The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-22

Wilmington, Special--An immense
gathering Of people attended the elao-
crate ceremonies In connection with
| the unyelIing of . monument 10 the
heroic women of the lower Cape Fear
during the revolutionary period, the
scene OF the patriotic exercises hay-
ing been the historic Moore's Greek
battle ground, IN Fender county, near
| Currie. The weather vas ideal and
people came from far and near, in
Guiding a large party from Whining
ton which returned Oh Q belated
! train
The exercises opened with an IL
vocation BY Rev. 4. ID. Mcclure, ID
D., presentation of the monument was
| by former Representative +. 4.
Halves, Of Fender, who paid glowing
tribute to the material ancestry OF
the people of the lower Cape Fear,
The acceptance was by President j.
f. Moore, of the Moore's Creek Ne
mortal Association who spoke clio
quently of the lofty patriotism which
| inspired the people Of this section and
| the State.
The formality of the unwilling was
by Miss Lillian Colvin, assisted By
! Miss Katie Bannermann, this being
followed by beautiful decoration of
the shaft by - young ladies repre-
! seating the - original colonies, di-
| rected by Misses h. b. Lucas and
Jennie Halves. The address of Hen
Charles r. Tillmap, Congressman
from the third district and always a
stsunch friend of the Moore's Creek
Monument Association, was the fea-
ture Of the day. He spoke eloquently
and most fittingly. After the exer-
cises a delightful picnic dinner was
served on the grounds and that every
detail of the arrangements was car
ried out perfectly spoke volumes of
praise for the several county commit
tees which had these matters i'll
charge. The exercises were inter
spersed by the singing of patriotic
songs and music by an excellent banG,
"Dlxle,' ''The Old North State'
and MY Country, IT'S of Thee
having been favorites among the
many selections rendered.
The monument is of Winnsboro
blue granite surmounted by statue
Of imported Italian marble in carved
| likeness of beautiful woman posing
Remen1berance,' the top piece be-
ing SIX feet tall, the whole monument
towering to height of Is feet, stand
ing on a marble base, five feet seven
inches square. Its weight is more
4han $4,000 pounds and it was erected
at cost of something over $4,000,
being the work of the Wilmington
Granite and Marble Works, of this
city, Mr.. r. d. Tucker, proprietor, as
successor to H. A. Tucker & Bro,
The inscription on the shaft are DIS
follows:
Front side: "To the honored menu
DRY Of the heroic women of the Lower
Cape Fair during the Aemrican Rev
olutiOn, 1775-17S1.'
On the reverse side: "Unswerv-
ing IN devotion, self-sacrifceinc in
loyalty to the cause of their country,
their works do follow them; and
their children rise up and call them
blessed''
On fourth side:
Most honored of the names
recorded by the Historic Association.
is that Of
/ MARY SLOCUMB,
wife Of lieutenant Slocumb,
riding alone at night sixty-five miles
to succor the wounded on this battle.
place her hight on the pages of his.
tory, and should awaken in successive
generations, patriotism and love of
country.
VIRTUES majorum filiae conserv-
ant
On the third face is this inscrip-
ton: "Th3s monument was erected
by the Moore's Creek Monumental
Association in the year 1907"