Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-09-09
The Aurkrille Guqnirer,
YORkVILLE. S. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. 9. 1885,
X. NJ. CENTENNIAL ASSOCIATION.

X. NJ. CENTENNIAL ASSOCIATION.
The Executive Committee of the Kings
Mountain Centennial Association, met in
Yorkville on Friday last, September 3rd, ac-
cording to adjournment of the last meeting,
held in Greenville.
The meeting was called to order by Col. A.
Coward, chairman of the executive committee,
the following members of said committee be-
ing present A. Coward, COL j. P. Thomas,
l. D. Witherspoon, Jno. S. Bratton, j. NJ. Ivy,
A. V. Falls, DR.. A. F. Hambright, Freno
Dilling, R. H. Garrett, DR.. A. p. Campbell,
Col. C. @. Petty DR.. T., J. Walker, Emanuel
Patterson, Rev. R. Latham, Frank Happer-
field A. E. HutchiSon, j. A. Deal.
In the absence of Capt. W. T. R. Bell, Sec
retary Of the Association, A. W. Ingold was
requested to act as Secretary pro tenn.
The first in the order of business being the
calling for reports from the various commit
tees, the chairman announced that in his ca
pacity as such officer, he had no formal report
to make. He read number of letters from
distinguished persons in different parts OF the
Union, expressing their sympathy and will
lingness to cooperate in the celebration.
Johnston, of North Carolina, detailing the
reasonable success he met on the occasion of
his recent visit to Virginia in the interest of
the celebration. He also read a letter from
Paul H. Hayne, ESD, giving assurance that
his poem for the occasion would be ready,
and that he had selected as the person to read
it, Col. Chas G. Jones, Jr., of Augusta, one
of the most remarkable elocutionists in the
Union. In, this connection the chairman
stated that the lyric by Mrs. Clara Dargan
Mclean, is written, has been set to music by
Prof. E. w. Lineback, of Salem N. c., and
that the original has been sent to a music
publisher with the view of having the words
and music printed for the convenience of all
who may wish to join in singing it. The
chairman closed his remarks by giving assur-
ance that as the time draws nigh for the cele-
bration, the prospects for making it COM
plete success continue encouraging.
Col. j. NJ. Ivy, treasurer, made report of
his receipts and disbursements since the last
meeting.
tee on troops, reported that in his department
he was making as satisfactory progress as could
he expected at this time. He had had CORES
pondence with Gen. Hunt, of the United States
Army, on the subject of securing the attend
ance of some army officers to act as judges OF
the contemplated competitive drill, and he
thought their presence would he obtained by a
regular detail for that purpose. He had also
received letter of inquiry from the Howard
Reserves, military company of Lebanon,
Tenn, who propose to attend. With the ex-
ception of the Governor of North Carolina, he
regretted to state, no response had as yet been
received from circular No. /, addressed by
his committee to the Governors OF Virginia,
Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carroll
ma, on the subject Of cooperating with the COM
mittee in securing as large attendance of the
military organizations of the respective States
as possible. In view of this apparent apathy
on the part of the Governors, he had taken the
liberty of addressing the same circular, and
also the following, to such military organiza-
tions, in sympathy with the movement, as he
could reach by mail, and also to the press for
publication
AUGUST 2S, Conformably to the Order
of Exercises established by the Kings Noun
tain Centennial Association-as respects the
military part of the proceedings-it is hereby
announced:
|. On Wednesday, October 9th, there will
be. under the direction of the eminent soldier,
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, an illustration of
the battle of Kings Mountain. The Compa-
MES to engage in the sham battle will be Sc
lected from the troops present, representing
Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South
Carolina. Each Infantry Company will come
provided with twenty rounds OF blank cart
ridges.
II. On Friday, Oct. Sth, there will be, under
the direction of a Board of U. S. Army officers,
a Competitive Drill for a Centennial Prize to be
designated and awarded by the Executive
Committee. This prize has not yet been re-
ported to the Committee on Troops. 1t will
doubtless be worthy of the occasion. The
Drill will be conducted under the following
Rules and Regulations:
l. The Drill to include the School of the
Soldier and the School of the Company in sin
gle rank, excluding the "Setting up'' Drill
and the Bayonet Exercise.
2. The minimum number of men allowed
Companies to be "a, exclusive of Commanding
Officers and Sergeants.
3. Each Company to be drilled by its own
officers, without music, in such movements
and in such portions of the manual, as the
Judges may direct.
4. The Drill to be in accordance with Up
toms Tactics.
5. The Judges to have authority to make
such additional Rules and Regulations as they
may deem necessary.
g. The Drill open to the volunteer Com
panies of Virginia, Tennessee, North Carroll
na and South Carolina.
I. Companies proposing to enter the con-
test to report by Oct. 1st, 1880, to these Head
quarters.
III. The Military Companies attending
the Celebration will come provided with ra-
tiOns, tents and camp equipage. The Associ-
alton will assume the transportation of tents
and camp equipage from the railroad to the
battlefield grounds. The point of debarkation
is about miles from railroad to the grounds.
All the Companies proposing to attend the
Kings Mountain Celebration are requested to
report to these Headquarters, stating the day
on which they will reach the point OF debarka-
tion on the railroad and after reaching the
grounds, each commanding officer will report
to the undersigned and hand in a roll OF the
privateS and officers of his command.
w. The Committee on Troops express the
hope that Virginia, Tennessee, North and
South Carolina will be fully represented on the
occasion of the Tooth Anniversary of Battle
so important as was that of Kings Mountain.
"A cordial invitation is further extended to
the Soldiery of the North and South, outside
of the States named to attend and unite IN
the Celebration. Let it be shown that the pa
triotism which made Kings Mountain clas-
sic spot has descended from bleeding sire to
son and let it appear that the dead but scep-
tired SovereignS of our Revolutionary era Stlll
rule our spirits from their urnS.
BY order of the Committee on Troops.
JNo. P. THOMAS, Chairman.
Mr.. Garrett, from the committee on police,
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