The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-10-23
Second Day a Busy
One for the Veterans
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the veterans took advantage of the in
Vitatlon extended and paid tribute, ex
temporaneously, to the memory of all
Of the deceased.
MADE ELOQUENT ADDRESS.
One or the most eloquent talks de-
iivered during the reunion. on any SUBJ
Ject, was the tribute of General Sebring
TO the unknown privates.
General Sebring was called upon
WInout warning, but he made a most
STIRRING speech, in which he exploited
the deeds of the humble private and
called attention to. the fact that if
there had been no privates during the
clV1l war there would now be no heroes
wearing the stripes and epaulets.
thank God" he said, that I lived
long enough to enlist and carry mus
ket in the ranks in defense of my
country"
General Sebring said that it was the
man behind the gun that waged the
war as long as it lasted and that had
II not been for the humble private, the
man IN the ranks. the war would have
been abandoned long before the war
hnally came to a close.
General Sebring carried the audience
with him from the moment he took the
hoor and at times the veterans were
shedding tears, as he told of the strug-
giles and hardships of the privates
while at other times they were cheer
ing as he exploited their deeds Of
bravery.
PROCEEDINGS.
The first part of the meeting was
consumed in the calling of the roll and
the seating of the deIegates after the
credentials committee had passed upon
the eligibility of each delegate whose
name was called
The report of the credentials COM
mittee showed that twenty eight camps
were represented, each of the camps
having d mum Der OF delegates present
The number of camps represented in
each Of the three Florida brigades
We're as follows: First Brigade. four
teen camps; Second Brigade, seven
camps; Third Brigade, seven camps,
SISTER cARLoTTA TALKS.
General Partridge. inTne diately after
the report of the credentials commit
tee had been received, introduced sis
ter Esther Carlotta, state president OF
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eraCy, and appointed General Long to
escort her to the platform.
Sister Carlotta said that there could
be no greater pleasure to her than
meeting the Confederate veterans, not
as the president of the United Daugh-
terS OF the Confederacy of Florida, but
as Sister Esther Carlotta, personally.
She said that she was pleased to
bring the greetings of the daughters
to the Confederate veterans, but that
il was a greater pleasure to her to be
among them herself.
At this point Sister Carlotta said
that she had two poems from the poet
laureate OF the Florida division Of the
United Daughters OF the Confederacy,
one written from the standpoint of the
L nited Daughters OF the ConfedeFa cy, |
the other written from the standpoint
of a Confederate veteran. She said
that she could not make a selection
and asked the division CoI1ns ndeT, |
should read. He requested her to read
both of them, which she did.
Both of the poems, which were very
much appreciated by the veterans. |
were as follows.
TO THE VETERANS.
Greetings to the United Confederate
Veterans of Florida from the Florida
division United Daughters of the Con- |
federacy:
We the daughters of the southland
Send you greeting, warm, sincere;
And q thousand earnest wishes
For a glad reunion here.
We are proud to be your daughters
Claim the glory you have won
Ours to cherish and remember
When your battles here are done.
You will tell again the story
OF the Cause you've loved and lost;
Some you loved will not be with you
They the silent river crossed
And are waiting over yonder
For the great reunion day.
When shall sound the last reveille
For the armies of the gray.
So once more we send you greeting;
Loyal love and earnest prayer;
That each year may bring you bless
ings
Till that meeting over there!
FIFTY YEARS AGO. q
Dedicated to Florida division, Unit
ed Confederate Veterans, in reunion
assembled, Pensacola, Florida, October
%, 1918:
In the sixties you remember.
When the loud roll of the drum
Through the southland throbbed and
echoed,
Calling loyal sons to come.
Comrade, you and I were ready.
And we marched to meet the foe,
Stepping strong and light and steady,
More than fifty years ago.
Those were stirring days. old comrade,
And our hearts still proudly dwell
On those days of death and danger
For the Cause you loved so we'll
Now, oursteps are slow and feeble,
AS with faItering feet we go
To these meetings with our comrades
Of some fifty years ago.
Those who led US on so brayely
When the tide of battle pressed,
Almost all have crossed the river,
Underneath the trees TO rest