Steven Wolfe (second from left) congratulates (l- r) Dr. Eric Emerson, Col. Mike Dawkins, and Dr. Warner M. Montgomery. Seventeen former commissioned officers of the Confederate States of America, members of the United Confederate Veterans and the Sons of Confederate Veterans, met in Columbia in 1938 and founded the Military Order of the Stars and Bars (MOS&B) to commemorate the Confeder- ate soldier's good name and heritage. There are chapters of the organization in 23 states. This past week the 72nd Annual Reunion of the MOS&B was held in Columbia. Steven Wolfe is the commander of the South Carolina Society of the MOS&B and organizer of the event.

The reunion included a Lake Murray cruise on the Southern Patriot, a family cookout at Saluda Shoals Park, and presentations by Dr. Jon Leader, SC State Archeologist; Col. Mike Dawson (US Army retired), director of the River Alliance; archeologist Chris Amer; and tours of the Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum and the Congaree Creek Battleground.

At the Awards Luncheon, Dr. Anthony Hodges, Commander General, gave awards to Lt. Commander General Max Waldrop, Robert E. Lee Chalice; Col. Barton Campbell of the Army of Northern Virginia, Dr. Richard Rhone of the Army of Tennessee, and Toni Turk of the Army of Trans Mississippi, Gold Star Awards; members of the state chapters for meritorius service, leadership abilities, and recruitment activities. Dr. Eric Emerson, director of the Charleston Library Society, was presented with the Henry Timrod Southern Culture Award for his book, Sons of Privilege: The Charleston Light

Dragoons in the Civil War.

Dr. Warner M. Montgomery, president of the Star Reporter Corporation, was presented the Judah P. Benjamin Merit

Award for his series in The

Columbia S tar on "Pineville, City of Refuge."