Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-10-26
Big Occasion For Citizens of
MariOn'S Mining Town.
EXCELLENT SPEECHES
MARK THE DAY
Roster of Veterans Present,
Their Company and Regiment

The Confederate Veterans Reunion
at Whitweli Saturday was pretty
nice affair. 1t was we'll attended,
some twenty veterans being present,
together with large number of sons
of veterans and visitors.
The morning trains were met by the
committee in charge of the exercises
of the DAY, the occasion being princl-
rally uuuer charge of the Sons of the
Veterans, of which q. &. Dibblell
Camp was organized at Pikeville a
year ago.
With the Whitwell band in the lead,
the veterans following, march was
taken nj at 9:30 a. m. for the Opera
House. where the exercises were held.
Following the veterans were the Sons
of Veterans, and after them about 100
school children who took part in the
exercises,
The large stage of the Opera House
was draped with the United States
and Confederate fags, which eventu-
ally proved sources of much of the in
spiration to the speeches delivered,
The band played medley of the
war songs Dixie" and Marching
THU Georgia. Then the school
children. under the direction of Miss
Maud Chastain, massed on the stage,
sang the "Star-Spangl Banner.
Invocation by Rev. F. NJ, Shirley fol-
lowed, after which DR.. j. l. Shirley
Ms master of ceremnies. intI Ioduced the
speakers of tue day.
DR.. l. l.. Janeway delivered the
address of welcome in his usual happy
style. If there was anyone who did
not feel WelCome after Dr. Janeway
concluded it WAS bis own fault In
his remarks he said that in the Civil
War there were from Tennessee 30, 600
Confederate soldiers and 20, 600 federal
sOldiers, and that none we're more
willing to offer their bodies as sac
Iihce for the public veal.
After music by the band, DR.. N. b.
Moore was introduced who declared
TINT the prejudices Of war were over,
and that the Civil War was America
grt atest protection and preventative
against any future war He dwelt
strongly upOn this idea in brief but
excellent address, and at the coucluS-
ion introduced Hon Lewis Pope, Of
Pikpvilie. who in we'll chosen woIds
mace the RESPONSE TO the address OF
welcome as follows:
mir Chairman, Soldiers Of Old,
LAdies and Gentlemen:
1t is. indeed, both pleasure ana
an honor, to respond to the address Of
welcome. so bounteously and gracious
iy extended to us by your fellow Citi-
zen. That honor il made more dIs-
tinguisbed on my part, when | realize
tuat ! am to respond on behalf of the
Soldiers of the CO.'S. | have always
felt respect and reverence for these
old men, that have never entertain
ed for the ordinary man AND IN
their years increase, their numbers
decrease, ana their heads and lives
rippn with old age, my love and ad-
miratiOn goes out in bOundlcss quAn
titIes to tuem, and this sentiment has
80 grown ana has su~n full control OF
nv being, a. that, when / come III
theiI lr5senue, ] feel as though | was
not in the presence of ordinary men,
hut aimO.t treading on sacred GROUND
\ ITO those of us Of younger years, |
v Ouli say, fOl tunata we ale, that the
lives OF thee CID soldiers have been
spared, that We may profit by their as
ISOLATION, imbibe their pIincipIes, aud
follow their lr1Cepts aud examples
ITO TIE oit Soldiers, | woulu sug-
grst, baply and with hearts overflow
ing with gratitude, you should be, be
cause You haye been permitted to see
this eoot day, us very, very large
percentage of your COmrades have
passed out anu gone on to the great
beyond. You, it seem, have been
favored with special Gispensation
from on high to live to see the full re-
= ization Of the longing AMI desire of
every tue American citizen, that of
the ab oiute reunitiug and binding of
the state INTO one neycr-enling IN
ion. Tnj- having bsen so effectively
and conelu,ive|y accomplished, that