The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-10-15
SOUTH CAROLINA AT ArL ANrA.


Our Display as Seen by Mrs. II. @. Roi
ertson, the Woman Who Has Don
SO Much For This States Woman
! Exhibit.
! The State.
Mrs. L. @. Robertson, who has Jus
returned from the Atlanta exposition
where she has been laboring so earn
estly for the South Carolina Woman
exhibit, talks very interestingly of tn
| EXHIBITS from this State at the expo
sltion. She says: 1.-The cereals, phos
pilates and woods of South Carolin,
make an admirable and interestins
display, and places her no whit behinS
her sisters.
The South Carolina room in the
Woman's department. is above every
thing else cotton room. The ceilinp
and sides are covered with SNOWY cot
ton flannel relieved by the blue seen in
our flag. The freize and mural orna
ments are cotton and rice. Handsome
glass cabinets are ranged around the
room containing old and rare relics as
silver, china, miniatures and faus-one
holds the contribution from the Ursu.
line convent of this city, specimens OF
cObweb-like lace and really beautiful
hand-painted china. There are several
costumes OF the rich old times; one a
daintily embroidered white silk, worn
by Rebecca Motto, sent by Miss Hague
OF Charleston. Also beautiful speci-
men OF embroidery in ball toilet which
belonged to the grandmother OF Mrs.
John &. Bacon of Edgefield. From a
case nearby tho varied embroidery of
the South Carolina girls of today chal-
lenge comparison; their century.end
fingers are as deft as those of their
far away grandmothers. In this room
ex-Mayor Courtney exhibits very hand
some old plaques and an elegant vase
painted by Miss Courtney, his daugh-
ter.
- rich and varied bit of grouping
Is the glowing coat.of-arms from the
State house the handsome flag of the
Governors G2ards, the spearhead of
the Palmetto regiment, and a sword
presented to Capt. J. G.. Simpkins for
in the Mexioaq war.
The Catawba 1ndianSOf York coun-
ty have unique and pretty display of
Jars and pots made by the women of
the tribe they attract a great deal of
attention and sell rapidly Through
It's glass shrine CLEANS the famous
Mexican vase. Its true history from
the pen of Col. j. ID. Banding of Sum
ter is presented in the following form:
The silver vase bequeathed by
General Andrew jackson to the
bravest man of the Palmetto regiment
shortly after the battle of New Or
leans, Sth January, 1915. The ladies
OF South Carolina presented this silver
vase to General jackson Ia native of
South Carolina), in honor of his vic.
tory.
by his last will and testament
General Jackson bequeathed the same
to the bravest man of the First reg
lmcnt from South Carolina engaged in
u foreign war.
In 1918 the executors of General
Jackson sent the vase to the Governor
Of South Carolina with the request
that he would carry out the trust re-
posed in them but if not practicable to
ascertain who was the braves man of
the L Palmetto regiment, then to de-
liver 1T to the survivors of that regi-
ment to be disposed of as they thought
best.
lin the fall of 1S43, at the call of
Inc Governor most OF the survivors
assem- mbled in Columbia, S. c., and at
his invitation, were there met by Gen.
John A. Quitman, who had been their
general from the landing
At Vera Cruz, 9th March. 1917, till the
end of the war, June, 1913, and lead
The regiment when its flag was un-
tirst-on the walls ofGthe
City of Mexico, 18th September, 1917.
The Palmetto Regiment Survivors
association was then organized and it
was
"'Resclved, That it was impossible
to determine who was the bravest
man OF the regiment-primus inter
pares-and that the vase should be
committed to the custody of the execu-
tive committee, to become the absolute
property of the last survivor of the re-
gimcnt'
"'From that date it was in the keep
ing of Lieut.. w. b. Stanley, Co. H.,
President L. II. S. a., until his death
During the occupation OF Columbia,
5. G., by General Sherman in 1865,
he committed it to the keeping OF
Private Caughman of Company H.,
who, with trusty negro, Ned Dudley,
the vase in the country ana
returned the Same to President SGan-
ley after the evacuation of the city.
For his faithfulness Dudley was pre-
sented by the association with $50.
"'The vase is still in the custody of
the executive committee of the asso-
citation, and has been loaned to the
board OF managers of the South Car
olina Woman's room for exhibition in
their room at the exposition in AT
lanta, Ga.
81. ID. BLANDING,
I" President and Cha rman Executive
Committee Palmetto Regiment Sur
vivors Association