The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-10-16

The Confederate Reunion came to o
close last Friday with the warmest con-
gratulations and manifestations of graf
itude by hundreds OF visitors, many lin
gering for a few days with friends and
days OF yore.
Memphis gets the next State Confed-
crate reunion. This was decided here
on Thursday following the executive
meetings of both the camp and bivouac
OF the Tennessee division. Gen. john
p. Hickman was unanimously re-elect-
ed general commander of the division.
Chaplain P. I. Martin was reappointed
and Dabney Scales, OF Memphis, Brig
Gems. P. G. Crouch, Of East Tennessee,
Evander Shepard, of Middle Tennessee,
and w. o. Garden, of West Tennessee,
remain in their same offices.
Commander Gen. Bennett Young, Of
Louisville, was escorted about the town
exchanging memories with his gray
clad comrades on the streets.
The splendid basket dinner brought
to the West Tennessee Fair Grounds by
the finest cooks and hostesses in Obion
County, under the direction OF Sam r.
Bratton, was enjoyed by more than a
thousand guests. Ham, chicken, iel-
lies, roast, pies as only mother can
make were heaped on each plate in
abundance. No one could escape hum
CRY under the watchful eyes of Mrs.
Brevard, Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. White, at
the head Of the serving committee.
At early morning the aayly decorated
business streets we're swarming with
gray-clad veterans, arriving Wednesday
evening and assigned homes by the
committee under Chairman DR.. +. NJ.
McRee. From time to time squads coll
lected around some corner and marched
throuph the streets with fag-bearer at
their head. Cavalrymen, with bright
yellow stripes down their gray trousers
legs and soft brown army hats, streamed
through the crowd, adding color to the
picture. Even Union City was ioyfully
surprised at the happy success Of her
entertaining.
A crowd swarmed around the court
house all day, registering and getting
souvenir buttons and badges. Enloe
ChiIes presided over the register.
The executive meeting OF the bivouac
Of the division was held Thursday morn
ing, presided over by President Dick
Beard. With this meeting President
Beard is retiring, his place being taken
by First Vice President Evander Shep-
ard, of Shelbyville President Beard
addressed bis comrades. He was dis
singuished soldier, was prisoner at
Johnson Island and comes OF noted
'amily. He is d brother Of the late
amented Judge Beard, Of Memphis,
ind brother-in-law Of Miss Will Allen
0rumgoole.
A prayer was offered by Rev. @. M.
Iwingle, OF the Cumberland Presby-
erian Church. Gen. Hickman, secre-
airy Of the proceedings, read a lengthy
ist of the officers OF the biyouac and
delegates attending the reunion. Drs.
onnson, Neely and Roberts we're APP
'ointed committee on credentials. The
Iames Of the three gentlemen are pop
lar throughout the State, the latter be-
ng the editor OF the Southern Prac-
tioner.
The annual report from the Soldiers
Tome was presented by its president,
I. s. Cockrill. The report ending Oct. |
1914, stated that there were 95 i'm
rates at the home. The report on
nance gave s20,519.8S receipts, s22s l
1928 disbursements, with $262.13 the a
mount oyerdrawn at present. The ex-
aordinary session Of the Legislature
| 1913 extended the gift of the prop {,
rty for a Confederate home for ten i
ears. It also appropriated $175 for /
.ch inmate, gave $50 to bury each IN
late that died, appropriated the sum Of I
100 per year for ministerial services,
300 per year for the executive commit {
'e, and 81 200 a year for a superin-
ndent.
The minutes of the reunion at Shell
vville last year were read. A most in 3
resting report from the State Histor- I
al Society was made by the president, {
ol. Geo. @. Porter. Col. Porter has a
orked indeiatigably collecting Conied- J