The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-23
SPLENDID SCHOOLS.
Grand Parade of Children -
Marching to Tap Of Drum
Banners Floating in the
Breeze.

One OF the attractive features OF Friday was
the Parade Of the School Children of the
county. At eleven o'clock several hundred
children had convened at the academy from
which point the march. headed by the band,
proceeded down Main street and entered the
Court House. After the building was filled to
its utmost capacity, President Blake called
the house to order welcomed the schools, and
introduced the speaker in the following re-
marks:
Teachers and Students OF Abbeville County:
In behalf OF the Association, 1t gives me
pleasure 10 welcome you to-day.
While this is the Iast day Of the Fair and
Carnival, 1t is by no means the least In inter-
eat and importance. 1t has been the purpose
OF the Association not only TO exhibit the
wonderful resources and material develop
ment of our county, bui to recall her glorious
cast, and consider her promising future, and
this We have done.
Yesterday was Veterans Day, day fraught
with the sacred memories OF a sacred past.
And as we lonked upon that column as IL
passed In grand review and heard tie steady
ira mp of those who wore the gray, our hearts
throbbed with emotion. as we recalled the
four long years Of weary march and sleepless
nights, with the resources OF the world array.
ed against them, yet never complaining, and
ever undaunted. See them on meeting su-
perior numbers In deadly conflict upon en-
sanguned battlefields, pouring ont their life
blood, yet bearing away the trophies OF VIC
tory.
While Spartan valor consecrated the pass of
Thermopyae with the blood OF her sons, Its
counterpart Ia found upon a hupdred hills
and dales of southern soil, and while Sparta
has erected at Thermopylae, to the memory OF
her sons, a monument upon which IL m
scribed the lines.
"Go stranger, and In Lacedaemon tell
That in obedience TO her laws we fell"
So In all the ensanguined field IN the south
land may be erected q monument with this
inscription
$50 stranger and throughout Dixie tell
That here obedient to her laws we fell"
While yesterday was day commemorative
OF the glorious past OF our country's history,
today we present TO view 1t grand possibilities
and vast opportunities.
We have with Us those who are to perpetu-
ate 10 song and story, the deeds and daring OF
q noble ancestry, custodians OF q sacred
legacy, and the hope OF our country's future.
Then with what pride do we welcome her
youth today. And 1t gives me pleasure TO
upon this occasion, We had no need of scan
ming the list Of oratorlcsl lights OF Congress
| sional hal lis, or OF college speakers, out PACK
In old Abbeville We find one who IS ever
60 ual TO such emergency.
We have the daughter coming oack 70 non
or the mother today, the Rev. r. 8. McLees,
OF Greenwood.
MIR. McLees in q most fellcitous manner en-
tertained his audience for half hour. HIS
review of his school days afforded much
pleasure. The committee could not have
been more fortunate in the selection Of
speaker.
Each school marched under It's own banner
and presented beautiful picture. After the
exercises were over the children were given
the privileges of the Fair grounds, which they
enjoyed to the fullest extent.