The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-02
A GREAT GATHERING OF VETERANS.
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THE WOMEN OF THE CONFEDERACf.
The night session was devoted main
1v 10 the project OF erecting u monu
nont To tho women of tho Southern
Confederacy, and there was u brillian
asscmbiago in the hall OF young ant
old Carolluians, who went wild witt
enthusiasm over the appearance of
boyy OF charming and picturesque wo
men, comprising the sponsors an(
maids Of honor representing the camp:
of the veterans and of the sons Of vet
erans. 1t is seldom that such u scene
is ever witnessed. The sponsors were
to attend the meeting in a body, after
assembling at the parlors Of the South
crn Hotel, from whence they were
escorted BY the Sons of Veterans, under
command of Cen. +. +. Capc.s. Owing
to the rain the sponsors were Il little
late, but when they did come, with Col
IIoyt at their mead, what an ovation
they received. AT the suggestion OF
Gen, Walker Tie audience arose en-
masse to receive these promising
Young women Of Carolina. AS the line
marched into the hall with dying ban
ners there were noted the following
sponsors Miss LaiiA Jordan, Of Green
vile, the division sponsor, escorted by
Gen. NJ. l.. BonhunI, division commando
ing officer OF the Sons of Veterans ::
Misses Jennie Vance, Camp II. R.S.Owcns,
Clinton: Alice Little, Camp Jones; En-
ma Meredith, Camp kcrshaw, pc'Hcr:
Bette Poole, Camp trIltcnocn, llcu-
mont: Brona WUuu, Camp Jake Car
pen,er, Gailucy: Maggie Ncc. Camp
Foster Marshall, NinctN-SlN: May SNu-
mate, Camp Stephen ID. i.'c, Ander-
son: Elha Y. Haynes, Camp { N.Hoyd,
Joncsvillr: Eliza y. Damn. Camp Sam
MCGOWAN, Donalu's: IDA M.Scott, Camp
NJ. &. Butler. tdg,hclu County: Helen
II. Davis, Camp Sumter, C1arirotun:
Frances j. Douglass. Camp Giles.
Union: Lula Lake, Camp Ahncr Perrin,
Edgchcld: Edna Gas ur, Camp Marion,
Marion: Miss Baker, Camp MNniEHutt,
McClellanvillr: Ida Ium.sOn, Camp
Lcdbctter Guytun: Marguerite Duv-
ham, Camp No. II, S0n~ OF Veterans,
Marion: Eliza Crawford, Camp Tally
Simpson, Hcndlctuu: sara Coturan.
Camp Ebert Bland, bradley: Fannie
Lowry, Camp Whit Kiipatricr. seneca:
Susie White, Fort Mill Camp, Fort ML.l;
Jessie Jennings. Camp iiAlhs, " N.Cns.
boro: Louise ShCrlcSCc. Camp CAUW"i-
lader Jones, Rock iIII: NJ. T.. Jacobs,
Camp Prcsslcy. Mary Joe WitHrrapoun,
Camp Michael Jenkins, Norkvilc: H..
ma M. Henry. Camp Catawb ia, Rock
Hill: Pauline Gai!,arG. Camp Dirk An
dersOn, Sumter: GcUUyiUyr Wharton
Camp G. Il. Holmes, Waterloo: Rosa
'oOrc, Camp Anderson. Bri>ur; Eva
Stringcr, Camp James l.. Orr, E;rilOu:
Miss Zimmerman, Camp Dean, Duncan:
Miss t'ulmcr, Camp j. X. Johnson.
Chapin: Miss Harmon, Camp Stead
man, Lexington: Agnes McMnstcr,
Camp Hampton, Columbia: Adele
uaync, Camp Walker Gaston. Chester:
Miss Harrison, Camp iNun, Ridwcway:
Felicia Murray, Camp Humphreys.
Anderson: Belle Morrison, Camp tut.
ledge, McCicllauvillc: Hattie Austin,
Camp pulliam, GrcCnvillc: r.. NJ Smith
Camp jackson, Glenn springs: l.id;
Bowen, Camp Haw thornc, f.asluy: An
mic James, Camp l'rC Dee, Florence
Miss Keith, Camp Haskell, Wcstmn
stcr; Miss Living gstonc, Camp ilcnninA
Bcnncttsviltc: Sara Jenkins. Cam
O'Neal, Grccnvillr: Sara Bail. CAu,
Darlington, l.aurcns: Juuic Goldsmith
Camp Manning Austin. Simpsonvillc
After The young ladies HAD bee
seated on the rOstrum the young me
OF the Sons OF Veterans came in an
OtcnDlnI 'front.' SnntS (,,,n WA IL ~
who had rrfurrrd to thr l,ii,. ~, ~
insuiration of nur bravo nrnJ,. ,hn
welcomed the younr snnnsnrs II
smoke with much frrvnr and ,nnl,,
how their mnlhrrs had dnvntnI ~,
lives to the Snn,hrrn r,n.n .,n, VIZ -
he hoprd thry wnnII rrnw ~, a. f,,il,,
in the ideas 0{ GcvntiHn ,rI ~ r,,ri',i, in';o
their mothcrs had and s,,iu ~ th.n ',I' -,
Veterans felt proud ia havn snr ~.
guests. He then snid ,s ,hr wanna, !.
dies could not sucuk for thrm.rTl hTl 10 -
they had IA worthy spokesman IN Co,
Bonham, q son of a rallnnt snlair,
Gen. Bonham rcspondcd i'm hrhnlt.
tho young iuuy sponsors, ami hr -,
all history could be searched for su,
Il scene ns this. More than ,hir.y vyn
ago this people was declared conuu,
cd, and yet here are thousands "
celebrate thcir par. in this :.:'"-;;,
This is due to the fact that the Sout
ern soldiers fought for principle Il
loyalty, and that is why such IL sec
Is not presented clscwhrrc
He graphically pictured the sutI
ings and motives Of the Southern :,
dier. Great and glorious lis were ,
achievements of tho soldiers the