The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-13


ne i Ggp.o:aJIe record not lor
!. ,e, manly game, Dul iol ,he lack o
ltGe ana Jdu2Mea- in its playing
Football is I game ci boys, but it i
man S work. 1t calls Tor courage Of
tHe- highest order 1t calls for physi.
cal stamina, strong bodies, trained
Any set OF youngsters can play base
: bail in a sandlot, although occasion.
ally one CT them may be killed. Bur
the growing boy ought not to 7 =
foCt1a!l, except with considered ad-
ice f he has the p2ysiQue au4eu
to the courage, his career on the Srla
iron will, in all probability, make MI
d better AID stronger man; if he has
not these requirements, he has nc
business on the gridjron. Football
is strong meat for strong youngs-
ters. The solution lies with tle par
ent to see that their progeny do not
try to chew a beef too stiff with girls
tie"
Gettysburg Reunion Note.
After the adjournment Of the
general assembly last year, General
I d. Il. CdSuC, VI I4C
South Carolina division, United Goa
federate Veterans, and others very
much interested in the Gettysburg re-
union, found that the amount Of
money appropriated by YOU to s~e
tae deserving survivors from lis
State a trip to that reunion would
not be sufficient. Some eftbrt was
made to attempt to raise the money
by popular subscription. I took cle
position that this was very WIol.s;;
that | did not think the ey-Confederate
soldiers OF this State wanted to be
held up as beggars or paupers, and
even if some few did want TO 9e %
Leid up, made up my mind that nVae
of them should be. l, therefore, s~-.~
the following communication tC =
eral league, and received from IN
the following reply:
June 81, 1913.
General B. H. league, Commander
South Carolina Di, ision, l..---l
Confederate Veterans, Aiken, 5. c.
Dear Sir: | have noted With regret
though it was to be expected, t1@t
the appropriation by the legislature
for TIE. survivors from this St-,v 1f
the Battleof Gettysburg to derry
their travelling expenses to anTives-
sa1y soon to be leId, is greatly
deficient, providing for considerably
less than one-half the number apY-y-
ing. South Carolina ought to CIV -
her survivors Of this great battle 81
opportunity to attend this reunion,
ana Il has seemed 10 me nothing more
than just that it should be Cole. !
am satsned the money can be -G.~-Gd
through one OF the banks, and u, 25
legislature at its next session vii! be
only too glad to make good the oe-
fciency. 1t has seemed to me proper,
however, that the matter should Dc
taken up with you first, you les
the direct representative Of this State
in charge cf the distribution of the
fund appropriated by the Legislature
and the States representative upon
the Battle of Gettysburg commission,
and l suggest to you that We give
joint official note for an amount
necessary to make up the deficiency
in the appropriation. l have no doubt
the money could be secured upon
such a.note, and all the survivors
from this State given an equal oppor-
tunity to take advantage of this re-
union.
AS time is pressing, 1 shall be
glad to hear from you Immediately.
Very respectfully,
"Cole. L. Blease,
Governor
"Aiken, S. c., June, %, 1913
fHon. Cole. L. Blease, Columbia,
"Am willing to sign official note as
you suggest. Wire me if l can issue
checks Immediately and on what
bank.
'B. H. league,
"Maj. Gen. Comdg, S, C. Div, U. c.
' Columbia, S. c., June %, 1913.
Gen. B. H. league, Aiken, S. c.:
your wire. Make estimate OF
amount needed, sign note for that
amount and forward to me, or come
over to Columbia tonight.
"Cole. L. Blease,
Governor"
In the meantime 1 received the fol-
lowing very kind offer from Col. W.
IA. Clark, himself a Confederate vet
eran:
'.rne Carolina National Bank of Co.
lumbia.
columbia, S. c., June "a, 1913.
His Excellency, Cole. L. Blease, Gov
ernor of South Carolina, Columbia,
S. G..
I"Dear Sir: Referring to our con-
versation had yesterday over the
phone, l desire now to confirm the
same and to say that if desired TIE
Carolina National bank will be pleas
ed to discount the paper referred TO
in order to enable the veterans VINO
participated in the battle of Gettys-
burg to join in the semi-centennlal
celebration of the same.
"Just so years ago the sons OF Car
olina offered their lives, a willing
sacrifice in defense of what we under
stood to be our constitutional rights
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