Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-08-29
THE OLD GUARD.
seven Thousand People On.
joy the sssidier- Ne .niea
nc Damascus.
Aaa fis.ssai nsy. wAisA wtn t.sas a.
Hs@.a1ss~a D, tsass rs...as.

fcrhap. there never va. sueh an
ou'pouring u The people II Coplah
county, snd such q gathering a. that
which TOOK place 81 Damasru. church
one and = hall miles Hbo 20 town. ON
lat thursday, which oorasion was
The Confederate Veterans reunion
Atan early hour wagons. buggles
and harks began 10 arrive. aud each
train That stopped bore large num.
ber = people, and ~ eleven o'rlocl
me groand va. surginE. living
mas yarioHsly csiimsted from ia 10
right Thousand.
N about half pa-t eleven nr q "
furuell tirand Marshal. formed the
"a veteran. IN line 20 the number 81
Shout I've hundred aud headed bv
De Canton brass band IT twelve men
marched around the ground aud then
o. Che platform " T. nhghell.
a.iing ~ the capacity - msster of
ceremonies, made few introductory
remarks which Wa followed bv pray
- offered up BY Comrade Rev >
Jasper Grsen Bonnie Blue Flag
wa thea sung ~ sixteen girl.. as
sisted BY Misses Ida Britain, Carrie
Rriding Iiughr. and NJ. Bridge.
aud y hen the chorus va. reaehed. =
large uumber - the audisncr. iu-lud
iug many Old RIB. joined In aud made
The wclkin nug Tramp the boy.
ar marching and Tcniiug on the
"li ramp ground were nt.n sune In
nur -iyle aud aroused enthusiasm Co
ihe highest Ii.i,h The Conquered
Hammer arcritslion by Mar, Mitch.
I'D aud The Blue aud Gtav, ~
Marion Bank.ipn, VET, wcll rrndrrod
aHd e.i-tcd warm and heart, applause.
The giris 90 the platform, about
twenty, werg STARED Iu white. ele,e
Il thrW With printed badge. ga. r.p-
r,H.lfirE thr Confederate ~la.s.. co
uar -.i. = thr platform va. placed
r.e Nafi.r fa auI ua tLc either
Nhs e Confederate aag vhiIr each
l..i neId a miniature Gag
TIE platform ,Hsrri-cs bgfug gaa
Guided Col. q T. Hooker was intro
duerd ana made one - the hue-t
-prrrhr- ever listened 60 ~. .uh
tNps Home rule and eommuuil,
" iHtsrest Fnr about IN hour he
Hr.d t.e vast crowd yutraurei D., hi.
eaHi ofatur aud .lugu,urr. Anrr
bearing chs .rfa d.. rhI.h va. Ihr
prominent anl wu.t interesting f.Ht.
u.r Airurr N4. spread un Table six
hundred frst long and che assembled
multitude began a. refresh the intrr
mae This 50. quite an Undertaking
Hui as turiRh " rIpa. o. aus rmcr.
rrHgt ani never iur- % log, bt halye-
there was -Hihglrnr, iur ~. and
plenty irft over Dinner htug IN
i.hcd the ha'apre ~ ths evening" was
devoted % hand shaking and telling
anecdotes ~ thn late war on the rtu
n ih' 90 veterans. snd a. -triuI .liat
and -uit Wnt-nsting- rgtW sem ti,~r
y 90" haNr sirre ".ns upon rl4s Cell ~
fHn. IHr t.t.tal ~pung. Nuiritr.
we've down .n lri'urm 4rl 'ni ~ tsut
"r more the urupIs had ace pleasure 10
y tinrssing some fr.i r'as. drilling
lt was q pheasant feature - the aat.
program and quite Interesting e. sll.
The t2i day - Nuru... ls-g uiH
long be remembered Bs-iig. people
from this county ail the adjoining
r"uutie. were represented aud che
meeting - cd frieud. some ~ whom
hat not prohabl, seen each either Tor
ursrly quarter Ufa reutur, Va. :
E.Hd "- aston There never va. mur,
rH. liability Everg budy wa iu good
buuor snd noe m uukiud wort ~
harsh utt srauss "a. heard duriUg tbe
iay Iupisb'- Gr.t reunion Wa =
ErHnt surrv.s. ~ wasa county affair.
a.i ryey uYe Contributed their mite
toward mtking u success The az.
isrrHt committees are entitled 90
thanks tor their efforts. for without
their corporation the ~ union suuid
have hsen = failure