The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-01
ElONORS HEROES
laursns County Unveils a Monument slt 10
The Memory Of Her
NOBLE, GALLANT SONS

County Who Willingly Laid poSn own
their Lives for Their State.
In the presence ;of fully 3, 900 peo-
E pie, Including 200 veterans and 500
school children the Confederate mon77
ument erected to the. memory .of
Laurens County soldiers, was We'd
nesday unveiled after being formally
presented to the county of Laurens
by Governor Martin F. Ansel in be-
/. half Of ]. B. Kershaw Chapter, Unit
ed Daughters of the Confede eracy I'm y !. :
der whose auspices the exercises were
held. Il - 60
The speech of acceptance was de-
Ivered by the Hon. r. a. Cooper, Of
Laurens, who in behalf of the people
of Laurens pledged the care and
protection Of the shaft, which lifting
" commemorates the .valor of Lau-
rens County heroes of the Southern
Confederacy. %iF
The Hon. c. c. Featherstone acted
as master of ceremonies and made
the address of welcome, dwelling
sympathetically upon the auspicious-
ness Of the occasion. The Grafton OF
the day was delivered by DR.. Lee
Davis Lodge, president Of Limestone
College, and one of the most accom-
plished speakers Of this State. The
invocation was offered by the Rev.
w. E. Thayer, of Laurens:
Preceding the exercises the tVeter-
ans were given ride about the city
in automobiles, there being over 20
! machines in the procession. Prompt
" at 10 o'clock the Daughters and
Veterans assembled at the Opera
House and there marched, to the
stand near the monument. headed by
the Newberry Band. The thirteen
girls selected to unveil the monument
, were joined in the line Of march by
the school children and their teach
ers. It was most imposing and in
spring scene, one of the notable fea-
lures of the day. The stand was dec
Grated Sand from all the stores and
other buildings on. the square flags
and bunting were displayed in honor
of the occasion. All stores banks and
: officers were closed during the GER
emonies.
Upon concluding his speech Gov
ernor Ansel announced that the lit
tie girls who were to- pull the cords
unveiling the monument would come
forward and he suggested that the
old wartime yell be given as the
veil fell, and tn suggestion was car
ried out with a will. In connection
with the children who unveiled the
shaft it is Interesting to note that
Beaufort Ball Copeland youngest Of
the thirteen, is a granddaughter Of
the late. Col. B. w Ball and great
granddaughter Of W. D. Watts, one
of the signers of the Ordinance Of
Secession. She also participated in
unveiling- the monument at Cross
Hill. erected by B, w. Ball Chapter,
U.sD. C., some time ago.
Dr.. Lodge was presented with some
handsome bouquets, including one
by Sarah Eliza Swygert, a little tot,
who was held in the arms Of Mr.
Featherstone as she gracefully pre-
sented the wreath. Governor Ansel
also received flowers. Another hap
py incident was the, presentation of 2
beautiful wreath to the Laurens
Chapter, u. D. c., by Stephen D. Ell
liott, of Clinton.
The monument is thirty-two feet
high. The lower section is built Of
Winnsboro granite of a light gray
color Growing the monument is
the figure Of Southern soldier, a
private. standing erect and almost in
the attitude of parade rest. This
figure is of delicate carved white,
Vermont marble and bears in its eE-
cry curve the proud looks that the
''Boys in Gray" rightly bear.
The soldier is facing the South,
and on the main shaft below is cary
ed the Confederate flag. The section
underneath this bears the memoir
able dates 1S61-1865. Below the
dates Is this inscription:
In memory of
The Boys in Gray
Erected 1910
BY the Citizens Of
Laurens County
Under the Auspices Of -
j. 3. Kershaw Chapter
u. D. c.