The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-06-14

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OF The TINES Office under Mr.. II.
NJ. Stokes. He remembered wrest-
ling with "NoN's' manu- cr;pt and
hid many qres,ious to ask about the
people back here. l am glad to say
he is doing well, he shows that in
his general appearance. Also we
met 6. G. Buchanan, of Co. a, Pal,
metto SharIshooters, who is now
living 1T Chickasha, Indian Territory.
ie was at one time II citizen Of Union
and asked about many Union people.
| met also MIR. Began Gist, sou of
MIR. Tom Gst, brother of Gen.
States Right Gist, who went from
Union l"ng before the war broke out.
He now lives in Texas. At M,m
phis we fell in with other South Car
olinians whom we had failed to meet
before we get there. Among them
your coroner a. G. Bentley, E-q.,
and it did me good al over to see
him with his old friend and comrade,
William Estes, of Adosia, Arkansas.
He introduced me to several Of the
Older Union county men with whom
| had never had the pleasure of
forming an acquaintance. Oar yer
s1t!e "Telephone'' was there too
aud taking in the situation, so alsa
WAS MIR. II. l. lIam"s, of Jonesville.
aud Capt. and Mrs. f. NJ. Farr, of
Union. There were others there
that l met and some | did not meet
that | can not now recall the names
Of Chester, Laurens, York, Spar
tanburg, Newberry and Cherokee
coune'es were all represented in the
presence Of delegates or iudividua!
citizens boIh male and female, who
went to see and take in the grandcst
reunion Of Elk Confedera,es ever
witnessed. Capers Suott was there
and sent his love to all the people
hack here and told your correspond
cnt t. take and deliver the message.
BY the way Cnpers captured the
Son h Carolina Division of L. G.
Veterans VIXEN lie sang his "Hcbel
Sohhcr' song. Your CORRESPONDENT
had the pleasure Of calling the house
to order and Introducing him as 'thc
soldier boy to the vast asSemblago
"f South Carolinians and Ex- South
Cato!i',ians assembled from nearly
every State in the Sruthcrl,
Contederacy. When he sung the
Rebel Soldier" at the conclusion,
of each stanza, he was loudly ap-
plauded and several times he was not
permitted to go on till the storm OF
applause died away.
AS soon as be concluded one Of
Columbia fair daughters, Miss Dun.
lap, stepped up and pnn"d a pal-
metto badge on the lappel Of his coat.
She also did the same for your cor
respondent, which he highly appre>
clated. No sooner hal Mr.. Scott
closed his song and stepped down
than an enthusiastic Southcrner of
foreign accent mounted the stand
with silk flag in his hand. He
was splcndidly dresscd-had on
high top beaver hat. Everything
showed that he was a man of means
rs well as culture-even if foreign.
or. Strengthening himself up and
drawing his broad c'o'h co,t tightly
around him he sad: "Mine freDts and
comrades, | an South Carolinian
| was born in toe city of Sharles,on
and | am proud of it. | glory III
the Old Palmetto Stare" Voice iu
the crowd cried unfurl your colors or
we'll fire on you) With this he un.
iilrled the beautiful flag and waved
it triurnphantly over the heads of the
hundreds of South Carolinians and
Ex South Carolinians who cheered
1t Justify. On it was "The Lone
Star State Welcomes the United
Confederate Veterans. Continu-
ing he SAID: Il am now a citizen of
the State of Texas and we wan you
to vote for Dallas, Texas, as the
next place for the meeting of the
Confederate Veterans. Come to our
homes you dear old men and bring
your wives, daughters and sons and
we will give you II grand and a glor-
ious welcome" (Applause.) With
This great big square built South
Caro!inian mounted chair and pro.
po.ed three cheers for Texas and the
reunion, which rang out and almost
shook the building. When it came
| to q votn tha. q af,arnoon in tha r.,