The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-02-23
IR llRasI GATHERING Of
HInlH / EVER HELD N GITI
rxAsy.se. SINGING AND SPEAK.
lne MAiE q PLEASANT T,ME
FoR mgN WHO WORE THE
aLuE AID the GRAY.

8A0G Ar aUS &0NN.
Tue eamE fire Of the United Vet
srans q th Blue and the Gray held
a the Eks club on Yolusia avenue
Tharsany ening was a big success
frum every view point. the veterans. !
las IN nam Der. furnishing an inspsr-
~ siRhE a. they se2sed themselves
a the tAhls IN the banquet bail for
tAe sanapio s repast prepared for
then.
Even the most optimistic would not
hare lmasi red II the start Of the
nrss mee<iz held Iancoanis Birthday.
Feh l2. tis 50 many OF the soldiers
Il 'm ere . ard about the city. and
shu aact ~ sms an the mere remark
nnle uiAeu h b considered that not
ons came especially for the purpose
q mesting bat lest happened TO be
hNRe.
When c. pt Geo. Brown gave the
eonmand o. ahe men to assemble
1n enc Mans slet han there answered
% the ell veterans from 40 states.
slx eomlng from Port 0range Just TO
hs prcsen& and among that number
beng one Ind survivor from the 4th
Azaane hah nv. Among the essen
k<aze we're four ex-a4toTmey generals.
s@zeA ek@ prems court judges. an
exxoEernos. ex-senator Sessions OF
Mnnaehaa tta. several exmayoss,
&na Col q ierman of Boston. for "a
pears = sg lreme court Judge In Mas
aAehmseEsR From HanoFer. N. H..
cane skin another Shermam. q man
wAa Cor q years was professor Of
mashmasla ak DartmOu. h college.
OIL She rman called the needing
~ order Il 1850 O'Clock after the
hAnanea q many good things had
heen ws1a taken care Of and whale
an were q kesly seated ct the tables.
AEser . fsw brief remarks upon the
parpose q the gathering. and Of the
<helee of ne 1S0eh anniversary OF
TIE birtA ,f George Washington as a
nzast flssh g cay 70 hold camp tire
Col. sAen ,an introduced Geo, F.
Crouch. ho. rs secretary Of the
soeal iods of Egss. welcomed the
veseraAA md with q few weh chosen
remarks made the Old soldiers feel
81 home ba what to many of them
was q fir I visit to the handsome
rew Eiks home. s.
AFTER llr. Crouch. Col. Sherman
spoks Of aow the Elks had quietly
come for rard with the kind offer O
ne use Sf the home for the camI
IRE ata at the tame when the vet
erams We y IN dire distress becaus'
eFtheA \ of suitable place ana
eaaarlr. nd spoke Of the daffeTenc'
= fhs WY kindly acts are done III
eounkry mer by the Elks. and o
Ehn lAekls praise ever given or public
~ deslr ID By the Elks. Col. Sher
man ask ID those present to stand
aat Ere roasmg cheers We're give
IT, LIS Col Canaine of New Yorh
soaninaz ,er OF the evening. wa
thm nj odnoed.
NnEoss tAa speech making was Z
<zhaen B some music was SUI
meslea. I'D 1t seems q delightful e'
ksei1ens thak the pianist. d. \
Bod. lolad flst Of al strike u
On ne strains Of Dixie" ]. \
Henry al Ieamngton. Ontario.
saason p,esG at the Prince Georg
vAeEs ! e has often entertained II
guests. was the soSotst OF the eve
ing and the veterans Joined In G
the eho uses with hearty vim.
Bagle Nevin Mcclellan of the Soo
eompaa :. Co. K, End Inf, FlorA
state roous. was present, togeth
with @ pt. Louis COwan. and as ea'
speaksi IVES easaed upon. the not
Of the lMgle sounded q welcome.
E-Ayor H. +. Snyder of AAoai
n. T.. was next oalled upon and