The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-10-17
OLD SOLDIERS At KENTOM
Camp Members and their Friends
Have Big Reunion.

Church, Oct. s, at 10 a. m.
Commander W. q. Massengill called
the Camp to order. Invocation by e.
NJ. Mathis. Song by pupils Of the High
School. Welcome address by Prof. L.
Bodkin. Response by DIR. McRee.
The Doctor, who is conversant on mat
ters concerning Confederate veterans,
was as usual eloquent and impressive.
Song by choir, Bringing in the
Sheaves,'' the audience joining in the
chorus, which was very impressive.
Address by Rev. Chas. e. Sullivan,
OF Nashville. The Doctor said it was
great honor to be selected TO address
veterans of the Civil War. He said he
was Confederate veterans son. He
paid glowing tribute to the valor and
heroism displayed on many battlefields
by the Confederate veterans. His logic
was good, his rhetoric beautiful, his
oratory splendid. So well pleased we're
the veterans with his address that they
did an unusual thing by voting at once
by standing vote their thanks to him
for his address.
Song Battle Hymn, by Choir.
Short talks by old soldiers.
T. r. Inman, the old man elo-
quent, praised the old soldiers. His
praise was eloquent and grand. He
made us weep again and again over
our dead heroes.
Dr. F. NJ. McRee told why we had
reunions. He said it was to honor our
heroes that had passed away, to cher
ish ther memories. He told Of the
strength OF the tie that binds the sur
viving members so close together.
Dir. H. T. Fullerton made some COM
plimentary remarks before inviting us
to dinner. He said he was glad that
we had one among us who could make
noise with his mouth. He said he
hoped that DIR. McRee would be with us
for many reunions to make his gladen-
ing noise. He then invited the veter-
ans to dinner.
They formed in two's and marched
to the college nearby, to the tables,
where they feasted on the many good
things that were provided in ample
abundance, the boys" remarking that
it was the best ever yet. Everyone
was well fed and more than well pleased.
Kenton is an up-to-date town and again
demonstrated it in their hearty welcome
and bountiful dinner which was SO well
arranged under the supervision Of III.
B. Gray.
First on program after dinner was the
election OF officers, the following being
elected by acclamation: w. 7. Harris,
commander; r. Maupin, lieutenant
commander; II. r. Brown, I'd lieuten-
ant commander; j. ]. Collins, Sd lieu
tenant commander; A. L. Brevard, color
bearer; ]. A. Cloar, chaplain; r. w.
Powell, adiutant.
The memorial committees report was
read and received. Adjutant was or
dered to have same published.
The report is as follows:
To the officers and members Of War
rem Mcdonald Camp, No. 396, Unit
ed Confederate Veterans:
We, your Committee on Memorials,
would respectfully report the following;
Again and again has an alarm been
made and caused hush OF silence in
place OF the busy hum Of our activities.
The messenger whose name is death
may not be denied, his summons is
authoritative and final and our hearts
are saddened by the sight OF vacant
seats as we long
For the touch Of a vanished hand
Aud the sound Of voice that is still
Comrades, there is no discharge in
this war, nor is there any partial dis
,crimination as to time or place or per-
son. FuIlness of years and fuIlness of
strength alike yields to the inexorahle
demand as the ceaseless procession
moves toward the open tomb. The
dead march is heard on every hand,
no section OF the land may claim inn
munity. The cypress and the oak stand
as lonely sentinels by new made graves;
the palmetto and the pine murmur their
requiem over our honored dead The
lesson impressed in death is continually
repeated. Muffled drum beats fill the
throbbing air with echoes OF our sorrow.
But the lessons Of the grave are also re-
pepeated and simplifed. The grave