Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-04-07
The Battle Of the C0Wpens.
Proceedings ofthe Centennial Commits
tee and Programme of the Celebra-
ton. 49,

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Proceedings of the Centennial Commit
tee: and Programme of the Celebra
tion.s 80 :
A joint meeting Of the Cowpen
Centennial committee. met in .th'
City Council Chamber at Spartan
burg onslast Friday evening. W. <
Blake, chairman of the Spartanburs
committee, called the,meeting to or
der:and explained its object. Lieut.
Edwards represented the Charleston
committee. he explained what they
had done, and what they had recon-
mended at their last meeting. The
first question for consideration was
the length of time the celebration
was to occupy. It was ordered thai
programme for one day, the III lth
of May, be prepared. 1t was also
ordered that the Governor Of South
Clroiina be req TESTED to- preside 81
the Centennial ceremonies, and that
the Governors Of the other thirteen
original States and Tennessee be in.
vited to act as vices iaasents;; also
that the Govern orloHS South Carolina,
in behalf CT the association extend
invitations to the. Governors oflall
the States to attend the celebration:
Gen. Ii. l. Hunt, Of the United
States army, having accepted an IN inyl- (,
tation to review the troops On the. .oc.
casion, it was ordered that the repre-:
aentativefdescendants Of Gen. Daniel a
Morgan, ,;ofl NewrJersey, Col. foa Ea''
ger Howard, ofeMarylanl, COL An
drew: Pickens Of South Carolinal and
Col. VIM. Washington, Of Virginia,
be. invited td report to Gen. Hunt,
0. S. A., for staff duty on a t the l9 18th It
of May. The following gentlemen
have been invited to- discharge this
agreeable duty. LIEUT. Daniel Nor
gan Taylor u S. a., colts McH Henry
Howafdfof Maryland, eoEs. B. Pick
ensof South Carolina; Mr.. John B:
Washington Of South Car olina. lt':, Ad7 1e.'t:
infant and Inspector General IRA 4 a. M; n;
Manigault. of South Carolina, will
also be invited TO selve on the stall
ofetLe reviewing general. An.inYir
tation will be extended to the Presi-
dent of-the United States and his
Cabinet to attend the celebration.
A motion was carried, questing
the City Council ef Charleston to
make contribution for the purpose
OF bearing the expenses Of the asso.
citation, DR.. H.. E. Heinitsh, DR.. j.
B. O. Landrnm AMI S. S. Ross We're
appointed committee to superintend
the erection Of the monument ano
prepare for the unveiIing oftlie statue
81 Morgan, and to superintend the
construction Of a stand for the speak
er. Chas. Petty, T. S. Farrow and
]. G. Anderson were appointed &
committee on programme. Capt
Courtenay and w. X. Blake were ap'
pointed committe , to select persoia
to unveil the statue. A motion was
carried that the city council of Spar
tanburg be requested to close th'
barrooms from sunrise of the llth tt
sunrise the 18th Of May. J. B. Cleve
land was requested by the committee
TO appoint assistants and superintent
the floral decorations necessary. ]
M. Newman was requested to TAX
charge Of the fireworks. Lieut.. Ed
wards was requested to have prepar
ed badges for the committee, and v Y
X. Blake to get up suitable e! centten seltf .
nial medal. zaes .ss
The following programme for. Cen
tennial day was adopted: .
Sunrise, salute thirteen gans'in Il
A. NJ, military review by Gen. Hunt
U. S. A.; u M, Centennial ode, Cen
t. nnial orations, pqveiling the statu
of Morgan; G P. NJ, the Governor
reception to State guests; 8 ?. NJ
display of fireworks; 9 P. NJ, recep
ton by the City Council to the Wasf
ington Light Infantry and the'
onests -. I ra. e.