The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-30
CONFEDERATE REUNION
COMES TO CLOSE
Old Soldiers Enjoy the Annual Gath.
ering with the People OF HOspitable

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with probably 1000 veterans, sons of
veterans, officers and lady attendants,
marching in review to the stirring
strains OF big Augusta band, might
be said to have practically brought
to a close the 1913 reunion of the
South Carolina division. United Con-
federate Veterans, in session here yes
terday and today
AS matter of fac;, numbers of the
veterans and other visitors had made
their departure earlier in the day.
Crowds will leave 6n the evening
trains and it is expected that by mid
light at least half of the crowd max
ing merry here for the past two days
will have left the city
However, the reunion does not Off
cially terminate until the conclusion
of the grand ball, given this evening
at the Titantian hall in compliment TO
the visiting ladies'.
Filling in to some extent the rapidly
depicting ranks are new comers. here
for that social function. Nevertheless,
tomorrow morning the reunion will
have become only pleasant memory.
With one accord visitors express re-
gret at having to leave Aiken, and on
every hand are heard comments laud-
ing Aiken for her hospitable enter
tainment of the reunion visitors.
To Meet at Anderson.
The next reunion will be held at
Anderson, the only city in the State
to make bid for the convention.
The dramatic entertainment at the
Thestone theatre Wednesday evening
was pronounced success. 1t was pre-
ceded by the formal presentation OF
the ladies of the reunion and the in
PRODUCTION of each individual was
heartily and most cordially applauded.
The three-act drama entitled 'In
Dixie" scored a decided hit, and has
been given praise seldom bestowed
upon amateur theatricals.
The grand climax or finale of the
third act was very spectacular when,
as Upton Winion, drummer boy, in
the Confederate army, Mason Craft
shouting the he wasn't whipped, and
declaimed, Three Cheers for the Con-
federacy, Now and Forever" leaped
upon table and began to wave tire
Stars and Bars as a Dixie chorus"
circled the stage. Miss Clio Rothrock
sang the verses, while all on the stage
joined in the chorus
During one of the intermissions.
Gen. league, commander of the di-
vision, sang, I'm An Old Time Con-
federate."
At another intermission Miss Ella
Croft rected The Jacket OF Gray"
The veterans and sons of veterans
held business sessions yesterday morn
ing, the former in the theatre, the
latter in the Titantian hall, routine
business being transacted.
Gen. league Reelected.
When it came time for election of
officers, Cen b. Hammett Teaguc was
placed in nomination for reelection as
commander of the division.
Gen. U. r. Brooks took the chair
and by acclamation the divisions be-
loved commander was elected. Gen.
leagues resumption OF the chair was
received with prolonged applause, to
which he responded most graciously,
thanking his comrades for the honor
and assuring them that when they
thought he had outlived his period of
usefulness he would most cheerfully
relinQuish the c ice to another
At the suggestion of some one that
the convention consider the place of
the next State reunion, Col Reed of
Anderson presented to the convention
hearty invitation from the Piedmont
city to make that place reunion head
quarters next spring.
The invitation was received and ac-
cepted with many cheers.
In thanking Anderson for her invi-
tation Gen. U. r. Brooks stated that
he was confident that Anderson would
be equal to the occasion and entertain
the veterans right royalty, but never
any place more royalty than Aiken.
He then took occasion to pay a
most glowing ribute to Aiken, prais-
ing the citizens for their hospitality
and Kindness, extoling her many
beauties and declaring that 1t matter
ed not where future reunions might
be held, none would ever eclipse the
one of 1919 hold In Alton