The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-20
GREENSBORO HEARS
THE OLD REBEL YELL
Veterans Are Pouring in on
Every Train.
OLD WAR SONGS AFLOAT
General Carr Leads in Airs That
Thrill the Heart,
A BOUNTlFUL SUPPER AT CAMP SCALES
The Roll of the Drum, the Thrill Tremor of the
Fife, The Blare OF the Cornet and
Rattle Of the Banjo Stir
the Blood.

Especial to the News and Observer.)
Greensboro, N. c., Aug. 19.-Veterans
have poured in on every train until now
at ten o'clock tonight fourteen hundred
have been registered and eight hundred
more are expected on the midnight trains
Although nothing like this number was
expected until tomorrow there was a
bountiful supper in camp for all and the
citizens of Greensboro will rise to the
needs of the hour.
Tonight in General Carr's tent
many ladies and distinguished veter-
ans, led by the General himself,
have made the air delightful with old
war songs, the Reidsville and Proximity
bands filling in what few gaps were left
open.
The drum, the fife the banjo and cor
net have added to the enjoyment of the
night.
An order was issued this evening nam
ing the camp Camp Scales, in memory of
Ex-Governor Scales. At this writing
General Carr has led the troops in front
of the Guilford Hotel. and as l write
these hurried lines the old original rebel
yellis coming from a thousand hoarse
throats and the tattoo has just sounded.
Mayor Osborne issued an order this
evening that no policeman should arrest
an old veterans for hilarity or con-
VITALITY and all is well.
Eckles Grove presented the appearance
of sure enough camp this morning, and
the streets and buildings on Elm street
looked as if a King Edwards coronation
was on the tapis, as waving flags and
bright colored bunting could be seen
everywhere. A good many old soldiers
came in yesterday and last night, and
every train today brought a small quota.
Reinforcements sure enough began to
arrive by noon and the town is now in
the possession of visitors.
Major C. C. Bunch, of Raleigh, superin-
tended putting up the tents, 800 quad
ruple yesterday and left for home this
morning.
The young men of the city will give
the sponsors and maids of honor of the
Confederate reunion a complimentary
dance Wednesday night at Lindley Park.
So far sixty couples have been booked,
and the young people will have almost
as big time as the old veterans Twen-
ty sixteen-year- boys have volunteered
as pages and steering committees of one.
to assist the old soldiers, conduct them
to places of interest, keep the manned
and halt from getting run over, help 'em
eat, ride free on street cars, ETC.
The following letter, enclosing liberal
check, was received last night by Chair
man j. w. Scott, of the veteran reunion
local organization. 1t breathes a splen-
did spirit and deserves publication as a
true index of the real sentiments of our
better class of colored citizens towards
their white friends:
Greensboro, N. c., Aug. IS. 1902.
Dear Sir: Observing in SATURDAYS
papers that you and your committee are
apprehensive as to the sufficiency of the
preparations made for the reception and
entertainment of the Confederate veter-
ans in a manner creditable to our city.
permit me, negro who has been so
generously treated all my life, by so
many Confederate veterans, some OF
whom are or will be in your midst. to
tender the enclosed small contribution to
assist in making their stay in our city.
alike pleasant to them and satisfactory
to u.s.
While rejoicing that the union is
preserved and the slavery no longer
hinders the progress of the South, or of
my people, l admire the devotion of the
Confederate veterans to the cause they
had been taught to revere and respect
every effort made to render their de-
clining years happy in the section they
so faithfully served
For other reasons and because further
of my desire that everything that Green's
boro undertakes to do shall be we'll done.
L ask you to accept for the purposes
Indicated the enclosed contribution of
"a NEGRO CITIZEN"