The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
Proceedings of the Meeting Of Harry Benbow
Camp, No. Al, q. c. v, Held at Man
ming April 81, 1901.

The commander. Col. D. W. Bralls-
ford, called the meeting to order and IN
ELOQUENT words Thanked the camp for
the honor of being chosen to lead this
gallant and historic remnant OF ConTed-
crate soldiers in the gatherings OF re-
unions, and beautifully exempllhed the
fraternal greeting and hospitable well
come that awaited them at the gates
and homes of Columbia. He stated the
call was to arrange for the camp to
leave Manning in body at 1880 o'clock
May Sth: the round trip would be about
S1.25. He requested that four delegates
and four alternates be chosen to repre-
sent the camp in Columbia.
On motion of DR.. 7. NJ. Woods as sug-
gested by Captain Bradham, the com
mander appointed D. J. Bradham, A. }.
Richbourg, J. H. Hodge and Willie
Gaillard, and alternates, r. F. Turner,
J. E. Richbourg, James McCauley and
J. H. Mahoney.
On motion OF Captain Bradham our
commander, D. ". Brailsford, was
unanimously elected chairman OF the
delegation.
Captain Bradham addressed the
camp at this opportune time on the
subject of Pensions and gave an account
of his stewardship as chairman OF the
County Pension Board. He said all OF
l23 applications had been approved
by the State Board and but one disap-
proved, and the checks for the same
would be given each applicant before
they went to Columbia, or such was the
instructions of the State. He spoke in
feeling terms of the parting of old com
rades of our last reunions to meet again
beyond the great river and the silver
locks of the remnant few now passing
the fords {" to the camps eternal ]" with
the end in sight OF all things mortal to
his comrades in war; he feelingly de-
scribed an underlying utilization only
known to the soldiers that have passed
through the refining fires of battle and
sufferings of war.
The commander gave notice that the
names of every comrade going to Co.
lumbia on the Sth of May be given to
the Adiutant who would forward the
same to Major Vance, who would fur
nish accommodations for every name
sent him and each comrade would be
furnished with the number OF house in
which he would be entertained gratul-
tously while he stayed at the reunion.
Forty comrades came forward and en-
rolled for Columbia. The commander
further directs that any comrade who
wishes to 60 to Columbia and has not
got his name on this roll, to send the
name to A. J. Richbourg, St. Paul, by
Wednesday, May lst, who will add them
promptly.
On motion it was unanimously car
ried that Miss E. Norville Richardson,
sponsor, and her Maids of Honor, Miss
Marguerite Tindal, Miss Lucie Bar
ron and Miss Nellie Nelson, accom-
pany the camp to Columbia. This was
greeted with applause and seemed to
be the beam of happy sunlight that was
the Joy of the old veterans soul in days
long gone by and made perfect in his
old age.
The camp extends an invitation to
Col. H. L. Benbow to go with them to
Columbia as their guest.
A soldiers friend will furnish you
badges at Manning designating your
camp, No. All.
We thank friend for assistance to
defray camp expenses, and the press
and generous friends for deeds of kind
ness and words of cheer, enabling US to
endure the cares of old age, full of graf
itude to the sons and daughters of the
Palmetto State.
a. J. R1CHBOURG,
Adj't and Sec'y.