Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-08-20
VETERANS REUNION
EsE
Great Gathering In Honor Ut
Wayne County'sCOnfeder-
ate Heroes Yesterday
Fully TIVE Thousand Meet At Hams
Springs And Grave To Aingle With
The Cid Ggafd: A ChdrCter-
lstic Speech By Gov. Ay-
cock. officers Elect
ed. Big Dinner.
From Fridays Daily.

Cue DEY DhhAOAs
From Fridays Daily.
Thos. Rufin Camp, Confederate Vet
Grams, of Wayne County held their an
nual reunion, dinner, and slsctlen OF
officers yesterday, at the beautl1ully
picturesque and delightful Springs Of
Mr.. I'D. Ham. near Greenleaf' whlco
he has generously rendered the Vet
arans as permanent reunion place,
and, with his characteristic pubic
s,irit as well as love for the old Sol
diers. he not only contributed hano-
ssmely to their m aterial entertainment
but also supervised, trem early Dawn
yesterday, the cooking of the cue In
the trenches on the grounds-and 1t
was cooked ito a turn
The reunion was, as usual, henoreo
nv the attendance OF Thomas Rufhn
Chapter, Daughters Of the Conferacy'
who were gracious and cheering In
their attentions to the old soldiers in
the arrange,nento Of the special table set
Anart Tor JA0In anu III I1AO @SA FA~O O~@-A~
dinner.
Not in all previous reunions has there
been such an outpouring OF the people
Of the county, bringing with them 1uil
baskets OF good things, as assem-
bled at Yesterdays reunion. Fully two
Thousand. OF all ages and conditions OF
citizens. peep1ed the grove and JOY
ously participated in all the social feat
ures of the days exhilaratlng out
ing; and it was good to see how the
old war-taied, battle grimed heroes
reioieed ia it all, for surely were they
made to teel, not only by the spontan-
aons and oircumspsct attentions law
ishsd upon them by the assembled
multitude, bat also by the eloquent
and charaeteristically original speech
Of Governor Aycock, that the Confe0-
crate Soldier stands for principle
that is eternally right, and, that the
aapacity and heroic courage OF con-
Vietion which the South evinced grow
more and more in the admiration of the
world.
Governor Aycock, always a most
charming speaker, was at his very
best Yesterday; for he was in the realm
OF tstatesmanshiR, as one on his native
health and talked to the old soldiers
along lines of ethical inheritance In
character building that was both an
insplrat ton and a ,benediction to listen
to.
He was introdaced-or rather pre-
sented-to his great audience by Capt.
T. w. Slocumb in words as poetic In
thought, as eloquent in dict1on, as
graceful in delivery and as stirring in
effect as it is possible to conceive of.
After the dinner and the address, the
crowd resolved itself finto gay and jolly
Dartiss. The string band Of Saulston
was on hand and rendered some good,
old-fashioned "fiddling''s that just at
tunsd everybody to the spirit Of the
occasion. and some e old fashioned dane
inc was indulged in on the spacious
floor specially prepared for this very
contingency.
A game of baseball, too, was played
ssup-the-road," between two ne1ghbor-
hood opposing "nines," but our re-
porter did not get that tar away from
the festivities.
The annual election Of officers re-
suited as follows:
Commander, T. W. Slocumb; lieu
tenant-commander, j. B. Kennedy;
major, w, G, Hollowell; adjutant, A.
B. Hollowell; surgeon, DR.. w. ID. ID.
Cobb; chaplain, Rev. j. M. Hill; quar-
termaster, r. P. Howell. ss:5E
A standing vote of thanks was spon-
taneously rendered to Mr.. H. d. Ham
for all his personal kindnesses and his
invitation for another year was ac-
eepted.