The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-07
Fifth Annual Reunion Of Marina
dukes Division, Shelby's Brig.
ade, Comes to Close at
Nellie Sparka Hall
JOY NOT UNMIXED
WITH PAIHOS HERE
Many Answer to Call But Others
Have Already Met for Last
Time; Guests Grateful for
Entertainment

After spending two days in Chieka
sha meeting comrades Of the Civil wal
and renewing acquaintances a hail
century old. veterans have practically
all left Chickasha after attending the
fifth annual reunion Of Marmaduke 4
division. Shelby's brigade. held here
Wednesday night. Thursday and Fri
day. Mrs. Shelby. Queen Of the Di-
vision" wife OF the Confederate gen.
eral, left early today for the home Of
her daughter in Bovina, Tex, and Gen.
Kimberlin left at the same time for
his home in Clarendon. Others began
leaving late yesterday afternoon and
for breakfast, served .his morning at
Nellie Sparks Hall, there were little
more than handful left of the boys
in gray.
Officers elected for the coming year
were Gen. r. s. Kimberlin Of Claren-
don. Tex. general commander of the
division, succeeding himself, and Tuck
Hill planterof Mckinney, Tex. major
general. to assume command In case
OF the death OF the general comman-
der Gen. Kimberlin is TO select q
STAFF OF officers under him as we'll rs
a meeting place for next year, Com
rades will be notified both through the
press and through circular letters
where the followers OF Gen. Joe Shell
by win gather FOR their sixth reunion.
Meet Again at Table.
Perhaps the time most enjoyed by
veterans was last night when. with
practically all the comrades still pres
ent, they sat down In the dormitory of
the Oklahoma College for Women for
one more meal together before they
parted again, many Of them for the
last time. for they tottered as they
walked down the flight Of steps to the
dining hall, betraying physical inflrni-
tiles that would probably not permit
them to take another trip far from
home. Men who last met as they are
hard tack and half.rations they we're
able TO forage at the close OF the war
parted again last night on the compile
tion OF a meal in Nellie Sparks Hall.
Many veterans left the table to come
down town where the three champion
old fiddlers were giving an entertain
ment at the Sugg. Many more stayed
at the dormitory for another kind Of
entertainment. conversations with each
other, recalling incidents Of the war
and refreshing memories on deeds
long done
J. II. Sewell Of Norman had Just ar
rived at the college late yesterday
afternoon when he asked If Bud Hilf'
was present. That's my name a
gruff old veteran announced. and the
two shook hands Veteran Sewell
never saw the guerilla captain but
once before. That was in 1865, when
the two we're fighting in the same sec
tion in Missouri There were dozen
similar cases.
Carrying Dispatch.
This same old captain was contin-
ualIy the center Of an admiring crowd
of veterans. His fame as fighter
was known throughout the regiments
during the war, and many had met
him since at reunions over the south
One story he told OF the carrying OF q
dispatch from Gen. Price in Missouri
TO Gen. Mccullough at Bonham. Tex
Il was still just a kid the mao
said, who has kept himself continual,
young. when Gen. Price sent for me
one morning near Springfield. Mo He
declared he had dispatch that mus
get to Bonham within two weeks what
ever the cost, and that he believed
could take II there. He Offered 4
meet any conditions would make If
would take It. and made three.
was to have nine men besides myself
we were to have three horses eacf
and we we're to be permitted to carr.
three wounded comrades with us Z
sherman, Tex. where they could re
ceive the proper medical attention.
"sAll right, the general said, star