The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-11
old VETERANS DAT

F. . . t,
aRo oGssaM OF THE EXERCISES OF
;: THE OCCASION.
Speeches win Be Made BY Gem. j.
s. Carr and Gen. B. H. league to
the Old Soldiers.
Tomorrow is.g Old Veterans Day.
s Let the whole city turn out and
welcome the old heroes once more.
Their ranks are getting thinner and
thinner as they one by one answer
the last roll call and cross over the
river to join the comrades who have
proceeded them to the better land. p.
in few years more all the gallant
men th.t made UP the invincible
army tnat followed the starry cross
to vict,ry on 50 many hard fought
battlefelds will have answered the
last roll call and will pass from
among US. Then let US honor them
while they are still with US.
The program arranged for tomor-
row is most interesting one, Gen.
Julian S. Carr, Of North Carolina, a
veteran of the war, will deliver the
principle address, and Gen. B. H.
league, Of Aiken, will speak of Our
Deceased Comrades.'':.:a In addition
there will be songs and recitatIons
appropriate to the occasion. The
parade will commence at half-past
eleven O'Clock, and will proceed ac-
cording to the program as arranged
by Chief Marshal, Capt. N. N. Hay
den, as follows: ~.
Police force, under Chief Fisher.
Band.
Marshal and assistants.
Tillman Volunteers, under Capt.
Claffy.
High School Department, Graded
School, Superintendent Thackston.
Orangeburg College, Prof. Peter:
son.
Sponsors and maids of honor. .
Veterans. ~.
Bugler, T. E. Lightfoot.
Cavalry, infantry, artillery.
Carriages with invited guests.
The line of march will be on Rus
sell and Middleton streets to the
Academy Of Music, where the indoor
exercises will take place. Col. AS
bury Coward will preside over these.
: The following program will be car
ried out:
Song, Bonnie Blue Flag"
Prayer, by the chaplain, the Rev.
D. D. Dantdler.
Song, The Volunteer"
z IAddrers of welcome on part of
city. by Capt. w. W. Wannamaker.
Recitation: Confederate Reun-
ior." by Miss Luella Westbury:
Recitation. "The Blue and the
Gray" by Miss Mary Dibble. &
Hymn, America"
Y. Address by Major Gen. Julian S.
Carr, of North Carolina. 49,. -
Song; Dixie" ~
4"Our Deceased Comrades," by Major
Gen. B- Fl. league.
Recitation, Lee at Jackson's
Gray" by Miss Grace Wilkes.
Hymn, "Over the River"
Beneaiction. 81 .i,ii!il e, e,
These exercises are scheduled to
consume not much more than one
hour, and after they are over the
Veterans and invited guests: will ad-
journ to the grove adjoining Mayor
Dukes residence on Broughton street,
where an elegant dinner will be serv-
ed them by Paul McMichsel Chapter,
Daughters Of the Confederacy. Prep
erations have been made to feed at
least four hundred Veterans and in
sited guests.
The dinner will be eerved by the
following ladies', all Of whom are
members Of Paul Mc.dichael Chap
ter: Mesdames J. M. Oliver, j. P.
Doyle, D. D. salley, H. Kohn, Harry
Wright, L. H. Wannameker, R. H.
Jennings, Jerome McMichael, w. S.
Peterson, J. Sorentrue, H. G. Wanna
maker, s. Dibble. J. c. Pike, Sr.,
Fred Wannamaker, J. L. Weeks, F.
F. Malpass, H. L. Gelzer, R. L. Ber-
~, J. L. Sims, r. o. s. Dibble, r.
c. Brunson and F. A. Brunson.
Each member Of the canvassing
committee is earnestly requested to
beet the table committee at the park
early Wednesday morning.
In addition to these any other Ia
dies of the chapter, and any ladies
outside of the chapter. who are will
ing to assist in this work are invit-
ed to do SO and to be at the park On
Wednesday morning as early as pos
sible 80 that the tables can be ar
ranged, and the ladies given an op-
portunity to see the parade and also
to hear the addresses.