The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-13
CELEBRATION REUNION
Forest Hill Celebrates the
Fourth with a Grand
Reunion.

The Celebration and Confederate
Reunion at Forest Hill July 4th
was a grand success in spite of the
reavy rains which had delayed the
farmers so much with THEN work.
There had been a little misunder-
standing occasioned by the publica-
ton of a notice that the reunion was
postponed but everything passed off
splendidly as arranged by the com
mittee and old soldiers were pres
ent from far and near.
A BULLETIN reporter was on the
grounds early, but found large
crowd already gathered. The peo
pie kept coming in by every road in
carts, buggies, wagons, horseback
and on foot, pouring onto the
grounds like so many streams of
ants into a great ant hill. A large
flag was hoisted on pole set up in
the open space just in front of the
school house. A company of thir-
ty-two young ladies, commanded by
Ernest Mcdaniel, were to receive
the Confederate Veterans and escort
them to seats in the house. When
everything was ready, beautiful sight
greeted the eyes of the crowd. A
long line of pretty girls in white
carrying flags and marching in col
umn of single file led by Mr.. Frank
Doris as official color bearer and
their captain, Ernest Mcdaniel, in
full uniform of the American sol
dier, came marching toward the
flag and formed complete hollow
square around the large flag which
had been hoisted in the early morn
ing. The old Confederates had
formed in the road about so yards
away and when it was announced
all was ready to receive them they
marched through an opening in the
square and passed through and out
at the opposite corner amid a sea of
waving flags and cheers of greeting.
The old soldiers were escorted into
the house and given reserved seats.
The crowded audience was called
to order and prayer offered by Rev.
Mr.. Pickens, after which the For
est Hill Musical Club sang the ''New
Jesus Lover of my Soul" The adj
dress of welcome delivered by Frank
Doris was full of words of welcome
and left no chance for any one pres
ent to feel ought but welcome. Mr..
Doris wit and humor brought forth
many bursts of applause. Hon. A.
J. Coates, of Bolivar, was then in
PRODUCED and for As minutes held
the audience spelI-bound with his
matchless oratory. He rehearsed
the principles of the Southern Con-
federacy and said the Supreme
Court of the United States had up
held every principle, excepting slav-
cry, maintained and fought for by
the South. He at length admonish-
ed the young manhood of to-day to
cherish and remember the cause for
which their fathers fought so va
liently. He took the old soldiers
back over the bloody battlefelds of
thirty-six years ago and when he
touched upon the sad scenes, the
wild charges and the victories, glis-
tening tears shone bright in the eyes
of many of the old soldiers who
wore the gray. At the conclusion
of Mr.. Coates speech the choir sang
'"The Faded Coat Of Gray" The
orchestra played "ShiIoh's Battle
Ground" and the crowd was dis
missed for dinner.
Baskets and boxes of dinner were
brought and spread on the long Ia
bles until they were piled high with
everything good to eat. The great
was fed and one could
hardly miss what they had eaten
from the tables. Verify, the hos
pitality of the good people of the
18th district is not surpassed by any
people of the world.
1t is refreshing to be among this
class of southern people
of the good old days which are rap
idly passing from among us.
In the afternoon Rev. G. G Nc
Daniel addressed the people on the
subject of Southern Confederacy,
and held the audience to attention
md admiration of the battle scenes
as told by an eye witness. He con-
GUIDED with a glowing tribute to
.he Confederate soldier and a plea
FOR the young men to be faithful to
luty and to their country.
Hon. J. A. Foster was then intro
luced and made telling speech mp
On the greatness of our country, the
,alor of her sons and the glory of
he South and the Southern Confed-
.racy.
w. A. Ross was the next speaker
md he kept the audience laughing
md cheering continuously with his
lashes of wit and fun.
A recitation by Miss Addie Far
is was one of the richest things of
he entire program. She brought
he audience to tears with her beau
iful rendition of ''My Mother"
Ernest Mcdaniel was called to
he stand and introduced as CA he
o of the Philippines" and when he
was wildly applauded.
lie told of how he had seen our
ag go up over cities beyond the
cas-, how he had seen it wave DER
renches where men were fighting
nd dying, how all those scenes
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