The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16
Daughters of the
 American Revolution
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 towle's Ferry, stood in the 177s-ss De- roo the stately mansion of Charles Elnott. The plantation embraced a large body of land of many thousand acres. Here lived Miss Jane Elliott; nere was improvised crimson flag that waved in victory in the War for Ameri- can Independence. This plantation was known as Sandy Hill" On A neighboring plantation, known as
 Live Oak" was the Elliott family cemetery. and within its borders lie the mortal remains of Colonel William Washington and his wife, the spot be- ing marked only by slab of marble, with this inscriptions: My Parents Dear, Lie Here. J. A."
 This marble, with It's simple epitaph, was erected by the only dau ghter. Mrs. Jane Ancrum. who survived until ISs6. colonel William Washington had come 10 Carolina from Virginia with a ca vairy force, and served with great dis junction through the war in this State. lie was a visitor, as opportunity of- Iered' at Sandy Hill. ."On a hurried visit there during the storm of war. the want of flag for his cavalry was mentioned. From a heavy crimson silk curtain, with handsome silk fringe. me nimble scissors cut a square. inc ready needle bound its edge, and a hickory pole served as a staff. Here Is your flag. Colonel" seid Jane FL liott.
 "Love Rules the Court, the Camp, the
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 About the close of the war Miss FL liott married Colonel Washington Nearly half century later Mrs. Wash fngton determined to give the custody of her late husbands battlefiag to one or the military companies of Charles ton. Her choice was the Washing ton Light Infantry, Captain Robert Budd Gilchrist commanding. The cer- emony took place in front of her house at the northwest corner of South Bay and Church Streets, Charleston. This house. over century old. still stands. The late Henry S. Few. of Mt. Pleas ant. Christ Church Parish, South Car olina. was the color-sergeant who first bore the flag in the ranks of the Washington Light Infantry. This dis tinguished corps has been its custo- dian since the 18th of April. 1927. Mrs. Washington, in presenting the crim- son relic. referred to the corps as "a band of citizen soldiers. who would on no occasion suffer it's honor or lus- tre to tarnish." and the corps made the pledge ito consider it more pre- cious than their lives; as dear as their sacred honor"
 After fifty years of use 1t was found necessary. in 1878, to repair and strengthen the flag. It was therefore placed in the hands of Major Robert c. .Gflchrist, then the commander of the corps. and a curious incident should be recorded of this restoration. It was found that the most effective way to preserve the flag was to quilt it on a piece of crimson silk. MT. Geo. F. an Englishman In the dry goods business in Charleston, was con- suited; he asked to see the flag, and when it was brought to him he ex- hibited a piece of crimson silk. re- sembling closely the original flag, and said: 'I brought that remnant of silk from England a great many years ago, and I know of no better use to put itl to than to restore this historic flag"
 This was done, and the flag is goodl for hundred years to come, with oneI