The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-06-04
Sixteenth ANNUAL REUNION SECOND
BRIGADE FLORIDA DIVISION U. C. Y.

second brigade, Florida division, L. c. !
v, convened in ocala on June End, at
10 a m, at the court house.
Besides a large number of veterans
IRON the Marion camp there were
present accredited delegates from
Gainesville, williston, Inverness, Pa
latka. BrooksviIle, Leesburg and 9TH
or camps.
Badges bearing the Confederate flag
and the picture Of the president of
the COnfederacy were very much in
evidence.
4 Promptly at 10 o'clock the Veterans,
we Daughters Of the Confederacy, and
quite a number Of citizens and out of
town visitors assembled at the court
house. where Brig. Gen. Henry w.
Long called the brigade TO order
In the absence of Chaplain Harmon
c. Martin, Rev. c. c. Carroll opened
the session with a very beautiful pray
n.
Councilman l. w. Duval in the alb
sence Of the mayor, represented the
city of Ocala i'm welcoming the veter-
ans 90 our city. Although his address
vas entirely impromptu it was most
appropriate, and ELECTED very pro-
nOmced applause.
Col. John NJ. Martin, who is so
highly esteemed by the Marion Camp,
was unfortunately compelled also to
be- absent. and Mr. Frank Harris was
conscripted 10 take his place. He
said that these reunions were held not
Tor the purpose Of keeping afresh the
wounds of the war, but were rather
tor the purpose of recounting the bet
Ter side OF the war, and giving the
correct status of that tremendous
struggle 20 our descendants. That the
story Of a handful Of soldiers keeping
40 hay for more than four years an
army that numbered from first to last
nearly three million armed men was
worthy 20 be ranked with the most
wonderful achievements in the an
mails of war. No army in two thous-
and wears had confronted such ire
menduus host
NeNt on the program came the in
PRODUCTION OF the lovely sponsors and
maids OF honor for the reunion, Gen.
Long introducing the brigade sponsor
and maid of honor. Miss Matilda Pas
teur of stanton and Miss Sue NJ. An
aerson. lie gave brief sketch of the
ancestors OF these two attractive
Young girls. who were noted in the
annals OF the COnfederacy.
Next Miss Florence Walters and
Miss Grace Hatchell, the sponsor and
maid of honor for the Dickson Chap
ter. Daughters of the Confederacy,
we're introduced by Mr.. L. w. Duyal
m most chaste and eloquent address.
IN doing this he acted for Major izlar'
Who was in. and paid splendid trib-
ute 20 the majors civic and military
life he drew a vivid picture of the
Confederate soldier returning to his
wrecked and desolate home, and paid
, rich encomium 10 the women and
daughter OF the Confederacy. He
mentioned that Miss Walters and
Miss Hatchell are both daughters oil
Confederate soldiers, and that the
father of Miss Walters had lost his
evesieht a the first battle OF Manas
sas and has ever since that day been
tmprisuned i'm total darkness.
Following Mr.. Duval Rev. Charles
q Carroll introduced the Marion
Camp sponsor and her maid of honor
Miss Mary Elizabeth BurfOrd and
Miss Jean Austin. both of whom are
rranddaughters OF prominent Confed
crate veterans. both of whom have
some time ago. answered TO the las'
roll call.
Mr. Carroll f. a magnificent ah'
,,,.cpetic orator. and on this occasion
spoke with great fluency and terNo'
~ the achievements of southern arms
and rarely has womanhood ever re
r.iv.d a more glorious comphfheh
~, fsu like pearls from his nps. On'
sentiment of beauty iolio"eu
each rivarng the other, and his ro"hu
"a periods evoked enthusiastic ""'
tumultuous applause.
The sponsors and maids all eN
ouisuely gowned in pretty froeks an, IN,
wearing lovely hats. 6edeckeo wiz
nowers occupied seats on the rOs
rum and when introduced to the vel
- gracefully bowed their &C
kpo~Iedgements. They were indeed
charming group. and deserved All IN
commitments bestowed upon theni'
After these happy Introduction
we're over Brig Gen Long DENVER
MS annual address. the full text .
uhfch follows: