The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-01

/ Confederate women Sol. Hcyt re-
CRESTED that all Of the sponsors meet
! " the Southern Ho.el during the at
! }t9rroon
| Mrs. S. Reed Stoney nss undertaken
| TO Daye mural tablet erected to the
memory of the signerS Of the Ot&-
nance OF Secession, snd Gen Walker
Essked that the descendants Of the sign
ers and al interested meet at the Man
sion House relative TO the proposition.
The audience was so large and the
difficulty OF hearing SO great that
Capt Lice moved that Col. Hoyt be
requested to apeoint .peciai deta !
with palmetto slaves to keep peace snd
order.
Things had been going along quiet.
.iy, when some CT the old soldiers
wanted to give FIRE aud snap to the
pro cceediDes, and called upon Gen.
came imperative, whereupon Gen.
f; Butler ssid he had no idea Of breaking
into the proceedings, even = make
acknowledgements Of the honor Shown
him, but he hoped at some other time
to have something to say that would
interest the Veterans He asked to
be excused from having anything to
say at this time. He said he was pro
foundly grateful for the opportunity
of meeting so many of the old soldiers,
ana it was sincere and honest pleas
ure for the Veterans to meet each 9TH
er, for they and ne were all getting
old very fast. He then feelingly re-
tered to his attending the funeral ser
vice Of General McTowan, and tod
how the whole population turned out
to do honor to that old soldier. He
thought that it was as little as could
be done for the old soldiers to come
together opce every year. lie heart,
lily thanked the Veterans for the non-
or shown him in calling on him.
Capt. ". Aiken Kelly, of Charles
ton, in behslf ofGan. Edward McCrs-
dy and others, offered resolutions rel
alive TO the death Ct Gen. McGo van.
Upon motion it was ordered that the
resolutions be printed. During the
reading of these resolutions the name
of Gen. Hampton was mentioned and
this provoked long and loud ou!ourst
from the old soldiers
After the transaction Of routine bus,
mess the convention adjourned until
evening when it reassembled
NIGHT SESSION.
It is seldom that such g scene as
that OF tonight is witnessed. 4 hall
crowded with young and old Carroll
mans went wild with enthusiasm
over a bevy OF charming and pictar
esque women as aie to be seen any
where. The sponsors were to attend
the meeting to night in body, and
owing to the rain were little late,
but when they did come, with Col.
Hoyt at tReir head, what an ovation
they received. At the suggestion Of
Gen. Walker the audience arose en
masse toreceive these promising young
women of Carolina The line march
ed into the hall with flying banners.
After the young ladies had been
seated on the rostrun the young men
of the Sons OF Veterans came IL and
occupied front seats. Gen. Walker
~lsozhzsd 77o.10-1z=c -.cG--.-: oUng LADIES
as the inspiration of our brave deeds
then welcomed the young sponsors.
He spoke with much feryo., and spoke
OF how their mothers had devoted
their lives to the Southern cause, and
how ne hoped they would grow up to
follow in the ideas OF devotion, and
patriotism their mothers had, and
said that the Veterans felt proud to
have such guests He then spoke to
the Sons of Veterans, and said as the
young ladies could not speak for
themselves they had q worthy spokes
man in Gen. Bonham, son of gal
lant soldier. Gen. .Bcnham respond
ed il behalf OF the young lady spon.
sors, and be said all history could be
searched for such scene as this.
More than thirty years ago this
people was declared conquered, and
yet here are thousands who celebrate
their part in this struggle This is
due to the fact that the Southern sol
6iers fought for principle and loyalty,
that is why not such a scene IS pre-
sented elsewhere.
He graphically pictured the suffer
ings and motives of the Southern sol
der. Great and glorious as were the
achievements of the soldiers there
we're others who endured as much,
the women OF the Confe6eracy. He
was old enough to have received last
ing impressions of the scenes at home
and the wsyside hospital. Il the
time should ever come when the mem
ories OF the past are waning tie wo,
men Will keep them alive. They
were last at the cross and first at the
tomb, and will always be found fore.
most in this resurrection CT the South.
They will always be true and loyal:
s(Apolause Gen Bonham was full OF
enthusiasm, and spoke with much
ifervor. He concluded amid shouts OF
Eapplause.
When Gen. B3nham took his sea-
Ithere were numerous calls for But
Her.
The Chair then reminded the Con
/: vention that the business before the
Injecting was to consider the report OF
1.-The committee on the monument t
9Ccnfederate women. The crowd wa
finally qai4ted upon being promisec
that Gen. Butler would speak later
) | Then, on account OF the sickness o.
i Rev. Mr.. Elwell, chairman of tn
monument committee, Gen. CarwiL'
read the committees report, wh!c:
Recommended the adop:io2 of the fol
: lowing resolutions:
l. We recommended that com
, mite be appointed, to be known q
the general committee, COMPOSED o
lone member from each county, VIII
EshslI have power to appoint sub con
: mittees as they NAV deem proper, I
I Iassist them in whatever way they ma
: indicate.
i 2. That the general committee {
= sutnorized and empowered to adoF
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