The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-06-18
BRUNSWICK GIVES
TO NOBLE CAUSE
Prompt and Liberal Response
Made When Woman's Club
Undertakes to Provide Way
for Veterans to Richmond.

| TOT veterans TO KiCnmOnQ.
Thirteen Confederate veterans are
| on their last journey from Brunswick
i to U. C. v. reunion to be held at
Richmond, in which city the first great
reunion was held many years ago.
There will not be another gathering
of the remnants of the armies of Lee
and Jackson, Beauregard and John
son, and host of others in the his
toric capital of the Confederacy, for
within the next few years those that
now survive will have passed to the
! other side to rest under the shade of
| tn trees.
1t was touching sight to those
| who witnessed the departure last
| night and this morning, of the old
vets. Their step was more sprightly
| and their faces bespoke the joy. the
| ecstacy that was theirs--they were
going back to Richmond. And they
were given the option of any railroad
route they desired. some of them go.
ing by Atlanta, others Savannah, for
they had relatives or friends in these
cities they wanted to see.
For the first time since the reunions
were started, every Confederate vet
| eran in Brunswick and Glynn county
was provided with transportation, and
a little money to spend on the side
taken up by the Woman's Club it was
decided that the expenses of every
local veteran should be paid on this,
their last reunion, irrespective of their
| means-they were all Confederate
| veterans, and no discrimination was
to be made. And that plan was ad-
! hered to.
! Mrs. r. r. MacGregor was named as
| chairman of the Flag Day committee,
it having been agreed to secure funds
| by this method. This committee work
ed herocially for the success of their
project, and they succeeded. With
| the generous donations of the city
| and county commissioners of $500
| each, which, in addition to the amount
| raised from the flag sale made a suffi-
| cient sum to defray the expenses of
eleven veterans, all that had express
| ed an intention up to that time of at
tending the reunion Later, however,
| it was learned by Mrs. MacGregor
that there were two others that want
ed to go. She promptly determined
that they should not be disappointed.
and assumed the task of providing a
way. There was nothing left to do
but make a second call on those who
had contributed, and in this Mrs. Mac
Gregor was not disappointed.
81 wish you would say for me-" said
Mrs MacGregor last night, "that the
prompt response made by several in
/ dividuals and firms made it possiblt
for us to provide way for those two
veterans, that were not on the original
| list, to attend the reunion. While
many were liberal, want especially
| to thank in behalf of the woman's 1
Club, Gates Drug Store, Edo Miller
D. w. Krauss, E. c. Butts, The Down
ing Company, A. ]. Gordon, A. Kaiser
& Bro, o. C. Lisman, Stephens, Lo
rentzson & Sheffield, Bennet, Twitty
& Reese. and Miss Sadie Ferguson
all OF whom unhesitatingly made their
second contributions when 1t was init.
mated to them that there were two
more veterans to be provided for
Mrs. MacGregor states that the re.
sponse by the public generally was
most liberal and is greatly appreciat-
ed by the members of the Woman's
Club.
The old veterans are happy on the
way to Richmond, carrying with
them the best wishes of the folks back
home for very joyous time. and a
safe return