The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-04-16
Concerning Trouble Be-
tween Vets and Memo
rial Association
A REHECnoN ON The CITY
Thinks TWO Associations Should CO.
operate ard Have One Program
on Memorial Day-Aiso Touches
Another Interesting Matter.
Brunswick. Ca. AnrIl Is. 1909.

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Editor Of The Brunswick News
Dear sirs-o tempora. o mores. In
the name Of the Merciful Master. what
is the matter?
This ask myself when | re9d your
report Of the wrangling in the city
council between 50 able ana useful
public servants as Alderman duBignon
and Mayor Croyatt
ms friends. thea5sings ought not
to be. The splendid powers and ripe
experience OF these two gentlemen are
OF teo much value for them to waste
their nerves. time and energy in any
such style. ! apprehend it was the re.
suit largely, Of over zeal on the part Of
each nope they win take counsel
among capable mutual friends so thai
hereafter inc people may have the ben
at and value which they EXPECT at
ther hands
Yet annoying as that matter WIS,
MIR Editor. it is as nothing when com
pared with that other item You chron-
iclad in the same issue ol your paper
fne members Of the Ladies Memorial
association and the veterans are at
guts. and NE are to have two memo
riaI celebrations in Brunswick on the
aame day. Just think OF it, the south.
gsn veterans and the ladies' Of the
southern Memorial association which
was organized for such a holy purpose
1outing over some trifling details. like
so many school boys and girls. It is
reelection upon the m inhood and wo.
manhood cf tus section. Ihc iips
that trembled last farewell when
our boys woat oH to war, the lips that
Kissed tnala. a welcome home when
the survivors. returned in the dark
moment of eeleat. curl up and pout
ia these balcyon times about the man
ner of & celebration, and the last oi
the survivors who stood not back at
Manassas nor Gettysburg, now stand
bace and nope and hold a celebration
of tbeir own. Amt it a nice come-to
pass? Won't a memorial service
which you lad.es hold without vetera
an present, be dne? Aud on the other
hand wont stag veterans memorial
service be thoroughly up to date? THAT
Is 4 new departure for the new south
Mark the couditlons The southern
veteran of SO many battles, and such
battles. the johnny -Reb shaking hands
Win BiIly.Y nix over he bloody ehasm
aad at the same time shaking the
ast of the other hand at the girl he
lett behind him asa whom you found
whals you leit hei standing with out
stretched arms 10 receive you when
You came wearing 10 wreath OF VIC
tory. butabroken in defeat
why. Goa bless your soul. Lee anc
Jackson and Gordon and Longstreet
viii court martial you on che othei
shore. and Dayid Of old viii be judge
advocste. AID Napoleon ana Washing
TON and Bismark viii hold court 70 trs
YOU ana they win convict you too.
If the dead heroes who sleep ont II
wonder cemetery could rise up on
Memorial Day they would run every
member of stag memorial exercise
out Of it, and though just as tenaerly
as they kissed the last farewell, just
as firmly as they stood amid the thieh
Of hattie. just as sadly as they return
ed to their homes, but Just as certain
ly as the death which they faced ana
which We are facing. remove every
wreath aud every fiower that could
be LAID on their graves by the hands
of a memorial society that assemtioo
without It's yeter rs on that sacred
day
When had penned ju4t here, a
aged one legged friend came, as he
was wont 70 10, uaannounced into ms
office, and Observing me more than
usually intent asked, "son, what arr
you doing and told him | was az
tempting % write an article agains
having two memorial services in M
town on the 26th instant did yol
not know" said | that we are goinl
to have two; that the ladies are goina