Southern Illinois Record

              4
The Southern Ilunois Record
.V   (iood   Newspaper  ih a   Power   in   tlie   Home.   Seliftol.   State  and   .Nation
VOMMK -2
FLORA. IIJNOIS. Tin RSD.W, .11 LV 2.1. HM4
NO.  4;i
Honor To Whom Honor Is Due
¦ 'I'lic alxive pict ure rcpic>ciils one ol Ihe ii.o^t iiolabj. nal licriiik^s ever iield ill ('l,iy ('oiiuty. 'i'nciil.v scv.'ii old i iv il «v'ar V'clcr.iiis. wli.. ii..vv re¬ side in Xenia met lo cclcbialc the s"ii li aiiii.M is.i . .n i.kMi uiil t .luii.iil.! .lohn T. Lee on .yionday. .lune "JMIi. They range in ag." fromii'* to (lo \xs. rep- leseiilirig Iweiily-tliiee regiments who took an active part in llie great Civ¬ il War from |S(ii_is(i,-,. Nearly every one uf these old licroes have gone be¬ yond the allotted time of man's life, liut are t'Kiay blight of mind iiid in full memory of all the details of their camp life, long hard marches and the awful tire and Maine of the Merce battles in whicii they look part.
Helow will lie seen a complete list of those vvlm were pres'.'nt nivliig the ('ompany. Hegiiiient. Time of Service and presenl ane of Ihe old soldiers. Tho.se seated lieing tlie old soldiers, vvitli tlie exceptions noted below. .Mes¬ dames Dicie I'ierce, (i. A. lloliiiin and A. L. Siiilivan, while standing be- giiiiiing at liic left will lie seen .Miss Nellie I'leri-e. Mrs. lirace I'ierce. .Mi.ss Kaudie Ilolman. .Mrs. Curt Lee. .1. C. Lee, Senator K. C. Campbell, N. T. I'ierce. C. V. Lee, Mayor .lohn .M. Mears, Kev. .1. K. McCracken. A. S. .le.s¬ sup, (i. L. Ilolman, A. L, Sullivan, W. Ilainilloii, .1. T. Mason. .\. McKii-