Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-06-01
Confederate Reunion at Charleston.

There were between 1000 and 5000
visitors in Charleston last week on ac
count of the State reunion of tho Con.
federate veterans. The city was hand
somely decorated from end to end with
flags and bunting and almost everybody
Joined in the effprt to see that the visit.
ors were Hospitality entertained.
The features of the programme were
monster parade in which the veterans
were escorted by the local militia, dress
parade of the United States troops OF
Sullivan's Island and grand concert OF
war songs. There were epumerous,recep.
tions, excursions and other attractions
at the business meeting it developed
that but little had been done toward the
enrolment of the Confederate veterans
OF the State by townships and counties
The only counties that have completed
the work are Colleton, Chester, York,
Lee and Barnwell
resolution was adopted providing foi
the erection of monument to the Soutl
Carolina women of tho Confederacy.
A resolution, recently adopted by the
United Daughter of the Confederacy
recommending that hereafter audiences
rise and remain standing during the
rendition of "Dixie," was endorsed.
The system of pensioning old soldier
occupied a large part of the attention
OF Thursdays session, which, with the
election of officers, constituted practi-
caliy the entire business of the meeting
When the meeting had been called t,
order Major William Foster, of Spar
tanburg, offered the opening prayer
The first matter which came up was the
election of tho representatives of the or
ganization on the State Board of Pen,
sion Commissioners. DR.. B. NJ. Lebby,
of Charleston, w. d. Starting, of Rich.
land, and w. II. Hardin, Of Chester
were reelected on the board.
General league then stated that there
had been considerable complaint be
cause of the way the pension money had
been distributed over the State, and ht
had made n motion that the pension
committee look into the matter of dis
tributing the pension money.
General Carwile stated that he knew
of his own knowledge that tho State
Pension Board tried to do it's duty in the
though he was satisfied that some drew
money from Il Q State when they were
not entitle to a pcnny.
Col. .. L.. Schumpert, of Newberry
said that IN great many counties the
trouble was with the county boards
They showed favoritism, and there was
too much politics mixed up in the mat
ter OF granting pensions. ln som,
counties, he declared, it was disgrace
to look upon the pension rolls, for they
contained the names of men who were
drawing pensions who were no more en-
titled to them than men who had served
in the Union army.
Mr.. Bradham, chairman of tho county
pension board of Clarendon county
stated that he had been Il member of the
board of that county for a number OF
years and his pension board had been
careful in allowing pensions. Only those
who were deserving were recommended
to the State Pension Board.
There was great discussion about
the pension law, several Confederate
veterans taking the position that the
law was defective and that the trouble
could not be remeded until new law is
passed. John Larrisey, G. G. Hcnder.
son and others spoke about the defects
in the law.
On motion of Col. Schumpert, of New
berry, the convention endorsed Gen.
Stephen ID. Lee as the successor of the
late Gen. John Is. Gorden, and the South
Carolina veterans will go to Nashville
pledged for Gen. Lee.
Resolutions on the death of Gen. Cor
don were adopted and ordered to be
spread on the minutes, Col Schumper,
presenting them.
On motion Of Col Schumpert, Miss f
G. Gailliard, the official Stenographer
was made an honorary member of the
association.
Major Foster then read an original
poem on "The Confederate Veteran"
and then he paid u tribute to the women
Col. Fl. p. Griffith, of Gatfney, offered
resolutions thanking Charleston for hel
hospitality.
Major McIver, of Darlington, made q
motion that the next place of meeting bt
left to the commanding general, which
was adopted.