. Minutes . When the cheeriiig had partially subsided the I band struck up Dixie, and then pandemonium broke loose. i Hats went up in the air, handkerchiefs wei-e waved, men stood \ . on their chairs, Veterans resumed the hand-shaking business, ^; waving flags filled the air and for five minutes or nior(i the I greatest enthusiasm prevaibnl. I Kinally, wlien the strains ol Dixie had died out and f the; hurrah had subsided in a measure, Ceneral Holling again ponnchul the stand with his pon(h;rous iravel and apjxaled Iov(>r(hr. OKI Vets always ob(\v tlie orders of (heir (ommander,and th
. Minutes . When the cheeriiig had partially subsided the I band struck up Dixie, and then pandemonium broke loose. i Hats went up in the air, handkerchiefs wei-e waved, men stood \ . on their chairs, Veterans resumed the hand-shaking business, ^; waving flags filled the air and for five minutes or nior(i the I greatest enthusiasm prevaibnl. I Kinally, wlien the strains ol Dixie had died out and f the; hurrah had subsided in a measure, Ceneral Holling again ponnchul the stand with his pon(h;rous iravel and apjxaled Iov(>r(hr. OKI Vets always ob(\v tlie orders of (heir (ommander,and they got (piiet loirg enough Tor* (leneral liolliug 1(- inlro(bieeMayor MeXyarlhy. lie said Ik; inlrodured him nol only as (hehead ol the govei-nment ol* the linest eily on t!ie map, but alsoas a. comiade who was i-ight along with the boys all the tim, sImII Ii;i|)|)iii |(» \a\\ by I ■ ■ - Kli, ,.UM^. ^ CCm c 5 46 Sevejiteenth Reunion, RicJimond, May 30-June 3, 1907. wayside wliile yon are in this good city and get, into the handsof the offieers of the law I am suie the chief exeeiitiv(^ willnot only forbid 3^onr going- to the lock-np, but will jai! tlieofficer Avho arrests a on. ADDRESS BY MAYOR. Mayor LlcCarthy was most enthusiastically cheered as heAvended his way to the front of the platfoi-m. lie spoke biictlyas follows: \\\ the name of the good ])eoi)le of this great and historiccity, I welcome the Veterans of the Soutli! For the people ofthis city I iiot oidy welcome you, but tlie sentiments you re-present, the memories revived by your presence and the eternalprinciples for which in the ptoiul years of your ^^outli youmade the boundless sa(^ril1ce which offers for home and coun-try all that life holds dear—and life itself! I hold that you were the champions and defenders of tlu;vital principles of free goverinnent; that you sustained withvalor, by force of arms, certain pr
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