Old
Cannon May Be Fired As Salute To
Veterans
The veterans of the Civil War expect to make their days a
grand success and there is every indication that all records
for attendance will be broken on these days as there will be
more than a thousand of veterans from all sections of the
country, present to attend
the grand
Reunion and Campfire.
It is the purpose of Col. Walker to secure the large cannon,
drag it to the river front on Tuesday morning and receive
the delegations with a salute from the big gun. This means
that about thirteen shots would be fired and would be an
interesting part of the program arranged by the Old Soldiers
for their days.
The latest city to announce that they will send a big
delegation to participate in the
Reunion is Wellston and they no doubt
will send a delegation that will equal in size any of the
visiting bodies. They will come in force and headed by a
drug corps.
The following letter was received from the Wellston Post
Commander, by Col. R. J. Walker Monday:
Wellston, O.,
Sept. 14, 1914.
Robert J. Walker, Chairman
Ironton, OH
My Dear Comrade:
Thank you for your kind invitation of some days ago, for our
James Smith post. To be present for your Reunion of Our
Comrades to be held in your city on the 16th
and 17th.
We now expect to come on the morning of the 16th
on the D. T. & I. train arriving in
your city about
9 a.m. We will come
organized, headed by our Veteran Wellston Drum
Corps, with Our Flag.
Yours in F. C. and L.,
W. B. Cherrington, P. C.
