The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-05-13
Fitting Memorial Day Ger
emOnipS Were Held OH
Last Friday.
GRAFTON MADE by
REV. j. X. MCCAIN.
Other Notable Addresses We're Delivered.
Members of Two Camps the
Guests of the Local Chap,
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Clinton, May 11.-Last Friday was
Memorial Day in Clinton and the old
soldiers for whom it was set apart en-
joyed to the full every attention shown
them. The ladies of Stephen D. Lee
Chapter u. d. G. prepared bountiful
dinner and served it at IL o'clock in the
City Hall The main hall had been dec
Grated with ivy and magnolias and on
the walls were a dozen life-size por-
traits of Confederate generals. At a
long table were seated fifty veterans,
members of Camp r. S. Owens, and
their guests of honor. The Rev. w. P.
Jacobs was at the head of the table
and asked the blessing. In an adjoin-
ing room long tables joined in horse
shoe shape were arranged for the mem
bers of Camp Mace Langston Sons of
Veterans. At this table were served
more than hundred "sons'' and visit
ors. At half past one o'clock process
sion was formed on the public square
under the direction of DR.. w. A.
Shands, commander of Camp r. S.
Owens and master of ceremonies.
The order of this procession was:
The Veterans, Sons of Veterans, col
lcge pupils, public school pupils, private
school pupils, Thornwell Orphanage
pupils.
The children carried very pretty
D,,roo thoc urb;ob 1uoro ,>loool an +l,o
graves of veterans.
The Rev. C. Lewis Fowler had been
invited to speak at the graves and he
made an eloquent address, dwelling at
length on the fact that it is a reunited
country, and asserting his love for the
stars and stripes. He paid tribute to
the Courage and endurance of south
ern men and women during the civil
war;
From the raves the procession
moved to handsomely decorated stand
in the church grove. On this stand were
seated the ladies and gentlemen who
had parts in the program DR.. Shands
announced that the Rev. Mr.. Hodges
would offer the Invocation. This was
followed by the singing of Maryland"
by the school children. Miss Ellene
McCaslan then rected an ode, "Our
Dead, " which was composed by Mrs
Dcndy in 1866, and contained the names
of many comrades of the veterans
present.
DR.. Stands then introduced the ora
tor Of the day, the Rev. j. K. Mccain,
of Columbia. He spoke Of the old days
and the lost cause in way that drew
tears and "rebel yels" from his hear
ers. Through long address his audi
ence gave him the closest attention and
their hearty appreciation of his speech
was evinced by repeated hand. clap
pings. While recognizing that it is a
reunited country and rejoicing in the
fact, DIR. Mccain does not condone or
keep silent about the wrongs of the
South.
He paid beautifully worded tribute to
the dead, the women of the Confederacy
and the private soldier. He spoke of
the money wasted in marble shafts
while veterans were spending their last
days in the poor-house. He expressed
opposition to immigration and voiced
the cry: ''The South for Southern
people.
The Rev. Mr.. Mccain is an "unre-
constructed rebel and proud of. it, and
judging from the enthusiastic n eeption
he had Friday, he spoke to a congenial
audience.
Other features of Fridays exercises
were two songs from the school chill
dren, "Dixie" and the Southern
Girl" the reading by the Rev. DR..
Bean Of feeling memorial to those
members of Camp r. S. Owens who
have since last Memorial Day Joined
their comrades on the other shore, and
the presentation TO three veterans of
crosses of honor.
At the request of Mrs. A. M. Cope
land, president of the Stephen d. Lee
Chapter, the Rev. j. F. Jacobs made