Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-26

AS I said before the Woman's building
is an old colonial residence, which, during
the Revolution, served as headquarters
for the British, and in 1t are now collect
ed many rare and valuable mementoes.
The large hall upstairs has been called
the Historical Room" for here are these
old relics arranged for inspection. Miss
Caroline Moreland, one of Charlestons
best known young ladies, and Miss Rowe,
the granddaughter of Gilmore Simms,
the noted southern writer, have the room
in charge, and they very kindly gave me
many interesting facts. One of the most
interesting relics is a piece of the Fort
Sumter flag 1t is made of strips of red,
white and blue alpaca. On the blue strip
is a white star, which is now yellow with
age. 1t is exquisitely made by hand. the
stitches being almost impossible to find.
There is also the Post Return" from
Fort Sumter of 1863 The garrison at that
time was under the command of Captain
T. A. Huguenin, of. the First south caro-
lima infantry regulars. Huguenih is quite
a prominent South Carolina name and has
been brought before the public lately in
Lafayette McLaw's beautiful story Of
when the Land Was Young" The story
Is laid around Charleston, and the char
acters all bear the old Charleston Names
so that the book will be very interesting
TO those VINO are expecting TO WISH
Charleston during the exposition.
There is an engraving of Private Charles
Pinckney Brown, who signed the South
Carolina ordinance of secession. He was
q very brilliant man as well as an able
soldier, and although promotion after
promotion was offered him. he refused
them, saying that he had helped to bring
on the war and would stand side by side
with the privates to the bitter end" He
was shot through the head at the battle
Of Secessionville, June 10, 1852 His old ar
my coat, now all battered and torn, ="
hangs near his picture, and proved quite
and object of interest to some southern
people the other day. After examining 1t
carefully they asked If there was pic
ture anywhere Of the Confederate flag, as
they had never seen one in the genuine
colors. 1t was pointed out to them, and
they really admired" 1t.
Another Confederate souvenir is cop
per dust pan, taken from tme federal gum
boat Isaac p. Smith," on Storm river,
in the fall of 1863.
The original ordinance of secession is
kept in the South Carolina state build
ing, but there is copy of it here. Also
a Confederate bill with the picture of Mrs
Frances Pickens, the beautiful wife of
Governor Andrew Pickens, who was gov
ernor during the war. She was one of the
beautiful southern women" written Of
recently in the Ladies Home Journal
On the wall hangs very good picture
of John c. Calhoun and below it, hand
somely framed, is a China plate, in the
center of which is the coat-of-arms of the
United States. This set was presented to
him by the Chinese emperor while on his
travels abroad.
The backgammon board of General
Francis Marion is we'll worth a few mo-
ment's notice. II is made OF rich black
wood inlaid with pearl, and once, when IL
was loaned 60 an exposition, someone"
to freshen It up, Vanished it, When GEN
eral Marion left South Carolina he gave
1t to his friend, General Moore, and on his