The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-05-03

Q larly, and feel sure that they will joi
y me In my c0mmendatiOn, | will sa
o That TO your adjutant general you Ow
much loi his coutinued persistent an
5 worthy efforts in ali that goes to max
) up the r.sgniGccnt success you hav
attained. he has your interest dcepl
f, az heart, and has given valuable ~
sistance in my endcavors to build u
this division
= | sincerely trust that the deep in
5 terest you have all shown in our or
, ganization will be continued. w
, stood side by side in many trying hour
ot the darkest tragedy Of modcrl
, times. Let us now keep together. LIE
US hclp each other Let us stanC
together always as we stood then
until we arc called TO follow Hagooc
and Bratton, to join Lee on the further
shore.
The report was adopted in full or
motion OF Chaplain Eiwcll.
When called upon next for Il report
from his department Col. james G.
Holmes, adjutant general and chief OF
stan OF the division, replied that he
had nothing to report, but that a mum
Der of camps that had apparently eX.
pired had come to life again and paid
| N'So' liz SC IliaU OUuST
camps still in arrears would do like
wise and put themselves on u footing
with the division.
AT the evening session Of the conveu-
tlon reports were submitted on the
| Battle Abbey and the woman's monu-
ment fund. Rev. DR. Elwcll spoke
earnestly in favor of raising Il monu.
ment to the noble women of the Con-
tederacy, and while he was speaking
the sponsors entered the hall and were
given most enthusiastic reception,
including the " rebel yell.'
a few minutes after the arrival OF
the sponsors the band struck up My
Maryland, and Gen. Walker an
nounced the approach Of Gen. Wade
Hampton. AS the old hero entered the
ia Gvc.'y man and woman in it got up
on chair, sent up Il cheer that might
nave been heard at Fort Sumter on a
sui night: Then the band came down
with Dixie" with crash, and the
excitement and enthusiasm quadrupled.
Every hat in the house WAS waved
IrantlcalIy; every banner ard flag
tossed wildly Round after round OF
applause went up as he came Gown the
centre aisle on the arm Of Col. Theo.
u. Barker and attended by number
oi other gentlemen. When he reached
the platform the band played Hail to
the Cllef," and three times three
cheers and a tiger were given.
Inc applause giving way to cries of
" Hampton Hampton |" at length he
advanced to the front Of the platform
and, with bright light in his eyes and
huskiness in his voice that soon gave
way, said, in the tones SO familiar and
who heard him
\. n N, a r,1,y Il
rades need not tell you how the
warmth Of this welcome has stirred nv
heart or all that.has been left me from
the war there is nothing that ever has
moved my heart SO mucn as to receive
q cordial welcome from my old COM
rades, and nowhere in this Southland
OF ours have ever found "a more heart.
ielt one than in this old city OF my
blrth. l was engaged In very i'm
portant occupation when this commit
tee came to Capt. Lowndes' for me- |
we we're eating dinner, and | sug
gestad had better not come, for | |
knew what you all do in Charleston,
make body speak when he comes
mere, but ina!ly the committee told |
me the sponsors were here, cheering
ana insisting on seeing me, and, like a |
true knight, could not refuse call |
made by the glorious women OF South
Carolina. II Gently | was in Lynch
burg and the Daughters Of the Con
ieCeracy did me the honor of giving
me one OF their badges, and begged me |
to come there. | told them was afraid
that | was in Charleston IL short while |
before that and u great many Of the |
young ladies came up and kissed ME, |
and | was really afraid to go in "a
strange place, and was satisfied if they |
looked at me they would know the |
modesty felt. One Of them, knowing
very little Of me, said she would not |
trust Tie in the dark. But | am pro-
tected this time.
Friends and comrades, nothing
would have brought me out from home
but the call made by the people of
Charleston, and the call made by the
camp that has honored me in Columbia
by taking my name. Knowing that |
would come here and receive the well
come have always had, | could not
hesitate and | beg now to express my
profoundest appreciation of the well
come you have given me, and to say
now, In spite of all that has passed, as
have said in peace and war, God bless
the Old State" cloud and long con-
tir ued cheeering)
Gen. Walker SAID he could add moth
ing to such u welcome to the greatest
OF South Carolinians.