and passed:
 Resolutions to G. A. R. Whereas, On the memorable bat tlefield of Gettysburg, there was held July 1 to i, 1913, a great re- union of 60,000 veterans of the Con- federacy and of the Union; and
 Whereas, The said veterans came together in peace and amity and brotherhood presenting to the world the uneXampled spectacle oi the contestants in a long, bitter anC bloody war, within fifty years of its close, burying all bitterness anC Iuniting in harmony for the happi- ness of themselves and the pros perity of their common country and
 Whereas, The sacred memory o1 so impressive and historic an event should for the emulation and bet terment of posterity, be forever cherished and preserved; therefore be it
 Resolved: First, that it is the opinion of the veterans of this di- vision. U. c. ", that this great event should be commemorated and it's lessons forever preserved by the erection on the very field of peace of a fitting memorial worthy of the occasion and of our great county and that this should be enacted by appropriation made by the United States Congress, which represents our whole people, whose welfare is bettered by that great peace re- union.
 Second, that we ask our senators and representatives in Congress tc actively support any measure to ob- tain the desired end.
 Third, that the adjutant general of this division send copies of this preamble and resolution to each one of the senators and congress men from our state, and publish them in the papers of the state.
 Fourth. that we further approve the formation of the Gettsybure National Peace Memorial AsSocia- tion, whose objects are to present plans for and advocate the erection l of such memorial"