The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-01-30
CHICKAMAUGA MONUMENT.
The Work is Practically Complet-
ed and May 27th Will be Unveil-
ing Day.

ed and May 27th Will be Unveil
ing Day.
The Chickamauga monument com
mission held meeting III the exccu
tive chamber at Columbia on the 25.l
inst. Gov. McSwecncy, Gen. Walker
Gen. Floyd, Col. j. Harvey Wilson
'and Mr. Henderson were present.
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 monument.
This last IS well under wav and will
soon be cast. All will be shipped and
erected in ample time.
The day for the unvciing was fixed
for Monday, May 9th, 1901, the day
| before the Memphis reunion com
mcnCes. The veterans attending the
Memphis reunion will have the oppor-
| tunity OF taking part in the ceremonies.
| 1t Is proposed that the trains carrying
the veterans and others attending
either to the Memphis reunion or tie
| unwilling ceremonies only, will leave
the State on Sunday afternoon and ar
| rive at Chattanooga on Monday about
| o'clock.
Alter time for breakfast there the
trains will be run down to IAttlc's
station, which is about half mile
from the position of the South Carolina
monument. The trains will return 10
Chattanooga in the afternoon and the
visitors will either go on to Memphis
or return home.
The following order of exercises has
been decided on:
Gov. McSwceney presidcs and opens
the meeting, and after prayer by the
chaplain of the South Carolina divi.
sion, Rev. DIR. Thornwcll, the Gov
crnor will state the object, ETC., of the
gathering.
Historical address by General G..
Irvine Walker, commander of the
South Carolina Division, United Con-
tedcratc Veterans, and one of South
Cardinals gallant officers, who served
On the battlefield.
Address by Senator ID. S. Hender-
son, of Aiken.
Address by Representative j. Har-
Wy w ilSOu, VI
Address by Gen. (now Bishop ELL
son Capcrs.
Unveillng by four young ladies', one
| representing each Kcrshaw's Brigade
the Tenth and Nineteenth South Caro-.
lima regiment, the Twenty fourth South
Carolina regiment and Culpepper's
| Battery.
Gov. McSwcency will then turn the
monument over to the Chickamauga
park commissioners, and it will be re-
ccived by Gen. II. V. Boynton, chair.
man.
Arrangements had been perfected
to lay the cornerstone in advance OF
the unveillng, by the Grand Lodge A
f. M. of Georgia, but the committee
decided that there would hardly be
time for the proper Masonic ccre
MONIES and ii was decided that they
would be obliged to omit this function
The Senate and House OF Represen
tatives of South Carolina were invited
to take part in the ceremonies and the
formal invitation will be extended b,
the chairman and secretary.
Invitations to take part in the cere
ihohiSo ullC lllllc DC CSIcnuCt
to all tic citizens Of South Carolina, I,
the veterans of South Carolina, and t.
Gen. Gordon and all the United Con
fcderate Veterans and to the Sout
Carolina Congressman.
A special invitation will be sont th
South Carolina volunteer troops
through Gen. Floyd 1t Is hope
many companies will be enabled to b
present on this spot sacred to the valo
8 and bravery Of their fathers.
8 Gov. Gambler, of Georgia, will ais
be invited. The Chickamauga an
Chattanooga military park commissio
! will be most cordially invited.
! All arrangements which could b
G made at this meeting of the commi
l., sion have been made, and evcrythir
|. promises most successful occasion
3, South Carolina, through the liberalit
0 of her Legislature, places in ctern
. form the tribute to her sons wi
~ fought and who died at Chickamaug