The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-23
STATE 70 Be HOST.
Citizens 70 Entertain Confederate
Veterans at Next Reunion.
cHARLESTON's GENEROSITY
Enthusiastic Meeting Of Execu-
tive Committee to Perfect
Plans for the Occasion
Held in Columbia Wed
nesday Night.

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nesday Night.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee appointed tosrrapge plan for the
entertainment of the Confederate vet
erans at the reunion in Charleston in
May, was held in Columbia Wednesday
night and was presided over by the
chairman, Major l. c. Barker, of Char
lesion.
Among those present were Major 7.
G. Barker, chairman; T. W. Bacot,
vice chairman, John ?. Smith, secre-
tary, Gen. G. I. Walker, Major G. l..
Buist, Capt. Charles lnglesby, Robert
P. Evans, D. L. Sinkler, A. W. Mar
shall, F. H. McMaster, E. P. Jervey,
T. 7. Hyde and Daniel Rayenel of
Charleston, members Of the executive
committee. The following counties
were represented at the meeting Wed
nestday night: Aiken, B. II. league;
Charleston, W. G. Hinson; Cherokee,
William Jefries; Chesterfield, z. z.
Neliicc-:: Edgefeld, George B. Lake;
Greenville, Jas. 4. Hoyt; Greenwood,
W. L. burst; Hampton, Jas. ". Moore;
Horny, R. B. Scarborough; Kershaw,
J. W. Floyd. Lexington, D. J. Griffith;
Oconee, J. W. Todd; Richland, F. Il.
Weston; Spartanburg, J. B. Cleveland;
York, Eedell Jones. Besides these
there were Bishop Capers and Mess rs.
D. Cardwell, n. G. Gonzales and R. D.
Flenriken.
The meeting was most interesting
and enthusiastic one and what 1t lacked
in numbers was made up in the quality
that was present. The members Of the
committee are sanguine over the out
.ook for great reunion of the Confed-
crate veterans and are delighted to
talk Of the pleasant occasions.
TIE meeting was called to order by
Major Barker and in taking the chair
he first read the resolution authorizing
the meeting of the committee and
briefly stated that the people of Char
lesion were willing to do their duty but
wanted the entire State TO be the host
on the occasion the next reunion OF
Confederate veterans. He then asked
that the committee take some action in
regard to the reunion, as was antlclpat-
ed in the called for the meeting.
Majar Snythe was unable to attend
on account of business relations. He
was very busy at this time arranging
for letting the contract for the audi
toripm for the reunion next spring.
The chairman stated that the work
of entertaing visitors would devolve on
Charleston. While the people do not
intend to shirk their duty, yet they
are willing toreceive any outside assis-
tance.
Mr.. Iredell Jones thought the best
way to arrange the matter was to have
committee appointed to formulate a
plan, asking the people Of the State to
participate in the reunion and to re-
gard themselves as hosts. He sug-
gested that committee be appointed,
as matters would thus be expedited.
He moved that committee Of seven
be appointed from this meeting, con-
sisting Of six from the counties of the
state with the exception of Charleston,
to submit to this meeting plan Of pro
viding assistance for the entertainment
Of the Confederate veterans at the re-
union to be held OF the 10th Of May,
1899.
The motion was unanimously carried.
The chair appointed the following
committee: Iredell Jones, chairman;
Chas. A. Malloy. D. J. Griffith, Jas.
w. Moore, F. H. Weston, r. B. Scar,
borough, c. I. Walker, and Bishop
Capers.
After recess of fifteen minutes the
committee returned the following re,
port, with the preamble prepared by
Bishop Capers:
The executive committee Of the
United Confederate veterans from the
several counties of our state, meeting
in Columbia, and having under con-
sideration the entertainment Of the
veterans Of the Confederate army at
Charleston in May next hereby ex-
press their hearty desire to cooperate
with the citizens Of Charleston in ex-
tending the hospitality of South Caro-
lima to the honored representatives OF
the glorious army of the Confederacy,
and would express this desire by ask,
ing to share with our Charleston breth-
ren in the honor Of entertaining the
visitors; therefore,
Resolved, That the members of the
executive commit; ee and the command.
ants Of the local camps U. c. V, in
each county be appointed to solicit as,
sistance in provisions or in lieu thereof
money for the entertainment Of the
Confederate veterans in Charleston
during May, 1899, and that in each
county the committee shall use the
best means in their judgment to inter,
est the people in contributing to this
laudable undertaking.
That the committee in the respec-
tive counties report by February /,
1899, to the chairman of the executive
committee, in Charleston what their
county will probably do towards assist
ing in entertaining the veterans and
that the secretary Of the executive
committee do send copy of this reso.
luton to each committee member and
to the commandants of Confederate
camps in the state.
That the secretary have a sufficient
number Of the report printed and sen,
to the various county members Of the
executive committee with the request
that they place the same in hands o.
commanders of camps, and further that
they request all papers to publish same