The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-06-08
How pickens Honored the Veterans

Friday the greatest celebration
likely ever held in Pickens county in
honor of tho veterans that wore the
grey, was held Mt Pickens.
Early in the morning long lines of
vehicles from every section of the
county came to join in the celebra-
tiop either as spectators or partici-
pantss There were about 1000 peo.
pie in town.
The merchants of the town oil
closed their stores and joined in
making the day memorable, and ma.
terially assis ting the Daughters o.
the Confederacy in providing for the
large number of old soldiers.
The procession was formed at the
Pickens railroad depot, and headed
by the Plckens cornet band, marched
up Main street to the court house.
There were about $50 old soldiers in
line. There were many others who
felt unable to join in n procession
even for a short distance. The vet
Grams, commanded by Mr.. w. B. ALL
good, were followed by the members
of Pickens chapter, u. d. c., and
these we're followed by visiting daugh-
ters and civilians.
The court house would not begin
to hold those who desired to attend
the exercises of the day. I he house
was called to order by Hon. G. T..
Robinson.
Rev. d. W. Hiott led in fervent
prayer.
Mayor w. T. McFall was especial
ny happy in his address of welcome.
In his announcement Of dinner for
the old soldiers, he assured them
that "mule on toast" had been drop,
ped from the bill Of faro. He paid a
touching tribute totho late Col. Jas
A. Hoyt.
Johnnie Byers, "tho htHe rufb" ui
Greenville, injected few interesting
remarks at this juncture.
The rules for the presentation oil
crosses wero thenread and tho cross.
es presented to the old veterans who
had made proper application
Hon. @. e. Robinson then made a
briet but eloquent speech to Lhc sol.
diors and then introduced the Hon
w. Il, Mauldin of Greonville, the
orator Of tho day.
The speaker expressed his delight
at being in Pickous, the home of his
nativity, aud in whose soil the conse
Grated dustof loved ones rest. He paid
a beautiful tribute to the memory OF
Col, James A. IIoyt, who was orator
of the day at the Veterans reunion in
Pickens last year, aud only a few
days before bis death had signified
his intention to be with Ills old com
rades 'on this occasion. Col. Hoyt
was known personally to almost every
old soldier in the county, and was
universally beloved.
The speaker said that in the Ian
guage of another: History is n rec
ord Of things that never happened,
and forcibly applied the saying te
many histories that had been written
on the Civil war that purported to
be impartial and truo records of what
happened iii that tremenduous con.
llict.
AIR Mauldin admonishol tie
Daughters that the greatest duty de
volVing on them today is to see that
true record is kept, aud that the
youth of onr land should receive
proper instruction concerning the lost
cause of their fathers.
Voluntary calls were then made fol
Capt. T.. ], Mauldln, worthy son of a
worthy Confederate soldier, who
made Il brief, but one of the happiost
speeches of the day. He said there
had been yarions apologies made by
latter day historians for the causes
leading to the great struggle, many
of winch were so himsy that thry
amount to rank hypocrisy The
Southern soldier fought not only fol
what! he believed to be right, bu
what he knew was right, for rights
that l,avo been substituted by right
ful authority.
The bcncdiction was said by Rev
j. f. Foster. The old soldiers thel
repaired to the Anthony building
whore each ona was comfortablJ
seated and bountifully served with /
splendid dinner by the Daughters.