The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-01-18
THE GEN. SUMTER TABLET.
Ehe seiling OF the Memorial Tablet
@ Ia the Washington Street School
III Honor Of. the Revolutions
ary Hero.


ary Hero.
large audience was assembled at
the Graded school building at
Z. clock THURSDAY afternoon to witness
the irpressive ceremonies attending
the cling of the memorial tablet to
Gen. Thomas Sumter.
rhe presentation address was made
by MSS Edith De Lorae, who spoke
as follows:
suuster's Home Chapter of the
Daughsers os the American Revolution
preseats to the graded school this
tablet to the memory OF Gen. Thomas
Anorg the objects Of our national
order. as set forth in our constitution,
are these:
70 perpetuate the memory Of the
spsrat of the men and Womer Tho
achieved American independence by
she acquisition and protection Of his
sorical spots, and the erection cs mon
urnents BY the eneouragenent Of his
toricai research IN relation to the
Rerelusion the preservation OF the
sreeerds os The Individual services Of
5 the Revoiuti tionary soldiers and pa
trsots
TO anord to young and old such
advantages as shall develop. in them
the largest capacity for performing the
duties of American citizens.
foster trne patriotism and love
os country
With these ideals before US, as q
matter Of course the first work which
We defernined to undertake was the
erection Of some memorial to the hero
il whose honor our chapter was
named.
II was not practicable to place
this memorial at his grave, We decided
to erecta rnurai tablet The question
then was, where this tablet should be
piaced, and we believed that IN order
~to foster patriotism and love Of coun-
no better place could be found
tnan the walls Of the Graded school,
where It wonsd serve as a daily OBJ
ject lesson il patriotism to the hun
dreass OF children who here learn their
coun history, and with these OBJ
iects 10 view, we now commit this tab
iet to the care Of the superintendent
aud trustees of the Sumter Graded
school.
Following Miss DeLorme's address.
Hstle Mss Beatrice Sumter. great
grand daughter OF General Sumter,
unveiled the tablet Then, in behalf
Of the Graded schools. Professor S. q.
Ednunds in e speech OF glowing elo-.
.saence, thus accepted the gift.
accepting for the schools this
eab,et se naemoriaiize one OF the great
sae Revoiutionary heroes, 7 wish
first to fehcitate the Daughters Of the
American Revolution on account OF
the dislnteressea patriotism that
prompts this presentation.
An organization whose object is the
perpetuation Of that which is great,
noble and good deserves not only rec
ognition but commentator and it
gives me pleasure to have this privilege
of extending to your chapter my con-
gratulatioas, personal and Official The
purposes OF your Organization revealed
by an occasion like this appeals srong-
IL to those who would not have their
heroes die. Says Horace: Many he
roes lived bsfore Agamemnon; but
they are long since dead and consign-
ed to- oblivion, because they were
without a sacred bard to immortalize
thair fame. AgamemnoIl's fame Will
never die, as long as Homer is read,
and the glory OF American heroes will
never fade with an organization such
as yours, for you have decreed that
as long as time shall last. these he
roes shah live IN story, song and
stone.
AS the superintendent Of schools I
accept with thanks and appreciation
this marble tablet erected in honor
Of one in whom Sumter should feel a
vital interest He whom We memorial
ize today has given Us our very name
name that is an harmonious
blending of sound and suggestiveness
and is source OF daily inspiration.
The children in reading each day the
d ~ mo or General Sumter. the Game