. Minutes . o representation in the Convention as fol-lows : Division, No. of Votes. Alabama 183 Arkansas • 127 District of Columbia 10 Florida 93 Georgia . . • 252 Indian Territory 33 Kentucky ..... 110 Louisiana • 138 ]\lary]and 11 ]Mississipi)i , . 177 jMissovui • 71 North Carolina 141 Northwest • 30 Oklahoma 23 Pacific • 32 South Carolina 155 Tennessee 1(>1 Texas 442 Virginia 190 AVest Virginia 38 Total 2,417 Next ioiiowtd one ol tlu; most pleasing incidents ol I heday. It was soiiielliing oi a, personal alTaii, hut il erealtdg-eneral eiithusiasiii Hie presenlat ion ol* a lovinjr
. Minutes . o representation in the Convention as fol-lows : Division, No. of Votes. Alabama 183 Arkansas • 127 District of Columbia 10 Florida 93 Georgia . . • 252 Indian Territory 33 Kentucky ..... 110 Louisiana • 138 ]\lary]and 11 ]Mississipi)i , . 177 jMissovui • 71 North Carolina 141 Northwest • 30 Oklahoma 23 Pacific • 32 South Carolina 155 Tennessee 1(>1 Texas 442 Virginia 190 AVest Virginia 38 Total 2,417 Next ioiiowtd one ol tlu; most pleasing incidents ol I heday. It was soiiielliing oi a, personal alTaii, hut il erealtdg-eneral eiithusiasiii Hie presenlat ion ol* a lovinjr <ni) to J. Williaiii -lones, (^ha|)lain-(«enei-ai ol llie Unilrd Confed-erate Vete»-ans. The first annoinieeuienl of tiie gill eaiiie froui(Jeneral Stone, of Missouri, who eiiaiaeteri/ed X^^w Jones as liiegreatest. li\iiig (onfederati^ to-day. lie, sai<l the speaker,*has done more, pi-ayed harder a!id pi-eaehed longer and moreahoiil (lie Coiirederae\- Mian aii\ man .siuec Ihc 58 Seventeenth Reunion, Riehmond, May 30-June 3, 1907. General Stone then explained that the real presentationspeech of the occasion would be made by the j)rettiest womanin Missouri, Miss Edna Pearl Jewell, of Kansas City. ]\Iiss Jewell, like the true Southern woman, spoke modestlyand briefly and in a voice that could not be heard far fromthe speakers stand, but all the same the Veterans cheered, forvery well they knew that so lovely a young* w^oman could nothave made anything but a good patriotic talk. Dr. Jones was overcome by the testimony to his worth andvalor as an old-time fighter, but he finally got possession orhis voice, and made the following brief talk that aroused nolittle enthusiasm. I am not able to speak in the usual way. ls\y saying thatI was very much taken by surprise and therefore not preparedto speak, is my excuse, and 1 have not had time to bring- awritten impromptu in my pocket, and you nuist know thatmy words must be very few. I return my hearty th
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