Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-08-23
REUNION or oRR's REGIMENT
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that there Is much happiness and
pleasure yet to be found IL we only
look around US.
And thus ended She flftieth re-
union Of Orr's Rifles. May the sur
vivors live to see many more, and
may each one be better than the last!
Resolutions.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the associations:
Resolved, That the thanks OF the
survivors Of Orr's Regiment and Con-
federate Veterans be extended to the
World War Veterans, the U. D. G..
Chapter and the citizens Of Walhalla
for the kind and generous hospitality
shown u.s., and for making this one
of the happiest and best days Of our
lives, and we bespeak for all O long
life Of prosperity and glorious i'm
mortality.
Concerning Pensions
the following preamble and resolu-
tion were adopted:
Whereas, the last Legislature of
South Carolina reduced the pension
fund of the State from six hundred
thousand to five hundred thousand
dollars, thereby making the amount
approximately about f1fty-flve dollars
apiece for each old veteran and vet
eran's widow in the State; aud
Whereas, most Of the old soldiers
have already passed tho age of go
years, and majority of them are so
infirmed from age that they are in
capacitated from manual labor, and
a majority Of them are poor men and
have very little Of this world's s goods
to sustain life, and if it were not for
children and grandchildren they
would have to go to the poor houses:
Now, therefore, be It
Resolved, by the survivors OF Orr's
Rifles and other old soldiers, and
all other soldiers of the Spanish
American and the World War, That
we consider that a great injustice
has been done the old survivors Of
the 'FLost Cause" by this unjust act
OF the South Carolina Legislature in
reducing the meagre sum that the
State had been giving as a pension.
Resolved, That we, the old soldiers
and survivors in all the wars, think
that all the old soldiers and survivors
ought to have at least one hundred
dollars per year. We do not consider
this too much in view Of the fact
that the prosperity and wealth Of
South Carolina is due to the hard
labor and trials OF The old soldiers
IN making South Carolina what she
is today; and further III ivew of the
tact that ii Will only be few years
until they Will all be gone.
Resolved Sd, That we hereby
pledge ourselves as soldiers that we
will not vote for any candidate for
Governor, or the State Senate, or
House Of Representatives, who is not
in favor Of giving the old soldiers at
least one hundred dollars a year, as
we are satisfied that South Carolina
is as able as Georgia and North Car
olina, who give their old soldiers one
hundred and fifty dollars a year, and
Louisiana three hundred and sixty
five dollars a year.
Resolved 4th, That we earnestly
call upon the lady voters Of the State
who have done so much for the old
soldiers to make their last days on
earth happy, 10 aid us in electing a
Governor and Legislator who will aid
us.
Resolved 5th, That copy of these
resolutions be sent to the Columbia
State, Charleston News and Courier
and Greenville News, with request
that they publish same; also to the
county papers.
Confederate Veterans Present.
The, following Confederate veter-
ans were present at the 1922 re-
union:
w. A. Duncan, 9Th Cavalry, (De-
Sessasure.)
J. o. Riley. Co. B, Cd Regiment Of
Rifles.
j. T. Lyles, Co. =. Barney's Bat
TALON.
w. II. Mongold, Co. c, Orr's Regi-
ment Of Rifles.
II, w, Carroll, Co. X. (Cant A11ay \