The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-24
MEET ONCE MORE
TIE Old Heroes Who Followed he
Stars and Bars to Victory On
MANY BATTLE FIELDS
Arc Given Warm Welcome in the
City OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Hundred OF These Gallan: Men
Greet Each Other Once More and
Talk Over Their Battles.
Talk Over Their Battles

Greet Each Other Once More ami
Talk Over Their Battles.
In writing Of the Confederate re-
mnion az Spa-tanburs. which com.
menced on las, "Wednesday. the cor
respondent Of the State says: Gen
DANIEL Morgan looked down toda,
FROM his statue which stands IN Spar
;aa5urs's principal square and saw
thousands ot the descendants OF the
same men who :oliowsd him to VIC
! .o-y at Cowpens-men who. both ia
war and In peace. have fought for
South Carolina aad Coz liberty and
right.
The annua! reunion OF .he Conted-
crate veterans and o: the Red Shirt
Men OF ..s opened here today. and
there are more people in Spartan
bug than we're ever there before.
Twenty-Five hundred veterans. q
thousand Red Shirt men and num-
oers Of both Sons and Daughters OF
the Coafederacy are n attendance
upon the reunion.
Opening exercises were held We'd
| sesday morning in the Harris thea
Ter. which. though a large building.
! could not hold the crowd which
! wanted to listen to the eloquence Of
the speakers. On the stage. backed
5v flags OF the Confederacy. sat the
! SPONSORS. maids and matrons of hon
or and The officers o! the Veterans.
Red Sh!r; men and Sons. The en-
tie irst fooT was filed with the
veterans. many OF them clad in their
gray uniforms. and the names Of
lee. O. Jackson and Of Hampton had
'cst none Of their charm 20 this au-
!icnce. while Dixie" brought forth
the rebel yell in al: its youthful,
,:so..
The address OF welcome 10 The
veterans. delivered by Capt. Charles
Petty. vas responded to By Gen. y.
Il. League. commanding the South
Carolina division L. c. V The ad-
Cress TO the Sons Of Veterans was
made By II. 3. Carlisle. and 20 the
Red Shir. men by Col T. J. Moore.
4. L. CASTOR Of Chester. commando:
E. the Sons. responded in their be
'.a!t. while this duty was performed
ror the Red Shirt men by ". J..
hauldin formerly !!eu;enent Gov
The prinJi:t :tcab-RssideMpos b. taeee
cnor OF South Carolina.
The principal s2eake, was C,l. I.
r. Brooks Of Columbia "ho. with
eloquent tongue. urge! rnon AL the
DUTY Of erecting memorials in bronze
snd marble in mes1o y OF the bra"e
:j.eds done 0y the no. 81 both
ca the field Of battle and upon tHat
sill harder field which followed the
defea; o! the Confede-acS. Col.
I:.ooks' address. was pleasing 70 the
udience. which app!auded h.m 10
c.. echo
Gov. Ansel was introduced % The
udience. and his appear:.:c.. ra'le!
forth tumul;uous applause. After
sdjournmec; the old sold.e-S and
visitors went 10 the ourt house
SQUARE where barbecue was served
hem. Whole :.ocks Of sheep were
,u,chered 70 make this holidar no.
20 make mention Of the .hc other
,atrlc
In the afternoon on Kirby nil.
south Church street. vas !ait with
fitting ceremony The cone.s'oc' OF
!, monument; which IS 20 rise Ss
.esut:ful memorial 20 the Confcdcr-
o'e soldiers Of SoartanburS. A p~,t
c. the shaf; will be made from d
rok., column OF South Carolinaa
State capitol which some Years ago
VAS presented 20 the city o: Spartan
.urs and brouGh; here from Co!um-
Ma.
Capt. John ". Carlisle made The
principal speech and the cornerstone
vas laid by Mrs Charles PETTY To-
,:sh, the veterans went 20 the Blk
Auditorium OF Converse college and
heard Polk Miller OF Virginia tell
va. time stories.
Red Shirts OF every character. size
and description we're seen there.
Soc,. wor. them a;th suspenderS on
ne outside and the others With suS-