The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-23
The Members of Merrill E. Pratt Chapter, U.D.C.,
 Entertain Veterans.
4 Sumptuous Barbecue at the Home of Mrs. Julia A.
 Pratt in Prattyille.

Thursday was . red letter oay tn Prattville with the Confederate Neter- ans of the Prattville Dragons anu the members of the Camp w. w. Wads- worth, U. c. v., who held reunion there on that day and were entertaaneo at a big old fashioned barbecue by the members of the Merrell E. Pratt chap ter of the United Daughters or the Confederacy. The beautiful home ot Mrs. J. A. Pratt widow Of the iate Merrell E. Pratt, for whim the chap- ter is named, was thrown open 10 the veterans and their families for the oc. casion, and the members Of the Merreh E. Pratt Chapter were the nostesses who SC delightfully."- entertained them'
 The hame and grounds were decor ated in flags and red and white roses. Cwer the 6oor hung the motto of the M. E. Pratt Chapter, There are deeds which should not pass away. There are hands that must not wither," and over if was painted the chapter hower--a white rose.
 At II o'clock all were gathered on the lawn and few short addresses of welcome, responses and encourage ment were made.
 The days ceremonies and pleasures began with the singing of The Bonny Blue Flag" after which Rev. John M. Caldwell made few remarks. He urged thought of the living as we'll as of the dead. He spoke of Southern woman as the ideal womanhood and of the putting of her shoulder to the wheel by the Southern woman when the war was over and "thc bottom had dropped out"
 Mrs. Pratt. first hostess of the occa- sion. welcomed the veterans, when she said:
 T-~St taI Dn, r1, nf fhn federacy welcome you and trust that the veterans may, with all freedom. partake of the hospitality of our home to-day. Yes. welcome indeed, are the men who fought and lost--the men who wore the gray
 Colonel H. J. Livingston in an elo- Quent and appropriate response. dwelt on the noble work of the women and expressed the appreciation of the vet erans of the hospitality of the mem hers of the NJ. E. Pratt Chapter. U. D. c. He spoke of the bravery of women in time of trials, and of their faithful service to the mission of keeping the memories of the loved past fresh and green.
 At the conclusion of Colonel Living stons remarks the Daughters" sang Dixie" There on the lawn these boys and girls of the sixties mingled their voices in the melody of that air which still brings a lump in the throat of those who have learned to love it so well, while hundreds of younger ones, to whom the story is tradition, looked on and became imbued with the spirit of the occasion.
 The members of Camp wadsworth were now called to gather on the long back veranda and held a meeting. The roll was called and those present re- sponded for themselves while for the absent, and for the dead some friend spoke. This and the adding of names to the membership of the camp were the business features of the reunion of the camp. The old officers were re- mander.
 A meeting of the survivors of the Prattville Dragons was next called to be held in the parlor, and the roll as It stood when the company was form ed for service was called. The roll in- cluded the members of the Dragons from the time they left home, April 1861. to the time they were ordered to the front at Corinth, Miss. February, 1862, after having done duty in Flor Ida to the time of their departure. The number was about 15o. When the roll was called seventeen members of the Prattville Dragons responded Pres ent." They were: W. F. Mims. w. A. Graham, D. B. Booth. Wm Montgom- cry, Wm. White, G. A. Bresnaham, H. J. Livingston, R. NJ. Moncrief, W. w. Wadsworth, M. s. Wadsworth. W. A. Goodson, lessee H. Booth. A. T. Mitch ell. J. S. Reese. Henry Lewis Golson, 2. Pope Gordon and T. W. Smith.
 Mrs. Smith Speaks.
 Mrs. Abbie Smith was called on for a speech to The Boys" next. She it was who, when in '61 they went to the front was selected to present to them the flag that the ladies had made for them and she has been in conse-