The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-05-21
THE SPONSORS TRIP
To Charleston descriptive Review of
what was Seen end Done.

noon we arrived in Charleston Wed
nesday morning at 9 O'Clock. Some
15 or 20 miles before reaching there
we vera met by a committee who
were to give US any information
needed. They were very courteous
and welcomed US cordially. When we
stepped from the cars we were taken
directly to the Charleston motel,
where our headquarters we're while
there. After taking little needed
rest, we were ready for anything we
were told to do.
On Wednesday afternoon promptly
at O'Clock the parade was formed,
and started to the auditorium. L
shall not give a description of this,
for you have all, no doubt, read OF
it ere now. A special detail of honor
consisting of all Sponsors, Maids of
Honor and the Commanders of each
camp left the parade at the audito-
rum and proceeded thence to beau
tiful Magnolia Cemetery to decorate
the graves of our old rebel soldiers,
who so bravely fought and died for
ther country. AT O'Clock the audi
torium was filed to overfiowing,
standing room being at premium,
this being the occasion of presenta-
tion of Sponsors, also of the memo
rial flags to Gen. Moorman. This
was very impressive ceremony and
0ra mo oh 10 c0nn forgot
On Thursday morning we started
early for the Isle of Palms some Is
miles east of Charleston. While
waiting at the wharf for our boat we
went through the ordeal of being
"compressed,' as there were fully
1900 persons waiting to get aboard,
and all enclosed in a space where
200 possibly3 might stand with
experience with that of loading cat
tie on a car, for it was very similar
to that; and in the crowd and jam
the ever alert pick-pocket was on
hand, snd several persons came out
minus their pocketbooks, ,one of whom
[ might mention had l not promised
never to do SO, for father said he
didn't want to be compared to "Un-
Gle jeremiah" There were numer-
GUS points of interest here, among
ITEM being old Fort Mou tie; we did
not have time TO go over to it, for
after having goEe oyer in the Ferris
1H 0lHy oh 4
feet in diameter) and riding on the
merry -go-round, we went to the
Beach hotel where we got dinner and
rested an hour. In order tosavoid
the rush on our return we started
early IN the afternoon, but did not
get home until after O'Clock. We
also visited a music store, in which
was a piano played by electricity
This was quite a novelty and the
music was good, and played with
great expression. After supper VIC
went to the "Battle of Manassas,
and it was with few exceptions the
prettieSt sight | ever saw,
Friday morning was purely bust
ness meeting in the Auditorium, but
we were treated to several interest
ing discussions and had the pleasure
of shaking hands with our hero s
Robert E. Lee) grandson and Miss
Laura Beauregard Larendon, Beaure
CARDS granddaughter. Also with
quite a number of other notable per
sonages, among whom l must moi
forget to mention Mrs. Stonewal
Jackson. Friday evening we attend
ed the ball given in honor of the
Sponsors, Maids of Honor anC
Daughters of the Confederacy. This
was one of the most enjoyable feat
ures of our trip; the pavilion was
not more than one hundred yards
from the beach and lighted by
thousands of electric lights-it look
ed very much like fairy palace and
one felt as though they were en-
chapted, Sweet strains of music fell
softly on our ears, and when the all
was changed from some beautiful
waltz to that of ''Dixie," shouts
went up from the hundreds of throat:
who so dearly love the old familiar
tune. We were loath to leave this
delightful place, but the hour of mid
night came all too soon, and we hac
to take a little rest in order to ht
ready for our next days journey
Saturday we visited Chicora Park
which was quite pretty, but being
new was not so attractive as othel
places. In the afternoon we go
aboard a small sail boat and wen
out to the grand old battleshil
Raleigh Here we saw and put ou
hands on the first gun fired a
Manila, also shook hands with th'
sailor boy that fired it. The shil
showed no trace of having been in
battle, aud now that we come to ou