The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-05-14
THE DAY OBSERVED.
Memorial Exercises Satur-
day at Cemetery.
Eloquent Address by Mr.. ~Cooper-The
Graves DecOrated-Fedcral Soldiers
Grave Remembered.

The Laurens Chapter, Daughters of
the Confederacy, assisted by Confede-
rate veterans, the sons of veterans, the
children and teachers of the City
Schools and citizens beautifully and APP
propriately observed Memorial Day
last Saturday.
The exercises were commenced in the
Court House which was deliberately
decorated with flowers and Confederate
flags. The veterans of Camp CARING
ton had the battle flag of the Third
Regiment, :. G. ", and as usual it
was the object of %veneration, bringing
back the memories of the days when
Judge" Lamb carried it and the he
roes of the command followed it on the
~bloodiest fields of the war. The court
room was filed and the scene with it's
flags and flowers and lovely women and
girls in white was n of inspiring love-
lincss. The City School children in
charge of Superintendent b. l.. Jones
numbered 1872 and their singing of
Dixie and Maryland My Maryland was
one of the striking features of the oc-
cuSion.
The asscmblage was called to order
by w. w. Ball, who presided. Rev.
Robert Adams then delivered q fervent
and beautiful invocation. This was
followed by the singing of Dixie by the
nv "ilISll WI iNopl.
A. Cooper, who delivered the address,
was introduced as ''the son of Il gallant
Confederate soldier illustrating that as
the old heroes were passing away, their
sons were ready to defend ulll protect
the memory of the cause for which
they fought and died"
Mr.. Cooper's address was pointed
aid eloquent. There was no comprO-
mise or apology in it's one for the part
nf tho South Il, thn u-n, l,,Na - NO..
1T did Il spirit of broad patriotism.
The children then sang Maryland
My Maryland and the procession was
formed to the cemetery in the following
order: School children, citizens, Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy and Confede-
rate veterans with the Third Regiment
flag. AT the cemetery a brief halt was
made at the pavilion at which Mr.. Mes
ser Babb read the roll of veterans who
sleep in this City of the Dead,-the inn
mortal roll of honor. The graves, each
of which had been especially marked by
the Daughters with a small post painted
in Confederate gray were then deco
rated by the ladies and children. In
the cemetery one lone Federal soldier
sleeps. This grave was especially
marked with a blue post and it too was
decorated: indeed, it received u rather
larger offering of flowers than the
dNerSe, demonstrating agar that an
honorable foe is not forgotten here in
the South.
Altogether, it was an unusually
striking and successful observance of
Memorial Day, and the Daughters of
the Confederacy have done well-as
always they do. Mrs. S. S. F'arrow is
the President of the Chapter and was
active in the Memorial Dey arrange
mcnts. Among others who assisted
were Mesdames Capers Hellams, w.
II. Gilkerson, @. +. Gray, j. w. Todd.
w. l.. Boyd. j. A. Copeland, j. r.
Bolt, w. II. Nolan, w. r. Richey
and Misses Perrin Farrow, Mary Fer
guson and Hattie Roland.
The Daughters of the ~Confederacy
request hat the posts ut the soldiers
graves be not molested as they are to
be used in future. Next year small
Confederate flags will be flown from the
posts on Memorial Day.