The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-22
GRAY AND BENT
Gpt Gallant and Valiant Still in Sesrt
and Spirit
GRAND OLD VETERANS GATHER

GRAND OLD VETERANS GATHER.
Loysl and Loving They Meet TORE.
new OLD Friendships and TO
Dc Honor to Their De-
parted Brothers
The old Confederate veterans hao ]
big time in Nashville, Tenn, last
week. The veterans and their friends
constituted host Of thirty thousand
people. The first meeting was nelo
on Tuesday, 18th instant IN the Sao-
ernacle and every bit Of space was
taken long before the veterans were
called to order by Gen. ". Gordon Of
Memphis, commander Of the Tennes-
see division. 1t was the first conven-
tion in the history Of the organiza-
tion that the Sons OF Veterans sat
with their fathers, and tie cheers
from the throats of the younger gene
ration at almost every expression by
those who took part in the strife 40
years ago made it plain that the spirit
Of '6l would be perpetuated in gere-
rations to come.
California was represented on the
floor; from far eff Montana de!ega.
ton was sent, and Ohio was on hand
with four delegates. twas the four
teenth annual meeting and the nrSt
at which the distinguished John b.
Cor Ion did not preside. \ few steps
to the rear Of Gen. Stephen D. Lee,
who occupied the chair, sat Gen. Cor
don's widow and two daughters, Mrs.
Burton Smith OF Atlanta and Mrs.
Orton Bishop brown of Maine. To
the right and to the left Of them were
seated many Of the chief figures of
the Confederacy and a charming array
@. beautifully gowred division and de-
partment sponsors. There was no
ticeable curtailment OF the sponsor
feature Of the reunion and it was an
nounced from the stage early that
only the sponsors accredited to de-
partments and divisions would be
given seats on the stage.
On the stage were: Gen. Stephen
D. Lee, the acting commander ln-
chief; Gen. VIM. D. Jones, of Rich
nond; Gen. c. H. Tebault, New Or
leans, chief surgeon c. S. A., and Miss
Corrine Tebault, sponsor-in-ehief;
Gen. W. F. Mickle Of New Orleans,
adjutant general: Gen. W. S. Cabel),
commanding the trans-MiSsisSippl:
Gen. A. J. West Of Atlanta, com
man6ing the North Georgia brigade:
Gen. C. Irvine Walker, commanding
the department Of Virginia, and Gen.
Clement A. Evans, Atlanta, who sue
ccee6ed Gen. Stephen D. Lee as COM
mander Of the department OF Tennes-
see.
The convention hall was well filed
by II o'clock. The long wait OF an
hour and half before the gathering
was called to order was enlivened By
the appearance Of the Kentucky dele
gaticn and their band and later by
the arrival Of the only surviving drum
corps OF the Confederate hosts, a band
OF three or four men from North Caro-
lima. AS they marched down the long
aisle to tie tune Of Dixie" escorting
tie North Carolina camp, the enthu.
siasm OF the tll veterans was un'
bounded.
a few moments later the Seventh
United States cavalry band, stationed
at Chattanooga, came into the hall
playing a spirited march. They
marched down to the stage and were
escorted up to the gallery, where they
took a position 10 the extreme end
over the platform, their uniforms
forming the only variation to the pre-
dominating gray OF those assembled,
WELCOMED BY GOV. FRAZIER.
After Gen. Gordon had called the
veterans to order Chaplain Jcn:s de-
liyered the invocation. Gov. J. B.
Frazier welcomed the delegates to
Tennessee in splendid address. Twice
he started to his seat only to be re-
called AID urged in behalf Of the vet.
eranS.
Among other things Gov. Frazier
sid: When that grand man, that pa
t1iot, that noble Christian, Gen. Robt.
E. Lee, surrendered at Appomattox
he spoke with a heart too full for de-
ceit, in that no southern mother swore
her son to bitterness. She swore him
to love and honor. AL accepted the
inequitable inality. When you saw
furled for the last tine the Stars and
Bals you had followed fer four years
when you had made your last final
march back to your homes, had final
farewell to your comrades and found
the sainted mothers grave sleeping
in the family cemetery, the beautiful
hone in ruin and aShes, when you
pressed upon your wife's lip loving
kiss, you sealed solemn pledge that
from that Gay On you would know but
one country and but one flag.
You came back to take up your old
work, to build new civilization, to
REDEEM land that had almost mali
ciously been given to tie negro. In
less chan 35 years, unaided by any
thing except a fertile land and energy,
you have attained commercial free
dom for the south. Tie south has
already snatched from New England
the hitherto unchalenged record Of
cotton manufacturing. The south is
destined to become the garden spot in
this fair land. (Arplause.)
We welcome you to the warm hos.
pitality and sunshine OF the south and
If that is not warm enough, we~wel-
come you to some Of our good homes. +"
(Applause and cheers
GREETED WITH ENTHUSIASM.
After Col. A. S. Williams, mayor Of
Nashville, had extended the city's
welcome, Gen. Gordon brought for.