Good Work! SCV camps participate in DeLeon festival parade
Capt. Walter T. Saxon Camp #1982 of Hico, 2nd Texas Frontier No. 1904 of DeLeon and the Saltworks Camp No. 2353 of Lampasas
Capt. Walter T. Saxon Camp #1982 of Hico, 2nd Texas Frontier No. 1904 of DeLeon and the Saltworks Camp No. 2353 of Lampasas
The Sons of Confederate Veterans participated in the DeLeon Peach and Melon Festival & Parade, where members handed out candy and shared their Southern heritage with the crowd. The SCV float also took third place in the parade. courtesy photo
The Sons of Confederate Veterans’ entry placed third in the DeLeon Peach and Melon Festival & Parade on Aug. 9. Three SCV camps participated together in the event: the Capt. Walter T. Saxon Camp #1982 of Hico, 2nd Texas Frontier No. 1904 of DeLeon and the Saltworks Camp No. 2353 of Lampasas. The DeLeon Peach and Melon Festival began in 1914. The festival’s origins trace back to the... (I don’t like linking to articles behind a pay wall, but have done so in this case as a favor to the camps mentioned in the article - DD)