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Show NOTED GEORGIAN DIES AT ATLANTA ATUtNTAi Oa.. July I After lingering linger-ing at death'a door for nearly a month. Oeneral (Hemant A. Kvans. formerly commander-in-chief of tha United Confederate Con-federate Veteran a, died here yeeterday of Brlght'a dlseaae. He waa 71 yeara otd. Hla death waa not unexpected. Arrangements for the funeral will not be announced before tomorrow. Oeneral Evana waa born In Stawart county. Oeorgta, In 1S3 and came to Atlanta At-lanta to make hla permanent home In lgH. when he waa appointed presiding elder of the Griffin dtetrtrt In the .North Georgia conference of the aVjutham Mcth-odlet Mcth-odlet church. Al the time of hla death General Evana held the office of trema-urer trema-urer of the Preachera Aid aoclety. Oeneral Evans was elected commander-In-ehlef of the t'nlted Confederate Veterans Vet-erans In April. ISO 4. and aerved foe two yeara, declining to accept re-etectloa because be-cause of hla health He waa then elected honorary eemmander-1n-chlef, being the Rrat to be accorded that honor. |