The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-05-12
THE RE-UNION.
Col. J. N. Meroney Writes Interest
ingly of the Yearly Event At
Little Rock.

nual convention and reunion Of the
United Confederate Veterans will
meet this year at Little Rock, Ark,
on May 18th, 18th, 18th, this is the
twenty-frst of these great reunions
of the men who wore the gray and
followed the Confederate battle flag
on many a hard fought field and for
four long years battled CALAMITY
against fearful odds for what they
thought was a just and righteous
cause Each returning meeting shows
the ranks of the gallant army is thin
ming out and the last few years fear
fully fast. 1t Is now just forty-six
years since these weary, disheartened
soldiers laid down their well used
muskets, and gave UP their cannon
and returned to ruined and devastat-
ed homes, the future was then so
gloomy to them. No words in our
language can convey to the present
or rising generation the utter despair
and dependency that darkened the
lines of these brave men, but the
manhood that had so often faced
death on the battlefield could not
yield to dependency, and soon they
set to work with their inherent hrav-
cry to build again the vast places in
their loved Southland and today the
world wonders at the result of their
efforts. A new South more glorious,
more prosperous and more loveable
they are now leaving as the richest
heritage on Gods Green Earth to
their children and their childrens chill
dren. Soon the Confederate Veteran
will be known only in history and his
name will be left only on the marble
slabs in the cemeterys, but his work
will live on, and God grant that his
descendants may emmulate his faith
fulness and patriotism in working !
for their country's good.
Lives then a man with soul so |
dead
That to himself hath not often
This is my own, my native land"
The railroad arrangements have :
made a low round trip rate OF eight
dollars and seventy-five cents from
Columbia, the special car will leave
Columbia at 11:00 a. m, May 18th,
and expects to reach Little Rock for
breakfast the morning of the 18th
without change of cars except those
who wish can take sleeper at Nash
Vile for $1.25 for a berth and this
can be shared by two to cost half this
price. The committee of arrange
ments at Little Rock have written
contracts with hotels, boarding houses
and many private families to care
'or the visitors at reasonable rates,
he old soldiers will be located in ,
government tents in the city parks, ,
.hese tents have plank floors and are {
supplied with new clean beds, and Il
hey will be fed free in the large
ents provided for that purpose. Side 4
rips will be sold by the railroads at
ow rates and while the regular 7
ickets would not allow much side I
ravel, yet they can be extended +
hirty days if wanted, 1t will cost +
bout two dollars to visit Hot Springs o
md stop over privileges will be al
owed at Memphis and other points r
N return.
Tennesseans should honor this oc-
aston out of their great love and
aspect for the gallant Gen. Pat Gle :,
'urne who is buried in Arkansas,
hough he died fighting bravely for
tennessee and his noble blood ferti-
lied the soil of our neighbosing :,
ounty on the historic field Of Frank ;,
in. Let all go who can to honor his
memory. .