The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-10-16
STATE REUNION OF TENNESSEE
CONFEDERATE VETERANS HERE
Memorable Occasion Here Last Week With Large Attend
ance and Abundance of Entertainment

eiate data. Many interesting articles by
him have appeared in the State dailies.
He has made an exhaustive study OF
the records of the Tennessee regiments,
bivouacs, camps and their leaders.
The lost flag Of the Thirty-second
Regiment was another interesting sub
ject Col. Porter touched upon. He was
anxious that committee should be
appointed to investigate the matter OF
Federal cannon at Germantown, Pa,
captured by Tennessee regiment and
recaptured by its owners, which he held
should belong to this State. The mat
ter was brought before him by Capt.
w. w. Carnes, Of Memphis.
The joint committee from both camp
and bivouac to decide upon a meeting
place for the next State reunion we're
John A. Miller, George E. Morrison,
Of Memphis; A. A. Lyon, of Lebanon;
Capt. Chas. Douglas, Of Sumner Coun-
ty; Brig. Gen. Shepard, OF Shelbyville;
Capt. w. ]. Hale, of Hartsyille, and
Capt. Page, OF Nashville.
Resolutions indorsing the reappoint-
ment Of w. H. Coley, Frank Moses
and w. L. Mckay as members OF the
State Pension Board we're accepted.
Here Chief Justice S. F. Wilson, of
the Tennessee Court Of Appeals, pres
ent on the stage, Sprang to his feet and
protested against Confederate deserters
being given pensions, stating that the
records Of pensioners should be faith
fully investigated, He was applauded.
A train load OF Confederates, who
marched to the dinner grounds from
their train at noon behind the Union
City band and Troop A drum corps and
a fiag-bearer with proudly Haunting coll
ors, were from Nashville and other
towns nearby. Some OF them brought
their wives and daughters who marched
with them. Automobiles bearing num-
bers OF guests we're in the procession.
At the dinner grounds the chief topics
we're the European war and Gen. Rye.
Almost all Of the visitors were decorat-
ed with the Rye badges.
The afternoon was given up to the
executive committee OF the camp. Gen.
Hickman, in his full regimentals, ad-
dressed the audience. He excused him
self for slight delay in sending notices
to the various camps by saying that he
had been working hard and successfully
to get one-cent rate for his comrades
for reunions in the State.
Thursday Evening.
On Thursday evening the Confeder-
ates gathered at Reynolds Theatre until
The building was crowded. General Ben
nett H. Young was present and the stage
was filled with representative men Of
ihe Confederate ranks. DR.. McRee, as
chairman Of the convention, called on
Rev. Armstrong for prayer, and then
ipons DR.. @. w. Miles, Sr., for well
,ome address, which was delivered in
he warmest and most cordial terms,
;lothed with eulogisms and teeming
With praise for the veterans of the Civil |
Var. Mayor Reynolds followed in be-
lalf of the city with welcome OF the
anne character, and then the Comman-
Ter of the Confederacy Of the entire
'outh, Gen. Bennett III. Young, was
by DR.. McRee. General
young complimented DIR. Miles and
fayor Reynolds for their hospitable
and then delivered himself Of
happy eulogy Of the proud old Vol
nteer State and Of the beautiful women
| Union City. Kentuckians and Ten
esseaus were almost the same people,
he speaker said. They were the best
, the world. General Young spoke Of
ie Lost Cause and Of the living prin-
piles embodied in that cause. He had
oent some years Of his life in Europe
nd had studied the soldier Of the diff
,rent nationalities, and the conclusion
educted from these observations we're
lat the Confederate soldier had no
lual on earth. His courage and hero 4
m we're grounded in character, and Of
! the military qualities his had achiev- |
ighest in honor and fame. He
ppealed to the annals Of time and
ley thundered back that the Confed-
ate soldier was the greatest oil the
yes. Robert f. Lee and StonewaIl
ackson we're not only great generals