The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-17
COL. HARP ELECTED
STATE COMMANDER
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vision, DR. Lowery being chairman.
Dr. Lowery was reelected safe
comma der % the Sons of Veterans.
ii. J. Peter, CT Leesburg. was elect
cd commander of the Third Brigade.
Hon. H. j. Drane, NJ. c., was the
next speaker, and the Veterans gave
his remarks the closest attention as
he told in his impressive manner of
various matters of special interest to
his hearers. He spoke of the three
monuments-at Mariana, Lusty, and
Natural Bridge for which the Flor
ida legislature appropriated $4,000 in
re ponse to request from the Daugh-
tiers of the COnfederacy. A touching
part of Congressman Dranes address
was that setting forth the veneration
| that the Confederate army has won
from both Republican and Democratic
presidents of the United States, and
from other great national figures, in
GLIDING General Pershing, whom he
quoted as saying:
Il did not know the Confederate
soldier, but | know his son and his
grandson, and if there is any soldier
on the face of the earth who is not
afraid of the devil himself, i. is the
boy from the south.
A member of the resolutions com
mittee arose from the floor to say
that he wished to speak OF the hos
! pitality shown the reunion by the
/ members of the Grand Army of the
| Republic, and suggested that L rising
vote of thanks be given to Capt.
| Fleming, who offered to care for ten
OF the Veterans. The vote was unam-
lmously given. General Yancey then
took occasion to say that he has
known many men who formerly wore
the blue whom he has found to be
gentlemen in every sense Of the word.
and he suggested that this gracious
hospitality of the G. A. r. in Lake.
land be returned by the U. c.. V.
when the boys in blue have gather
iIfgs where there are Confederate Vet
Grams.
In the interval of waiting for the re-
port of tho resolutions committee.
General w. e. McGahagin, of OcaIa,
recounted some funny stories and in
teresting incidents picked up by him
at the recent general reunion, and
General Frank Harris related hero. c
incidents of the war.
Il
favorably on several resolutions
which were adopted and are printed
in another column.
General Rawls then introduced in a
happy, little speech General John II.
Wilson and Mrs. Wilson, OF Annis.
ton, Alabama, General Wilson being
commander of the Fourth Alabama
Brigade. Mrs Wi son acknowledged
the complimentary speech of intro
duct1on with a graceful bow and Cen
eral Wilson made a few words of re-
spouse, while the audience greeted the
visitors with applause.
General j. A. Cox made short
talk, relating an ire dent of recon
struction days in Mississ ;ppi. and
making the point that the bitterness
OF that day has passed from his heart.
and paying tribute TO Pres dent Nc
kinley, President TAFT, and to Cant.
Bonaker and Capt. Fleming, two for
mer Union soldiers whom he has
known in Lakeland, ard to the G. A.
Il. men of Lake and in general;
After short discussion. the de
cisioa as TO the next NEE. ing place Of
the Reunion was left to the incoming
commander
Election of Officers
The time having arrived for the Sc
lection of the next State Commander
General VIM. Micker nominated
GO onel J. H. Harp, of Crescent CITY.
mere were several seconds and
Colonel Harp was unanimously elect
ed
General Harp, as he will now be
called, was invited to The pla form and
made a short speech of surprise and