The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-11

At the conclusion of the presidents
that the friends and admirers OF Mayor
Jenkins in South Carolina wished To-
present sword TO Major Jenkins on
this occasion and presented Governor
Thompson to the audience.
The former governor was greeted
with enthusiastic applause % he step
ped forward.
a great shout of appreciation. marked
the close of the former governors ad-
dress and this swelled TO an oycrwhelm
ing greeting as the president gpran
forward with evident delight and too
the sword from the hands OF Governc
Thompson and turned p, tn.s gail !
Major Jenkins. Major jenkins stepped
forward with soldierly hearing. clad I'm
undress uniform OF a ma jor OF Rough
Riders the full dress uniform beinsy un-
known in that command. 1t was a fIns
picture as the two former Rough Riders
faced each other and the president. a.
ringing tones said:
Major Jenkins: Nothing could give
me greater pleasure than to hand you
my old friend and comrade. whose cour-
age / saw again and again. and whose
courage was OF a temper that made n
Indifferent what the trial was. this
sabre. / am glad to do IL. as a CUES
OF South Carolina, as the president &c
the United States. but gladder 10 10 i
as YOUR friend and conrade"
In accepting the sword Aajor fen
klns said:
Mr.. President II the Spanish Amer
lean war 1 had the honor o. being the
| only representative from South Caro-
| lima In that peerless volunteer regf-
| ment-the Rough Riders NJ state
! with her gentle. soft voiced. glorious
women. and her sors. almost without
| exception OF soldier extraction has al
| ways demanded OF her representatives
| when they go to = battlefield :ifst they
I come back with their shields or be
! brought back on them. With these re-
! Elections TO start with. and later on. the
! proud privilege or serving With that
F, thousand picked from % coo Gallant fef-
lows who strove to form ws9t was 70
be the Rough Riders arI b-lgaded
! and divisioned with the flower OF the
| American army. the United States cay
! alry--it might well have been expected
that the single South carolLnian would
do his duty. II have sred up In
! any manner TO the Il % theSs.
high privileges. IL IL - matter OF
, lifelong thankfulness
Your prompt and generous recogni-
ton OF the little that fell to my LOT to
accomplish-a recognition that was as
quickly extended 10 the soldier from Ar
| kansae ee-ztbe soldier from New York
has kowed on the part o.
my ssszSS4szzssen by the gift Of this
| DthutiIc@ 9EOTd- From time ffunerX
| rial this form Of testimonial has
ways been especially gratifying to
| recipient II fs to me. Grateful to
as Is this beautiful Offering. Ar. Pred
dent. my fellow state-men have addeN
much to their gift by their graceful
thoughtfulness IN requesting you, my
late colonel. 10 present 10.
I'm accepting this sword. Sir, I wish
to express 10 my fellow state-men,
through you. my deep appreciation Of
the high honor they have ft1fs 6ay co.,
ferred upon me and TO assure them that
this sword from now on. whether Ia
my hand or that OF my sons son. win
be consecrated 10 the common service
0f South Carolina and the United
States: for. thank God that service In
the event OF war. IS evermore the same.
have fought with the sons Of Hood
and Wheeler. with the men In blue. and
AGAIN say thank God for our re-unif-
ed country. The greatest. most magnff-
icent- best beloved country on the face
or Gods green earfh-fhe home Of the
free the land OF the brave-tha Unit
ed Statea"
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