Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-30
THE CONFEDERATE REUNION
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Chattanooga, Tenn, May 27.-Eo-
quent addresses, spectacular parades
and scores Of social entertainments In
honor of veterans. sponsors and maids
Of honor, characterized the opening
day of the twenty-third annual United
Confederate veterans reunion In this
city. The only discordant note was
sounded at the first business session
Of the veterans when Kisses, finally
drowned out by cheers, slightly delay
ed Gov. Ben W. Hooper, Of Tennessee
in delivering his address of welcome
The Tennessee executive, who Is said
to have been the first Republican gov
ernor to welcome reunion Of Confed-
crate veterans. disregarded the dis
turbancs, and was given an ovation at
the conclusion of his remarks.
Throughout the day the influx OF
visitors continued. r,r,J.
Despite the GOODNESS of the weather,
hundreds of sponsors representing al
most every division in the Confeder-
ate army, participated in the parade
this afternoon. In f1lmy gowns and
laces they were driven in automobiles
along the principal streets in the city.
Thousands lined the sidewalks to wit
ness the pageant while the capacity of
special reviewing stands on Broad
street was taxed to the utmost.
~. Young Reviews Parade. ..5.
Gen. Bennett H. Young, commander
in-chief of the United Confederate
veterans, and Gov. Hooper, with their
staffs, reviewed the parade from an Of
fetal. stand erected at Gen. Youngs
headquarters.
The aged veterans who thronged the
streets appeared to enjoy the display
immensely. AS each automobile pass
ed, filled with beautiful women and
girls, the veterans leaned far over the
restraining ropes, along the street.
waved their hats and threw kisses to
the southern beauties. These, in turn,
acknowledged the greetings and toss
ed flowers to the soldiers.
The review today Of the Eleventh
United States cavalry furnished a no.
vel spectacle to many visitors who had
never witnessed similar demonstra-
tion. More than a thousand cavalry
men and officers cantered through the
city and passed in review before Gen.
Bennett H. Young and scores Of spon-
sors, maids and matrons Of honor, All
the officers saluted the grey-haired
veteran commander chief as they
passed, and the regimental band play
ed Dixie"
Business Sessions.
Business sessions were held in the
morning and afternoon by both the
United Confederate veterans and the
Sons Of Veterans.
The latter elected William w. Old,
of Norfolk, Va. to succeed J. p. Nor
fleet, Of Memphis, as commander-in-
chief. The new commander is the son
Of william W. Old Of Virginia, who
served on the staff of Gen. Early In the
Virginia valley campaign, and with
Gen. Ed. Johnson. Invitations were
rendered to the Sons to hold their 1914
reunion by members of the organiza-
tion from Denver, Col, and BirmIng-
ham, Ala. The Sons reunion will be
held In the city chosen by the United
Confederate veterans. y"
Business sessions Of the u. C.. ".
today were attended by crowds which
filed the city auditorium. This build
ing has seating capacity Of more
than 5000, and meny persons were
standing. Scores of battle-scarred
Confederate flags were displayed at
both sessions. One, torn almost in
shreds as a result of service in the
Virginia campaign, was waved from
the platform by Maj. John Babcock,
Of the Fourth Alabama division.
Eloquent addresses marked both ses-
sions. The speakers included Gen.
Bennett H. Young, Gov. Ben w. Hoop
er, Mayor T. g. Thompson, Of Chatta-
nooga; Governor McCreary, Of Ken
lucky; Gen. John P. Hickman, grand
marshal of the Veterans organization;
Mrs. Alexander B. White, president Of
the United Daughters Of the Confeder-
acy; Mrs. Virginia F. Boyle, poet lau-
reate of the veterans, and others
Confederate Women. 80 |
Among the prominent Confederate
women introduced before the organi-
zation today were Mrs. c. B. Bryan, Of
Memphis, daughter Of Admiral Ra-
phael Semmes, who commanded the
Alabama during the war between the
states. '-
Gen. Young also presented Mrs Vir-
ginia Clay Clopton, who Is the widow
of two Confederate officers. Her first
husband, Col. Clement C.. Clay, was
imprisoned with Jefferson Davis, when
the latter was detained at Fortress
Monroe at the end Of the war
Gen. K. M. Van Zandt, Of Fort
Worth, Tex, commander Of the Trans
Mississippi department, was presiding
officer at the afternoon business ses-.
sion Of the veterans. At this meeting
q motion was made and adopted to
take action tomorrow on the PROPOSE
ton of the Confederate veterans par
ticipation in the joint semi-centennial
celebration Of the battle Of Gettys-
burg.
Among the speakers at this gather
ing were Gen. c. Irvine Walker, OF
Charleston, 8. c., honorary command
erin chief of the U. C. ", and d. 8.
Henderson, of Aiken, s. c.
Recalls Engagements.
Gen. Walker recalled a number OF
the active engagements In which he
participated near this city fifty years
ago. Col. Henderson advocated the
back to the land movement" the ed
ucation of the masses" and urged the
veterans to stand for the basic princi-
pies of the Federal constitution and to
resist such changes in the form Of our
government as a great many people
ora oIopoorinu for ,,nder the leaderSfiD