The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1883-06-21
Miss C. N. Boykin rf4s then elected

President, with Mist Reynolds a
Vice-President; Mrs. McCurry a
Treasurer, and Miss IcDowall Sec
retary. During the f5Jt years of th'
Association its progrl SIS was rathe
slow, owing to the I'd Ftrful ordeal ot
Radical rule in the Sate and the po
litical persecution of khe white race
by the dominanrtses which render
ed our people so desl ierate that they
almost forgot everything else in theil
efforts to procure eveS the necessa
ries of life for their i5anilies; but in
1876 the triumph of Bhe Democratic
party inaugurated hew era in our
history, and With it came new life to
t-c1ie eHssoulatlon. perity and hap.
piness once. more. i etufheed -to-oar
oppressed people, anal then it was
thetender, gentle voice of our noble
women, the main stay and support of
man in all his darkest hours of trou.
BILE, was heard in behalf of the faith
ers, brothers and sons who had sac
rificed their lives in battling for the
"Lost Cause" They could not stand
idly by and allow these noble heroes
and their glorious deeds to pass into
oblivion, unknown, wihonored and
forgotten forever.
The Association resolved to re-
new its efforts, and subcommittee
were formed in all sections of the
county with Mrs. Herman Baum as
Chairman of the general committee.
Under this new system and through
the indefatigable efforts Of Mrs. B.,
with the assistance Of the other Ia
dies, new life seemed to be infused
into our people, and the apparently
cold and Indifferent spirit of our
men was thrown aside, causing them
to renew their efforts and resolve
that the loved ones wlp now sleep in
honored graves should have a more
lasting tribute erected to their men,
ory than the uncertain Changes of ira
dition.
Under this new syst lem of work
the fund rapidly grew from a CON-
paratively small sum to hundreds of
dollars, until the Association felt
satisfied that our people had done all
that could consistently be expected
of them, and the present beautiful
monument stands as the result of
their labors.
At the death of Mss G. NJ. Boy
kin, Mrs, A. E. Dobywas elected to
the Presidency. Being lady of ex-
cellent executive ability, she, with
her able corps of assitants, has car
ried out thlIaI5 5ES;.s,i aSSa, assSssneed
by the f9zk ksF 5II!csfAs ee!6ty
The fon5wing~ ~ure-the names OF
present officers: President, Mrs. A.
f. Dolby; lst Vice-President, Mrs
James Davis; End Vice-President
Miss Emma Reynolds; Secretary
Mrs. j. D. Kennedy; Treasurer, Mrs
j. w. McCurry; Chairman general
committee, Mrs. H. Baum.
OUR WOMEN GAVE 1T TO US.
When in future generations the
question may be asked, ''To whom
are we indebted for this beautiful
tribute to these loved and honored he
roes of the Lost Cause" what shall
the answer be? "To the ever low,
ing spirit Of our noble women, God
bless them! How can we say toe
much for them? God, in all bis crea
tion, made woman the sweetest and
loveliest, .truest and best of all His
handiwork. He made the flowers OF
the earth for the purpose of giving
to woman the expression of her pure
heart as the incense of her loveliness
and humanity. 1t is to woman we
are indebted for this great event in
the history of our county and town
1t is to woman's nature that the
Southern heart is brought once again
to contemplate the love we owe to
our Confederate dead. 1t is by the
hand of woman that the garlands OF
the sweetest memories are strewn
upon the honored graves of our be-
loved dead; and it is so natural, too.
that lovely woman should be the first
at our birth and the last at our bier
1t is she that impresses the last kiss
as we'll as the first. 1t is woman's
voice that first lullabies man to sleep
in his most helpless infancy, and it is
woman who guides him to manhood
and preserves him to his moral in.
tegrity-she is all to him."
OUR GUESTS.
The visiting military expressed
themselves as being delighted at the
unbounded hospitality received at
the hands of our people, it was SC
far beyond what any one could have
anticipated, considering the large
number we had to entertain. The
aim of our people was to make it q
pleasant occasion for every one who
came, soldier or civilian, and the
committees made it their duty to GO
around and invite all to come and
seat, drink and be merry" SO that
if any one went away dissatisfied il
was his own fault, Many private
houses were thrown open to our Wis
itors and a hearty welcome met all
who would receive it. Upon leaving
there was but one expression upon
every tongue: 1--WE do not wish. no1
can we ask, for anything more. The
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