The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-05-08
FLAG RETURNED TO
THE OHIO REGIMENT
COnfederates Are Having Great
Meeting in Jacksonville.
THEY WOULD FIGHT AGAIN
Boys Would Respond
Quickly to Call to Arms il
Needed i'm Mexico.


delegation of Ohio Union veterans,
and a multiplicity of social diver
sions were features of the formal
opening here today of the United
Confederate Veterans twenty-fourth
annual reunion. Bright weather
prevailed throughout the day and
thousands of visitors poured into the
city to participate in and witness the
reunion.
No feature of the day surpassed
the simple ceremonies attending the
presentation tonight or Seventy
sixth Ohio battle flag ~ personal
representatives of Gov nor James
NJ. Cox of Ohio by Col. ,. NJ. Scott.
commander of Camp Jones, United
Confederate Verhans of Alabama
and Mrs. r. Randolph Leigh of Mont
gomery. The flag was captured by
the First Arkansas Regiment of Con-
federate soldiers at the battde of
Ringold Gap in 1868, and later was
turned over to the Alabama veterans.
Governor Cox sent George F.. Bur
ba of Columbus, Ohio, and delega-
tion of five Union veterans to re-
ceive the flag. In the letter which
they brought from the governor Of
Onio an invitation was extended to
the Confederate veterans to hold
their next reunion on the state house
grounds at Columbus
Governor CoX's letter in part fol-
lows:
II regret that the exigencies of my
office are such that it is impossible
! for me to be with you at this time
The state OF Ohio is. however, send
ing committee of boys of the days
of 1876 to receive at your hands
a battle nag which you secured
from them at Ringold Gap, Ca, IN.
1868. They have been instructed TO
bring IT to the state house here at
Columbus, where 1t will be forever
preserved as an emblem of their
heroism in defending 1t and your
bravery in winning II.
I'm the name Of the people Of
Ohio, thank you for the return OF
this battle flag. Should you see Mt
we will welcome you to hold your
next reunion on the state house
grounds and we will conduct you to
the shrine where will hang this price
less fabric"
Veterans and members or aiiied or
gan.zationS were welcomed to the
city and state by Governor Park
Trammell, Representative Frank
Clark and Mayor Van c. Swearingen.
Responses were made by Gen. Ben
nett II. Young. chief
OF the United Confederate Veterans,
and Gen. George p. Harrison. com
mander of the Department of Ten
nessee.
Reference 10 the impending crisis
i'm Mexico was made in the welcom-
ing speeches of both Governor Tram
nell and Representative Clark. The
former assured the veterans that
"our men would at a moments notice
gladly rally to the flag. and again,
undaunted, face death upon the bat
tlefield."
Representative Clark declared that
the boys of the South arc only
waiting for summons. and II II
Should unhappily come. full quota
will be promptly furnished and no
tbraSer troops will march TO the at.
tack OF the Huerta soldiers than thfs
sons of those who so years ago, unS
fnchingly followed the fortunes of
fhe Stars and Bars"
= In his response Gen. Bennett II.
Young. commapder-in-chief OF the
United Confederate Veterans, paid
high tribute to the soldiers OF FlQri-5
da who participated as Confederate
soldiers.
"PropoFtionately headed" he said,
mo state sent more men into the
armies OF the Confederacy. In 1860
Florida had only 200 white people
and yet she sent IL regiments of in
fantry and organized for local de-
Tense almost as many more.
"It is a great pleasure sor the sur
vivors of the Confederate army. to,
meet here in the metropolis Of Flora
ida. We cannot forget that Florida
.proportionately gives more money for,
g "