Members, friends and family of the Dragoons of SCV Camp 1524 gathered again on Friday December 16th for their annual Christmas Social. The event was held at the beautiful Buena Vista mansion in Prattville which was all decorated for the holiday season and enhanced for this evening with Wyatt Willis' large Battle flag hung from the front porch balcony. At 6pm folks started arriving to enjoy Christmas songs played on the grand piano in the parlor and to have a serving of General Lee's eggnog and try some apple pie shine compliments of Comms Officer Doug Butler. After a rousing playing and signing of Dixie, Chaplain Brantley blessed the food and everyone filed thru the front parlor to get a plate of delicious smoked turkey and all the trimmings catered by Smokin S BBQ. Yummy peach cobbler and banana pudding too. The Dragoons were blessed to host a number of special guests including Don Hall who has helped with the masonry renovations at Indian Hill and Henry Henzel who helped in the legal defense for the Florence Eternal Vigil Confederate monument. Special guests also included members from the Montgomery Semple Camp including Division 1st Lt John Land. Three recent Dragoon widows and widowers were also recognized to wish special Christmas grace upon. Commander Waldo's wife read newspaper accounts from 1862 of the Christmas season in the Confederacy to put in perspective the occasion this night 160 years later. Brigade Commander Harold Grooms read the Christmas story from the Bible to remind everyone also of the true reason for the season. Dragoons' 1st Lt Commander Rob Schwartz played some guitar and sang some great sons including The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down as well as holiday favorites Christmas in Dixie and Elvis' Blue Christmas. Doorprizes were drawn and included a number of special items donated by Dragoons including the Chaplain, Brigade Commander, Wyatt and Tyrone Crowley as well as the fabulous centerpieces provided by Quartermaster Myrick and his wife which included illuminated snowmen, nativity scene figures and reindeer stuffed animals. Rob led everyone in the singing of some classic Christmas carols before the evening was concluded with another rendition of Dixie and a closing prayer for travels and the holiday season wishes by the Chaplain. It was another wonderful Dragoons' Christmas Social full of holiday cheer and remembrance.
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