The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-27

, AMI NEWS.
perished at the Crater" will be un-
veiled some day during the Richmond
reunion and ne invited all soldiers who
attend the reunion to be present at the
unveiling. The tablet, for which the
legislature made an appropriation, is
of bronze and will be unveiled in old
Blaton church, on tie Petersburg bat
tlefeld.
a resolution eulogizing President
Jefferson Davis, introduced by Mr. n.
w. Brooker, of Columbia, was adopt
ed after the term civil war" was
changed to read The War Between
the State which the Conferedate vet
erans say is the right term to use.
A resolution by Gen. C. Irvine
Walker to request delegates to the
Richmond reunion to vote only for
those officers who had war records
was withdrawn after several delega-
tons objected to being instructed.
Memorial Exercises.
Memorial exercises for tie Confed-
crate dead We're held this morning by
the veterans. The address by Miss
Alice Earle, of Columbia, president OF
the T. D. c.. featured the program. Gen.
c. Irvine Walker paid tribute to
the women of the Confederacy. Mr.
W. A. Clark, commander of Camp
Hampton, presented several beautiful
bouquets Of roses to Miss Earle on be-
half of the S. C. V. Capt. W. H. Ed
wards, of Chester, conveyed the greet
ings of the U. C. ". to the U. D. C.
Capt. John A. Larrisey, of Charles
ton, fayed the federal general, W. T.
Sherman, his speech being voluminous-
ly applauded
The reunion festivities were brought
to formal close with a grand ball
at tee Jefferson hotel tonight. The
ball was attended by veterans, Sons of
veterans, Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, sponsors and maids of honor,
official ladies and visitors The young
ladies gave preference to the veterans
and they thoroughly enjoyed them
selves.
Sons Elect Officers.
The South Carolina division, United
Sons of Confederate Veterans, at their
business meeting this morning elected
W. Rothrock. of Aiken, division COM
mander; D. A. Spivey, of Conway, COM
mander of the First brigade; J. NJ
Richardson, of Aiken, commander of
the Second brigade, and E. NJ. Blythe,
of Greenville, commander of the Third
brigade. The Sons decided to adopt
the Atlantic Coast Line as their Of
fetal route to the Ric mond reunion.
Indications are for a good attendance
of the members of the division at
Richmond.
The information bureau reported at
3 o'clock this afternoon that $50 vet
erans ad registered for the reunion.
There are a few here for the reunion
w.3o did not register, so the attendance
is about 900 veterans. This is said by
some to be the largest attendance
at ca reunion in several years in the
State and will not likely be exceeded
again.
The James D. Nance camp, of New
berry, the fourth largest camp in tie
South, had over sixty veterans in at
tendance on the reunion.
paid Or as of Old.
After the parade this afternoon the
veterans were paid off for the first
time since the surrender at AppomatoX
The paymaster was stationed in a
wagon near the Confederate monument
and each veteran was given one
months pay, according to rank. The
men were paid off in Confederate mon
ey. The money was taken from a
chest which was used by the Confed-
eracy and which was in the vault OF
the Confederate bank, which was
burned in Columbia along with the
rest of the city by saerman's army,
The chest had remained undisturbed
for fifty years in the basement of what
is now Stanley's hall until few days
ago. It took four men to remove the