Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-02-06
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The Work Is Practically Completed, and May
9Th WIN be Unwilling Day.

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The Work Is Practically Completed, and May
9th WIN be Unwilling Day.
The Chicamauga monument com.
mission held a meeting in the Execu-
tive Chamber at Columbia on the
25th instant Gov. McSweeney,
Gen. Walker, Gen. Floyd, Col. j.
Harvey Wilson and Mr.. Henderson
were present. SS.
The work On the South Carolina
monument and the markers, for the
Chickamauga battlefield was, reported
all done, except the bronze palmetto
tree, which caps the large monu-
tnent. This last is well under way
and will soon be cast. All will be
shipped and erected in ample time.
The day for the unwilling was
fixed for Monday, May 9th, 1901,
the day before the Memphis reunion
commences. The veterans attend.
ing the Memphis reunion will have
the opportunity Of taking part in the
ceremonies. tits proposed that the
trains carrying the veterans and
others attending either the Mem
phis reunion or the unveiling cere-
W. ~ t Is .
monies only, will leave the State on
Sunday afternoon and arrive at
Chattanooga on Monday about
O'Clock.
After time for breakfast there the
trains will be run down to Lyttle's
station, which is about half mile
from the position of the South Caro-
lima monument. The trains will
return to Chattanooga in the after
noon and the visitors will either 90
on to Memphis or return home.
The following order of exercises
has been decided on:
Gov. McSweeney presides aud
opens the meeting, and after prayer
by the chaplain of the South Caro-.
lima division, Rev. DR.. Thornwell,
the Governor will state the object,
ETC., of the gathering.
Historical address by General G.
Irvine Walker, commander of the
South Carolina Division, United
Confederate Veterans, and one of
South Cardinals gallant officers, who
served on the battlefield.
Address by Senator d. S. Hender.
son, of Aiken.
Address by Representative J.
Harvey Wilson, of Sumter.
Address by Gen. (now Bishop
Ellison Capers.
Unwilling by four young ladies,
one representing each Kershaw'a
Brigade, the Tenth and Nineteenth
South Carolina Regiments, the Twen-
ty-fourth South Carolina Regiment
and Culpepper's Battery.
Gov. McSweeney will then turn
the monument over to the Chicka-
mauga park commissioners, and it
will be received by Gen. III. v.
Boynton, Chairman.
The Senate and House of Repre-
Sentative Of South Carolina were
invited to take part in the cere-
monies and the formal invitation
will be extended by the Chairman
and Secretary.
Invitations to take part in the
ceremonies will in due time be
extended to all the citizens Of South
Carolina, to the veterans of South
Carolina, and to Gen. Gordon and
all the United Confederate Veterans
and to the South Carolina Congress.
men.
A special invitation will be sent
the South Carolina Volunteer troops,
through Gen. Floyd. 1t is hoped
many companies will be enabled to
be present on this spot sacred to the
valor and bravery of their fathers.
Gov. Gambler, Of Georgia, will also
De invited. The Chickamauga and
Chattanooga military park commits
sion will be most cordially invited.
Persons who can take ordinary pills
find 1T q pleasure to take DeWitt,a ittle