The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-04-21
VETERANS In REUNION.
Annual Reunion of Confederate Yoter-
ans Held at LaMiOrd Saturday.

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ans Held mt Lanford Saturday.
The annual reunion of Co. CO., 3rd
S. G. Regiment, Go. &c" 18th S. C.
Regiment, and Co. '9E' 3rd s. C. Bat
talon was held at Lanford Station
Saturday, o. G. Thompson presiding.
a fairly large crowd was present, be-
sides the forty or fifty survivors or the
various commands. OF the three
companies that met together, five of
the Laurens Briars, five Of Co. "li" IA
Regt., and four Of Co. '1I' Bird Bat.
answered the roll call. Messages we're
read from Col. Jas. N. Brown and Capt.
ri. j.. Griffith, regretting inability to
attend and with tender affection for
| their comrades
! Proceedings wcro opened with pray
er. led by Comradc WIN. Patterson fol-
lowed by a song by Mrs. Higgins. Next.
welcome address by Miss Etolia Lam
ford; response by the chairman. Then
followed recitations bciitting the occa-
SAciit " pupIio VI MISS TIlOIll 1yun-
ford's school. Miss Lanford had a
well-conceivcd and splcndidly cxccut-
ed program for the entertainment of
tho veterans and all of which was
greatly enjoyed by them,
Brief speeches were made by Rev.
II. l.. Baggott and others but the prin-
cipal feature Of the speaking was the
address OF Hon. r. a. Cooper who had
been invited for the occasion. 1t Is,
perhaps. enough to say that he sus-
tanned his reputation for knowing
when and what to say and how to say
It. He Las the same faculty Of hold
ing his audience to it's work. There
are few men amongst us who have
gone deeper, and analyZed more thor
oughly, the causes. conduct and con-
sequences Of the great flatricidal war
waged between the two great sections
OF our country half a hundred years
ago
At the close Of Mr.. Cooper's speech
the meeting adjourned and repaired to
the same beautiful grove where we
have so often enjoyed the lavish hos
pitality of this good people. Here was
a long table loaded with all manner of
good things, even including plenty OF
barbecued hash. The good women,
with daughters and granddaughtcrs,
who had charge, took pains to see that
no one went unfed. That's the way it
is always at Lanford. We boys have
an understanding that if at any time,
we should have doubt or hcsitancy
about where to meet, why we would
Just say Wen go to Lanford Station
| OF course.
EThe only thing had in the way of a
meeting in the afternoon was an in
formal business meeting of the vetcr-
ans, at which resolutions were passed
In memory Of those who have died
since our last meeting. The only
deaths reported were those OF Spencer
Woods and S. V. Waddcl. of Co. "E'
| llth Regiment. Neither of the other
two companies have had q death since
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cd expressing deep regret that Col
Brown and Capt. Griffith are not able
to meet with us.
Our next meeting will be held on the
Saturday nearest the 18th of April
next, at the residence Of Comrade j.
Lewis Stoddard. Fairvicw section. a
motion thanking Mr. Cooper and 9TH
crs for their splendid speeches and
Miss Lanford and the people for their
splendid entertainment, carried with
the Rebel yell.
Our splendid days work would have
Decn incomplete without hearing John
Jones sing with the Boys Of the Six
ties" and Richmond is a Hard Road
to Travel"
| Wash IlcrronBarksdale servant of
| Thos. b. Barksdalc of the "Briars'
who was killed at Chickamauga. was
given an opportunity to make a talk,
and was listened to with earnest attcn-
| ton as he recounted experiences of
camp life. Wash was faithful. lie is
faithful yet and never fails to meet
with us. He shows his devotion furth-
CT by attending state and general re-
unions.
o. G.. II.