The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-02-02
Veterans Busy With Reunion Work.

The headquarters of the Confeder-
ate Reunion Association, No. 112 Kim
ball House, are assuming very busy
appearance.
This morning the big sign was
hoisted on the Wall street side of the
Kimball House with the words, Con
federate Reunion Association Head
quarters painted upon it in red and
white, so that all might see it and be
guided accordingly.
Colonel John o. Waddell, secretary
of the association, has had beautiful
design, consisting Of three flags Of the
Confederacy, printed at the head of
his letter paper. and on the envelopes
used in his office is stamped repro
duction of the "stars and bars, the
battle flag Of the Southern Confeder-
acy.
He has gone to work with a will,
and has received much encouragement
from his correspondence throughout
the State in regard to the attendance
of the Georgia veterans. All the COM
manders of the different camps seem
to have entered heart and soul into
the work and are thoroughly in earn
est in their desire to make of this the
greatest and most imposing gathering
Of Confederate veterans since the sur
render at Appomattox.
It's hard to realize the enormous
amount of work that must be done be-
tween now and the meeting of the
United Confederate Veterans Asso-
citation in this city in May next.
There are 16 divisions that must be
taken care Of, including, in addition
to the seeding States, New York,
Maryland and other neutral or semi
neutral States, and large amount OF
space will be required to properly
house them during the meeting
1t is mistake to suppose that all
the veterans who will be present at
the grand annual reunion will be the
recipients of the bounty of their en-
tcrtainers. On the contrary there
will be many here who will not only
pay their way, but who are amply able
to support themselves during their
stay in the city, and who will not bea
burden on the hospitality of their en-
tertainers.
Nevertheless every member of every
separate division will feel it incum-
bent upon himself to repair at once to
the headquarters of his own particu-
lar division, so soon as he arrives. so
that he and his old comrades may
fight their old battles over again, and
rehcarse their victories and defeats,
their trials and their triumphs.
Colonel Waddcll reports that the ii
nance committed is succeeding admira-
bly in the work of securing the money
necessary to defray all the expenses of
the reunion. The committee has been
divided into eight or nine sub-com.
mittees, so as to reach every trade and
profession in the city, and that sub
scriptions are coming in very LIBERAL
ly. .
There will be another meeting OF
the executive committee on Wedncs-
day, February ,, when the question
of a. meeting place and also of the
quarters to be assigned to the visiting
veterans will be permanently decided
upon.
Everything is working along smooth
ly and the outlook is that the reunion
in Atlanta will be one of the most Gu
ioyablc and satisfactory of any ever
held in the South.
Colonel Waddcll is cxcrtlng him
self to get everything in smooth work
ing order, and he expects to hearfrom
outside camps within the next few
days from all over the State, and
from other divisions in other States,
so that the work of preparing for the
reunion will be greatly simplifed and
placed upon a plane of organization
that will enable those who have it in
charge to complete the preparations
without any disagrccable delays or
complications. .-.itlantu .jo"rnul
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