The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-30
]. D. HAMMETT
THANKS PPEEOFPLE
EXPRESSES APPRECIATION
FOR SERVICES RENDERED
BY THOSE In CHARGE
NO SFiIRKiNG SEEN
Splendid Team Work Of People
Responsible for Success of
This Great Gathering
NO sFiIRKING SEEN

NOlnlnB Is HedTu anywhere Dul BOOu
words for the great success attending
the staging of the State reunion of
Confederate veterans held here We'd
nesday and Thursday of this week
The veterans. sponsors, and all visit
ors are delighted at the reception ac-
corded them and speak in highest
terms of praise of the hospitality OF
tile Anderson people. and of the splen-
did manner in which the various or
ganizations appointed performed their
duties.
The executive committee of the
Chamber of Commerce is also we'll
pleased at the fidelity and industry
shown by its appointees in making
this reunion SO great success, th;e
giving to Anderson such wide and fay.
orable comment. Andersonians gen
orally are shaking hands with them
selves because by their acts they mer-
tied so much praise as was bestowed
by the veterans and the thousands Of
visitors to Anderson during the week
The following card of thanks has
been received by The Intelligencer
frcm Chairman Jas d. Hammett, of
the executive committee of the Cham
ber of Commerce:
Editor The Daily Intelligencer:
l desire IT. take this opportunity of
thanking all those who in any way
contributed TO the success OF the re-
cent State Reunion Of the old SOL
diers held in Anderson Wednesday and
Thursday of this week. Not a single
individual designated to- perform a
duty shirked in the smallest degree,
and to this splendid team work is
largely due the great success of
handling this reunion and tile great
crowds of visitors here for the week.
wish, on behalf of the Chamber of
Commerce to extend to each and eY-
eryone of you our sincere appreciation
for the part SO nobly done. cannot
call you all by name, but you. are
thought of just the same and this Is
intended as personal to everyone of
you.
i desire to thank the entertainment
COMMITTEES under whose auspices the
handling of the reunion was reorganiz-
ed, of which Gen. M. L. Bonham was
chairman; the two members OF the
central committee from each OF the
rhanters OF u. D. c., the Palmetto,
Dixie and r. e. Lee chapters; Secre-
tary f. M. Burnett, of the 7. NJ. C. A.,
and his company -of Boy Scouts, Mrs.
r.. G. Webb chairman and members of
the ladies civic league; Leon /. Rice
anu the members of the housing COM
mittee; Miss Eubanks Taylor, CHAIR
man enG members of the registration
committee: r. r. King, chairman. .r1.S,
members of the parade committee;
w. b. Mclean. chairman, and the
members of the ball committees. n1rs
X. {. Webb. chairman, and membrs NJ
the decorating committee; Gen. C. "A.
Reed. chairman. and members of the
reception committee; PIE. CiinkscaIes
chairman, and members of the finance
COMMITTEES; The Anderson Daily In
telitgencer and The Daily Mail: ]. &
Farmer, chairman, and the members
OF the refreshment committees: the ex-
ecutive officers of the u. D. C.. for ar
ran nging reception at the hotel; i IIi
Quattlebaum, chairman, and members
fol .tne Sons of Veterans I -ea q Lyot-
man, mayor, and members of the citv
councils CHIEF jackson, OF the fire ae-
partment; Miss Zenobia Webb chair
man, and members OF the music cni,i-
Etttee; the 1st and End Reainanf
bands ana the Zion band. Tor their
playing Capt L!gon5a and the fnerabera
OF the Palmetto Riflemen The owners
1; s all automobiles; the RAILROAD COM
panies; the people or the cfty who
furnished homes for the veterans and
visitors; Mrs. James Sullivan. chair
man. and ladies of the reception com
Ipnittse; Mrs. G. McG. Patrick, repres-
eisitatiys Of the Z ID. c. of che state.
ang az Others who In any way as
When 4 think OF the hard working
casioIls OF this kind j feel proud of
people OF Anderson who united ofl ac-
them and of Anderson. z, ~ -
:, JAS. D. Hahmett;S Chairman.