The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-09-12
VETERANS MEET
ANNUAL BARBECUE
THE CONFEDERATE VETERANS
OF LOWNDES COUNTY GAVE
ANNUAL BARBECUE AT
WASHINGTON PARK.
There Was a Large Crowd Present
on Friday, and ola Soldiers
Enjoyed a Delightful and
Sumptuous Outing.

The annual reunion and barbecue
of the Lowndes County Veterans As
sociation was held last Friday at
Washington Park. and the heroes of
the great war enjoyed a most delight
ful outing There was a large crowd
present, 138 veterans having been i'm
attendance. An excellent barbecue
dinner was served, and after the i'm
ner man had been refreshed camp
fire talks were INDUCED in, short but
interesting addresses having been
made by Gen. S. d. Lee, the distin-
guished commander-in-chief Of the
United Confederate Veterans; Mr.. A
P. Billups, of Pickens county, Ala;
Mr.. Tom Wilkins, of Noxubee county;
Gen. E. T. Sykes, Capt. Fl. D. Foote,
Hon. J. T. Harrison and others
Gen. E. T. Sykes offered the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were unan-
imously adopted:
Resolved, that this association Of
veterans in annual reunion assem-
bled sympathize with General J. II.
Sharp in his protracted illness and
sincerely regret his physical inability
to personally be with us on this oc-
casion.
Second. Be it further resolved,
that in token of our regard and high
esteem for our absent comrade in
arms, and as tender reminder 30
him, Comrade Louis Walberg is here
by designated and requested to pre-
pare and convey to Gen Sharp, with
our heartfelt sympathy, a portion of
the viands which have today allured
our tastes.
Whereas the Columbus Railway,
Light & Power Company have gener-
ously decorated one of their cars and
freely transported all veterans of our
association to and from Washington
Park, where our annual meeting and
barbecue is being held therefore.
BE it resolved, That this associa-
ton tender its sincere and grateful
thanks to said company for it's much
appreciated consideration and kind
ness; and,
Second, That copy Of the FORE
going resolutions be furnished to.
each of our city papers for publica-
ton, and that the secretary Of this
association be instructed to transmit
to the said Railway, Light & Power
Company a copy of the same, with
the assurance of the heartfelt appre-
citation of each and every member Of
this association. f~,.1. .5sa- a2 2-4-
"A S. Payne, President.
"A. c. Halbert, Secretary"
The committee on neurology sub
mitted the following report. which
was adopted and ordered spread upon
the minutes:
'The undersigned committee re-
port, that since our last annual meet
ing the following comrades have
died: j. C. Sudduth, II. A. Me-
Cracken, ]. A. Roden, 2. d. Minter
and J. II. Lawrence.
While bowling with resignation to
Lhe DEGREES OF the Arbiter of Life, we
trust that our comrades
have entered the eternal city, and
with their great leaders gone before
are resting on the banks Of the river
If life beneath the shade of those
.rees whose leaves are for the heal
ng of the nations.
'sAs a camp. we record their natri-
,tism in war and moral excellence in
'eace, and commend their example
S worthy of imitation by those who
till remain To their families and
elatives, we offer the sympathy and
that comes of love and
in a cause which was
herished so highly by their death
re now commemorate.
"W. A. Love,
ID. r. McClary,
III D. FOote