The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-24
GRAND RECEPTION
Thirty first Annual Reunion United
Confederate Veterans at Darlington.
S. c., May 1918, 1922.


after having shared the grand ovation
at Camden last year, and accepted
the invitation of Darlington for the
meeting Of the Thirty-frst Annual Re-
union of South Carolina Division
United Veterans for May 17-1S, 1922,
was fully carried out TO perfection.
Words are inadequate to- express their
gratitude for the royal reception given
them. Darlington certainly threw
open her homes, her hands and her
hearts to the Old heroes in gray. They
entered this grand city, cheerful and
Jolly, and left with regrets, having met
such clever and hospitahle people
thoroughgong, energetic, progressive,
cultured and refined. Enthused with
the right spirit of we'll wishes for all
of it's citizens and their guests. With
all of this we could not expect to re-
ceive anything but cordiality and un-
bounded hospitality which was shown
us on every hand and every step. To
say, we were nicely entertained ana
cared for by these good people, would
be a mild expression, SO unanimous
vote went out from the old soldiers
with the proudest feelings for their
elegant entertainment, they returning
home, ever to remember the people
of the darling town, especially the
ladies' who seemed to be deeply inter-
ested for, and the care and well-beins
of their guests, on this special occa-
sion. -
Among the many interesting fea-
lures that will live long in the MEM
cries of those who were privileged to
attend the reunion at Darlington, as
one of her guests, there were three
most strikingly pleasing to all-whclh
will ever carry the most cherished re-
membranes, time"
TheA OLD veterans ball, the grand
parade Thursday, and the royal feasts
of Wednesday and Thursday, notes of
which we clip from The News and
Press of Darlington, which. will give
but faint idea of this grand !occa-
sion.
The Parade.
"To the strains Of martial music, in
which the minor notes of the wonder
full melody of peace ever mingled, the
old veterans again formed ranks. and
amid the music and flowers of the
South, escorted by the rising gener-
alton Of boys and girls, flanked by the
stalwart forms of members Of the AM
erican Legion, surrounded by the girls
of the sixties and the girls of today
and OF tomorrow, .proudlysthe old sur
vivors. stepped with broken ranks, but
with undivided hearts, with undaunted
spirits. ;,
The broken battalions received the
homage of South Carolina again to-
dayE They marched under aches
wrapped in red roses, again the rebel
yell spit the air, mingled with the
same notes from others, and the scene
was inspiring the sight witnessed
deeper and more of inspiration COM.
ng from the lesson so wildly and so
impressively taught.
Immediately following the United
States Artillery Band came automo-
biles containing the division command
ers, their sponsors, ther maids of hon
or, their matrons. General Reed and
Miss Blanch Crawford Law in the
first car.
Escorted by the school children
and members of the American Legion.
and amid the cheers Of thronging on
lockers, the old veterans marched to;
the portico of the Court House.
Thousands Of Confederate battle flags
were waving in the air, battle flags
of the historc companies were again
waving, the school children wore red
white and red caps, and the line OF
marching pupils stretched, in double
column, around the entire Square, and
still they were marching! When the
notes of Dixie" and Bonnie Blue
Flag" was heard, the enthusiasm
reached it's highest point.
zone veteran, who came from city
of pretentious attainments. said that
he had seen parades where children
came from a s250,o00 schoolhouse.
where the population numbered high
among the thousands, but he had
never witnessed such a grand parade
in all his life as was seen here today.
Had there been nothing but this
naraie and the story il told. the re-