This past Saturday, April 19th, the Illinois Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans held its annual meeting in the hometown of Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois. This is the fourth year in a row being held there at the Hilton. Springfield is centrally located in the state so as to not be too great of a distance for any of the attendees, especially in these days of super-inflated gasoline prices.
Twenty-four men attended and heard the Lt-Cmdr. of the SCV, Ron Casteel, speak after lunch. Quite a few members were in uniform, which drew interested looks from other people staying at the hotel.
For me, this is also a chance to do a little Route 66 (another love of mine) cruising, which my wife and I did on the way down, the next day, and from Monday to Wednesday of this week. We also attended the Route 66 Association of Illinois' quarterly meeting at Scotty's in Hamel, Illinois, near St. Louis.
More on the Meeting Later. --Old B-Runner
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