The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-28
PALMETTO VETERANS.
THE VISIT OF THE COMMITTEE TO
NASHVILLE.
The Coming Reunion During the ExPosi
tion-What tho Committeeman SAID ana
Did-many win Attend.

The Coming Reunion During the ExPos1
tion-What tho Committeeman Said and
Did-many win Attend.
Some days ago committee OF South
Carolinians went on to Nashville to
arrange for the South Carolina con-
tngent at the reunion of the veterans
there during the coming exposition.
The Nashville Daily Sun OF SUNDAY
morning last gives the following &C
count of their visit to that city:
The committee sent by the Con1ea
crate veterans OF South Carolina TO
arrange for the reception of the South
Carolina bivouacs during the reunion
of the veterans to take I lace In Nash
vile June % "a, arrived last Friday
night and were met by a committee
from Frank Cheatham bivouac and es-
corted to their headquarters in the
Maxwell House. ..
Yesterday morning the committee,
consisting of Gen. j: G. Holmes OF
Charleston, Capt. j. w. Garry, Capt..
G. f. Boyd of Newberry, Lieut.. M. d.
Bremen of the Governors Guards
and Mr.. B. A. Rawls OF Columbia,
were taken in charge by Maj. Spencer
Elkin and Capt. j. B. Richardson,
who took them to the centennial
grounds. The committee expressed
themselves as delighted with the pros
pect, and all agreed that it far sur
passed their most sanguine expecta-
tions. =,
In the afternoon Mr.. J. G.. Cantrell,
the general agent of the Seaboard AR
Line, escortea the visitors to Belle
Meade, where they we're entertained
by Gen. William 81. Jackson. Last
night meeting of the two committees
was held in the gentlemen's parlor OF
the Maxwell House to talk over and
arrange for the accommodation OF the
South Carolina delegation. The gen.
tlemen present were:
South Carolina Committee-Gen. j. .
@. Holmes, Capt j. W. Garry, Capt.
@. f. Boyd, B. A. Rawls, Lieut.. NJ.
81. Brennan.
Camp Cheatham Committee-Spen.
Ger Aiken, s. A. Cunningham, Ham
ilton Parks, Mr.. Allen ]. B. Richard
son.
With the Committee. A. Nav
land, general agent passenger depart
ment Seaboard Air Line, Atlanta, }.
81. Latimer, general travelling agent,
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
railway at Atlanta; J. +. Livingston,
travelling passenger agent Columbia,
Newberry and Laurens railroad at
Columbia, s. G.; j. G. Cantrell, gen
eral agent Seaboard Air Line at Nash
vile.
Mr.. Hamilton Parks as chairman OF
the Nashville committee, called the
meeting to order. Capt. T. B. Rich
ardson then made a short speech, in
which he referred to the entertain
ment, provided for the day, and re-
GREETED that the notice was so short
that a better programme could not be
prepared. He regretted also that the
stay Of the committee would be OF
such short duration that it would be
impossible to entertain them as he
would wish, but upon their return in
June he would endeavor, in conjunc-
ton with his comrades, to show them
the city at more leisure. He said that
they would do all in their power to
impress upon the minds of the South
Carolina bivouacs that Nashville hos
pitality cannot be beaten. Capt. Rich
ardson closed by saying that he want
ed the gentlemen to return home feel
ing that they had been among friends
and to tell those at home to join in
the great reunion next June.
Gen. Holmes was then called upon
to voice the feeling Of South Carolina
toward the reunion. He said that the
committee from South Carolina were
like the doves sent forth from Noah's
Ark, and, like them, would carry back
to their native State the olive branches
OF fraternal love and hospitality which
had been so generously shown them
while here. He mentioned that while
riding ahead of Sherman he once
passed brigade of Tennessee boys
who were singing Garry me back to
Tennessee" That song, he said, had
ever remained fresh in his memory,
and he suggested that it be sung again
at the next meeting of the bivouac.
He then stated that Gen. @. l. Walk"
er, the head of the South Carolinst
Confederate vetarans, would come to
Nashville several days before the re-
union and that he expected to see a
large delegation from all of the n
camps in the State. At least 500 could
be counted on and he hoped that even
more would be able to come. He con-
cluded his address with many thanks
for the courtesies shown by the local
bivouacs and the statment that he
would do all in his power to aid in
bringing as many delegates as posi-
BILE.
Capt. B. A. Rawls expressed his ad-
miration for Belle Meade, and said
that he wished to second Gen. Holmes
words in regard to working heart and
soul to make the June meeting a sue
cess so far as South Carolina is con-
cerned. He said that every effort
would be made in both camp and press
to bring the largest delegation to
Nashville.
Capt. Garry declined TO speak, but,
said he would make up his lack of
words in active work to further the
interest in the reunion. The captains
remarks were greeted with hearty ap-
plause.
MIR. G. f. Boyd spoke very earnestly
of the open-hearted hospitality which
had been shown them and said he did
not see what more could have been
done. He said he was going home to