The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-10-05
FINE ADDRESSES
AT THE UNWILLING.
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Confederacy, Miss Sarah Swygert, IAN
unreconstructed little rebel" pre-
sented DR.. Lodge with a lovely basket
of flowers.
The exercises were concluded with
the placing of wreath ON the base
OF the monument
This wreath was the gift of Ste
Dhen ID. Lee chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy of Clin-
ton to the Kershaw chapter of Lau-
rens.
Concert by Band.
After the regular programme. the
Newberry Concert band, under Di-
rector w. a. Wherry, gave delight
ful concert on the court house square
The veterans were also entertained at
dinner and many courtesies were
shown them.
The exercises, held from spacious
and elaborately decorated stand locat-
ed between the court house and the
monument, began at l0:30 with prayer
by Rev. William E. Thayer, pastor of
the First Baptist church
Hon. G. G. Featherstonc, who had
been requested by the Daughters of
the Confederacy to act as master of
ceremonies, then made the address of
welcome in the following words:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
erecting monument to her gallant
Confederate dead. Her patriotic sons
and daughters have realized for "A
score or more of years that she was
not as enterprisng along that line as
some of her sister counties This
lack Of enterprise was not due to a
want of patriotism, nor to Il want OF
love and reverance for the gallant
sons of Laurens who ;aid down their
lives for tn Confederacy, but rather
to the fact that no one was found who
would inauguarte the monument
movement and push itf onward to sue
cess.
Several years ago. at LangStons
church, Just after the Confederate re-
union exercises had been held the
movement was first imauguarted and
took on substantial shape.
Mrs. Rosa Fooshe Bell took the
matter in charge and since that time
she and the ladies of the j. b. Ker-
shaw chapter, United Daughters of
the Confederacy, have worked in sea-
son and out for the accomplishment
of their laudable purpose.
The result of their faithful labors is
I'm evidence today in the shape of the
beautiful monument which we have
today met together to unveil.
To me has been given the pleasant
duty Of extending we:come to those
who have so kindly given us their
presence on this occasion.
First. We welcome our guests
the governor of the State and the dis
tinguished educator who come to as
sist us in these ceremonies.
Next We welcome the veterans
those who fought with Lee and Jack
son for the principles which they
knew to be right.
Next We welcome the sons and
daughters and the grandchildren of
the Confederacy. We are glad to have
you all, join in. the ceremonies at
tending the unveiling of a monument
which has been erected by our noble
women for the purpose of commcmo-
rating and perpetuatng the deeds of
our gallant dead and the principles
for which our fathers fought.
Before concluding, in behalf of the
men of this community, | desire to
thank the noble women who have led
in the movement looking to the erec-
tion of this monument and those men,
women and children WHO have con
tributed thereto.
Gov. AnSel Presented.
After patriotic selection by the
Newberry band, Mr. Featherstone in
troduced the speaker who would pre-
sent the monument Gov. Martin f.
Ansel, of whom, said Mr.. Feather