The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-04-16
CAPTURES THE SOUTH
Presents Sword foo Major Micah
Jenkins tha only South Carolina
Member off Rough Riders

CHARLESTON as. CD. April g.
Honocfurth there is no place bon South
Carolina for the captious critic of Thco-
dOrc Roosevelt His capture of this
Southern country is complete.
The events of yesterday and the BAN
uuet of last night had prepared the pop
uluCe fO rtho climax of today at the fair
grounds. Facing as fine am audience as
ever assembled I'm the South, the Prcsi-
dent, commenting on the fact that the
reunion of the North and South had
been the burden of all speeches for the
last two days. said that it was really
unnecessary To- say that the North loved
the South and the South loved the
North It was a truism and had existed
for years. The response that came I'm
the way of applause shook the roof of
the auditorium building i'm which the
President was speaking Women threw
American flags i'm the air and the mill
tiamen from North and South Carolina
banged their swords on the floor Till
man stock went to zero and Theodore
Roosevelt stood i'm a new light i'm the
gaze of the Southeruers. who had only
judged him i'm the past from a distance
In this general reunion the men who
have played conspicuous parts, i'm ad-
/ ditiOn to the President. were Governor
| McSweeney of South Carolina, Cover
nor Aycock of North Carolina, Mayor
/ j. II. Smythe of Charleston, former
governor H. $. Thompson of South Car
olina and such distinguished civilians
as James Simons and Joseph Legare.
/ The speech of Governor AycoCk last
. night at the banquet stirred the pulse
! of every Northern, as well as every
Southern man. Governor Aycock is
/ one of the most brilliant extemporane-
/ Gus orators in the United States. When
/ he talked at the exposition today he
! called smiles and tears from his au-
/ ditors at will.
Today's programme began with a
/ procession from ST. John Hotel to the
fair grounds. The President and his
! party i'm carriages We're escorted by the
! Charleston Light Dragons one of
the oldest military organizations in the
United States. Following the carriages
came a detachment of United States
artillery, marines from the ships i'm the
harbor and the local militia. The Pres
ident reviewed the procession from the
front Of the auditorium at the fair
grounds
The speeches of Captain Wagner
President of the Exposition Company
Governor McSweehey and Governor
Aycock, Major Smythe and former
Governor Thompson, were tuned to the
prevalent good feeling, and when the
President presented a sword to Major
Micah Jenkins of the Rough Rider,
South Cardinals only representative il
that famous regiment, the enthusiasm
was intense. When the Presidnt him
self called for three cheers for jenkins
he enshrined himself for all time in thu
hearts of Charleston In giving tn,
/. sword to Major jenkins, the Presiden
said:
, Major Jenkins. nothing could give
me greater pleasure than to hand you
my old friend and comrade who's,
courage l saw again and again, anC
whose courage was of a temper tina
made it Indifferent what the trial was
to hand you this saber. 1 am glad t.
, do it, as a guest of South Carolina a
the President of the United States. bu
4 gladder to DO it as your old friend an
cOmrade."
l In accepting the sword Major Jenkin
made a graceful speech.
- The sword is a beautiful weapon. O.
the cover is a gold plate on which is en-
graved Major Micah Jenkins, Roug
Riders" The blade is an imported one
inlaid in gold Arabesque designs by
a system known only in France. an
showing also the Uunited States mono
3 gram and coat of arms and the Ameri
can eagle. The hilt is of exquisite de
sign surmOunted by a magnificent sau
hire, surrounded by twenty diamonds
Tassels attached are of silver bullio
heavily plated with gold. On one sid
appears this:
ITO a gentle and courteous Sout
Carolinian-in action a perfect game
cOck.-TheOdore Roosevelt, Colon,
Rough Riders"
On the other is engraved:
Major Micah Jenkins, Rough Rider
"a testimonial to his efficiency an
nj Ia ,T Ia Z
action while serving with the Army
the United States in Cuba. From frienC
and admirers in South Carolina. Pr,
scented by President Roosevelt, April
1902"