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fiMSOSSi VOL. XXXIII. NO. 23. ODBtWIO « MW™! ®JW By Evelyn Harris. Lnulsvtll*. Kjr.. May 30—’Special.)— The last of the Georgia, veterans reached the city this morning. ( when the Atlanta battalion of * maimed veterans arrived over the South ern. accompanied bv the Sons of Veterans and a bevy of sponsors and maids of hon or, who are the n.--st beautiful at Louls- Vllle. X > delegation of veterans has been ac cord* I such an ovation as that given the maimed veterans. Fmm the depot to thc'r quarters they were cheered by the thous an>ls who thronged the streets and the Im- , pression thev made equals all expecta tions. Even the heavens aeemed to favor this body of grim old ex-warriors. Just ( previous tn their arrival there was a con- J tlnu-*u< downpour of rain, lasting three , h urs and ceasing only a few minutes be- j fore the train pulled Into the depot. So i disagreeable was the weather that the ! Atlanta lire department drum corps, | which had Intend' d to me.*t them. a ban- , d ned that part of the programme. But as ; the veterans stepped fr m the train th** j sun burst forth and to the strains of . "D;x!«-” they marched through the ! streets. 121 str ng. receiving an ovation i which was a just trit ute to* their courage • • r:ng in the past. Sponsors and Maids of Honor. On thi- train were a number of Atlanta I piun* * mm, who are sponsors and . f i nor f r the v< terans and S »ns j of V* lent M M Rosalie ll**w. U. **f At lanta stwns >r of the north Georgia bri gade. at d M «• A ieiaide Howell. her maid of h *:ivr. Miss Margaret Newman, spon sor In ch* f of the United Sons of Vet- i erans. and her maid of honor. Miss Lucy , Newman, of Atlanta, together with Mis I Edna M iler, are at the Louisville h *tel. i Amour toe other Ge »rgia young women I her* are Miss-s Flora Davey, of Havan- | nah; Burroughs, of Brunswick; Emma Dunbar. **f Augusta, and Isole ne tmber ly. of Macon. A number of Georgia sponsors and m-iids of h nors are here, but have n»t registered. Camp Walker and Atlanta camp. l.'<3. j r* i I lamtsville this morning at 2:K* • o'ebs-k. ■ Ut eight hours Ute. .v r I West* rn and Atlantic railroad. The vet erans were ex;-*’ted at • o'c' - k In the evening, but a defay at Uhatano.iga caused th*-tn to arrive when none of their comrades were present to great them. The weather here ts n »t at all in bar- . m**nr with the spirit displayed by the resident i of There was a downpour of ram this® mvrntnu with >pk> . he** of sunshine every few minutes, j When th* veterans went to the auditorium tld« momtpg they walked through mud I ar. l water. The Atlanta Are department drum corps was g.ven an »«u *n ts » n rmng w.ien it march* | to th G irgla li. .douarters to escort the Georgia d*le- • ration to the reunion hall. * The principal feature of th* programme ■ fire departments of loulst ille. The At- I lanta fire department drum corps had a ■ con-: - uous :>!»•••• In the parade. Just as ' the pr s-:**n was moving well th** rain • fell Vi torrents and « shower s****on*l only to the -luring the Atlanta reujil >n «•:.- I sue I The North ’’iroilna. S >uth Carolina. Alabama and Virginia delegations roaeb »d her. :l. - morning abd were given fine * rveej.tlo*.** The ve’* ran- as awl delight--I wi’h the mann-r in which they ; are I** Inc entertain**!. The reunion is one i of the m st ■=*.*,'essful on record. Th committees In charge have any ! amount of m* n* v at their command and I are spar,ng r * ra’ns to make th. memory •y- . t tainments . l*ufat*d to k***o the vl- t .rs * busv a greater part -f their tint* has been arr.r -1. T1 e reunion will reach Its climax Fri day .ft* r. n. when the lie parade oc curs Th- veterans are anxi->us f.-r fair weather. w’.i*h the weather man h is been g . made a .’«■ dediv formidable impr ‘Si n. Cel-nel W. A. 11-mt.hlll has told them of th- ;>r ’ ■.l r ting and the plans ar ! ■seetlng with great I new-p per men were t* nd* rr.i a car r.-ie MEMPHIS. TEMBL MS BEEM SELEOTEO AS TNE PLACE OF MEETING HEXT » A a a a 4.4. 4. 4. a 4. 4. a 4. 4. aaa4.4.a4.4.4.a4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.J.4.4.4.4« 4- 4- 4* *•?4*4-❖4«*4«*4-**** * * + + * * 4* * * * * * **** 4« 4- ***+v v%- v v ••• 4- %• ••• ••• v•? t i GOVERNMENT CENSUS WAS BEGUN LAST FRIDAY MORNING-THE ADVENTURES OF AN ENUMERATOR | j Sonic Questions That Were on the List, and Persons XV ho Were Approached for Replies to Them. ♦ I I ' ———l- ■—■— —•: : ® /3l "Ik 1 t M -7 ft v j iWOw, W > > IJr WL ' 1 SX/W i _2_ZZZ ; _ 1 J J. + Question 17. “What is your occupation. xv _ T * ra?v''’‘ On X ° Ur Question 14. "Are you of foreign birth?” tJ.i years of age and over') ? the year are you employed?” Question 20. "Can you read?" 4. AA4-4-4-A4.4.4.4.A4.4.4.4.4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4- 4. 4.4> <> 4. 4> 4- 4. •:• 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- •!- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4’ 4- 4* 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4« 4- 4- ’• 4« 4- 4- 4- 4- 4*4-4-4-4-4«4«4-4«4«4-4-4-4-4«4«4-4-i4-4-4-4-4-4«4-4-4-4-4- •> 4- v4-4-4-v4-4-4-4- 4- 4- 4- 4- v through the city tonight by the local j newspaper men. Nothing Is being left un done to make the visiting press represen tatives have a good time. GEORGIANS WERE CHEERED. Louisville. Ky.. May ».-Surrounded by ) waving banners bearing the fiery cross of the Confederacy, listening to the cheers from the throats of men tvho wore the gray, and c<*nfr nt* *1 bv the waving handkerchh fs of hundreds of Indies. Gen ‘ era! John B. Gordon, commander of the United Confederate Veterans, today for i mally opened the t**nth annual reunion of I th- which, in point of attendance. I is already the largest ever held since th** ’ i inception of the organisation an*! which. in reapect to Its welfare an,l t<rasperity. , | promts. - to be the most Imporiant it has I ever held. Atlanta Drum Corps Cheered. | For an hour previ. us to the tint.* set for ' the opening of the m< **t!ng th*' v* *erans I and their friends made their way in a I I steady stream t * the hall and by 11:3** . : o’clock It was well filled. A portion of the Georgia delegation, i headed bv the Atlanta fir * department d'liin corps, came marching in. making 1 the build ug ring with martial music ami calling forth cheers from those assembled ■ in Ule hall. The delegation carried a large j t'oiifederate flag, which it waved with - yells and cheers. .Major General J. W. >’ *yntx. th* presid . Ing ofllcer. followed them closely and re | ceived a warm greeting. The celebrities then came In a string and all *-f th* m re ceived warm greetings from their com rades. A veteran from taeorgla waked the , rowd to genuine enthusiasm wh»*n fie , came In carrying the old battle flag of the ! Third Ge *rgfa Infantry. Mayor Weaver Welcomes Veterans. At the .-oncluslon of the doxolugy Gen eral Poyntl Introduced Mayor Weaver who w• ~*om.ai the visitors in behalf of the i citv of L uisvUle. I The mayor, whose speech was recelv.-d with much applause, was followed by . Colonel Thomas F. Bulllt, who w* le.rm* J the visitors to faiul-vlllc in t** hail' of the i board of trade *»f the city. Gordon Given an Ovation. As Gem ral Gordon st. pp.d forward to receive th.* k* vs he received a strong ev idence of the regard in which he is held t v his comrades of the asso**l:ition. ‘They sprang to their feet en masse, climb, d upon chairs, waved hats and handker chiefs frantically and cheered again and again and General Gonlon was visiblj moved by the reception he met and for ; several minutes stood bowing his thanks. When «iulet teas r< stored again he spoke as follows: "No man is gifted enough and no words u t.at we i.s-i al this hour ami how de* ply v feel it. Shall 1 say* for my comrades ( .. 1 myself that we are grateful, p:o- ■ soundly grateful? That would l»* in the | pr.s- iice of such a demonstration the ! in. rest < oinmonpiac.., the n* • *l.« ss stat , m« ut of a tot* nt fact, which j-.u alrea-ty ■ kn--w or can 11 linly read in th* ■ • moist, n- , . .y. - ;.n.l -i It. ring lips. Shall I t* 11 i you that w- ar** amasxl. that w- are un ! i>r<*|Kir. .1 for *t; i< a display, such exu* i erane.- oi hospitality, su. h warmth him! [ pr.sligality of welc- tn.*'.* 1 cannot say that, for it would l*e untrue. We knew be ' forehand what to expect of this great ; h< Tt I iM-ople i **We have erne to find not only that It Is true lull that the half had not been It* I*l. What -an I say. tin n. what -an any man .-ay or do to represent t-» this peo ple the r. sp- n-dve echo's of our deipl.V stlrnd sensibilities? If 1 I*..ss-ss,-d the ! myst'.-- power to catch ami transmute * Into burning sentences tin* thoughts of I th.-o t-rains and th** rhythm- of these l.*ur: 1 might hop* to glv* you some c -n-option of our appreciation of this i Kentucky greeting. Why h>- not -..in.* Edison *r some gifted scl.*nt*st, moved ' by a genius div!*. , .*■ .■ **. i . n ■■■■ of pnotogr.-tphlng human emotions? Why did not that crafty delvcr into nature’s • us a double N-riy powerful enough to exj to Kentucky’* view th.* emotions of tl-**** men? if such an Instrument’ i were at your command this morning, y-.u w .111*1 s-e ins. rib* *1 upon the--* hearts, in i indelible letters, the fadov.-d naniu of *Th<* truth is gentlemen, that your state i holds a place among her sisters that ’s j not only unique, i.ut .!-• toed y p.i*tur- I "Heaven b!<-s, protect and guide Kcn- Itucky. May harmony and Christian fel- . low-ship rule in all her counsels and peace, joy and plenty abide forever in all her I homes- ’• MAIMED VETS THE TOAST. I.oulsvllle, Ky., May 31. —(Special Cor | respondence.)—Georgia's part In the con- I federate reunion Is an imiiortant one, and ’ one that brings her delegation prominent ly to the front. It is conceded by all that Georgia has ■ the leading delegation at the reunion. When the matter of the selection of the ; <Minimandtr-ln-chief of th** association for ; , th** next jcar was unexpectedly spru ig i i this afternoon. General John B. Gordon, I **f Georgia, and all th * other officers were re-elected In a few’ p;inut< s. with cheers, and in some case- with tears. The .-■• tie nt the hail when the Jefferson I Davis monument was mentioned was a ' remarkable one, and on** that will long I lie r* r.i* mbered. General Gordon sub- | I scrilied !M*. and Chaplain Jones tnen I ! .ailed for contributions. S**veral thousand j i dollars were raised in a few minutes. E. W. Wadsworth, a voung tn.m from ; j Wadsworth, Ala., contributed (5. saving j that it had been given him by his fatiiCi to spend as he pleased, and he took great pleasure It. donating it to the Davis m .n- U'nent. General Gordon had the voung fellow takin to th.* stage, and placing his j arms about th,* bey. crewned him the "First Hoy of the Confederacy.” The vet- ' < rans cheeted themselves hoars,* when the I ' general concluded. The maimed veterans form what is un- , derstood to be the first battalion of the I kind ever organiz' d in the south, anil i makes a picturesque appearance. The , —March together BY FRANK L. STANTON. The word comes down from Louisville: It's just the w- rd w 're waitin' fer! In 'Fore God they make a proud array! these "The bora are nil In fine, all the land today veterans that stand An' the bands are playin’ 'Dixie,' nn' The old Grand Army veterans still cheer And toss their hats when "Dixie” comes they're cheerin’ of it fine! the boys in gray! ringing from the band! An' this word conu s from the valley, an’ Once f<>« *, but n>w ill friendly—no hot But. not forgetful of the strife— if <vety the mountains' shiny brow: tears for the past. battle-blast, 'We who were once divided—we inarch to- But thanks that we are marching on. .a They're thankful. In God's country, gether now!'" honor all, at last they're all at home at last! maimed ••boys” arc the toast of tiiclr comrades, and there is nothing in Lotti t- I xillo too good for them. Whenever they apiM-ar, singly or in a body, they arc greeted by handshakes and with cheers, ■ apd plied with questions as to their com mand. This morning the battalion was escort- I cd to the reunion hall bv the Atlanta fire 1 department drum corps. The street was I thickly lined with |K*ople. ard as the vets | 1 march -d to Inspiring irusi ■ they were given an ovation that was deafening. At ' I the hall they were taken to th • stage, where scats hid be-n >< served for them I by General West, of Atlanta, through ' Major <stex. of Chicago. The hill was tilled with people, and every man rose t > bis fe‘-t on the appearance of the maimed 1 veterans and cheered wildly while th** ' firemen played ns they had never played 1 before. General West, commander of the na tional Jeorgia brigade, declared this nf tem »on that Georgia has 1.500 veterans at the reunion, ami he is sincere in the be- I 11< f that the Georgia vets are here In greater numbers than the Kentucky dele gation. The north Georgia brigade has more represent at Ives than the rest of G< orgia c rnblned. tine of the conspicuous figures about the I Georgia headquarters is Major Essex, of i Chicago, a member of General V est's | staff. He is one of the few confederate ' veterans living at a great distance who are taking a prominent part in the pro ; erodings. Miss Varina Hayes Arrives. Mrs. Addison Hayes. Margaret Jefferson I Davis Haves and her daughter. Miss Va • rlna J. fferson Davis Hayes, the daughter land grand-daughter of Jefferson Davis, arrived thia morning at * o'clock over th< ■ Illinois Central. Thev are the guests of < Colonel am! Mrs. Bennett IT. Y'ting. They wi re very much exhausted from their trip and went immediately to their rooms t > . rest. Mrs. Hayes, who Is a very hand -1 some woman, spent tho winter at Red- ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JUNE 4, IHOO. i kIIMI IU|I Ifillf IHJ i ' TIK-I ' .4 ' .i- GENERAL JOHN B. GORDON. lands. Cal., with heY husband for hfs . health. Miss Hayes, who fs a charming , voting girl. Is still at schoo,. Captain < > T. Glbbes. of Augusta, Ga., fs on** of the patrla-. hs of the reuni.n. i His wealth of snow w nite hair hanging to ' his shoulders draws observation to him I continua lv. Captain Glbbes Is a veteran i of two wars. In the Mexican war he was ■ a sergeant major In tho j. nous f’almetto [ regiment. There Is not a happier Jot of men at the reunl n th <;■ They came here to have ag ■ time, and al though th' rai : has 1 "a a drawback, they have not let it interfere seriously with them. The Cons derate Veterans demonstrated long ag . particularly at i Atlanta, that thwv did > ot mind a dronch | Ing. nnd thev have bi-e- riven a disagree -1 i! ! opportunity ot .iv.ooi. tr oo u ,t ,iere ■ again. The Sons of Confederate Veterans open ed their annual meeting this morning. Addn sscs wro made by Walter Colquitt, commander-in-chief; L. T. Quinby, ad jutant general, and Shepard Bryan, all ' of Atlanta. - VETERANS ELECT OFFICERS. I Emil' villc, Ky., May Hl.—All the officers ' of the I nlted Confederate Veterans were , re-elected this afternoon by acclamation. I The election was put through In record time, the whole thing taking less than ope minute. The list of officers is as fol low s: GEXI UAI. JOHN B. GORDON, gen eral common Ung. I.IEITENANT GENERAT. WADE HAMPTON. Army of Northern Virginia deca rtment. I.IIH TENANT GENEBAI. S. D. EEL. commanding Army of Tennessee depart ment . I.IEI TENANT GENERAT. W. L. < A BEI.L. commanding Trans-Misslssippl depart ment. During a lull In tho proceedings tn tho afternoon session General J. I. Horner, of Arkansas, came to the front of the speaker's stand, and address ing General Gordon, who was presiding, said: “I move, Mr Chairman, that we <io now it >« * ■ u to the election ot officers for the ensuing year " There w. r no negative votes, however, and then was no net d to announce the result. Tho election came and was over so quickly that the mass of those in the hall hardly comprehended what had been j done, and for tin Instance they sat silent ’ Then came the flood. Cheer after cheer j rang through the hall, and as General Gordon cam,* forward to express his thanks for the honor done him they went wild. Hats, handkerchiefs and canes filled the air. ami above them all came the old yell, made famous on many a less pleasant iwcaslon. Gordon Expresses Thanks. "■Why, gentlemen.” said (1, neral Gor don, “you hav, already by your cheers said all that 1 can say. I can only add that deep In mv heart Is the image of I every confederate - oldl'T. and there those ' images will remain, th,* proudest r,*cor*l ■ that has been written by the hand of God ! on that tablet." i In a neat speech General Gordon then | called General S. D. L< e. who expressed I his thanks in a few well chosen words ; and gave way to General Cabell, of Tex as, who spoke fervidly in expressing his appreciation of the honor done him by his comrades. ".When war comes,” he said, "if it ever comes between the United States and a foreign country, the men of the south who carried the stars an*l bars will carry the stars and stripes, ami they will carry It right out in front on the skirmish line. In fact, if they are not carefully wateh- J ed, they will carry it clear away from I everybody. When that war comes the ' m< n of the south will be clear off in the front, while the men of the north are ■ making their wills and getting ready to i corn-* along.” ‘ General Gordon then called upon Gen- oral Ervin Walker, of South Carolina, to speak for General Wade Hampton, who is detained at home bv Illness. General Walker responded for General Hampton In a short and appropriate speech. At the morning session Senator Berry, I of Kentucky, delivered an eloquent and I ringing address that took the veterans ‘ oft their feet. The Afternoon Session. I The afieinoot session of the convention opened with the o adlig >f a st.it'merit from tho Daughters of tho Confederacy presented by Taylor Ellison, of Rich mond. Va. Th o report related to the work I being done in behalf of the Davis mon- | ument, for which It was reported about' $2,",00i had been raised. He urged the i veterans to help the cause of the monu ment as much ns they were able, and , i said that Robert E. Do camp, of Rlch- • ntond. Va.. of which he was a member. I I would give H.P''' for the purpose. Chap- I I 1 iln-in-< hit f Jones then made an Impas- , stoned plea for aid for the monument ' fund, saying that it should be erected. ’ and ere ted nt once. He was followed ■ by General Gordon, who announced that i he would make a personal subscription Os : General S. D. Tx>e followed with a 1 I subscription of tho same amount, as did , I General G. W. Gordon, of Memphis. I Other subscriptions for SIOO came tn quick succession from J. P. Truelove, of Elite j Bluff. Ark.; S. A. Cunningham, of Nash-! vllle; W. W. Carnes, of Memphis; D. Y. ■ Cook, of Arkansas; E. C. Tompkins, of i Owensboro. Ky.; camp No. 1, Army ot ■ Northern Virginia, of New Orleans, gave SIW, as did Cabell-Graves camp, of Dan-' vllle. Va. Forrest camp, of Chattanooga, ■ subscribed sl‘*> and in a few minutes in- | creased tho amount to >l5O. Under tho urging of Chaplain Jones! and General Gordon the subscriptions camo in rapidly, and when they closed for the day it was announced that close I j to had been raised for the monu- ment fund. Further contributions are ex pected tomorrow. Immediately following this announce ment was made the motion ot General Horner calling for the election ’ h « officers, which has already been des rlbed. The big reunion hall, bar, *1 of chairs ami adorned with special de,-orations, was j given over tonight to the young men of I.ouisvllle. who w er<* the hosts at a ball i In honor of the sponsors ami maids o! , honor of the confederate reunion Nearly < verv city ind town In the south fs rep resented in Louisville by one or m re younpr won'.rn and they were tho special • guests this evening. CONVENTION ADJOURNS. Louisville. Ky.. June I.—(Spe, 1 t: Corre spondem c.)— M •rrph's sets the r.'xt re union ami the Tennessee delegation is the j hapnlest in Louisville t night. The strug gle for the reunion bv Memphis was not i a vr*rv hat’d nno b**cansp It h id b»'en con- i coded that the reunion would go th**r,* . next vear if New Orleans lid riot ask I for It. The candidates wore M, mphis, ; Jacksonville and Buffalo. Today was to , have been the biggest day.of the reunion. | but an almost c ntlnual downpour of rain precluded the possibility of the grand pa- I rade and this having been the feature, j there Is a feeling of distinct disappoint- | ment In Louisville tonight. lioul-ville Is ex, rtlnp herself In her of- I forts to entertain the veterans as they > have never b en entertained before with | as much enthusiasm as though the S un - was shining brightly, but even the ex- • überance of the veterans does not dispel I the disappointment. It Is expect, d that 1 the parade will occur tom* rrow and the weather man h is promised good weather. The outlook, however. Is anything but promising. The maimed veterans leave for Atlanta in the morning. The remainder of the Georgia veterans will stay here until to- I morrow afternoon <n order to participate i in the parade should it occur. Th*; fire department drurn corps will stay ami lead the Georgia veterans. The firemen will leave Louisville Sunday morning over the ■ Southern. Commander Briscoe Hindman. Briscoe Hindman, of Giuisville. was | elected commander-in-chief of the United Sons «'f Veterans bv acclamat. n this morning after Walter Colquitt, of At lanta. the retiring commander, had re fused to accept a re-election. It was a , foregone conclusion that Colquitt would j be re-elected if he could be prevailed upon , to take the office. Ge rg a. North <'ar >- | line. Virginia and the entire trans-Mis- | sissrppl department were pledged to him. j When his name was placed in nomlna* ■ tlon he arose and In a graceful speech ; declined to allow his name to be used. Roth the sons ami the veterans ad journed sine die this afternoon. One of , the most touching Incidents of the reuiil n ; was the visit to the reunion hail this i morning of Mrs. Addison Hayes. With ) the wildest enthusiasm the confed* rate • | veterans greeted t re daughter of Jct.er- . son Davis. Mrs Hayes ami her party reached the hall about noon. General j i Gord- n announced her appearance wit hr "Comrades.” he shouted, “here comes I i dater of J ffe s n Davis ” i Ami then there rang out the rebel yell i as it never rang before in that reunion | I hall. Up a side aisle proudly marched a l delegation of confederate veterans ,•■*,* '■ t ing the distinguished party whos * ap- > proach h* 1 been so anxiously , xp, • *l. ; The os! soldiers climbed int . their chairs , and whooped until their throats almost ■ cracked as the ladles were shown to ; places on the stage. Representatives of Famous Men. General Gordon Introduced one after the j | other Mrs. Addison Hayes, the daughter l of J* Ilers.>n Davis: her daughter. Miss ' I Vartna IT *well Hay* s; Miss ('..trie Smith. ‘ : of Tennessee, daughter of General Kirby , Smith, tin*! Mrs. George E. Pickett, wife ; lof the immortal Virginian. Each was 1 ■ hailed with wild cheering, and each re- I ; tired blushing with pleasure. Th* ir spon- I ' sots and mail’s of honor had seats with j ■ tii* in upon the stage. i A ittle later on the camp of Cherokee i Indians from North Carolina appeared, i ■ amt were again he.*•* <i. I Th* gram* social feature of the nunion, * tile official r, ' option and ba.l ith », oi- • sum ami ladies of h-*n *r. is in progress i tonight, and is the biggest aft.iir *>f the j kind in the history of Louisville. Georgia Sponsors Entertained. Colonel and Mrs. W. A. Hemphill, of i Atlanta, this morning , ntert.iim d the ■ sponsors and maids of honor of the Geor gia. division and Atlanta Camp No. 159 i UKICE: FIVE CENTS. at the Galt house. Miss Julia Hemphill assisted in receiving. The affair was one of the most deliglufu! of the reunion. C-donel and Mrs. Hemphill entertain in this manner at every reunion. Ami rg those who took part were La mar Fontaine, lodge Robert Fallicaiit, of Savannati, ami Polk Miller. Colonel Ilemp- I bill was sereiia led this afternoon by the ' Atlanta fire department drum corps. The , ovation the drum corps received was tre nail*',us. Titey were heard by several I thous."ml people, and fully sustained their ' reputation. The drum corps has become *,n** of th,- most popular organizations of t th- kind here. i Af’.- r s-r-na-lii g Colen- l Hemphill the • ■ . infantry ai.d th*- Republican Blues, of Sa vannah. about th-.- city. Colonel Hemp- i hill ton ght addressed a camp lire a: the music had. lie w *s listened to by a | '.arge g Hi. ring of veterans. Bill Arp ami General A. J. West were among the ’ other Georgians who spoke. Invited to Atlanta Reunion. I Colonel Hemphill haves for Indlanap- I oils tomorrow afternoon, where he goes i to meet Governor M unt and General (Harrison. lie v. JI invite these distin guished men to visit Atlanta during the Blue and Gray reunion. He acts on te- I half of the city of Atlanta In extending j the invitation. j The Queen City drum corps, of Char j lotto, N. C.. is one of the popular musical * organlzati,us here It tendered the At j lanta drum corps a s< renade this after- noon Th.* Georgia rs. who have been | delightfully entertained wh’le in Louls i vllle. are tonight nt the grand ball. Th-*y wit: leave Louisville Sunday morning ■on a special tr ■n. Th,- S;*t:- of Vet *,»in» wll leave at the same time. There is I loud pr.iis-e on th sid- s for the admirable manner i « 1. ■ -vid- has enter- tain ’he v,,’* rars. N< expense or pains i hav*> 1 c,-n spare*! spared, and everythin*? : the old warriors have ask*-.i for his been j given th *m. Every feature of the re union was a success except the weather. KINDLY MESSAGE ±O “ENEMY.” Louisville. Ky.. Juno 1. The tenth an nual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans adjourned sine die at C o’cloek ..*■ . . . 1 |in Memphis. Thro** cities were competi ! tors for the honor of entertaining the • veterans next y* ar. The claims of Mem ' phis were presented by General G. W. ! Gordon, who made an eloquent plea for ‘ the Tennessee city, and he received sev ! era! seconding speeches to his own. The claims of Buffalo were presented i by Z. L. Smith, who made an excellent Impression on the convention. Dr. Wii * . ■ * sonville. The final vote showed for Mem , phis 1,529 votes. Jack-onvllle 25‘j. Buffalo i 2*l. A vote of thanks was extended for • the kind 1 -vltn’io.i of Buffalo. ! The last session of the convention was | confined entirely to the vote on the place for the next convention and was practi- I cally devoid of incident, but the latter I part of the morning session was full of I excitement For upwards of half an hour I the convention was In an uproar and in I a state of great excitement and confu- i Tile trouble arose at the conclusion of i the presentation of the rep >rt of the i committee on resolutions. A resolution - h-.-I been incori*orated in the report, which h.-nl b, • *; pr* sent* d by W. H. Bur- I gynn. of North Carolina, to the effect that the convention of Confederate Vet j erans recogniz* ,1 with appreciation the I language of General Daniel E. Sickels. . the orator at th ■ annual reunion of the Army *>f the f’otoma ;il Fredericksburg, In wl 1 I most ktaily ; the men of th- confederacy, and tin- res ol ition said the cot f< s reciprocated i t'nc feeling shown toward them by the men of the Army of the Potomac. Objection to Resolution. j General Gordon put the qu• st lon on the I adoption of the report. There was a cho rus of ayes, an 1 when he called for the I vote in the negative, he said quickly, * “The ayes have it.” After ho had an ! nounced the vote there came a few cries *of ”no!” to ner.J Gordon said. “I did : not think that there would be any nega- I tire votes on su< h a qu* stion, but as i there were some after I declared the ' vote, I will now r,-submit it.” ri -a ithoi ■■* • - tlon. W. IT. Burgynn. took th,- floor to speak in be ; half of the resolution and mad* a strong p!,-a for its adoption. He said that, he I had b,*-n present at the meeting at FfeJ-
