The bee., 1905-06-08
DELIGHTFUL Time.
At U. D. c., Picnic at Lakeside
Park Saturday. Beautiful
Banner Presented F.
B. Harris Camp OF
S. CIV.
CROSSES OF HONOR CONFERRED.

Inc picnic given at LakeSlue
park Saturday by A. K. Rees
camp of u. ID. c., of Darlington
and Madisonville to the f. b.
Harris camp OF S. @. ", of this
place, was one of the most pleas
ant events of the season. Quite
two hundred guests were enter.
tanned In a lavish manner by the
"Daughters" and it is hard to
conceive of a more elaborate
spread than was placed before
them. The st. Bernard Mining
Company not only placed their
beautiful park at the disposal of
the A. Il. Rees camp but had the
grounds cleaned, the tables aud
dancing pavilion repaired and
furnished a supply OF boats for
the pleasure Of the guests who
enjoyed being on the water. At
ter the delicate appetites of the
fair ladies present had been sat-
isfied, after the veterans and
sons of veterans b AID said
'enough," and the newspaper
men had consumed enormous
quantities of good things while
the darlington band discoursed
sweet strains of music, the
crowd adjourned to the speakers
stand, where the ceremony of
presenting the banner n d
crosses took place.
The banner was presented to
the +. b. Harris camp S. G. W.,
by Major Harris, ITS founder,
and was made by the Misses
Whalen, of this city. 1t was a
very beautiful piece of work
made of red and white silk,
fringed with gold cord and bore
the picture of Major Harris in
one corner. Mr.. Everett Jen-
niugs introduced by j. h. Rash
made the presentation speech in
his characteristic flowery and
eloquent manner and was con-
tinuously applauded throughout
his talk. w. @. Mcleod, Cap.
tain of the s. @. ", replied in
behalf of the camp and thanked
Maj. Harris for the banner in a
appropriate speech. Crosses of
honor were then conferred on
Patrick Whalen, Sr., Henry Nc
Dowell, Sr., j. S. Offutt, l. L.
Southerd and Edward Weary by
Mrs. j. ID. Sorry, president of the
A. e. Rees chapter U. ID. G..
There to have been thirteen
crosses conferred but the five
mentioned were all that were
present.
Hon. Ruby Laffcon made the
acceptance speech in a creditable
manner and his speech was
listened to with great attention.
This speaker paid beautiful
and we'll deserved tribute TO the
fair women Of the South and
said without their aid the war
would have closed in '62. He al
so SAID the crosses of bronze
worn by the old soldiers were
worthily worn, they had won
them at the lannon's mouth, in
the thick of battle and on cold
dark nights while on picket duty.
He spoke enthusiastically of the
work done by the u. ID. O., how
they had dotted the southland
with monuments to the confed-
crate dead and it was chiefly due
to their untiring efforts and
devotion that it could not be
said Of the confederate SOL
der that they slept unmarked,
unhonored and unsung. M r..
Laffoon's speech was generously
applauded by his hearers.
The Earlingtrn band met the
train bearing jacksonville peo-
pie and welcomed them with ap-
propriate music. Miss Ethel
Porter, the talented musician of
Madisonville, PLAYED a number
of selections on the piano in the
dancing pavilion and added great
ly to the enjoyment of the oc-
casion, The f. b. Harris camp
u. ON, desire to thank the A.
Il. Rees camp for the enjoyable
outing given them. 4s