Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-06-30
STATE CoNFEnHRATE REUNION
Several Hundred observation-disclosures
tions and Electrical Display Fine.

Navy Band, from Charleston, head
ing the procession, the Confederate
Veterans of South Carolina, several
thousand strong, and accompanied
by big crowds Of citieZna, marched
from the main square to the big con-
vention hall ald pavilion on walnut
street, at 10 o'clock this mornine
and the annual State Reunion COM
menced. At noon TIC old soldiers
had reported at headquarters and
registered, and the afternoon and
evening trains have brought scores
of others. More will come to-mor-
row, and when the reunion closes to-
morrow afternoon the biggest crowds
on record will be gathered in Ches-
ters hospitable bounds.
The decorations and electrical dis
play, which have been prepared with
SO much care, are superb. Visitors
from all parts of the State unhesi-
tatinGly pronounce the display, both
Of decorations and lights, the finest
they have ever seen.
Col. J. w. Reed, chief marshal,
called the meeting to order, and in
the absence of the chaplain general,
Gen. G. w. Gordon, OF Camden, Rev.
J. S. Snyder, pastor of the Baptist
church, led in prayer, Col. Reed then
presented Ex-Mayor II. b. Caldwell,
who delivered the address Of well
come.
Following Mr.. Caldwell Mayor
Samuels delivered the keys Of the
city to the Veterans, turning over to
Gen. Davis, commanding the divis-
ion, a large key as cmblematic of
the actual tender.
The annual address was delivered
by DR.. Lee Davis Lodge. the eloquent
president of Limestone College, at
Gaffney, and was fully up to the
high standard Of DR.. Lodges speech.
Gen. Zimmerman Davis then address
ed the vast asscm5lagc, which crowd
ed every nook and corner of the spa
cious pavilion.
At l.30 y. m. the meeting adjourn
ed to the Court House grounds, where
big picnic dinner, all country style,
was served the Veterans. The menu
included almost every known meat
and delicacy, and when the Veterans
finally retreated from the vast supply
OF eatable that were pushed at them
rl fn
there was more than three times
enough"
At 2.30 o'clock the crowd reas-
sembled at the pavilion to engage in
memorial service to Gems. Butler
and Carwile. The memorial to Gen.
Butler was prepared by Gen. Jas. w.
Moore, OF Hampton. and was read by
Judge VIM. II. Brawlcy, of Charles
ton. The tribute to Gen. Carwile
was delivered by Hon. O. l.. Schum-
pert, of Newberry.
Resolutions were adopted strongly
denomncing the treatment Of the
State division at Memphis at the re-
cent reunion. especially in the mat
ter of compelling sponsors to pay out
rageous board bills. etc.
After the meeting adjourned there
was meeting of the survivors of
the Hampton Legion. AT 5 o'clock a
delightful reception was rendered to
the sponsors and the maids of honor
by the Chester Chapter, u. ID. c., and
the Chester County Camp, Sons Of
Veterans.
Next Reunion ut Spartanburg.
Chester. June 2i.--Thc annual re-
union Of the South Carolina Divis-
ion, United Confederate Veterans,
came TO a close at | o'clock this af-
tcrnoon, after n two days session.
Governor Anscl arrived in the city
this morning and delivered the ad-
dress that he was to have delivered
yesterday. Other speakers at the
morning exercises were: Hon. Geo.
b. Zimmerman, Batcsburg; Senator
II. II. Weston, Columbia; Capt. j. II.
Brooks, Greenwood; President s. G..
Mitchell, Of the University Of South
Carolina; Col. u. r. Brooks. Colum-
bIa, and others. Their speeches were
on routine subjects, but were much
enjoyed by the big audience present.
AT ~ o'clock the division went
into business session. For Driga-
dier commander. Col. u. r. Brooks
presented tho name of the incum-
bent, Gen. Zimmerman Davis. The