The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-10-05

PLY. After a tribute to the soldiers
of the great war, he spoke of the wo-
men whom he represented on this
happy occasion. They had sustained
the men when the latter were at the
front battling for the right, and
, when the jaded armyes came home
the women stood by the men in their
desolated homes in the efforts to up-
build the South from it's ruins.
All Honor to the Women.
All honor to the women They have
toiled to accomplish the work which
is to be presented today. He would
| always take off his hat to Confeder-
ate soldier, but he would take it off
twice to each woman who had been
interested in this great cause. He
urged the living to remember that
for which the monument stands. 1t
reminds us of those left on Virginia
battlefelds. He made one urgent re-
quest of the living soldiers. Let each
man make o record o. this service i'm
that war. Such memories would be
precious to their children and their
children's children. But the people
of today know too little of the hard
ships suffered in that struggle and
the veterans before crossing over the
river should make record of their
past services, n work for which they
were too busy in the years succeed
ing the war.
In presenting the monument Gov.
Ansel said: Guard it well. See that
it is protected. See that it is cared
for, and God bless you all"
Gov. Anscl then gave The signal and
the cords which neld the cloths were
loosed by Is little girls. representing
the |? States rf the Confederacy. and
the sight inspired the old soldiers to
give rebel yell. AS the white cloth
fell away and the grim soldier of
marble was displayed at parade rest,
there was another and Il louder yell
in which the entire vast throng
Joined. The children of the city
schools then sang Dixie and the band
and the populace Joined in the chorus.
Speech of Acceptance.
Robert A. Cooper, son of Lau-
rens and solicitor of the Eighth cir
cult, then eloquently spoke on be-
half OF the Confederate veterans i'm
receiving this work at the hands of
the women. "A man who knows what
war is said to me this morning, when
he saw the women and children
marching to this joyful celebration:
God bless the women of South Caro-
lima and | say to you for these old
soldiers: God bless the women of
iaurens county, Mr.. Cooper then
declared that this monument is to
perpetuate the type of man whom
Laurens sent to the war and he read
the following list of some of the no
table soldiers from this county:
William III. Wallace, member of
congress lS49-1S53, brigadier general
Confederate army, speaker of Wallace
house, circuit judge.
Samuel MCGOWAN, brigadier general
Confederate army, associate justice of
the State supreme court
Hilary a. Herbert, colonel Confed-
crate army secretary of the navy i'm
Cleveland's cabinet.
Col. William Dunlap Simpson, col
onel in Confederate army member of
Confederate congress, lieutenant gov
ernor under Wade Hampton. later
governor and chief Justice
Col. George S. James. commander
of Third South Carolina battalion, fell
under circumstances of great gal
lantry at Boonesboro September II,
1862
Col. Rutherford p. Todd, several
times desperately wounded, served in
both branches of the State Legislature.
Col. b. w. Ball, adjutant general
Gary's staff. gallant soldier, patriotic
citizen, circuit solicitor.
Col. Joseph ~ Brown. distinguished
alike for his soldierly qualities and
great gallantry,
Col. James Hance commanding
/ Fifty-third Georgia regiment killed
fighting bravely at the head of his
regiment at Gettysburg.
Col. Charles p. Hooker. leading
counsel for Jefferson Davis when ar
raigned for treason, attorney general
for Mississippi, lG years In congress
since the war.
Maj William G. Rice commander
Third South Carolina battalion upon
the fall of Col James at Boonesboro.
Lieut. Col Benjamin. Conway Gar