The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
THE OLD VETERANS.
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Col. ]. N. Mcore, surgeon general,
Spartanburg; Lieut.. Col. Robert W.
| Shand, Judge advocate general, Co.
lumbia; Rev. 8 P. II. Elwell. chap
lain general, King stree; Major N.
Ingraham Hasell, aide, Charleston;
Major Louis Sherfesee, aide, Rock
Hill Major U. r Brooks, aide, Co.
lumbia; Major j. D. McLucas, aide,
Marion.
Brigadier geuerel stssbrigade, Gen.
Asbury Coward, Charleston.
Brigadier general I'd brigade, Gen.
Thos. W. Carlisle, Edgefeld.
All who were opposed were asked
to rise, but none showed their heads.
Gen. Walker said that he had ex.
pected and desired to give way to
someone else in the honor of COM
manding the Confederate Veterans.
Then came the election of division
generals. It was thought that Gen.
| Coward and Gen. Carwlle had been
ye elected, but it was held that they
had to be elected by the delegates
from their divisions, and the motions
were put, and Gen. Asbury Coward
was elected to the command Of the LIST
division and Gen. Carw'le to the I'd.
1t was here that Chairman Elwell
put in more work for the monument
to the Confederate women, and an.
nounced the chairman OF the work of
raising Subscriptions for the several
counties. He announced tie follow
ing names with the consent Of the
Convention: s. P. 81. Elwwell,
chairman; Charleston. James Arm
strong: Colleton, G G.. Henderson; Z;
Clarendon, D. f. Bradham; Chester.
field, J. A. Craig; Bamberg, F. NJ.
Bamberg; Barnwell, +. 81. Creech;
Beaufort, 81. M. Stokes; Abbeville, j.
r. Lyons; Anderson, Col. j. L. Maui
din; Aiken, B. H. league; Hampton,
j. w. Moore; Oconee. V. F. Martin ;
Pickens. D. +. Bradley; Granville,
W. L. Mauldin; Laurins, B. W. Ball;
Newberry, ]. w. Gary; Lexington,
NJ. D. Harmon Richland, R. 8. Des-
portes; Orangeburg, Samuel Dibble;
Sumter, T. V. Walsh; Chester, J. W.
Reed; Berkeley, D. P. Smith; Ker
shaw. 9. 9. Hay; Lancaster, L. @.
Hough; Union, J. E. Douglass; York,
Adjt. T. y. Breckham; Spartanburg,
D. r. Duncan; Cherokee, ]. L. Strain !;
Darlington, W. E. James; Marlboro,
j. P. Hudson; Marion, E. q. Gasque;
Florence, John Scott; Rorry, B. L.
Beattle; Williamsburg, Louis Jacobs;
Georgetown, T. M. Merriman; Green
wood, G. A. q. Waller; Saluda, w. 8.
Allen; Dorchester, Gao. Tupper; Edge
field, Thos. W. Carwile.
Gen. Walker said that Mr.. Elwell
had modestly left his name off the
list, but he would insist that he take
the Craftsmanship. and with unani.
nous vote the Veterans seconded this
suggestion.
As soon as the Veterans got down
stairs they began forming in line to
20 to the picnic grounds. They form
ed just as rapidly and prettily as they
did before drawing up in battle array,
and were impatient for the escort, the
Butler GUARDS, to arrive. With the
Graded School Band at the head OF
the column. and the Butler Guards as
escort, the Veterans began their march
to the picnic grounds. 1t was rather
much of a walk, too much
for a great many, but it was
surprising how many OF the bat.
tie SCARED soldiers kept ranks to the
end of the march. The march was
from the convention Hall to the Man
sion House, then back 10 the picnic
grounds, beyond the Confederate
monuments in the grove where the
campaign meeting are generally held.
A great many more avoided the tedl-
GUS march by getting on the side
walks. Others took carriages, and q
good many more did not care 10 go at
all.
At the park before dinner several
speeches were made. DR.. Elwell paid
a glowing tribute to them. He was
Justify applauded. He argued that
truly were Lee and Jackson great
soldiers and leaders, but had it not
been for the soldiers whom Lee
and Jackson led their names would
never have been handed down to
history. 1t was the brave men whom
these generals led who made the Con
federate army what it was, and while
he would not take away from the
generals one iota OF their glory, he
would not have the privates forgotten,
for they suffered the greatest of priva-
tions, and they met death unainch-
ingly.
The reception to the sponsors which
was most pleasant affair, closed the
meeting, and the veterans adjourned
sine die to meet in Charleston next
year.
Pearls In Arkansas.
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