The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-08
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
ENJOY ANOTHER MEMORIAL

Whenever the women of NeWber-
ry undertake to do thing they do 1t,
and there is no one anywhere VINO
can do anything any better or even as
good as they can" This is IN SUD-
stance the remark Of a veteran on
Friday in talking about the success
OF the dinner to the veterans Wnlch
was served by the good women OF
,Newberry. And it is true. The gooo
women work for days ahead OF the
time and then on memorial day they
personally serve the old soldiers ana
~enjoy the task because they do 1t as
Z service of love and know that their
efforts are appreciated.
There were not as many mere on
Friday as usual, due no doubt TO tne
rain in the morning and then TOO no
doubt in some part to the TACT tnat
the day was changed from the lutn 10
the 4th. There were about 1l0 Ola
veterans who partook of the dinner
and they say that it was one OF tne
best yet.
Several veterans have passed to the
happy hunting grounds OF the great
beyond since the last annual dinner
Possibly the oldest veteran IN the
State and one of the Oldest citizens
certainly was here and was in sped
cheer and happy and healthy ana we
expect him to reach the century
mark. Mr.. Jacob Shealy and flve
sons who wore the gray and serVea
faithfully on the battlefield throusn-
out the four years of the war. only
a few years ago two OF the sons
nassed over and about year age
his helpmeet went out from the hcme
after a sojourn with him for more
than seventy years. Mr.. Shealy IS
now ninety-eight years old and as we
said was lively and moved about easily
among his comrades.
The school children marched down
in red. white and blue uniforms ana
covered the Confederate monument
with garlands of lovely flowers and
then attended the exercises IN tne
opera house.
The address was delivered by the
Hon. ]. l.. Glenn of Chester and those
Who were fortunate enough to hear
him saw 1t was fine and appropriate
address and we know it was. we aie
sorrv that we could not get out.
The dinner followed in the OLD
CONT house and after that the Ola
vets enjoyed the social hour IN re.
counting the events and scenes OF
other days and in talking about tne
-aresen4 war. This present war is an
entirely different kind of war from
4ha one through which they went.
The improved howitzers and the gas
ond. the submarines and other apph-
ances of human destruction are very
different:: and even more destructaVe
snd then the modern methods OF car
inc for the soldier on the marcn anu
=. rfer beins wounded are much I'M
nroyed so that the destruction ana
the care for the wounded are ootn
ernnroved. And is it not terrlole
th;ng to contemplate that in this day
nj christian civilization that the m
.gennity of man should be taxed 70
Sav;se instrumentalities to muroer
-,na destroy rather than to build UP
.ana. make happy. And yet tnat IS
sbe fact. The best talent and the
mo most expert ingenuity of man today
10 directed in an effort to see VINO
can invent and manufacture the
Greatest amount and the most de-
s,+r,ctiye instruments OF death.
The decorations Of the graves .ooA
Mace on Sunday afternoon anu q
s,ort and Impressive service was heio
s+ Rosemont conducted by the Rev.
J. ". Carson. There was music w
the memorial choir and prayer anu
a shart and appropriate ADDRESS Dy
Mr. Carson and then the committees
placed floral wreathes upon 'he
graves OF the Confederate dead.
Second Week Jurors.