Members of SCV Camp 1524 manned a booth at the Autauga County Fair this past week, greeting fair-goers every day the fair was open from Tuesday thru Saturday, October 10-14th. Dragoon 2nd Lt Karl Wade led the effort getting the booth for the fair, signing up volunteers and, manning it himself every shift. Karl was also there along with Commander Waldo, Adjutant Sutherland, Quartermaster Myrick and compatriot Jeff Potts for setup on Monday afternoon the day before the fair opened. The Dragoons offered free mini-Battle flags, SCV coins and Alabama Division educational posters as well as candy for the kids. They also offered for sale flags, tags, totes, wallets, ballcaps, and mugs all emblazoned with Confederate or other historic emblems with proceeds helping the camp's treasury for all the camp community activity expenditures. But the chief purpose of the camp's booth was to provide an opportunity for members of the camp to meet and greet friends and neighbors as they passed by on their way to the midway. Three or four members were at the booth at all times and in addition to selling merchandise, there were many opportunities to speak with folks about the Cause and the true history of the War for Southern Independence. Workers included compatriots Rob Schwartz, Dale Boyles, Larry Miller, Brigade Commander Harold Grooms, Eric Davis, Todd Rogers, Darrell Haywood, Color Sgt John Dennis, Treasurer Billy Leverette, Tyrone Crowley, the camp's newest member Lee James, and others. The Dragoons were warmly received throughout the length of the fair.
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