The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-03-26
OFFICIAL REUNION
CIRCULARS ISSUED.
GEN. WALKERS ANNOUNCEMENT Az
TO STATE GATHERING-THE
DIVISION SPONSOR
NAMED.
The Eleventh Annual General Reunion
at Memphis Also Officially
AnnouDced-The Rail
road Rates.
(Tho State, Mar. 21.)

Ou eVeIy Sluo inc work or tnOSe
charged with the arrangement for
the State reunion to be held here
early in May is going forward The
local finance committee has been re-
ceiving subscriptions in response to
it's circular letter to the citizens, and
is we'll satisfied with the results pre-
! liminary to the canvass The work
/ Of the committee charged with 80.
curing homes has been delayed a
little, but not materially, by the sick
ness Of the chairman, Col S.W. Vance,
# Below is given the copy of the gen.
eral order of Gen. q. I. Walker, is-
sued from the headquarters Of the
South Carolina division United Con-
federate Veterans, in Charleston, in
regard to the State reunion:
General O~der No. 50:
l. The seventh annual reunion of
the South Carolina division, U. G. ",
will be held at Columbia, S. G., COM
mencing May 9th, 1901, at 8 p. m.
A large attendance of comrades is ex-
pected, and the good people of Colum-
bia will do all in their power to make
the occasion pleasant and profitable.
Z. Railroad rates on the most
economical basis have been secured.
3. Miss Elizabeth G. league of
Aiken S. G., has been appointed spon-
sor, and Miss Annie Norwood Of
Greenville, maid of honor, for tho
division for the current year.
4. All camps, regiments and bri-
gades of the division are earnestly
requested to appoint, each, one spon
sor and as many maids Of honor as
they see fit. A most beautiful and
appreciated feature of our reunions
has been the mingling of the daught-
ers with the old veterans, and it is
hoped that each organization will do
itself the honor Of being represented
by q sponsor. When sponsors
are received by the convention, each
will march in, carrying the camp, re-
gimental or brigade banner.
5. Each camp will please bring it's
camp banner and come into the con-
vention hall with the same.
6. The Ladies' Confederate Memo.
rial association, of Columbia, has
asked the division to participate in
the solemn memorial services of May
10th, and the invitation has been ac-
cepted. The division, with it's escort,
will move out to the cemetery, where
the tribute will be paid to- our dead.
"Details Of the parade will to an
nounced hereafter. Capt. w. D.
Startling, the commander of the local
camp, Hampton, No. $50, U. G. ",
is announced as grand marshal of
the parade.
BY order, G. Irvine Walker,
Commde. s. G. Div, U.C.V
James G. Holmes,
Adjt. Gen., Chief of Staff.
N. B. Camps that have not paid
their dues for two (2) or more years
are III good standing," and are not
entitled to delegates.
The following has also been issued
by Gen. Walker in regard to the gen.
eral reunion at Memphis:
General Order No. So:
l. The 18th annual reunion of the
Z. @. '. will be held at Mem rhis,
Tenn, May %, 20, and 80, 1901.
Delegates from all the camps of this
division are earnestly desired to be
present.
2. The Southern railway has been
selected as the official route, and all
comrades are asked to go by that
route and 20 together The details
of the hours of leaving various points
have been announced in general or
der No. Sd.
3. The official trains of the South
ern railway will reach Chattanooga,
May 81, at 7 a. m. and run down to
the Chiokamauga battlefield, 80 that
the comrades will have the opportu.
ity Of participating in the unwilling
ceremonies of the South Carolina
monument.
4. The South Carolina Cbickamau.
ga Monument commission have OK.