The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-18
The Veterans Meet.

| Notwithstanding opinions are a
variance as to the propriety of accept
ling the invitation of the people of Char
lesion to entertain the Confederate vet
erans, and although the commander O.
Harry Benbow Camp refused to cal
his band together, quite a number re-
sponded to the call of Capt. D. }. brau,
ham and on last Saturday they met IL
the court house The gathering was was
not as enthusiastic as in days gone o.;
due probably to the fact that Colonel
IBrailsford was opposed to the pro1ec.
which meant the budding OF MS mst' .sn
! in places, where other guests VI 'ile he
CITY would not be entertained, is ie
REGARDED it. discrimination. -,
The meeting was called to ofoet oE
con1ain Bradham. who introduced
Rev. J. NJ. Holiday, pastor Oh ae Sne
PRESBYTERIAN church as the son M oi q a 1ue n
arm Confederate soldier: ana VINO De-
oan the proceedings with prayer.
CAPTAIN Bradham requested Mr;
Coo r. Jones to act as secretary, ana
then proceeded to state the object OF
the gathering. He stated arrangements
which the reception committee in
Charleston had made for the enter
tainment of such veterans as were un-
able TO bear their own expenses, and
instead of camping them at the hosDi-
tails and cotton sheds as heretofore,
thev found it cheaper to put them up
at boarding houses, and the arrange
ment for Clarendon was to receive al at
the city's expense twenty, who woulo
be fed and lodged at the Central house
opposite the depot on Chapel street;
He also stated that he had collected
from citizens of Manning s26 and from
Congressman Legare $40, making so
in ali which was enough to buy the
railroad tickets for the twenty veter-
ans who were unable to pay their own
Way. and as a matter of course he was
limited as to the number Of veterans
he could offer free Transportation ano ING
free board. This matter ne repeateo
several times, and made 1t so plain
that it amounted to offering cnarlty 70
those who wished to accept. ne also
made clear the cause OF the con1uSlon
about the railroad fare, relieving IHE
TINES of any erroneous publication,
thereby putting the blame where 1t oe-
Ionoed mon the officers of the rail
road. who issued an official letter to
THE TINES fixing the fare at 81 w the
round trip, and are charging o1.So.
Captain Bradham then ordered coior'
bearer Henry Griffin to take the nag TO
the door, and called upon the twenty
who wanted to accept the charlty
offered to line up on the color.6earer'
In 3 short while the twenty hlled up
the space, their names were taken
down. and Captain Bradham after
aoain explaining the matter, and none
falling out, he announced these twenty
who claiming themselves unable to pay
their railroad fare, and to feed them
selves while in the city, would oe re-
ported to the Charleston commlt1ee
and that he would hand them their
tickets at the depot. Some one sug-
oested that Captain Bradham was
AFRAID to hand out the Sl.SO per man
then. because the dispensary was open,
and some of the twenty might not
show up at the train.
Hon. J. H. Lesesne MADE a 1e" re,
marks with regard to his having calIeo
the sons of veterans together, and eN,
pressed ne hope that as many as coulo
would attend the reunion, and take a
place in the parade.
Captain Bradham then stated u was
the custom to have a sponsor ana a
maid of honor for such occasions, and
he appointed his daughter Fannie ne
Bradham as sponsor, and Elizabeth
Dickson, a daughter OF Mr.: w. 8.
Dickson as maid Of honor. These two
little girls were present holding up
Confederate flags, and when their ap;,
nointments were announced they retired
from the hall waving their flags, and as
they were going out Captain braoham
proposed three cheers for them.