The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-08-30
BOYS IN GRAY
MET TOGETHER
Reunion Came to a Close
Saturday.
PENSION MATTER
LARGELY DISCUSSED
Gen. B. III. league Is Reelected to Com
mand the South Carolina DiaisiOn
and Generals w. II. Brooks and
Frank Creech are Elected to Regi-
mental Commands.

The Confederate veterans at their
business session in Columbia Wednes-
day took up the matter of pensions and
the greater part Of the morning.
At the last session of the legislature
it will be remembered bill was intro
duced, the object of which was to COR
laws. Gen. C. Irvine Walker, at the
request of Gen. league, division COM
mander, appeared before the legisla-
ture and presented the matter to the
proper committees and suggested those
remedies which it was deemed would
be effectual.
The bill, however, was continued
from the last session and those chang
es which had been proposed were dis
cussed by the veterans ,and resolu-
tion was introduced by Col It. j.
Moore of Moore to the effect that the
veterans Of South Carolina approve
the revised bill and urge it's early pas
sage by the legislature. These reso-
lutions were passed excepting that por-
tion which referred to the appoint
ment, Of n pension inspector for South
Carolina.
The Pension Matter.
When the pension matter was first
brought up at the meeting Gen. Wal
ker, at the request of Gen. league, put
the subject clearly before the veter-
ans, explaining the present conditions
which seem to need correcting and
the presenting the proposed means OF
correction. The State intrusts to the
veterans the distribution of it's yearly
pension appropriation of S250,000. and
the pension board, composed of veter-
ans, is anxious that safeguards be sup
piled to prevent its unworthy appor-
tionment, so that the deserving veter-
ans and widows of veterans may come
into their full rights. One of the pro-
posed changes provided that there
should be an inspector to visit all
parts of the State and to verify all
applications, the salary for the office
to be fixed at $1,S00. This brought
out an amount of discussion pro and
con. and several lively speeches were
made on both sides. Finally Col.
Moore introduced his resolution,
which the convention laid on the table.
Gen. Walker then moved to insert
the phrase, excepting that portion re-
ferring to the appointment OF an in
spector,' and the resolution, thus re-
vised, passed unanimously.
Election of Officers.
The election Of officers was another
important part of the business of the
morning. Col. Creech of the second
brigade took the chair when the nom
nations for division commander were
in order. Gen. b. II. league was
promptly nominated and was unani-
mously reelected to the office by ac-
clamation. The general stepped to
the front and in simple manner thank
ed the veterans for the honor which
they had bestowed and for their en-
dorsement of his administration. He
then returned to the chair and the
election proceeded, w. r. Brooks and
Frank Creech being unanimously
elected to the respective commands of
the first and second regiments.
The Parade.
The veterans decided at this meet
ing that at future reunions the pa
rade shall take place on the first in
stead of the second day, and a reso-
luton to this effect was introduced
by. Col. Wharton and adopted by the
veterans. The old soldiers are al
ways tired out by the afternoon of
the second day and many are unable
to undergod the additional fatigue of
march, The matter of the next
place for the reunion was brought up
during the morning and an invitation
to Orangeburg was extended by a
delegae from that town. However, it
that further invitations may be ex-
tended later through Gen league.
Protest on School Books.
The veterans put themselves on rec
ord Wednesday as protesting against
one of the school books recently
adopted by the State board of educa-
ton Gen. U. r. Brooks made a stir
ring speech, setting forth the objec-
tionable points in the Heart of Oak"
reader and the old Yeterans With