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

he would undertake the task. It vas
peculiar that while the States OF the
North had called upon both the State
and Federal Governments to sid them
IN erecting monuments to their dead
the women of the South, il their eff
orts to piSca amonuments to the South
ern dead, had never asked fora dol
lars worth Of aid from the Govern
ments. Gen. Butler said that such g
monument would appeal to the sym
! D .tby OF the civil;zsd world. He re.
lated hcw modest monument has
been erected to Mrs. Horn IN SaluGa
county. She had followed her bus
band ard sou through the war. The
only other monument to the women
OF the Confederacy was that OF Capt.
Whi.e. He pep >sed that commit.
tee prepare an essay on the late war.
He nat just read a psper by General
Dodge, Of Massachusetts, which spoke
of Lee aud Jackson in the highest
terms. Another Federal army ctiicer
said ar account Ct the disparity OF
numbers would show the Southern
army to be have been the greatest in
history. He went on 10 relae the dis.
advantages OF the Southern soldiery.
The world is now beginning to realize
what magnificent soldiers the South
had. Fitzpatrick, in an official state.
ment to the government, had said
that be (Butler) and Wheeler and
Hampton took lao prisoners, and yet
be would swear ina! he took AIS pris-
oners. When be was talking about
klipa!rick's escape someone suggested
tha: be ran in his drawers. (Applause }
Gen. Butter said he was not dressed
that was all he knew. He expressed
his grateful acknowledgements for the
audience given him.
Chaplain Elwell was presented, and
said that bat for bis deep interest IN
the cause le would not speak at all,
because be was sick. He psthetically
pictured the return o. the Cenfeder-
ate soldiers, and how the women were
unconouered and cheered the return
ing troops. II has bsen said that but
for the women the war wcu & have
ended in a year. L,ss than to build
this monument cannot be done. In
the name Of God let not the valor OF
the Southern women be unmarked.
His heart was buboling over IN the
work. He asked the endorsement OF
the young women. They ought to be
as p:oud OF their mothers as Of their
fasuers. He was wiling to erect a
monument for the whole Sou5h, but
South Carolina led the way, let her
be first to erect monument to her
women, and he wanted it in some
pace in South Carolina. He wanted
substantial evio=nce tonight. He
wanted some idea Of what would be
raised, and if not secured it would do
no harm to promise it,aud do the best
to try and raise it. The resolutions
were adopted.
The roll was called to see how Dluc I
each camp would try to raise. They
responded as follows: Camp Sumter,
through Gen. Coward, promised 10
try to raise one thousand dollars.
Much applause. Camp Catawba, Rock
Hill, through Mr.. Jones, offered to do
ali possible, and would work towards
S1co. -CaIzl o } jasper Hawthorne prom
ised to try 81 for every member.
Camp Pullian. Greenvi]le. was put
down for $500. Palmetto Guard Camp
500, Camp Jas. D. Nance, NewberIy,
500; Aoner Perrin, EigeGeld, 81 a
head, $50; Camp Hampton, slOO;
Camp Walker, Spartanblrg, $500,
Camp Secession, Abbeville 81 per
member; Camp Wyatt Aiken, Green
wood, $50; Camp Austin, Green,
vile. SIS; Camp Darlington,
Laurens, 500 or more; Camp
Foster Marshall, $l00; Camp Marion,
Marion, SIS; Camp ID. jenkins, York,
SIS; Camp Holmes, Waterloo, 81 per
member, $50; Camp Jim Hagood,
Allendale, $50; Camp Jackson, Lay,
ton, 500; Camp Fort Mill, $50; Camp
Boyd, Jonesville, SS5; Camp Ovens,
Clinton, $50; Camp N. G Butler. $50;
Camp Giles, Unlon County, $50;
Camp Edward Manigault, $50; Camp
kiloatr.ck, Seneca, 500.
The Sons of Eeterens, through Gen.
Bonham, volunteered $3.50, with priv
ilege OF increasing. Many camps were
not represented Wednesday night or
had not decided upon the amount to be
subscribed. Chaplain Elwell made a
final appeal for every camp to be rep
resented. Over So, coo was raised TO-
night. J. L. Swink, OF Woodruff, Of
fered $40 The Convention then ad-
journeG until 10 O'Clock Thursday
morning.
On Thursday morning Chaplain
Eiwell renewed his efforts for the
monument for the women OF the Con
! |leaeracy. He wanted the camps absent
the uight before or undecided to come
up. He would have no camp lett out.
| he wanted every regiment to charge
and be at the front. It would waste
too much time to go through roll
call, but the camp could indicate what
they aim for. The offers were not
pledges, but the expectation Of the
members: Camp Darlington, SlG0:
Camp Ofaneeburg, $50; Camp Dick
| Anderson, S7;> Sumter; Camp Steph.
en d. Lee, $40, Anderson; Camp
| Haskell, 500. Nalhalla; Cam . Raett,
| Charleston, $50. Camp Crittenaeu,
| Piedmont, $25; Camp Henegan, Mari.
ooro, 500, Benns;sviIl5; Camp ST
Lexington, 500; Capp jim Tillman,
I$l00, Parksville; Camp McCreery,
, Aiken County, $50, Rlenton; Camp
) Bland, Bradley, 81 per .oG her; Camp
| Anderson, $50; Camp kershaw, $50:
Camp Pee. Dee, Florence, SlUO; C4np
Robinson, $50. J. ". Red, Chester.
personal, S..
5 Major Mauldin, On behalf Of the
f ladies of Greenv;lIe, invitedtne entire
} assemblaee to q picnic near G:eenville
The invitation was accep:sd WITH
j pleasure. Gan. Walker said the Vet
, ecans were getting little old, bu,
they wanted 10 march there, as he un
81 derstood, ard re suggested that linz
t be formed outside OF ths hall at
= O'Clock.