The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-07-12
UIO PARADE FEATURES CLOS.
INC DAY OF VETS REUNION
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tertaining well every guest. Gentle
men and Boy Scouts also rendered
invaluable assistance.
There was served delicious menu
consisting OF ham sandwiches. potato
;alad, stuffed eggs, cheese, pickles
aelly, crackers. brick cream, cake
md coffee. A rich fruit punch was
.erved as the veterans marched into
the reception hall and at intervals
later.
The hats were checked by the boy
Scouts in the cloak room these boys
being on duty with a willing spirit
at all times as were also number
of young girls at the luncheon. In
fact, these boys deserve special men
tion for their service throughout the
days of convention. They Stayed
with" the entertainment committee.
They did all sorts of errands; kept
their posts at the Information Tent
in the Park. and led the blind, the
lame and the halt about our city.
The Arcade Orchestra contributed
free of charge beautiful music and
local talent added interest to the
musical program at the luncheon.
Many vets paused to say in sub
stance 1--WE have been to many con-
yentions; but Brookhaven has out
done them ALL" I'VE appreciate
this I'VE wouldn't have come here
if it hadn't been for the ladies-God
bless 'em, etc"
Each guest at the table of $50
covers retired with souvenir adorn-
ed with the flag and colors and the
inscription:
/, Hail ye heroes! Heaven-born
band!
Who fought and bled in Freedom S
Cause"
and bearing the insignia of the U. D.
G. Snugly slowed away in many
pockets, there were, too. the beauti-
full napkins with the red, white and
blue, and the BIRD of Freedom
Thursday was another Perfect
Day."
U. c. VS.. HOLD CLOSING SESSION.
The next annual event of the or
ganization will be held at Oxford,
Miss.
Resolutions were passed by the
body stating that BrooBIaven and it's
citizens had .,excelled even them
selves iR hospitality for the old Con-
fed5rate Veterans and the Sons of
Veterans.
The election of officers was as fol-
lows:
Gen. w. M. Wroten was reelected
Commander of the Division; Owen
Brown of Yazoo, Miss, was elected
Commander of the 1st Brigade; T.
L. McGehee of Summit, Miss, was
elected Commander of the End Bri-
gade; ]. L. Shinault of Oxford, Miss,
elected Commander of the Srd Bri-
gade; John A. Webb was appointed
Adjutant General by Commander
Wroten.
The parade, the closing feature of
the three-day festivities, passed in
review of the Commanding officer
and his staff at $500 a. m, Friday.
The procession with its heroes of
three wars surpassed anything that
has ever been seen in the State of
Mississippi, perhaps. Fighters of
three wars and the valient
generation of 'huskies' tramped,
tramped, tramped to the martial
strains of the 10th U. S. Infantry
Band. Those of the old time war
riors that were too feeble to march,
were conveyed in automobiles.
Spanish-American war veterans
proudly marked time and following
these were the heroes of the World
War. Four platoons of soldiers and
a squad of sailors and marines
brought up the procession of World
War men and following, there came
the Boy Scouts. In the procession
there could be seen the STARS and
Stripes" and the old Confederate
The Stars and Bars"
AS the Veterans of the Civil War
passed the reviewing stand, the
Daughters of the Confederacy strew-
ed their path with flowers and show
cred confetti upon their good, gray
heads. 1t was probably the last
march for many Of them. When the
parade dispersed. the veterans gath
cred in the front of the Inez Hotel
and indulged in old time songs, such
as Bonnie Blue Flag. "Auld Lang
Syne, and My Old Kentucky
Home" Some old timer in the crowd
raised his voice above the tumult in
a clear but weak voice in "The Old
Time Religion" in which all Joined
and the Military Band took up the
sweet refrain.
Col. G.. G. Hoskins was the Grand
Marshal. Some Of those on the re-
viewing stand were: Gen. Wroten,
Commander Of the U. c. ", Mrs. Mill
Ter. President General of the U. D. c.,
and Sponsorial STAFF, Mrs. T. r.
Shield of Cherokee, Miss, Mrs. Owen
Brown Of Yazoo, Miss. Mrs. Robert
Moreton OF Brookhaven. Mrs. H. L.
Quinn of West Point, Mis-, and little
Miss Lillian Wroten Vaught Of Mag
n01ia