Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1896 — CONFEDERATE-VETERANS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CONFEDERATE-VETERANS.

Notable Gathering of Southern Wat Heroes at Richmond. , Richmond, Va., was filled last week' with Confederate veterans for their sixth annual reunion Tuesday and Wednesday, and for the corner stone laying of the Jefferson Davis monument Thursday, and probably there were more ex-Confeder-ates there than will ever assemble at one place again, Many looked upon it as the last gtdaVrally around the stars and bars. The decorators had been at work a week, arid the buildings on streets

•are almost hidden from view Behind Confederate find national colors. , When the convention of former Confederates was called to order Tuesday in the _great Auditorium building, erected especially for this occasion, Gen. Gordon faced 10.000 persons, mostly grizzled veterans. There went up such a shout' as has not been heard since the Southern army was winning battles in the war. Gov, O'Fcrrall del?vorvdair address 'of welcome and Mayor Taylor welcomed the visitors to the city. In the evening the Confederate Memorial and Literary Society tendered a reception to MTs. Jefferson Davis and her daughters at the former White House of the. Confederacy, now the Confederate Museum. There vj’ere also bivouacs at the' various campsy The reunion ended Wednesday evening with a reception.by the Governor of Virginia, a reception to Mrs. Davis and her daughters by the Sdus of Veterans, and bivouacs in camps., Thursday the corner stone of the Jefferson Davis monument was laid; The great parade was headed by a band of 1,000 uniformed children, and there were 25,000 men on foot and horseback. In the .parade were the Worshipful Grand Lodge of Masoiis, escorted by Commander.y «>f -St. Andrew. K, T.; Governor ot Virginia and staff, with a corps of cadets as escort; the-military, commanded' by Brig. Gen. A. L. Phillips, of Virginia; the orator of the day, Gen. Stephen D. Lee; Davis Monument Association, and Mrs. Jefferson Davis and family. At the site for the monument Bishop John C. Granbery, of the M. E. Church, south, offered prayer, £ The - Grand, ' Lodge of Virginia, laid the corner stone, and Gen. $. D. Lee delivered the oration.

RICHMOND WELCOME EX-CONFEDERATES.