The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-05-04
S. c. VETERANS
CLOSE REUNION.
TEAeUE REMAINS HEAD; CLARK
AND REED ELECTED BRIGADE
COMMANDERS.
70 MEET NEXT IN CHESTER
Many Important Matters Discussed. =.
Spectacular Parade and Annual
Ball End Reunion.


Rock Hill.-At the concluding hns,.
ness session Of the South Carolina
division, United Confederate Veterans.
held In Fredheim's hall Gen. B. H.
Teague Of Aiken was reelected com.
mander in chief Of the division and II
was decided to hold the next annuah
reunion of the division IN Chester.
Col. w. A. Clark OF Columbia ws.s
elected commander Of the l'irs, bri-
gade of South Carolina veterans suc
ceeding the late Gen. X. Il. Newton
Gen. c. A. Reed Of Anderson wae
reelected commander Of tha Sccund
brigade.
Many matters Of Importance var
discussed at the final business session
The first question was relative to t|le
movement to have all veterans in Tic
state pensioned, regardless OF ,hen.
physical and financial conditlon. mo
sentiment was in favor of this mDys
Another matter whieh hroughr on
lengthy discussion was tl,c cifou al
put the division on record a. co III.
desirability of holding tbs nc,l aar
eral reunion of United ~o,,fui..at
Veterans in Washington IT.. ruurr,ian
with the reunion Of the rGni Ntn,g
of the Republic. 1t W. stuaf lnat
this suggestion had be mads Is
Washington camp of tho q ar,,
that the people of the a. Waulv ~
tend the invitation to tia Na.craaa ~
the reunion, soon to ha.4 ,n t}r
mingham. Final dispose ~ tg,
matter was made by taht.aE II mo 80.
to send uninstructed n.b,nn.ai3t
to the Birmingham RET uo fwu ra
South Carolina division @ara .i
veterans favored accep Hs fnala
tion to Washington, If i .1.r.aoa
while others opposed huitiv" axe goY
eral reunion outside of tat NRrn
belonged to the Confed ray
strong resolution aa41ssi. M,
movement to have the feGat.. ..v.n
ment refund what is known as the cot
ton tax, illegally collected from South
ern people following the war, the re-
funding being in the nature of pen
sions to the veterans, was adopted and
all camps will urge their congressman
to favor the measure
Gen. G. Irvine Walker of Charles.
ton introduced resolution relating 70
the proposed publication Of life Of
Lieut.. Gen. Richard Heron Anderson, 7
the ranking general of South Carolina
troops In the War Between the Sec
lions. Before reading the resolution
Gen. Walker called to the front Of tho
stage and presented to the audenc,
Miss Virginia Saunders of Statebure
a great-niece Of Gen. Anderson ant
sponsor Of the South Carolina diyis
ION, and her mother Mrs. Saunders
who is dame Of honor Of the division
and who is niece of the late Ger
Anderson. Gen. Walkers resolutio
was adopted by acclamation.
The reunion closed with the veto
ans parade, in which the militia,
companies of this city and Fort MI
the Boy Scouts and numerous ban,
and organizations participated wi
the veterans. The parade was one of
he grandest spectacles of the XII,
aver witnessed in Rock Hill. II W
,ully a mile In length, some 200 v,
Grams marching the entire distance IN,
'oot Between two and three hundrrs
If the older and feebler vets werr
aiken in automobiles.
The reunion ball followed at
''clock In the evening, in charge ~
he local lodge of Ellis, the crownIn.
ocial event Of the reunion, attend
" the sponsors and their attendant
md numerous visitors.