The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-24
The OLD VETS
Program of the Reunion to Be
Held in Columbia
WILL Have Big time.
The Sponsors Are Provided For.
They Will Be Given a Reception
and a Ball. In Most of the Events,
However, Place of Honor Has Been
Reserved for the Old Confederate
Veterans.

deserved 1or the Old Confederate
Veterans.
Mr.. E. B. Clark, chairman of the
committee Of the chamber of com
merce which Is charge of the prep
arations for the Confederate reunion
at Columbia May 10, has completed
the detailed program. 1t is as fol
lows:
Tuesday, May :.
IL a. N. Presentation Of Ger
Johnson Haygood's portrait at Col.
umbia theatre.
IL m. to 2. m.-Band Music on
Main street.
S p. m. to p. m.-Reception to
Sponsors at Metropolitan club.
s p. N. to 10 p. m.-Concert on
capitol grounds by Columbia Brass
band.
$50 p. NJ Columbia Theatre.
Wednesday, May 8.
$3.50 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
umbia, participants in the program,
members of the reunion executive
and reception committees and the
auxiliary executive committee of la
dies, the commander of the army of
..orthern Virginia, and staff, COM
mander of the state division and
staff brigade commanders, command
er of the state division, sons Of vet
erans and staff; president of the state
organization Of Daughters of the
Confederacy, and the department, di-
vision, brigade and regimental spon-
sors of the U. C. 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..
J. W. Finn; address of wescome on
behalf of the city of Columbia, Hon.
T. H. 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
of welcome on behalf of Camp Max
ey Gregg, U. S. c. ", 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. ~ F. Ansel, governor Of South
Carolina; response on behalf Of the
South Carolina division, .. G. v, 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.
p. m.-Reunion assemblies at Co.
lumbia theatre; visit of children Of
the city schools.
4:30 D. m.-Business session.
8 p. REPRESENTATION Of sponsors
theatre by Hon. George
Bell Zimmerman: music. Columbia
orchestra; response on behalf OF the
sponsors by Miss Grace Lumkin.
9 p. REPRESENTATION Of the COM
edy drama, For Her Country's Sake.
Thursday, May 8.
9 a. m.-Reunion assemblies for
business.
12 m.-Deliyery of the anual ad-
dress to the division by Hon. Andrew
Crawford.
5 D. m.-Annual veterans parade
headed by military and flower chill
dren. Line Of march from postof1ce
to state house.
$50 .. m.-Reception to the Con-
federate veterans by the ladies and
children of Columbia on the capitol
steps.
s D. m.-Reunion assemblies for
business.
$50 p. m.-Experience meeting.
9 D. m.-Confederate war tableau
and camp scenese "Auld Lang Syne;
final adjournment.
10 D. m.-Annual reunion ball at
Craven Hall.