Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-02-26
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.
The Celebration at Kings Mountain Last
Saturday.
Proceedings Of the Centennial Association.
A Great Historic Event TO be Properly Com
memorated.
[BY OUR OWN REPORTER ]

The various committees of the Kings Noun
tain Centennial Association met in the Mason
ic Hall in the town of Kings Mountain, on
Friday last, February Goth, 1880, for the pur-
pose Of taking further steps and perfecting ar
rangements for a proper and beftting celebra-
tion of the centennial anniversary of the bat
tie of Kings Mountain, on the 7th OF October
next.
The meeting was called to order at O'Clock,
P. NJ, by Col A Coward, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee, when Capt w. T. R.
Bell, secretary, proceeded to- call the roll.
The committees were all represented.
Reports of committees were then called for,
and Col. Coward, as chairman of the execu-
tive committee stated that he had had cor
respOndence with the Governor OF South Caro-
lima on the subject of obtaining financial as
sistance from the State Legislature, and he
was pleased to announce that the Legislature
had made an appropriation of one thousand
dollars to aid in the commendable object OF
the association. The Legislature had also
passed a joint resolution that the Senators and
members Of the House of Representatives from
South Carolina, in Congress, be requested to ex'
ert their influence to procure from Congress,
at it's present session, an appropriation for the
same object. AS chairman of the committee,
he had also written, since the last meeting OF
the committee, to the Governors of the origi'
nal Thirteen States upon the subject of the
proposed centennial celebration, from nearly
all of whom he had received favorable and ell
couraging replies. He then read the follow
ing letters, bearing more Immediately upon
the present occasion:
Letter from Hon. John H. Evins.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON, February II, 1880.
GEN. A COWARD, My dear Sir am greatly
obliged for your kind invitation 10 attend the
presentation of the flag to the centennial associa
ton at Kings Mountain on the 2lst instant. !
possible for me to do so, will be present, anc
| hope to talk over with you the matter of suitably
marking the site of the battle. I have extended
your invitation to the other members of oul
delegation in the House. Very truly yours,
| JOHN II. EvINs.
Letter from Senator N. c. Butler.
| u. s. SENATE CHAMBER,
WASHINGTON, February l5 1880.
| GEN. A. COWARD, My dear S1: am in re
sure you that should have the greatest pleasure
| in accepting your invitation for the 2lst instant
but could not do without neglect Of IN,
| duties here. I might get away for few day
this month, but for the fact that had arranget
for pair, the second week in March, to enabl
me to visit Edgefied al that time. So that !
would neither be practicable or proper for me to b.
| absent OH both occasions, without, as l hav'
said, neglecting my duties here.
| The occasion for which you will assemble a
| Kings Mountain will be very interesting one
agree with you that our State should be wei
represented, and trust the Governor and nj
staff will be with you. I am very sorry that it i
not practicable for me to be present, for know
how important it is for every body to contribute
to the success of such undertakings, when tn
people in the vicinity exert themselves rs yours
are doing Very truly yours, &c:
| NJ c. BUTLER.