The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26
Veterans Reunion
Closed
Memorial Services to Confed-
crate Dead Impressive Fea-
ture of Last Session

Greenwood July 29.-Alajor Gen.
". A. Clark, of Columbia, was re-
elected COMMUNICATIVE of the
South Carolina Division. United Con-
federate Veterans, at the final session
of their reunion here today. David
Cardwell, of Columbia, was reelected
adjutant general and chief of staff.
Other officers Of the division were
also reelected.
Sumter was selected as the place
Tor holding the next reunion.
The gathering of the heroes of the
Sixties came to a formal end tonight
with the annual reunion ball for vet
erans and their friends.
The closing day Of the reunion was
marked by two inspiring addresses
by Col Daniel S. Henderson. Of Aiken.
and Miss Mildred Rutherford, Of
athens. Ca. historian general of the
United Daughters Of the Confederacy.
Rain interfered with the pa:a.le
scheduled for this morning. but the
weather did not dampen the spirits Of
the Veterans. and the morning exer-
ihusiastic audience which rep atedly
cheered the ringing words of Col.
Henderson and Miss Rutherford.
a most impressive feature today
were memorial services to the Con
federate dead, Cen. Clar.' reading the
inscriptions on the monument IN Co
lumbia erected by the Daughters OF
he Confederacy. and Gen. Lyon re-
aponding with The audience. They
died for their country When the
great part the women played for the
Gonfederacy was read the expression
was God Bless The Women Of the
"onfcdcracy" The audience STOOD
during the ceremony.
During the business session this af-
.ernoon the names for the war were
discussed. the Veterans having before
hem a resolution to call it War Of
Secession" 1t was not decided to do
his but Civil War" was barred.
The text of the resolution, which
was introduced by Gen. c. Irvine
Walker. is as follows:
'sWhereas the term Civil War" as
aow most generally applied to the
War Between the Confederate States
ard the United States 1861 to 1865. is
Improper. in that it reflects unjustiy'
upon the legal and constitutional ac-.
ton of the confederacy:
And whereas. Civil war" means a
contest between two or more portions
of the people Of the same country:
And whereas. the sovereign States.
subsequently, united into "Confedes'te
States had legally, constitutionally
and peacefully seeded from the other
States of the Union and were not. dur
ing the said war. part of the Union
and not Of the same country. there
fore the term Civil War is abso-
! iutely incorrect and gives mistak-
on conception of the legal action OF
| The Confederales:
And whereas the use Of the words
! "Civi! War" as applied to the war OF
1868 can only mean. that it was a
war between two parts ot.the same
i country. ard be correct ONLY. II thc
! sovereign States 50 seeding. did not
/ constitJijionailv 1cav" the old mon
And whereas, this term is used ny
nany. innocently. aud without due
i consideration of It's legitimate and m
feront;al meaning, such Will surrey
coincide with US. when it is brousi
10 1!,nir attention. aud realize that II
really implies that their patriotic an
cestors were traitors 10 tho Union ana
not as they really were. defenders OF
The great American principle. as a.
fined by President Woodrow Wilson =
;Eat All governments should rest upon
the consent Of the governed.
Therefore he resolved:
/. That the south Carolina p:v'S-
ION. !,nited Confederate Veterans. con-
denim the use of the term 'CiV't wv:
when applied to the war= eiW'eh -'i'e
t'nnfaaor;,tc and United States anJ
nro;,jbil its use nj or during any OF
foI.r oricial reunions. or other meetings.
of ycterau< of this division.
> Tlll: this WA, be known as the
"War OF Secession
3. Tia; we earnestly urge all 'h"
pcoplc Of tlais country to cease using
5. r,,c term "tivi N';,r for the War OF
Secession, VIC ask This Of oGi' friends
and our descendants because of Its
n;,,Siice and of our enemies; because
of the grand loyalty of the Confeder-
4 ates and their descendants to TINS