The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-05-03

II soldier is still hOnorcd in every pa
: OF South Carolina, together with I'll
cause he so nobly defended.
VIII, the roll call Of the camps WI
: completed, Gen. Walker submitted h
annual report as follows:
Headquarters South Carolina Division
United Conf, derate Veterans.
CHARLESTON. s. g., April u, 1898.
: Comrades: To-day we assemble fc
division. While we miss man
familiar faces, while we mourn TIN
loss OF many comrades who met wit
US even as late as last summer, whil
many have fallen by the wayside, yet
owing to the earnest and increasin
interest in the noble objects OF tn
United Confederate Veterans, we II ce
in larger numbers than ever before
This is particularly gratifying wheu
we think that the qualification 0
service under the Confederate eros
limits our membership. 1t evidence
Il larger and keencr interest. 1t show
that the old Veterans are huggins
closer together and cherishing tn,
memories Of those trying, but brilliant
days when we followed ofttimcs tt
victory, Lee and johnson and Beau
regard and Stouewall jackson anC
Hampton and the hosts Of noble leaders
| Cl which we were and ever will bC
glorously 2 proud.
at the Greenvillo reunion there
were over two thousand Veterans pre-.
sent. We had II most glorious reunion
lhc good people treated US with the
warmest hospitality and extended to
Us the kindlicst welcome.
Since our last meeting nineteen ne W
camps have been formed, and after
- rlli ipU llt 1naI
day on the rolls Of this division grand
total of III camps. One more, Camp
No. l,OIO, Patsey Williams, is reported
by Gen. Norman, but SO indefinitely
that the division commander cannot
place it. Are all the Veterans in the
State in our rt nk,? Can we not in
many localities find material to es Ia.
bllsh new camps and bring into the
United Confederate Veterans brothers
who are still not with us, as they were
from 1861 to 1865? Can we not by
ST effort run the number of our
camps up to 200? 1t would give me
and ali well wishers of the division the
utmost satisfaction to see you work
the number up to that Let us strive
to carry to the Atlanta reunion in July
the South Carolina Division with POO
camps.
| am glad to say that the plan OF
forming neigh borf ood camps has pro-
duccd good fruits. The organization
of the various camps OF Il county into
regiments has worked well. Four
teen regiments have been organized,
one each in the counties Of Charleston,
Fail field, Florence, !tichl.nd, York,
Aiken, Anderson, BarnwclI, Cherokee,
e igeiield, GrGenvillc, Lexington,
Saluda and Spartanburg. Five coun.
ii. Mt IN
giments, but they have not been yet
organized, viz: Abbeville, Chester
field, Laurens, Oaonee aud Orange.
burg. Six counties have two camps
each, w: Dorchester, Greenwood,
Marion, Pickcns, Sumter and Union,
and the other hfteen counties of the
State have only one camp each.
Cannot neigh borhoods b, found in
each OF these counties where additional
camps can be established and the re-
glmcntal organizations secured? Will
not some earnest, active comrade in
each OF such counties undertake the
work OF the formation Of the additional
camps and the OrganiZ ttions OF the re-
giments ?
In Abbeville County eight new
camps have recently oeen o. gained,
principally since our last meeting,
which, with the original two camps,
gives ten camps for that county. 1t is
the banner county OF the State in the
number of camps. This work is very
largely due to Comrade j. EULER Lyon,
whose zeal and earnt stness | cannot
too highly command. | refer to it to
acknowledge the debt the division
owes this, our most ealous comrade,
and to show yOu what can be done.
Specially to recognize this distinguish
n t,Nt l,. Il, Il;
pointed Judge Lyon marshal of the
parade, which takes place this after
noon.
From my experience Of the gather
ing a. the annual reunion of 1897
believed that we would have at this
reunion greater assemblage than
could be contained in any hall in this
city. 1T was surely desirable to have
all the Veterans together at least once,
so determined on the meeting TO be
held this afternoon at the Citadel, d
place commodiaus enough to contain
all the Veterans, the Sons, Daughters,
and their friends and sympathizers.
TO proceed to the place Of meeting in
order necessitatcd a parade, and |
have fixed that, and trust that by your
general participation you will show
youl approval. The necessary orders
arranging the details have been issued,
and you are familiar with them. AS
you unanimously decided at the Green
Vile reunion to make march, longer
than that OF this afternoon, | felt no
hesitancy in arranging for the march.
Every arrangement has ceen made
to give the division most enjoyable
meeting, and sincerely trust that it
will all turn out as planned
At your last Convention you inaueu-
rated the noble work OF erecting a
monument to the women Of the Con-
federacy. You placed it in the hands
Of most efficient committee, with
that grand old Veteran, your chap
lain, as chairman. DR.. Elwell will re-
port the cd work done and believe
| to 20 tire satisfaction. | can
not end the undertaking TOO
highly. - Is worthy OF your most de-
terminc efforts to bring it to sue
cessful issue.
At your last Convention you directed
your commander to appoint three com
rades TO prepare narratives OF some
experience or recollectiOns of the wal
TO be read at our annual reunions and
preserved as q part of the general his
tory.
| have appointed for this meeting
Gen f. lison Capers, Col j. II. Huds Sol
and Col. William Elliott, and | hay,
90 doubt that we will receive from