Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-05-10
VETERANS HAVE
ENJOYABLE TIME
SHELBY, QuANTRELL AND MAR.
MADt NJ COMPANIES COM
BlNE BY VOTE

Ri'fNHN ~ AH h"NH
CLARENDON, Ten, May y.--Tho
cid soldiers % the Shelby. Quantrell
and Marmaduke brigadss. by vote
of tn members present. were merg-
ed isto one company this morning
Hereafter they will be knovn as the
= rA-a~-'L-. frs
Divisions. The election TOOK place
after voie 10 merge the companies
into enc. The following officers
were elected
col u. S klmbrlin. of Clarendon.
Major General. Col Tuck I'M. OF
South Texas. Col. Frank James. Of
Missouri. Adiuant.
a very impressive ser, ice wa3 held
this morning at tho residence OF Col.
kimbcrlin Col " N Buck. the old
cst confederate soldier living. led
the prayer offering one uf the most
impressive prayers ever heard. Many
Of the old soldiers shed tears NJ he
continued In prayer. Following the
election. Frank James made an cN-
ccllcut address. old confedcrat" songs
wore sung. music was given hy the
famous nddlcfs. aud q general good
timc wa had Tonight tho old lid
dlcrs contest viii be held at tbs New
High school building Frank James
win also make an address
The citizens of Clarendon, thirty
IN number. are taking the old sol
Il. GA. lei thYHnHI Ilnnlna
county this afternoon, showing them
the good things OF Donlcy county.
and letting them breathe some OF
tho pure. cool Panhandle air
Mann az the old soldiers will de-
part .or their homes tonight "a
some ol them have said. thay will
mart perhaps never 20 see each other
again. tor many are totering on the
brink OF The grave today When
the car pith tho party from Kansas
rCty came .u Last nigh, many OF the
old soldier embraced each other
aud vept lor JOY Some 0: them
mad not met since the war. Tor most
OF tho part that came IN last night
were from distant. Northern points.
on the whole. their stay In Clar-
endon has been one great pleasure.
aud Il has been pleasure for the
men of Clarendon 20 entertain them,
for they have indeed been Interest
ing from the very beginning. their
stories. their fiddle music aud all
the other things which they have
brought with them one old vet
ersn vas carrying With him. his pa
role. which vas given 10 him by the
authorities 90 the United States after
the war tie was number three. and
was one Of the ycrt first to be pa.
rolled. Another carried n picture OF
lost brother. searching IN vain for
his Whereabouts. or the story of his
death Stories uerc told Of long q sO
old men were made happy by talk
ing over all the things Of the pas,
aud everyone will part nth a kind
ly feeling for Col r. = kimberlin
ghO has made their meeting posi-
bic and their stay n pleasant one.
Cole Younger could not be- pre-
sent. but sent 10 Col x 5 Kimbcr
lin the following letter. stating Why
he could not be with the old vet
Grams.
Loves summit. Mo. May =. 1914
Mr.. sam Kimberlin.
Clarendon. Texas
Dear Mr kimberlin.
II y with the deepest regret that
{ write you Ia lot you knou that
am unable Ia be Nth you durins
, the reunion. ! hate this more than
/ ] can cypress a great deal more -,
on Your account. than of NV own
B : had fully arranged Ia be with YOU
/ until Unexpectedly a few days agt
I was suddenly stricken with an at
tack Of ms heart and since that time