The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-10-08
MRS. A. l.. BREVARD.
MRS. F. M. McREE.
MRS. w. H. SWIGGART.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

Commander, w. ]. Briggs; First
Lieutenant, ]. H. Sanding; Chap
lain, ]. A. Cloar; Color Bearer, F.
M. McRee; Adjutant, R. w. Powell.
Election df officers for Company
n. Election held by Colonel Moore.
Captain, c. G. Thomas; First Lieu
tenant, w. B. Stovall; Second Lieu
tenant, j. H. Leeper. The company
was ordered to meet at their armory
Oct. so as to entrain at 1855 a. m.
The camp thru its committee
A. L. Brevard, Mrs. W. H. Swiggart
and Mrs. F. M. McRee:
Union City, Tenn.-Leonidas Polk
Chapter and Daughters of the Con-
federacy:
your letter of greeting to War
rem Mcdonald Camp No. 936, U. c..
Veterans, received with many thanks
and we do invoke the choicest bless
ings of our Heavenly Father to rest
upon you and the entire membership
of your chapter and may He length
en- your days for your many good
deeds" By committee.
P. N. MATLOCK, Chair.
Col. Hume r. Field sent greetings
and love to Warren Mcdonald Camp
by Adjutant Powell. The camp, thru
its committee directs the following
message to Col. Hume r. Field:
That we appreciate his love and
membrance of our camp. We VEN
crate and love him as only soldiers
can love and appreciate so gallant
and true a soldier and officer.
e. N. MOORE,
P. N. MATLOCK,
H. MOFFETT,
Committee.
The Camp ordered it's Adjutant to
furnish a copy of this reply to his
greeting and love.
The Camp postponed the delivery
of the welcome address until 1 p. m.
Dinner being announced the Camp
marched in twos to the acadamy
where they were bountifully fed. |
At l p. m. the Camp assembled
again.
All during the mornings proceed
ing the Camp was inspired by songs |
by the choir, led by Rev. Walker,
pastor of the M e. Church. Prompt
iy at / p. m. song was rendered by |
the choir and the Rev. Walker de-
livered the welcome address. He is
the son of a Confederate Veteran.
Being a son, he had visited the Ma
tional Park at Shiloh where he
drank in the very spirit of the SOL
diers who were engaged in that
bloody carnage. He was eloquent
in his welcome. He closed his
speech by recital of Finch's poem,
1.-The Blue and the Gray" pro-
nouncing blessing on the lAads of
the veterans.
DR.. F. NJ McRee responded to the
welcome address. The Doctor was
feeling fine and in good trim. His
response was gem, so appropriate
to the occasion. His recollection of
the Shiloh battle, and he knew how
to tell about that conflict. The sad
fact he mentioned was that we are
falling rapidly. I'VE have no power
to recruit our shortening columns"
Passing, passing, passing, yes and
rapidly. Very soon we will not have
one to answer the roll call. The S
call would be answered only by 81
Ience. Yes, silence, for even on this L
earth, unless whispering from over I
yonder may reach human ears, q
but thank God we will not be for
gotten.
Song by choir, Dixie" and also c
\ house full of soldiers and ladies
and gentlemen.
BY request the commander added
A. L. Brevard to the memorial COM q
nittee. Q
Song by choir. Marching to Q
Zion"
Report of memorial committee p
read, approved and committee con-
.inued.
Prayer by Rev. Walker preceded c
he reading of the report of the me- Il
norial committee. Song by choir. n
Names of the deceased we're read a
me at a time and eulogies pro- o
by the commander and citi- u
ems. Some of the eulogies were Il
Tery touching. s.
Motion carried TO appoint commit r.
ZEE to receive flag from ]. ]. Col g
ms, deceased, who, before he died, n
made a request that the Camp be IL
presented with the flag. j. j. Col a.
ins was the Camps first color bear