The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-08-14

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" was sanctitied by tho care, prayers
, and many tears of our glorious women
! While every Southern soldier has done
. justice to the women in his heart we
have not done justice ourselves by
them. That monument to thu women
must go up. (Applause.) If you
don't Bond III your contribution soon
} you will not have the opportunity to
do 80 before crossing the river.
In speech l recently heard Capt.
Richard Pearson Hobson make he gave
gave the following as his reason why
no monument has been erected to the
women of the South: "That if all the
men of the South were to collect upon
an open plane and dig down to the
solid granite and collect all the white
marble in the world and put it block
upon block until it reached the bril-
liant heavens it would not be high
enough to commemorate their men,
ory." Colonel Aldrich himself paid a
high tribute to the noble women of this
Southland.
If the tunes were to change and the
people and men Of today were called
| upon to face the question of another
[ struggle, not forgetting the sacrifices
that would have to be made, the terri.
bio loss of property, the loss of lives
and innumerable other disasters, but
remembering that were it not done
that the names of Lee, Jackson,
Hampton, Kershaw, jenkins and a
host Of other heroes would be taken
from history and the fame that sur
rounds the soldiers and The women of
the Confederate war l woull nerve
| my heart to the duty of the hour and
say we arc standing on the right, fire
AS long as you wear the name of Con-
| federate soldier never admit it was an
error or a mistake that challenged fate
for our step. Colonel Aldrich con-
| cluded his remarks amid loud and re.
peated applause.
Al the conclusion Of this able and
! interesting address, Gen. e.. Irvine
Walker, commander of the Army of
Northern Virginia department and
formerly commander of the South
Carolina division, u. G. ", was intro
duced. He expressed great pleasure
in having an opportunity to again face
the veterans of the South Carolina
division, which, he said, was the
largest division in the entire South. He
referred TO the first reunion held seven
years ago when he became commander
of the division. There were only twenty
eight delegates present. Last year IN
Columbia, he said, there were enrolled
400 delegates. General Walker con-
cluded his remarks with glowing
tribute to the late Gen. Wade Hamp-
ton, whom he succeeds as commander
of the Army of Northern Virginia. He
then formally presented the gavel of
South Carolina division to his successor,
Gen. Il. w. Carwile, who accepted ii
IN few but well chosen words. The
convention adjourned.
The second days reunion proceed
ings began at 10 o'clock. Capt. r. II.
jennings, a one-armed veteran, in the
absence of the chaplain, asked Gods
I blessing upon the reunion. He prayed
that at each succeeding meeting the
| veterans be more closely knitted to-
gether in the bonds of fellowship and
brotherly love, and as their ranks be-
come depleted those who romain will
be living eplstles of all that is true and
noble, and that they bring no reproach
upon the cause which is not lost.
| Hon. James w. Austin, of Atlanta,
was then introduced to the audience,
and he delivered the speech to be
found elsewhere in our columns. Mr..
Austin is native of Greenyille Coun-
ty, and his father and mother, DR.. and
Mrs. w. II. Austin, were among the
most Interested listeners in the audi.
/ -
ming Austin, who commanded COM
pany III the Hampton Legion the first
year of the war.
The memorial exercises in honor
of Gen. Hampton followed, and the
memorial read by it's author, Col. Jas.
A. Hoyt, was unanimously adopted by
rising vote. Col. Hoyt was followed
by Gen. M. G. Butler, wuo spoke in
high praise of the lllustrious dead !.
Both addresses ore printed in this
issue.
Col. James Armstrong next address.
ed the audience in general and the
ladies in particular, and his witticisms
kept them in roar of laughter. He
spoke of his life of single blessed
ness' and candidly admitted that 1t
was not his fault. In his desperation
he appealed to the ladies to take pity
,, on him, referring especially to the
pretty yonug lady sponsors and maids
of honor. He admitted that such O
!. union would be an exemplification OF
May and December. /" But" said Col
Armstrong, t'I repeat that if one OF
: these pretty young ladies will take pity
= On me ana come forward will gladly
: commit my Keeping into her hands,"
! Lne words had scarcely fallen from
MS ups when Miss Gertrude Epperson
:. OF sumter, sponsor for Camp Dick An
= derHOn, and O hawitohinnIu .aa4I,