Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19

MY LEAR OlRs--AS the son OF q
Veteran of the Lost Cause" ] am
sure you will be interested to know
how the remembrance of them are
kept alive elsewhere, hence take
pleasure in giving this information.
The Reunion at Gloster, July nth
was all that it should be. The
homes of the hospitable people
were thrown open to guests who
began coming into the town the
day preceding and when the morn
ing dawned clear and bright, peo-
pie came from every point of the
compass until they reached over
three thousand in number, and
Gloster in her great and muni6cent
generosity fed the multitude? An
old Veteran took charge of barbe-
cuing the meats, and how faithfully
and how well it was done was tes-
tilted to by the way. it was eaten.
A thousand loaves of bread accom-
panied these meats, then the ladies
of GIoster and vicinity We'd with
each other in sending baskets filled
with chickens cooked i'll every way,
pickles, jelly, cakes, pies and in
fact every good thing good house
wife could think of. One thing SO
noticeable was the way the men
assisted-prominent in the business
circles of Gloster, just as prominent
in helping at this magnificent feast
in placing the viands, carving and
seeing to all being served. And il
a person left that ground without
being fed it was no fault of these
noble men and women.
No wonder Gloster is such pro-
gressive little city, such noble heart
ed people deserve success, and il
they continue to pull together
greater things await them.
The Natchez Brass Band was en-
engaged for the occasion and me
with the grey-haired Veterans a
the Town Hall and proceeded then
in the march to the grounds, where
Veterans, sons and daughters
grand sons and granddaughter o
Veterans were present with tlei
friends, and being proud of this
heritage, mingled together in socia
joys. The grand old flag of thu
Liberty Guards, the first company
to leave Amite county with Capt
S. ]. w. Nix, as Commander il
: July 1861, was draped about tn,
speakers stand, and oh what mem
cries it brought to mind. We look
ed upon it and recalled sweet recol
: lections but mixed with sadness
To-day remnant are left and i
was with pleasure unspeakable
shook the hands of some, and wa
so sorry not to have met all whC
were there-my fathers comrades
Prominent on the speaker stanc
was Col. B. F. Johns, who wen
out as Captain of the Amite rifles
the second company to leave, bu
rose to be Colonel of the 9TH Miss.
Reg't. I could but recall my girl
ish admiration of him when il
young manhood he wore the Con
federate uniform, and trust nov
that contentment and happiness i
the love of his children may b
with him in his declining years
6 Mr.. Hiram Wilkinson's speech c
welcome was we'll said. c. H
! Firth, the Commander of the Cam
of Veterans followed, and next wa
= D. c. Bramlette, of the gallant 1t
= Reg't., the chosen comrade to max
the Annual Address. Both address
es were replete with a history {
. the hardships, patience and endu
= ance of the four years struggle {
the Confederate soldier. Senate
! McLaurin came next and he tc
! being zone of the boys who wol
;, the grey" could but go over IL
same story. Ali were listened
= with as much interest as if it were
new, instead of a thrice told tai
:; Lamar Fontaine, one of whom a
have heard, came last and told h
wonderful stories, keeping up
% roar of laughter, from start to fl
y ish, from those gathered about Il
= stand.
u Noise Wilkinson, one of Amite
~ talented members of the bar, t
young to have worn the grey, b
full of the enthusiasm of this occ
a. sion and determination to NAL
ne ali things rebound to the glory