Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-05
THE JENKINS SWORD.

The Micah jenkins Camp or tnlteo
Confederate Veterans held a called
meeting in the court house last Mon
day for the purpose Of adopting per.
manent regimental badge, and attend
ing to other business, including ar
rangements for representation at the
Dallas, Texas. reunion.
The regimental badge was duly
adopted, and w. B. Smith, commander
was authorized to procure duplicates
for all members desiring them. 1t was
necessary to get further information
before electing delegates to Dallas, and
the matter was postponed until anoth-
er meeting, to be held on salesday In
April.
The special business Of the meeting
having been disposed Of, the following
resolutions were offered:
1. That the Micah Jenkins Camp,
United Confederate veterans, will ten
der to the gallant son Of the illustrious
soldier in whose honor this camp was
named, a sword suitably inscribed as
a token of their esteem.
2. That a committee, consisting OF
Captain w. B. Smith, Commander Col
onel JAS F. Hart and Captain E. A.
Crawford, Is hereby appointed to take
the necessary steps to carry this reso-
luton into effect.
8. Resolved, Further That this
camp invites the assistance Of all kind
red associations, and Of citizens Of this
state, in sympathy with the object OF
these resolutions. Contributions to be
sent to Lieutenant Commander w. H.
McCorkle, Yorkville, S. G..
BY way Of explanation and advocacy
Of the resolutions, Major Hart made
the following remarks:
When, as commander, we organized
this camp as a social organization, and
sought name for it, every voice at
once pronounced the name of Micah
Jenkins, the illustious soldier and cit
izen Of this county, who had given his
life on the battlefield.
There was born to General Micah
Jenkins in this town, a son bearing his
name, who at San Juan Hill as a cap
tain in the regiment Of Rough RI
ders," won the highest distinction for
courage and gallantry. The COM
mander of the regiment in which
the son served, is now the president Of
this United States.
Some months since, fund was rails
ed to procure and present to Major MI
cab Jenkins from loving people,
sword commemorative of his gallantry.
It was to have been presented to him
in Charleston at an early day, by the
president, in person.
Personal politics have come upon the
scene and marred this plan. The lieu
tenant governor Of the state has with
drawn his invitation to the president,
to deliver this sword in Charleston, and
Major Jenkins now properly declines
to accept it. I think I may say that If
the purposes Of these resolutions are
effected, 1t would be only the natural
expression Of every voice in the land,
that the president Of the United States
be requested by the committee In
charge Of this memento, to make the
presentation to the gallant recipient,
even should 1t have to occur at the
capital Of the nation.
At the conclusion Of Major Harts
remarks, other members indicated their
filling in the blanks that had been left
for the names Of the committee in the
second resolution, the whole PROPOSE
tions was endorsed by a unanimous
vote.
There has been much interest in
Yorkville in the Tillman-Roosevelt-
Jenkins sword incident, and the re-
gret occasioned by the probable
consequences Of the ill-considered ac-
ton Of the lieutenant governor has
been keen. A number Of individuals
have made known their willingness to
subscribe literally to fund for the
purchase Of a sword for Major Jenk-
ins, and members Of the b. A. r. and
u. D. c. have indicated their intention
to have the matter taken up by those
organizations.