Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-08-06
VETERANS LOUD IN
PRAISE Of MEMPHIS

Warm Boz their praise 0f fle heart
filled hospitality of me good riiihens
OF Hall countys capital and BRING
ial back glowing accounts % what
H declared 20 boz tae greatest ana
most successful gathering of the
thinning hosts OF sra, th'ch mas
ever been held in fh section. mem
brr- OF fhe SOCIAL l4up ot Iuit"d Con.
federats Veterans and 'aaIr wives. 20
fIs number ~ fifteen or more. haF"
returned from the reunion OF th"
Panhandle Asso.l'.Dli. Regiment a.
Memphis
According 20 all reports. Memphis
l.1, open house -D al ana gave the
Veterans ana visitor. tbe time OF
their Dives Every honor aa- paid 20
t.s veteran. u attendance the citiz-
r... . Y Memphis man, woman
and child ,J..iua wi'h each other 10
fIer aH1u f0 render every service
f1 .... lerY.slrsfs Entertainment
.a. provided free aud iu lavish album.
dance. WHa' au eE-COutederate sa2
'luI wanted als provided almost Doe
fore fH' wish Vas expressed
Du Friday q crowd Of 1000 people
als frd t1 fulIuess nitb barbecue ana
au overflow abundance of tempt
ing uIiDle The farmers OF HALL
county 10 Is stated furnished 't.
greater portion OF rho meats anI
vegetables used aud this supply aas
augmented by the prosperous people
of Memphis in quantities that more
than filled the wants Of the vast
crowd assembled during the three
lays or thc reunion
Added 10 this feast OF things tenn.
poral there vas a ioye.teasi or Ola
friends and comrlies-'n.arms Rh1
revived Incidents of tbo s'pried fields
OF the sixties. aud touched hands
aud hearts again after long s"pir1-
ton
A. str.kiul evidence o' tho Ie-
gree Of kindly attention which aa-
shown the veterans b. s related that
while AN old and somewhat lcppI
dated hero OF many fields lame lat
haliIue was entering Pro- Nefhpd.s
church where the meeting. were held
be- was met by one o. 'be b"agt.fI.
and intelligent daughter, of the city
who introduced herself While talk
iur 90 the veteran she noted thar his
shoe lace was united. and stopped 10
iic 10 tor him
When the veteran dpmurrcd she
sail
Yes. I Will tie II feel honored
iu The privilege OF teing the shoe Of
q Confederate soldier
This. and many other incidents
equally true and touching are told
as evidence OF the spirit Of the PEG
plr amt their regard for their guests
Views of Capt Miller
The Memphis reunion SURPRISES
anything OF It's kind that have ever
Witnessed declared Captain WlI \
Miller RegimeuiaI Commander. 10 a
representative of The NcVs ycster-
day 'Tho citizens of Memphis
shoNered every attention upon us
and have cndeared themselves for
all time 10 the grateful veterans
The prosr3m aas carried through
without hitch from me lavish
feast, provided. o. special features
OF entertainment which we're bofh
novel ana delightful boz The extreme
Veterans 90 the number OF 2lu
Vero registered from all section, o.
fhr Panhandle and these despite
their wears. threw themselves heart
and soul into the reunion with an
energy and yigor which proved the
old fighting stock that Vas Boz them
The entertainment provided by
fbc Daughters of the toutederacy
saturday afternoon vas ot most
nature The ORGANIZATIONS
of Sons and Daughters az Memphis
number more than a hundred all
alive and aggressive still 0hcrishins
"a love for me ola South and @ deter
muauou 90 keep her traditions alive
iu tha hearts ot .ha present genera
rou auI posterity
mann. E... .,f .u....| .....v...f , lad.