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CAMP ARTHUR MANIGAULT.Sons of Confederates Organize and Elect Officers—Big Meet-ing--01d Vets Present.La«t Tuesday night at the cityhall the funs of the ConfederateVeteran's organized a -camp, and m honor of the old Confederates■.' i 4 ^selected the same name as theircamp—-Camp Arthur Manigault,Sons of the Confederate Veterans. There wvre about thirtv-fiveiwiy.gentlemen present, including the following old Veterans who hon-.ored the meeting w i? i» their presence, and took a lively interest in the formation of the camp : Drs.T. P. Railey? G. F. S. Wright, (Jol., . H. Head, Kw. .1. E. Dunlop,B. I*. Fraser, .) . J. Hucks. Col. J.R. Sparkman.*Dr. Spurkman culled the meeting to order, and then introducedOoi. J. ii. Iv- ud. nho delivered aneloquent address, which ato every 010* present, u is speech.•«•:s i grand rifuit, and tie received, frequent applause while delivering it. His ad« ress will be preserved in the archives of the or-ganizat ion.Rev. J. E. Dunlop, the old “war horse,” came next, andmarie one of his jieautitui character isticImpromptu speeches which was well received and frequentlyapplauds d. sDr. Bailey, Dr. Wright and Col.9p t-v fi r !* tr% ** i% R' q r*B ■ 1t* 4 f f f v * ♦ f v% q }•, , • • ■ t** ’ c-|V v' V* ^ f\ , •5 ».H ^.TTEat'f'i * ■■ * ~ -.riotie talks, after which the elec-f %»■[rMr-ritetion o voice rs r;rme, reuj c*?‘g asfollows^^’.G :i *- :, ■. ■T. Iv S i'ku» hi. Comrnadant.Si.-J. a- ' • jci ‘ ... l*. 4P'. * • ‘ r i *’• • I % I -V. JP ... ' X, 1 f -. ■’ * - hji*!-'' .1, -s',J. \V. Doar. let Lieutenant,.fi. L. Oliver, i’d Lieutenant.J. J0f. Fraser, Adjutant.C W. Bailey, Surgeon.T. S. McConnell, QuartermasterD. S. BIuck, Chaplin.J. E. Taylor. 1 . usurer.F. W. Lachicotte, Color d^rgt.R. S. Bailey, Historian.Miss Annie Munnerivn. SponsorA committee was appointed to ..ulify Miss Munnerivn of her election of sponsor, She will also appoint two maids of honor.Delegates to the State reunion at Columbia,- which meets nextWednesday, and also at Memphison the 28th, 29th and 80th of this month, will be appointed by theCon mandant.Committee to draw up suitableby-laws, are D. d. Black, J. H. Fraser and H. L. Oliver.A rising vote of thanks waspresent for the interest manifested in perfecting this organization.Camp Arthur Manigault, S0119of the Confederate Veterans, or-%gam zed under the most propitious ci cumstances. They have already-4 «a»over thirty-five members enrolled and there is no reason why Die ^membership should not reach the hundred mark beforo Memorial Day, at which time the Sons will make their first appearance.It is the sacred duty, and should be the pleasure, of every youngy19dman hi* this county whose father fought in that bloody conflict the hardest fought battle that has ever been recorded in the annals of history—to become a member of this camp, that they may keep fresh in their memories, the deeds of valor, of long suffering, ot eac-r|rifice, for a cause they believedto be right and just, who wrent )e|down in defeat, but not in dis-letemJL *grace.uj wNo nation rose so white and fair;ItNone fell so pure of crime.”The initiation fee and dues to this camp will be very small; 50mmm ---T~^ * —I cents for initiation, and 50 cents for dues. Give in your names atonce and swell the ranks.
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Georgetown Outlook
Georgetown, South Carolina, US
Fri, May 03, 1901
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