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SOUTHERN VETERANS HAD GREAT REUNION GRAND PARADE BxJNGS REUNION TO CLOSE. Gen. B. H. Teague Re-elected Division Commander of South Caroina Confederae Yeterans. Columbia, Aug. 23.-There can be few more parades of Confederate vet erans. This thought underlay all the warm feeling manifested on the occa sion of the parade this afternoon, which ended the 1911 Reunion. of the South Carolina Division, United Con federate Veterans, and there was in consequence such an outpouring of patriotic fervor as Columbia has sel dom seen the disposition being to make the most of the old soldiers while they are capable of sharing in the festivi ties. Crowds Witness Parade. An enormous crowd witnessed the parade. The route of march was sig nificantly short, having been made so purposely, in order that the energies of the marchers, already tried by un wonted exertions, might not be over taxed. The column was headed by a platoon of police, the Columbia Con cert band, four trumpeters, and one of the three local military companies. Gov. Blease and Gen. Irvine C. Wal ker, comander-in-chief, reviewed the parade'from a stand erected at Lady street. The battalion from the Con-. federate Soldiers' Home was led by an ancient field piece, drawn by mules of equal an4lqulty. The Sons of Veterans, headed by their division commander, Arthur L. Gaston, of Chester, and their sponsors, were in line; and there was one hilar ious marcher clad in a red shirt, among the others. Ladies Afoot in Line of March. This was the first reunion of Con federate Veterans in which women marched, it is said. There were per haps fifty ladies afoot with the old soldiers, most of them being sponsors and maids of honor. Gens. U. R. Br-ooks, of Columbia, and Frank Creech, of Barnwell, marched with their staffs alongside their bri gades; the route was from the State House, north on Main street, to Taylor street, and return. At future reunions tbhe parades will be held on the afternoon of the first day. This was voted by the veterans today, the reason being that many of the old soldiers find themselves too tired by the end of' the second day to march in the sun. Gen. Teague Be-elected. Division Commander B. H. Teague, of Aiken, was re-elected. The two bri gade commanders, Gens. U. R. Brooks, of -Columbia, and Franck Creech, of Barnwell, were also elected to succeed themselves. The several staffs are ap pointive. No city for the 1912 reunion was se lected. Several cities wished to put in bids for the reunion, but the matter * was left to the division commander and a committee. The State pension board was reelected. Comptroller Gen eral Jones is chairman of virtue of his office. The elective 'members are D. R. Flenniken, W. H. Hardin, John * Ahrens and Dr. William Weston; Miss Kate Maher is clerk. . 'Sons of Yeterans. 'After reelecting* practically the en tire corps of officers and appointing a committee to draw up suitable reso lutions concerning Ellison's History and hearing an address by Comman der-in-Chief W. G. Pritchard, of Char leston, the Sons of Confederate Veter ans of South Carolina brought their annug meeting to a close today. They took pat t in the parade this afternoon. Mr. A. L. Gaston, of Chester, was reelected division commander, the re maining officers being Mr. D. A. Spivey! of Conway, commander of the 1st brig ade; Dr. A. M. Brailsford, of Mullins, commander of the 2d brigade, and Mr.! Frank Watkins, of Andterson, com mander of the 3d brigade. The Confederate Veterans at their business session today endorsed the bill that was introduced at the last session of the general assembly with regard to the purging of the pension rolls and closer inspection of the lists that are now used in the several coun ties of the State. The Veterans, how ever, Toted to cut out the $1,800 pen sion inspectors provided for in the bill that was presented to the legislature last year. The bill, in brief, provides for a close inspection of the rolls by the county boards and the clearing away of names of those found not to be 'en titled to receive pensions. It had been .provided that there be a State pension inspector who should act under the State pension board, but the veterans Before BuyI Drop in and Walter A. This is positive lightest Mower want to save ti hay, buy a Wa Mower. For Sale E. M. EV Newberry, Sc voted this d.wn. Legislative Committee. The following are the senate and ouse members who are asked to take ,harge of the bill: Messrs. William L. Mauldin, of ,reenville; G. W. Sullivan, of Ander on; J. H. Wharton, of Laurens, in the senate; in the house, Gen. W. E. ames, of Darlington; Mr. S. T. Mc Eeown, of Chester, and Mr. John R. Earrison, of Greenville. Columbia, Aug. 22.-Thrice welcom zd nearly a thousand ,survivors of the 5,000 troops, which South Carolina ent to the front in the great struggle hich divided the land of the free and he home of the brave fifty years ago, athered in the Columbia theatre this morning, in attendance upon the- State eunion of Confederate Veterins. On ehalf of the city, by Mayor Gibbes, on ehalf of the State by Governor Blease nd on behalf of the sons of Veterans y Senator F. H. Weston, the welcom ng hand was extended to those who tad formerly worn the grey. The or tor of the occasion was Judge Robert Lldrich, of Barnwell. The opening session of the reunion as commence'd with prayed by Col. . 0. S. Curtis, D. D)., himself a Con federate Veterans. At the beginning, Mr. R. W. Shand presided, but later urned the gavel over to Gen. B. H. ['eague, of Aiken, commander of the South Carolina division. Welcomes and Eesponses. In welcoming thre Veterans on be alf of the city, Mayor Gibbes touched a responsive chord in the hearts of he Veterans when he referred to the self-lauding of the Northern troops, ;hile tge Yankees so greatly outnum ered the Confederates On the battle ield. "The cry, "save the Union' obscured the foundation facts," said Mayor Gib yes. "The cry 'free the slaves' creat d a false issue. "States rights, reserved In the orig nal confederation, were ruthlessly iolated by the canting abolitionists of he North, who had substituted the lood of white slaves for the natural sweat of the black, transported by hemselves to America and sold for profit in the South." "Columbia has suffered in blood and shes," said Mayor Gibbes, "but she as risen again ano shouts her wel ome to her heroes of the sixties." In behalf of the Sons of Veterans, Senator Francis H. Weston praised he valor of the Confederate soldierg and pointed ouf the duty of the young er generation. Senator Weston refer red to the history about which so uch discemision recently arose as to he libels on the South, and said he ould find no copy of that history in he book stores of Columbia. Wants Real History. Govern->r Blease, after welcoming he Veterans, spoke of the text book ncident, and declared that when his ory is written it should be true his ory. He stated that he had insisted pon putting into the school histories he fact that Sherman and his army urned Columbia. 'Gov. Blease stated that he would again recommend to the legislature he erection a monument to Gen. artin W. Gary, of Edgefield. This anouncement was greeted with ap plause. "There ought to be more mon ments," said Governor Blease. Gov g a Mower examine the Wood Mower Jy the best and built. If you me, money and iter A. Wood Only By Ns & CO. uth Carolina. of seeing the pension rolls cleared and said he would use his influenc( for legislation favoring Confederalk veterans. Following Governor Blease's ad dress came the responses. Col. H. H Newton, of Bennettsville, representing the Veterans, thanked Columbia, th4 State and the Sons for the welcom( given. "Constitutional liberty," hi said, "was what the South fought for.' Mr. A. L. Gaston, of Chester, re sponded for the sons in an appropriat address. The Orator. The oration of the occasion was de livered by Judge Robert Aldrich, 0 Barnwell. Judge Aldrich, as he aros to speak, was presented wit ha bou quet. Judge Aldrich said that the -kindes men to him were those with whom h fought in the war. The theme upo: which Judge Aldrich spoke was: "Wh: did the Confederacy fail to establis] its independence?" Pointing out the necessi.ties for suc cess in a war, Judge Aldrich eliminat ed those which, beyond any argumen the South possessed, namely, skil genius and patriotism. Taking up th fourth necessity, resources, the speali er dwelt upon the South's strength I this respect. As to munitions of war, Judge AIl rich stated, the South was deficient, a there was no cannon factory, no powd er mill-nothing with which to equi] But after the second year of the Wa no ammunition was lacking, as ther was at the head of the ordnance dE partment a Napoleon in his line. A to food supplies, Judge Aldrich poin1 ed out that 'Sherman's official .repo2 said he "never saw such an abundan1 ly. provisioned country" in his life i his march to the sea. Didn't Follow up Victories. Judge Aldrich spoke of ot1her battle in the opening years of the war. Quoi ing the Greek, "whom the Gods woul destroy they first make mad," Judg Aldrich took up the thread of his ad dress. Judge Aldrich, taking several bai tles as examples, showed that tb South did not follow up Its victorie by destroying the disorganized troop of the North. The point was advanced that bu for the killing of - Jackson by his ow men, the Army of the Potomac woul have been destroyed. Judge Aldrich stressed several occa sions where Southern victories wer turned into defeats by Southern me firing into their own troops at crucia moments. He also showed that Lee' army was sickened at times with bloc letting and did not want to fight morf Judge Aldrich's conclusion was tha the South was defeated, not by th Yankees, but by God. NOTICE OF OPENING BOOES 0] NoiSUBSCRIPTION . Ntcishereby given that the book of subscription to the capital stock o the Prosperity Wholesale Compan will be open at the store of G. W. Kin ard, Prosperity, S. C., on Tuesday, Au gust 15, 1911. .G. W. KCinard, G. M. Epting, Board of Corporators. August 10, 1911. 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