The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-07-22
WELCOME AWAITS
WEARERS OF GRAY
Upstate City to Exert Self to En-
tertaia Veterans Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Tie State

South Carolina Division, United Cor
11e3arot> Veterans, EHcn they come
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eradons, but Greenwood's greeting
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come, intent on the comfort and
happiness Of these dear guests of the
city, rather than one of garish dis
play and self advertisement.
Courtesies for Veterans.
Following the desires and requests
of the veterans themselves, voiced
By headquarters Of the division, strict
attention VIII be paid to assisting
every veteran to meet and mingle
with his brothers-in-arms and to take
an active part in the reunion with a
maximum Of pleasure and comfort
and minimum of exertion and con-
fusion. The.program has therefore
been devised with this end in view,
to filing the two days spent here
pleasurably and comfortably without
an undue tax upon the gallant cid
heroes.
Committees will meet all trains
with automobiles and the veterans
ard their friends will be met and
taken to the bureau Of information
at the Southern railway station,
where they will be assigned homes and
sent directly from the station to their
hosts, Each veteran will be supplied
with an envelope containing the Of
1;1iai, badge of the reunion, the Off
cial program, an Identification card
bearing the name Of the guest and
his assigned hosts and paper drinking
cups.
Greenwocd's formal welcome to
the thin gray line will begin at $50
o'clock Tuesday morning, when the
Jordan Concert band will give a pa
triotic concert on the public square.
The complete program Of the two
days events follows:
Tuesday, Jaly 22.
9:30 A. M-Music by band on
public square, popular airs.
10 A. M.-Meeting called to order
by W. H. Yeldell, commander Camp
D. Wyatt Aiken, presiding.
10 A. M.-Doxology by selected
choir in which audience will join. In
vocation by the Rev. I'D. Pitts.
10 80 A: M.-Address of welcome
on behalf of city of Greenwood, A.
S. Hartzcg, mayor Of Greenwood.
! 1O:40 A. M.-Response, w. H. Ed
wards; music.
1850 A. M.-Address Of welcome,
George W. Rush, president Of Cham
Der of Commerce.
II A. M.-Response, W. H. Whar-
ton.
11:1Cr A. M,-Address of, welcome
to veterans, DR.: John O. Wilson.
1880" A. M.-Response, Gen. j.
Fuller Lyon, brigadier general, COM
manding First Brigade, South Caro-
lima Division, United Confederate
Veterans; music.
11:30 A. M.-Address by Mrs. A..
J. Sprofes, president Robert A. Wal
ler chapter, U. D. C.
11:45 A. N. Response, Mrs. John
Cart, president S. c. Division u
D. C..
IL M.-Address of welcome to
Sons Of Veterans, DR.. E. j. Smith.
1910 P. .M.-Response, Proctor
A. Bonham; music.
1890 P. M.-Gavel turned over to
wv. A. Clark, major general, COM
manding South Carolina Division, u.
C. ", reunion formally opened; n1u-
sic; annual Grafton by Col. James
Armstrong of Charleston.
1870 p. M.-Presentation address.
Gov. R. A. Cooper; music.
2P-s M.-Adjournment.
4P. M.-Business meeting.
6 P. M.-Adjournment. Veterans
on leave.
$3.50 P. M.-Meeting, Gibbs hall;
presentation, Gen. Julian S. Carr,
general, commanding the Army OF
Northern Virginia; Gen. C. l. Walk
er, general, United Confederate Vet
erans, honorary for life; Maj. Gen.
ID II T,,,,o Coutb Hapo1ina DiviS-