The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-05-17
Eta Jane Etchines.

Last week your CORE spondent attended
the Reunion of the s. &. Division U. G..
Veterans in Columbia, and like all the
others with whom he has talked, he is
unable to find words to cXprls s. his graf
ituie TO the people OF that magnificent
city for the cordial welcome and friendly
entertainment extended him while in
Columbia.
Most of your readers have doubtless
seen accounts of the proceedings in to
daily papers, and rs ourspaGe is too short
to do Justice to it we will have to con-
tent ourselves with a brief account CT
what we saw aud het "a d large d, lsga ion
30 Ia -difdI SpaItanburg and Cb,rykea
counties. The estimate was that S. 600
EA-Conrederate soldiers were in the city
dining the reunion. To this You may
adj an innumerable host of sons and
daughters of the COnfederacy, all of
Which went to make the reunion sue
cess. The veterans held their meetings
in the city hall, an elegant building
nicely arranged for the comfort o! ,evcrai
IL )ustnd persons at one time. IL is
needle ss to say that every inch of room
was occupied during each session Of the
convention and at times it ran over with
enthusiasm which was caught up by the
sons and daughters rs well as visitors
who filled the galleries to overii )wiug.
IL has been your correspondents good
fortune to attend several State reunion
occasions but none of them beat this
either in point of numbers or decorum.
Everything passed off quietly aud the
veterans and their friends never will
forget the ovation they received at the
hands of the Columbans during the re-
union festivities. The speaking was
grand, the music excellent and the beauty
ot the fair sex who attended the meet
logs and took care of the veterans was
simply sublime. Grand old Columbia.
rising from the ashes Of an unholy van
dalism she sets today queen among the
American cities north as well as south
| only repeat that which every veteran
IN that huge assembly of persons will
lear me cut in when 1 say it was the
grandest reunion ever held in this State.
Of Columbia We may say, MANY
daughters have done nobly, but thou ex.
celest them ALL
IC WAS our good fortune to be assigned
home with Mayor Earle and his most
excellent far.iiy where we were enter
tanned in the very best Of style bY our
genlci host ard lis In at accomplished
wife. The Mayor is IA young lnan and
one of the most progressive in our State
or country. To occupy the position of
Chief Magistrate of a city like Columbia
is no small honor AMI | will say that in
IGNORING him with The chief magistry
the city has honorcd herself.
We bad as our room mates Gen'i Il,
Il. Hemphll, of Abbeville, and Mr.. G.
*. Hole. Of Clinton, bJth of whose com
pany we enjoyed very much Gea'l
Hemphill is, and has been for long
time, clerk OF the Senate and through
his comtecy we were shown throw the
State House and Introduced to all or
rOost Of the State Officers who were in at
The time Of our visit. General Hemp.
hill is old, not in yeary, but in news
paper work, ard besides he is one of the
Staes best Informed citizens on anything
pertaining to liberation or literary work
To show the kiUdnesS of Mayor Earle
towards the old veterans and the respect
he showed them hH said Gokingly) that
he had issued orders to the policemen
that if one Of them arrested ALI old
soldier or gave him any trouble their
jobs were mp, and the result was there
was not One arrested, neither was there
cause for it that we know Of.
VOX.