The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
A Patriotic Call.

10 the Sons OF COnfeOerace veterans
Pursuant to the call made last week
we had small meeting OF the Sons OF
Veterans last Saturday. | believe
every patriotic son of a Confederate
Veteran in Clarendon county will be
willing to do what he can towrads help
ing the old veterans have a good time
on their encampment at Brewington
Lake on the 9Th and 1th of August.
Acting under this belief have decided
as Commander of our County Camp,
after cons ulting with some of our patri-
otic sons Of veterans, to appoint several
committees, and request them 70 meet
IN the hall of the Woodmen. over
Lewis store, at Manning, on Saturday
the 25th, inst, at II O'Clock, for the
purpose of organizing and going ahead
to make the encampment success. |
hope every man whose name is on a
committee, as we'll as other sons OF
veterans. will be present next Satur-
day.
Committee on grounds and comfort
l. V. Plowden. chairman: E. G. Cos
krey, B. o. Cantey. E. r. Plowden, T..
L. Bagnal.
Committee on refreshments-W. E.
Jenkiuson, chairman; B: A. Johnson,
Louis Levi, F. B. Brown, and Alfonso
J. Rigby.
Committee on fsh-S. NJ. Reardon,
chairman: A. P. Burgess, W. F. Har-
rington, S. W. Evans, J. ". Eeriot,
and ". r. Evans.
Committee on transportation-W. N.
Plowden, chairman: A. G. Bradham, E.
J. Browne, r. C. Wells, and D. c..
Shaw.
Committee on speakers, to confer
first with the Veterans before any
speakers are invited-Charlton Du-
Rant, chairman; J. McSwain Woods,
and James NJ. Windham.
Committee on iinance-A. I. Barron,
chairman: David Levi, I. l Bagnal,
Ellison Capers, DR.. L. G. Stukes, S. w.
Mcintosh, D. Luther Green. John J.
Epps, T. Parker Brown, Dr.. Frank
Harvin, Dr. Charlton Gamble, r. ".
Wheeler, Joseph S. DuRant, ]. NJ.
Montgomery, and Joe N. Bradham.
The committee on grounds and COM
fort are supposed to look after getting
some temporary tables, see about plenty
of good water, provide shelter in case
of rain and anything which is procur-
able that will add to the comfort OF the
Veterans.
The committee on refreshments are
supposed to provide plenty of ice lem
ondade.
The fish committee will know what
is expected of them.
The committee on transportation are
supposed to arrange means of transpor-
tatlon from Manning or Wilson's for
those veterans who are unable to get
a way to go to the grounds.
The committee on finance are sup
posed to solicit and receive contrlbu-
tions to defray any expenses which
NAV be necessary to carry OUT the
whole plan of making the encampment
success, and I hereby nominate and
appoint Joe N. Brapham as treasurer
of that committee, who will receive all
contributions sent to him and see that
same are expended under the proper
authority.
The old Confederate Veterans, at
their last meeting in the court house,
when they decided to have this en-
campment expressed a desire that we
lOlu WILL ~ SfOA SOo Va
Confederate Veteran who did service
for the Confederate States is invited to
be at the encampment with well filed
baskets. Come and bring your wives
and daughters.
Mr.. James NJ. Windham is our eff
cient secretary and will enroll the
names of all Sons of Veterans who are
eligible 10 membership.
The ranks of the old soldiers vino did
active service are getting timer every
year, and we have an opportunity OF
giving them good time, perhaps the
last like occasion some of them will
ever attend. 1t is great privilege we
have. Let US come together and do
what we can.
Yours sincerely,
j. Il. LESESNE,
Commander of Camp Henry Lesesne,
Sons of Confederate Veterans OF
CLARENDON County.