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The Greatest Day in the
History Of High Point
Veterans Observed

We wish that everybody in High
Point could have been present Sat
urday afternoon at the regular
monthly meeting Of the confederate
Veterans of High Point, il would
have done them a world of good.
The beloved Sponsor. Miss I, Irwin
Paylor, had arranged one of the
most pleasing programs imaginable
and there was a large crowd OF
veterans and visitors present.
The occasion was a surprise birth
day celebration, following the regu-
lar monthly meeting of the Veterans
and in honor of the 18th birthday of the
commander, Col. Tom Wood, was the
most unique of the kind ever given in
High Point. In addition to the usual at
trac3ive furnishings of headquarters, the
camps Numerous flags were displayed
and at the commanders desk was a
huge vase of red carnations. There was
an unusually large number of the vet
Grams present and the hall was well-filled
with prominent citizens and special visi-
tors, Col w Penn Wood, of Raleigh,
brother of the commander; A. FL. Boy
den, of Salisbury, brigadier general of
the first brigade, North Carolina di-
vision, and Col. D. H. Milton, superin
tendent of the Soldiers Home, Raleigh,
who came for the special occasion and
who later in the afternoon made inter-
esting talks, Gen. Boyden concerning
North Cardinals part in the war, of
which no record is made in many &C
cepted histories; Col Wood concerning
the Confederate pensions as allowed by
the recent legislature, and Col. Milton
on the Soldiers home.
Fred N. Tate spoke of the citizens re-
sponsibility toward the Confederate vet
eran and with patriotism and pathos
made reference to the coming reunion
at Washington and made a plea that
High Point send this worthy camp to
the capital in the loved suit of grey and
started the fund for this purpose by
giving SO. Plans were made to push the
matter.
Committeeman w. L. Stamey had pre-
g ey.
During the gift period the sponsor
presented 60 tins of "Velvet Joe" and go
joke books and almanacs from Liggett-
Myers Tobacco company; large serving
table from r. B. Terry; so plugs chew
ing tobacco from Winston manufacture
ers: box of cigars, G.. A. Nation; box
cigars, P. c. Mcintyre; framed copy of
our flags and their history; framed auto
graph photo from General w. A. Smith,
Ansonville, commander of the second
brigade of the North Carolina Division.
Framed picture of North Cardinals flag
and seal and printed copy of North
Carolina toast from Stone and Barrin-
ger. Charlotte.
Then the birthday surprise came. In
answer to the sponsors whistle, Master
Frank Wood gave the bugle call and
Masters Paul Stamey and Bobby Boyden,
of Salisbury, came down, the big aisle
and stood at the commanders desk.
They wore Boy Scout suits and acted as
t'sentinels" supposedly to keep in safety
the commander from Yankee soldier
who had expressed desire to see him.
The whistle and the bugle reply this
time brought little Sherrod Morrow and
Carter Farriss dressed in white with big
red ties and bearing large Confederate
battle flags, who acted as advance es-
corts for the little Confederate girls,
Dorothy Field and Nancy Carr Terry,
who were dressed in red and white and
carried the Yankee soldier on silver
tray. Amid much testing "the Yam
kee" was presented to the commander,
and proved to be case containing a
handsome gold cnameled battlefag lapel
button, the gift of the camp. Another
: sound OF the whistle and bugle response
and In came the young candle lighter,
Miss Lucy Neal Carr, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. T. Wishart, and grand
daughter to Commander Wood. She