| Dresden Enterprise June 9, 1916 Confederate Soldiers Royally Entertained Friday and Saturday of last week were red-letter days for the Confederate soldiers of Weakley county, two entertainments being given for them - one at the home of Mr. John Terrell, southwest of Dresden, and one by the U. D. C.'s at Martin. Friday, June 2, was Mr. Terrell's seventy fourth birth anniversary, which he fittingly and appropriately celebrated by gathering about him and his dear old comrades in arms, twenty-four old soldiers eating dinner with Uncle John, as follows: (The date given following each name is the date of his birth.) J. L. Terrell, June 2, 1842, J. N. Cook, Feb.23, 1841, W. J. Roberts, April 27, 1841, C. H. Owen, June 14, 1843, J. H. Brummitt, Dec. 13, 1844, L. W. Travis, Aug. 16, 1838, J. H. Goodwin, June 16, 1838, J. A. Nowlin, Nov. 11, 1841, M. H. Parsley, Nov. 14, 1844, N. J. Garrett, Oct. 23, 1840, J. E. Sanders, June 2, 1839, J. W. Patterson, June 1, 1846, J. J. Roberts, Dec. 22, 1841, J. M. Glass, Dec. 27, 1843, S. H. Darnell, Jan. 29, 1836, J. W. Cook, March 15, 1834, W. H. Carlton, Aug.7, 1839, J. A. Covington, Dec. 18, 1832, B. T. Bondurant, Nov. 13, 1846, L. F. Stalcup, February 1, 1847, W. C. Hamm, July 6, 1839, S. A. Watson, August 28, 1844, S. P. Scott, July 15, 1846, C. C. McDearmon, March 22, 1834. The day was spent in recalling the scenes of other days, many a battle was fought over and hundreds of Yankees killed by these old, tottering, feeble veterans, and at dinner time all were seated around, the festive board, divine blessings being invoked by Rev. C. C. McDearmon. Besides the old soldiers, many friends and neighbors were present. Photographer Galbreath came out from Sharon and made a picture of the groups. It was an enjoyable day, profitably and pleasantly spent. On Saturday, the Martin Chapter U. D. C. gave the old soldiers a big dinner in the park, the following being present to enjoy the generous hospitality of these noble women. D. J. Bowden, N. J. Garrett, C. H. Owen, J. M. Glass, M. Z. Hankins, W. M. Milner, J. H. Brummitt, Ezera Wright, M. S. Campbell, J. H. Goodwyn, L. W. Travis, W. T. Baldridge, W. J. Burchard, J. N. Cook, B. T. Bondurant, S. H. Darnell, W. C. Hamm, J. W. Rambo, E. E. Tomlinson, J. W. Patterson, J. E. Sanders, T. J. Priest, H. C. Cowardin, A. M. Stovall, J. C. Johnson, W. M. Hurt, A. J. Scott, M. F. Stalcup, and E. C. Lyon. Short talks were made by Attorneys Rankin and Meeks and the veterans were given free tickets into the moving picture show. |
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