The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-28
VETS HOLD A REUNION
OLD coNFEpERATEs GATHER AT
 BRUNDIDGE.
Capt. B. H. Screws Delivered a Patriotic and Historical Grafton. The Old Soldiers Greatly
 Enjoy the Outing.

Brundidse. July 27.--tSpecial .)-Tne Second Annual Reunion of the PKG County Confederate Veterans Assocla- tion was a great success. Early Thursday morning the Veterans ano their friends began to assemoie a' Watkins Grove, one mile nortn oi Brundidge, and in a short while great throngs were present from the soutn- east portion of Pike and from Barbour Dale and Coffee counties. besides there being quite number who had come the day before from more distant To- calities, some even from other States. Among the States represented were North Carolina. South Carolina, Geor- gia, Florida, Mississippi. Arkansas and Texas besides some thirty regiments of Alabama troops.
 The train which reached the grounds from the North brought large oelega- tions from all over Pike and the coun- ties to the west and north.
 It was nearly 10 o'clock when Com mander T. NJ. Murphree called the as- semblage of some 1000 persons to or der, and the exercises were opened by prayer by Rev. J. C. Sturgeon, Vet eran of the 9th Alabama Regiment. It was then announced that owing to va rlous causes the speakers who had been selected and invited to be pres ent could not come, and the program would have to be varied somewhat.
 The Musical Tableau of the Bonnie Blue Flag was peculiarly interesting. Mrs. W. B. Kimbell had trained a class of little girls, each representing a State. the name of which was printed in large letters on a blue sash. They were ranged in line across the plat form. Mrs. Kimbell presided at the L~E. ktaA song, choir and the little girls joined each State during the singing its rep resentative stepped forward and took position. It pleased everyone.
 Miss Bess Fitzgerald of Annistor. re- cited most excellently Dr. Dozier's poem. "The Stars and Bars" and Miss Maggie Bolser of Brundidge, :'ead an essay on the Women of The Old South" both of which were well re- ceived
 Hon. J. K. McLendon was intro- duced and made a splendid talk.
 Dinner was then spread on the long tables and in various shady hooks and convenient places about the grounds there was provisions in dat bill, Josiah" and if anybody failed to get something to eat, it must have been his own fault
 Tn the afternoon registration of the veterans and short talks from Captain G. Y. Malone of Dothan. but formerly of this city, and a number of others, occupied a-sodA hbttion of the time, the exercises feing' rinterspersed by music by the Brundidge Cornet Band, assisted by some of the Ozark boys.
 There was a parade of the old vete- rams in the afternoon. headed by the band. 120 old soldiers being in line.
 The preaching services for Thursday night were called in on account of the absence of Chaplain Rev. J. H. Steph- eps. A crowd of the boys camped on the ground and were entertain ed by Comrade Raife Parks with his old army fife and a speech. recounting the history of the 18th Alabama by Comrade Lee Lloyd. Company L, of that regiment
 Friday was the great day. Comrade s. A. Pilley of Troy opened with pray CT. Capt. L. B. Bowles of Troy made a splendid speech. Hon. E. H. Screws of Montgomery, "the Boy Captain" of the 18th Alabama. was orator of the