The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-08-24
SOME FEATURES OF
VETERANS REUNION
Vast ThrOngs Witness Parade i'm Spar.
tanburg, Closing Particularly
Successful Reunion OF Vets.

Successful Reunion of Vets.
Spartanburg, August 1S.-Twenty-
five thousand people lined the streets
this afternoon to watch the parade,
which brought to a close the annual
reunion of the South Carolina division
of the United Confederate Veterans,
the Sons of Veterans and the Red
| Shirt Men of 1876 Gen. c.. Irvine
| Walker, commander of the department
of the Army of Northern Virginia. who
reviewed the parade, stated that he
never saw more men in line on foot.
even at general reunion, and said
! that he desired to congratulate Spar
tanburg in pulling off the greatest
State reunion ever held in the South
"A most distinguished figure in the
reviewing stand was Col. r. A. Thomp-
son, of Walhalla. the sole survivor of
those who signed the Ordinance of Sc
cession. Gen. b. III. league, command
er of the division, and members of his
stan who were with him in the re-
viewing stand. concurred in the opin-
ion of Gen. Walker that the parade
was the best they ever saw and was
lifting climax for the most success
full reunion ever held i'm the South.
The line of parade was formed in
the square, Just back of Morgan monu-
ment Chief of Police Hill and the
| officers next in rank headed the line
OF march. Next came the First Regi-
ment Band followed by the Hampton
/ Guards, the local military COMPANY.
Then followed the Confederate Veter-
ans. with fully two thousand in line
| The sponsors and maids of honor came
next These were followed by the Sons
of Veterans. Then came the Red Shirt
| Men, with over Il thousand afoot
The Confederate Veterans at their
business meeting, held this morning N
the Harris Theatre, elected the follow
/ ing officers COMMUNICATIVE of
| the Division. Gen. b. H. league of
Aiken, who has been acting command
er since the death of Cen thinner
| man Davis; commander of the LIST bri-
gade Gen. j. W. Reed of Chester. re
elected; commander of the 2nd bri-
gade, Gen. ]. II. Creech of Bamweu
| No invitation was presented by any
town or city in South Carolina for the
! l9l reunion, and the subject of the
next meeting was not brought up
Resolutions OF respect to the memory
OF Gen. Zimmerman Davis were Of
| iercd.
| AT business meeting of the Sons
/ OF Confederate Veterans. held this
morning. the present officers were re-
elected as follows:
| a. l.. Castor, of Chester. command
er-in-chief; ID. a. Spivey OF Conway.
commander of the LIST brigade; a. NJ.
Brailstord, of Mullins. commander of
the "rd brigade. Resolutions endors-
ing the proposed Bishop Capers memo
rial were unanimously passed. Col.
! Clarence j. Owens, of Alabama. who
happened to be in the city between
trains was present and gave an ex-
cellent short address He also ioined
In the parade with the Sons i'm the af-
| ternoon.
The Red Shirt Men of 1876 held n
business meeting at the Harris Theat-
re thls afternoon at 8 o'clock. When
the matter of electing officers came M.
I Col. D. {. Stribling. of Pendleton was
. nominated. but he declined positive
/ ly to serve again. The following of
hcers were elected; John C. Mobley. of
Columbia. commander; John NJ. Mich
OILS OF Spartanburg first vice-com-
mander; c. ID. Smith. of Greenvillc.
second Nice-commander; Dick Andcr.
son, of Edgeiield. third vice-commaud-
er; =. II. Fikc, OF Spartanburg. sccre-
talN and historian; treasurer. Jas. II.
I PaNne of Anderson. reelected.
Today has been great day for Spar
tanburg At $50 O'Clock i'm the morn
ing the Red Shirt Men held a masnin-
cent parade. The sight of many hun
dreds OF red shirts i'm line of march
was an imposing spectacle. The Of
hcerS and many of the men were
mounted. AT their head rode Col. l..
I. Stribling of Pcndleton. command
er-in-chief of the Red Shirt Men of
1876. After the Red Shirt Men parade
came the business meeting of the Con-
federate Veterans at the Opcra
House. The principal speakers al This
F meeting were Com n Ir,.i,,o win,