The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-25
JAMES -. NANCE CAMP.
An Enthusiastic Meeting on Non,iay~-Tho
sons ana Daughters Meet WIN tho
NCtcrnns--prcpara Ions for
tho Reunion and Mo
mOriul day.

BY invitation the Sons Of Veterans
aud the Drayton Rutherford Chapter
Daughters Of Veterans met with them.
The meeting WAS II large one, there
being between seventy-hvc and ones
hundred persons present.
Commander }. W. Gary prcsid I'd aud
called the meeting to order, with Nd
jutant Boyd at his desk.
Mcssrs. II. u. Pitts and NJ. Rcighlcy
were elected members Of the Camp.
AdjutHnt Boyd, on the part Of the
committee. appointed ut last meeting,
to solicit aid for Charleston, with which
to entertain the veterans, reported that
he had received Hl6Il but had not com
plctcd the canvass.
On motion. the committee was con-
linucd and instructed to make u com
plctc canvass and to forward the money
collected 10 tn" proper authorities in
Charleston not later than next Monday,
May lst.
Comrade T.. L. McClintock stated
that he was pleased to see that the sons
and daughters Of veterans had been in
vitcd to meet with them, and moved
that they be assured that they were
welcome and at liberty to take part in
all the proceedings Of the Camp.
Adopted.
Commander John NJ. Kinard, Of the
Jno. Nj. Kinard Camp Sous Of Veterans,
on the part Of the Sons. said that they
were proud Of the invitation and privi-
lcgc to participate with the veterans
and that they would always take pleas
urc in helping to press forward the
work and undertakings of the Confcd-
crate Veterans.
AdiutanI Boyd stated that one object
of the meeting WIS to arrange for me-
| mortal day, May 18th. and that
on that day many Of the veterans would
be in Charleston attending the reunion:
however, be Thought there would be
enough left to celebrate the day in Il
proper manner.
Comrade o. l.. Schumpcrt moved
that q committee Of three he appointed
for the James ID Nance Camp and that
the sons and daughters be requested to
appoint committees Of two each from
lhcir respective organizations to corpo-
ratc together and arrange for memorial
day-Alay 10. He was opposed to post
ponDg the day because it had been
customary to observe that day and as
sociations connected with the day that
he thought made it appropriate, and it
| should not be changed.
Rev. Geo a. Wright stated that he
| had been thinking for some time that
they had not been giving memorial day
enough prominence. Hc thought that
the day should be given up entirely to
that purpose-observcd by the schools,
so that the young may be brought up
to know more about the memories of
those who had passed away and those
who had fought for their country.
There should be not one speech, but
several, on that OCCASION, and it should
be day when VIC can all be present
| Comradc Jno, NJ. Kinard was heartily
in favor of postponing the celebration
until all could he present. Nearly all
| the veterans will be in Charleston and
that would throw dampCr on the oc-
casion. There should he some public
| speak ing--0nc or two should be invited
here for that purpose and the school
should attend in II body, which would
impress the children.
Comradc f. II. McClintock sta ed
that the Camp had record as good as
| IN, va -, t,,S nnl
ing, and one Of the best they had had
was from a son Of IL vctcran-that Of
| Col. Bonham. He feared that post
ponment meant that there would be no
| celebration of memorial day: however
he would not oppose postponmcnt, us
he would like to be present.
| COmradc Nj. a. Carlisle thought it
would be best to postpone memorial day
on this special occasion, as so many Of
the veterans would be in Charleston,
and they wonld all like to participate
in the exercises ON memorial day, and
said that it would likely be the case
that the speakers they wOald invite
here would be in Charleston at that
time.
Comradc }. N Bass moved to amend
Comradc 5chumpcrt's motion by insert.
ing May 23d instead Of May 10Th
Adopted.
The committees appointed by tho
respective organizations to prepare fol
memorial day are as follows:
James d. Nance Cump-M. A. Car
Isle, NJ. j. Scott and DR.. S. G. Wclch
Sons Of Vctcrans-Dr. j. If. McIn-
tosh and NJ. l.. Spcarman.
Rutherford Chapter Mrs. O. l.
Schumpcrt and Miss Moriat Martin.
THE ROUTE TO RLESTON.
The question Of deciding over which
road the camp would go to Charleston
to attend the reunion was brought VI
and the representatives of both tht
Atlantic Cost Line and the Southern
were given the privileges OF the foo