Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-24
GRAY VETERANS
At CLARENDON
Confined IRON Page ID

be a separate country, and the herr
iaee once r'ch ic ,cssi' ilities became
then and there a memory Th-|
speaker deriarvd ihat be was hat hal.
reconstructed bot that he had Grown
broader In his views and sympathics
loving Vim. Mckinley for his de-
,laration that the time had come fer
the d'ccrat on Ht the graves OF sold
iers regardless OF the side IN which
they fought. and also 90 revere tho
memory ot General I. : Grant Tor
The reason tnat the latter would no,
rermit the execution of jefferson
Davis. follJwinc the elise OF the var.
Cart. AdkIssan invoked blessing
upon the ladies', and declared that
theirs vas a great service for the
southland. and that since and before
that time, their portion in the policies
OF the section has been a larpe one
Mai A. E. Scott OF Chndrcss next
spoke deallng with facts "a. hered
during a recent visit TO the home TO-
loli soldiers their wives and widows
i'm Ardmo"a tie contrasted tie eX-
lce,lent conditions In oklahoma with
the rather indifferent ones a Texas
Follow ing this Mai Scott urged his
comrades - give their hearts aud
lives 10 God. ard thus make their
election and 'allng SIRE" when the
final roll sNall be called.
J. g. Warren Ct Childress confined
his remarks to the soltiery given by
Texas 70 the Ccnfodeiacy OF the
South. lie told of instances Of Ia
ld'vidual and collective bravery. lie
ended his statements 10y saving ,hat
he did all of the shooting ae could,
and ran when Il became necessary "
W. j. Bowling OF Windy Valley
Texas, expressed desire that reCognj.
ton be more general among tha
former Wearers OF the gray, anc sug-
Vested certain means TO bring this
about Thi, speaker, as dill a nIm.
her who preceded him. urged a prop.
or spiritual attitude IN preparation
for the transfer to tat "morninr
land"
I =. l.. Pope introduced Judge Frank
b p. Greeyer OF Hliami. who is at pies.
ent conductinr court IA Clarcl ION
following which judge Grecvor mad,
a most excellent speech. rcpletc witt
trihute to the Southland. the Fighter,
aud the women alike. He gave jus
a pleasing little sketch OF family us
tory in which he said that his fathci
was a Confederate soldier aod die,
happy aud firm lie The assurance tha
/ in fighting foe tie South he did hi
whole duty Mration Of the mOthc
was made in connection with he
struggles during the war between
the states.
No more glowing eulogy could IN
voiced than that which fell from, th,
lips OF judge Grcever To illustrate
the interest in Judge Grecyer, is -
iorcd the fact hat when he Ia,
spoken fifteen minutes. he stoppe,
and was urged tu take all the tim
necessary 10 close
An elaborate one o'clock Dime
was then served TO all in a'tcndanc'
at the Easement CATE by the Daught
Iers Of the Confederacy. ASSISTING tn,
Veterans This was ENJOYED by APP
proXimately one hundred ald uity
Following the dinner cam ~
shooting match. the entire Afternoon
being gwen 10 the following lorna
and informal events.
Associational contest fifty yard
distance Col Kimberlin for Clarca
don and Capt. Miller for Amarillo
the blue ribbon coing 20 the former
who missed the targets center o.
ll0A inches. the latter failing to res
ister.
Captains OF various camps. ritl
shooting Col r. : Kimberlin
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