Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-08-07
Confederate Veterans Reunion.


alton of your generous conduct in
electing me, in my absence, as the
Commander of Noxubee County Camp
To be thought worthy to preside over
the remnant of Noxubee's best and
bravest, by comrades who know me
= well, and who have stood shoulder to
shoulder with me in desperate charges
during the long and bloody struggle
from 81 to '6s, fills my heart with
gratitude; and, in accepting this posi-
ton, hereby pledge myself to do
everything in my power to conserve
the interest in our camp and to aid
each and every one of my comrades.
You left it to me to appoint the time
and place for holding our annual re
union, and promise you that as long
as | am Commander, we will have
this reunion annually and devote a:
least one day in each year to meeting
together, reviving old associations and
telling of the glorious deeds of valor
performed by our comrades who wore
the Gray in the long ago.
One by one we are crossing the
river and soon we will not have a
corporaps guard left. The old Con-
federates will only be memory, but
we will leave record of duty well
performed and a proud heritage to
our children and children's children.
am going to appoint Friday, the
14th inst, as the day, and by accept
ing the following invitation from my
"Sallie," gladly name our home,
three and one-half miles east of Ma
con, on the Macon and Fairfield
road, as the place, and | command
every veteran in Noxubee County,
whether he belongs to the camp 6,
not, to meet there promptly on the
morning of Friday, the l4th inst, at
IL a. m. Any veteran visiting in the
county is also cordially invited, and |
promise you all "a feast of reason and
flow of SOUL" and "Sallie" promises
everything else to refresh the inner
man.
l am a strict "Prohi," in fact "pro-
she-bitionist," as little negro told
Mrs. Erwin her company ought
to be called, as there were no men
there. | was in the band then, but ]
love the old boys so we'll, and knowing
that they are weak and debilitated, |
proposed to "Sallie that I would get
case of beer, put it on ice, and let
Allie Swami give it to the needy ones
But, no sir, "Sallie" said that she had
run this household for nigh onto fifty
years-October 10, 1915, being the fif-
tieth anniversary of our marriage-and
it should not be done. Said that she
would provide strong coffee, ice cream
and lemonade, and that would suffice
Boys, | tried to plead with her for the
beer, but it was no go, and | soon
saw that if insisted on it, it would
break up the meeting. When you all
know "Sallie" like | do, you will know
that when she says she won't" she
won't, and that is the end Of it. So
come along, old comrades, and if you
are bound to have little beer you
will have to stop at Macon and get our
generous old comrade, Abe Klaus, to
give it to you.
We not only want every Confederate
Veteran and veteran of Mississippi
State troops that enlisted in the war,
but we want also every Grand Army
veteran, who either lives in the county
or who happens to be visiting relatives
or friends in the county to come.
Come and be with us and we will give
you the glad hand for you captured us,
and the courage displayed by the
Southern soldier is now an American
asset, and know that the true soldier
that wore the Blue is as proud of the
valor displayed by his Southern
brother as we are of the courage dis
played by the boys who fought us so
valiantly for four long years. AS
Americans, we are proud of the record
made by each other. Proud to know
that should the foreign foe ever in
wade our beloved country, the boys in |
blue, reinforced by the sons of the |
boys in gray, would be found stand
ing shoulder to shoulder, and | know
that they could hold their own against
any enemy-even the world-famed lit
tie Japs.
Rain or shine, come on. We have
shelter to barbecue the meat under. a
large, old country home, plenty of
room, iCd if need be we can enter
tain week. If you are too far
to come Friday morning, come the day
before and we will take care of you.
! t any veterans will notify me what
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