Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-25
THE OLD VETS
Program of the Reunion to Be
Held In Columbia
WILL HAVE BIG TIME.

However. Place Of Honor Has Been
Reserved for the Old Confederate
Veterans.
Mr.. E. B. Clark, chairman of the
committee OF the chamber of COM
merce which has charge Of the prep
| aratfons for the Confederate reunion
at Columbia May TO. has completed
the detailed program. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Tuesday. May :.
IL a. REPRESENTATION of Gen
Johnson Haygeod's portrait at Col
umbia theatre.
IL M to p. m.-Band Music on
Main street.
Sponsors at Metropolitan club.
p. m. to 10 D. m.-Concert on
capitol grounds by Columbia Brass
band.
$40 p. NJ Columbia Theatre.
Wednesday, May 8.
$40 a. m.-Assembly OF all who
will occupy seats on the stage at the
Columbia theatre. This will include
all specially invited guests, the may
or and aldermen Of the city Of Col
umbfa. participants in the program,
members of the reunion executive
auxiliary executive committee Of la
dies. the commander of the army of
.orthern Virginia, and stafr, COM
mander Of the state division and
stan brigade commanders, command
er of the state division. sons of vet
Grams and stan; president of the state
organization OF Daughters of the
Confederacy. and the department. di-
vision. brigade and regimental spon-
sors OF the U. G. v.
10 a. m.-Opening exercises of the
annual reunion Of the state division,
United Confederate veterans, the pro-
gram being as follows:
Overture. Columbia ochestra; dox-
olOgy. assembly called to order, Capt.
w. d. Startling. commander OF Camp
Hampton; opening prayer, Rev. DR..
]. w. Finn; address of wescome on
behalf of the city of Columbia. Hon.
T. II. Gibbes: music. Columbia or
chestra; address of welcome on be-
half of the Columbia chamber of COM
merce, Gen. Willie Jones. president
music. Columbia orchestra; address
VI WclCOLuc vi Ucudli VI SaLnp
ey Gregg, u. SC. W, Hon. Porter
McMaster. commander: music, Col
umbia orchester; address of welcome
on behalf of Camp Hampton, Col. U.
r. Brooks; music. Columbia orches-
ira: address Of welcome to the Con-
federate veterans by his excellency.
Hon. M. F. Ansel. governor of South
Carolina; response on behalf of the
South Carolina division, u. c. w., by
General Thomas w. Carwile: music.
Columbia Orchestra; reunion formal
ly opened; ceremonial tribute Of re-
spect to the Confederate dead by the
| assembly; presentation of credentials
and calling rolls of camps, annuonce-
ments. adjournment.
4p. m.-Reunion assemblies at Co
| lumbia theatre; visit Of children of
the city schools.
4:30 d. m.-Business session.
8 p. DIFFERENTIATION OF sponsors
atColumbia theatre by Hon. George
\ Bell Zimmerman; music, Columbia
orchestra; response on behalf of the
sponsors by Miss Grace Lumkin.
| 9p. differentiation OF the com
edy drama. For Her Country's Sake.
Thursday. May 8.
| 8 a. m.-Reunion assemblies for
business.
12 m.-Delivery Of the anual ad-
dress to the division by Hon. Andrew
Crawford.
.. m.-Annual veterans parade
headed by military and flower chill
dren. Line of march from postoffice
to state house.
$50 p. m.-Reception to the Con
federate veterans by the ladies and
children Of Columbia on the capitol
steps.
s p. m.-Reunion assemblies fol
business.
$3.50 p. m.-Experience meeting.
d. m.-Confederate war tablear
and camp scenes, "Auld Lang Syne;
final adjournment.
10 D. m-Annual reunion ball a
Craven Hall.