The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-22


from H. B. Love of Paris, Texas
who is here visiting his daughter
Mrs. w. S. Smith. Mr.. Love had
letter from DR.. Lawrence Wilson
of Washington in which the doctor
expressed the kindest feelings for
the southern soldier DR.. Wilsp-
was in the federal army but he said
the best friends he has now are
southern men, he admires them for
doing what he did, fight for his prin-
! ciples, and he says he is touched
| 20 tears when he thinks of what the
southern soldier found upon his re-
turn home-ruin upon every hand
and not a dollar of good money
Captain Moore was at Gettysburg
and around Richmond and at those
places he was opposed by his
friends now On the 50th anniver-
sary of the battle of Gettysburg
which will be 1913 a reunion vii
be held on the battle grounds.
w. F. Gilmer began his address
with a quotation, MANS inhumanity
to man makes countless millions
mourn" and said that sentence was
lust as true as Home Sweet Home.
He referred to his race for state
auditor and to his defeat, expressed
his thanks for the loyalty Of home
people and referred to the
late Uncle Bill Cross who opposed
him in the tenderest terms. He
said the acquaintances he had made
and the friends he had made since
the campaign opened would be Of
material benefit to him in the work
of collecting funds for the home
and that he would devote his en-
tire time to the building now until
the last brick was laid and the last
shinge nailed on. He said he would
leave here Tuesday night for Bridge
port, Okla, where he would attend
the reunion of the Blue and the
Gray in the interest Of the home.
Mr. Gilmer's devotion to the home
brought forth much applause and
his speech was we'll received
Col Mullen said in part:
Mr.. Commander, Comrades, Ladies
and Gentlemen:
am exceedingly glad that I have |
been circumstanced and physically |
able to be in attendance at this |
meeting of the John II. Morgan |
Camp of Confederate Vetreans, and /
ali those who have attended and ] .
assure all of you, that l am always
made happy whenever meet with
the members of the camp and min
gle with them and | lave always
appreciated their solcitIde for the
recovery of my health and the old
confederate soldier and his wife
and all others who 7ent through
the ordeal Of the civi, war viii a
ways have my respect and good
wishes.
shall not undertake to recount
to you the deeds of heroism Of the
confederate soldier or the self sarci-
ficing devotion to the cause he es-
poused; his heroism on the battle
fie d has been told IL song and
story wherever. history IS read The
Titantic struggles known as the late
civl, war between the states, stands
unique and unparalleled as to the
numbers actually engaged in battle,
.he number and magnitude OF the
bat,!es and the casualties on the
field. in tent and in hospital
I deem it not amiss TO say that
lived in that part of Mississippi
hat for quite awhile was the The
lter of War where two large con-
ending armies, the one led by eGn
eral Grant and the other Command
ed first by Albert Sydney Johnson
and later by Joseph f. Johnson and
still later by General Pemberton. The
'ederai army numbers perhaps 1O0-
200 infantry and the confederates
numbered perhops 10000 men, and
Turing the winter and spring of 1862
md 1863 in and adjoining counties
where I lived, four divisions of con
'ederate cavalry rendezvoused, COM
nanded by Forest Wheeler jackson
and Stephen d. Lee. and during
-hese eventfu years many thrilling
and sanguinary struggles were en-
lcted between the federal and con
.ederate forces.
One matter | desire TO call the
members of the camps attention
20 and that is that the members
of the legislature of this state
should be urged by petition and 9th