The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-17
SOUTH CAROLINA AT ATLANTA.

SOUTH CAROLINA AT ATLANTA.
Our Display as Seen by Mrs. Il, q. Rob
crtson, the Woman who Has Done
SO Much For This states Woman's
Exhibit.
The state.
Mrs. II. G. Robertson, who has just
returned from the Atlanta exposition,
where she has been laboring so earn
estly for the South Carolina Woman's
exhibit, talks very Interestingly Of the
exhibits from this State at the expo
sition. She says: "The cereals, phos |
pilates and woods of South Carolina
make an admirable and interesting
display, and places her no whit behind
her sisters.
"Thc South Carolina room in the
WOmans department is above every
thing else cotton room. The ceiling
and sides are covered with snowy cot
| ton flannel relieved by the blue seen in
our flag. The frciZc and mural orna-
mcntS arc cotton and rice. Handsome
glass cabinets are ranged around the
room containing old and rare relics as
| silver, china. miniatures and fauS--OnC |
holds the contribution from the UrSu |
line convent Of this city, specimens Of
cobwcb-likc lace and really beautiful
hand painted china. There are several
costumes of the rich old times: one /, !
daintily embroidered white silk, worn |
by RrbccCa Motto sent by Miss Hague
Ol Charleston. Also beautiful spcci
men Of embroidery in ball toilet which
belonged to the grandmother Of Mrs
John T.. Bacon of Edgcticld. From Il
case nearby the varied embroidery If
the South Carolina girls of today chal-
lcDgc comparison: their ccntury.cnd
fingers are as dclJ us those oi their
far away 9randmUthcrS. In this room
cX-Mayor Courtney exhibits very hand
some Old plaques and an elegant vase
painted by Miss Courtney, his daugh-
ter.
" a rich and varied bit Of grouping
is the glowing coat.oi-arms from the
State house, the handsome ilay of the
Governors Guards, the sprurhpad OF
the Palmetto regiment, and 4 sword
presented to Capt. j. &. Simpkins for
gallantry in the Mexican war
1.-The Catawba Indians of York cUun-
ty have unique and pretty display OF
jars and pots made by the women Of
the tribe they attract a great deal Of
attention aud sell rapidly. Through
It's glass shrine glcams the famous
Mexican vase. Its true history from
the pen of Col. }. ID. Blanding OF Sum
].
g. 'The silver vase beuuca,hcd by
General Andrew jackson to the
bravcst man Of the Palmetto regiment
shortly after the battle Of New Or
leans, Sth January, lSl5. The ladies
OF South Carolina presented this silver
vase To General jackson ia native of
South CarolinaJ, in honor Of his vic.
tory.
! "'By his last will and testamcn,
General Jackson b4quea,hcd the same
TO the bravcst man Of the First rec.
iment from South Carolina engaged in
u foreign war
In 1913 the executors Of General
jackson sent the vase to the Govcru,
OF South Carolina with the reou.s,
that he would carry out the trust re
posed IN them but if not practicable t,
ascertain who was the braves mau @
the Palmetto regiment, then to dc
liver IT to the survivors OF that rcmi
ment to be disposed Of as they though
best.
"ln the fall OF 1918, at the cal! O
tAc GpV2rhor' most OF the survivor.
assembled in Columbia, $. G., uuu a
MS invitation. were there met by Gen
Jonn ~. t2ultman, who had been theil
commanding general from the llnu,n,
1T Vera Cruz. 9yh March. 1917, tin tn,
end OF the war, June. 1918, and icat
the regiment when It's flag was un
furled-the lirst-On the walls Ofutht
City of Mexico, 18th September, 1877
The Palmetto Regiment Survivor.
association was then organized and i
was
"'Resclvcd, That it was impossibl,
To determine who was the braves
man OF the egimcnt.-primus intcl
paroo--anu that the vase should b,
committed to the custody of the cXccu
Tive committee, to become the absOlut,
property OF the last survivor Of the re
gimcnt.'
"'FrOm that date it was in the keen
ing OF Lieut.. w. b. Stanley. Co. H.
President T. Il. S. A., until his death
During the occupation OF Columbia
). g., by General Sherman in 1855
he committed it to the Keeping O
Private Caughman of Company "a.
who, with trusty negro, Ned Dudley
concealcd the vase in the country an,
returned the same to President Stan
icy alter tie evacuation of the CITY
For his faithfulncss Dudley was pre-
scntcd by the association with $50.
The vase IS still in the custody o
the executive committee OF the asso
citation, and has been loaned to tn,
board OF managers OF the South Car
DINA Woman'5 loOm fOr exhibition il
thclr room at tnc exposition in AT
lanta Ga.
w 81. d. BLANDING,
"'Prcsident and Chairman Executiv,
Committee Palmetto regiment Sur
vivOrS Association"