The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-11-01

with the Virginia reels, participated
in only by veterans and their lady |
partners. Four great sets were form
ed, and although many of the veterans |
have reached an advanced age they |
are still bright of eye, quick of
speech and nimble on their feet, and |
all enjoyed, to the utmost, this fea-
ture of the ball.
Gen. L. H. Buchanan, of Chipley,
was elected division commander, the
division comprising all three brigades.
Gen. r. Don Mcleod, of Crawford
vile, was appointed to the command
Of the first brigade, made vacant by
the election Of Gen. Buchanan, and
Col. w. H. Sebring, of Jacksonville,
was appointed adjutant general and
chief of staff.
i Tampa was elected as the place for
, the next reunion.
: Press Comment on Reunion.
Ocala papers were generous in not
J ing many features of the reunion, q
few excerpts being as follows:
1t gave US great deal of delight
to meet Mr.. Rawls of Pensacola,
former citizen of Tallahassee and
member of the state government.
: Florida has few better citizens, and
; his record in war and in peace illus
: trates the splendid citizenship of our
: state. 1t, is delight to do such men
, honor.
Echoes of the Reunion.
a Judge r. Don Mcleod, now for
: nearly twenty-five years Judge of the
: county court of Wakulla county, is
: among the prominent veterans at
e tending the annual reunion. In the
days of his more callow youth, when
n he thought more of piling up fame
y than dollars Judge Mcleod belonged
s to the editorial profession. He was
: editor of the Gland of Flowers"
n printed at the capital, and it COM
S manded wide influence. Mr.. Mcleod
f was with us when the Florida Press
e Association was first organized. Capt.
d Charles E. Dyke was then the dean of
/ the Florida press and was made the
l. first president of the association.
IS Judge Mcleod was also with US
n when we formed the National Press
y Association at the Cotton Exposition
n at New Orleans. He is now prac-
ticing attorney and Judge and has
n, a long bank account which is YER.
le doubtful he would have ever had had
d he remained glued to the tripod.
II Among the distinguished visitors
N was Ex-Governor Samuel Pasco OF
Monticello. Than him the Confed
crate uniform adorns no man more
deservingly. Although, like Capt
Inglis, by birth subject of Grea
! Britain, when the bugle of war wa
sounded he was among the first t.
answer the call, and no one was mor'
loyal to the flag immortalized by 81
many deeds of heroism. Few mel
= are more enshrined in the affection
! of the people of FLORIDA than San
Pasco.
The Confederate veterans one an
all, felt. very kindly to Bishop Wees
for lending his presence to the re
union. His presence among them ha
the hallowing influence of a benedie
II ton.
II Comrade w. F. Haskins of Georg
w. Scott camp Waknlla county want
this paper to say that he has bee
a delegate to seven or eight reunion
in various cities of Florida but neve
has he seen such unbounded hosp
tally, met so many good people, see
the recipients of SO much attentio
from so many beautiful women, Q
! seen so little whiskey drinking as
y Ocala. He says Ocala is enshrine
in the heart of every veteran who al
tended the reunion. Her capture {