The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-15
THE SONS OF VETERANS.
A Plain Talk Which Should be Heed.
ed and Promptly Responded to.
Headquarters
South Carolina Division,
United Sons of Confederate Y.

united sons OF COD1euCratc "
ANDERSON, S. c.. Jan. 81, 1886?
My Dear Comrades: AS commander
Of the South Carolina Division, United
Sons of Confederate Veterans, | want
to have frank and plain talk with
the members Of the various camps, as
we'll as with the Sons of Veterans III
the State, who are not members of the
order. To that end am writing this
communication, and ! beg that il be
read carefully. and that al say be
taken in the earnest spirit il which ii
is written
10 Il large extent the responsibility
Of the Confederate reunion. to he held
in Charleston on May loIh I" 18th
next. rests upon the entire State. and
ina>much ~ We. as sons oi Veterans
are TO bc entertained on that orca ION,
il he!uDvc, Is 10 bear oar Star" ii, the
wor!s ;ini contribute to the full %. ,'.''
ability toward, making the occA>ip,i
succo> afui. IT. would b. rcprcAch
upon US, II though any larl. of Will
lngncSs on our part to help IN ii' i''''-
parationS for the cni,r:aiincni ri th
guest, Of the State. they should fail to
receive the attention and care which
they have a right TO expect. i'hcra-
fore it hchpoNcs the members OF every
camp in this division, to take imnc
diatc steps to awaken an active interest
IN this matter; to revive Il lively in
tcrcst III the camp organizations: L"
urge the organization OF other camps:
to collect and remit all annual dues
to the general headquarters and to this
division; to take steps looking to the
i'll short, to prepare in every way tn
make a crcditablc appearance ot the
division on that occasion
Comrades. veterans and sons of
veterans from ali Of The old Confedcr-
ate States will he present in Charles
ton on this grand occasion. The fame
Of Sou,l CaroIina hospitality has
prepared them 10 expect IL warnlhc>s
Of welcome, and ii demonstration Of
hospitality. such as has never been
cDuallcd in the South. We cannot
afford tha; thoy Shall BE- disappointed
ii the least 81 ,hejr cxpccta'ion-
THAT We may accomplish properly ali
tina; lies before us, it is necessary th.t
We begin our work without moment
delay. Therefore, | call upon the
officer, of the va'ious camps to take
steps without day ; delay to rc"r-
ganize their camps, if necessary, and
to do all that is possible to put our
division in shape to discharge its du-
ties as hosts with credit TO ourselves.
TO those sons Of veterans who do not
belong to our organization | make the
earnest plea that they will immcdi-
ately proceed to organize camps or
else to join the camps already formed.
Robert a. Smyth, COMMANDMENTS
chief, Charleston, S. G., or | will
gladly furnish the necessary blanks
and give you all the information you
ask for on.thc subject Of organizing
camps and on the general and special
objects Of our order
have an abiding faith that Shall
not appeal in vain TO the pride, the
spirit Of hospitality and the loyalty of
the sous Of veterans Of South Carolina.
NJ. i. B"NnAM,
Commanding S. &. Division
Official L. s. G. Y.
H. II. WATKINS, Division Adi't