Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-26
REUNION ORR's REGIMENT.
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in his decline, honored and beloved,
fully abreast with the times. He Is
one Of the old South's noble sons,
whose honest life has made the his
tory Of the country In which he
lives. All honor to this noble sire!
Friends and Confederate Vete-
rams, this twenty-flrst day Of July,
1911, marks a memorable day in
the South's hlstory-a day that will
emblazon the pages Of history with
a record the world has never known
before, and future generations will
turn the pages with wonder and adj
miration as they read Of worlds
Christianity unsurpassed.
To-day on Manassas battlefield
| will meet two once opposing armies,
| the Blue and the Gray. They will
look into each others faces and
there read the deathless struggle Of
fate. Heroes who followed Jackson,
Beauregard, Longstreet, Hampton,
Butler, Bee and Barton in that bap-
tism of fire-martyrs for their
other side who followed Mcdowell
Patterson, Hancock and Scott, to
save the Union and their fag--these
two armies who met fifty years ago
Oh Manassas plains with a fierce and
bitter hatred will meet to-day under
the white flag Of peace. The tunes
OF Dixie and Bonne Blue Flag, Mary
land, My Maryland, will commingle
with the tunes Of Star Spangled Ban
ner, Yankee Doodle and My Coun-
try. "ris Of Thee.
This reunion Of the Blue and Gray
means peace. 1t now reigns upon
the world, and it Is that peace which
blesses all the nations Of the earth.
| have read somewhere In Victol
Hugo's prophecies where he says a
day Will come when the only battle
field will be the market opening to
commerce and the mind offering to
new ideas. A day will come when
bullets and bomb shells will be re-
placed by votes by the universal suf-
frage Of nations, by arbitration Of a
sovereign senate, which will be to
Europe what the Parliament Is to
England. the Diet to Germany. the
Legislative Assembly to France. A
day will come when cannon ball
will be exhibited in public museum
just AS an instrument Of torture Is
now. and the people will be aston
ished how such thing could have
been. A day will come when these
immense groups. the United States
Of America and the United States Of
Europe, shall be seen extending the
hand Of fellowship across the ocean,
exchanging their products. their arts,
their genius, clearing the earth, peo-
ping the desert. improving the crea-
ton under the eye of God.
| see the Southern Cross beam
with fervent glory upon the great
vine light the Star of the East, and
peace. the lowering angel, shall
spread her white wings from shore
to shore, We will lift on high the
gigantic Statue Of Liberty and let
glory gild her flaming torch as she
holds up its light to a free, enlight-
ened world. We will lay new
stone In the grand temple Of Peace;
its dome shall be as lofty as the
armament Of heaven and as broad
as the earth itself, and it's blest con-
secration be felt in all Its domain.
The temple Of Honor will be sur
rounded by the temple Of Concord;
the horn Of plenty shall overflow at
our gates. and the Angel Of Religion
shall guide our steps. and greatest OF
all, Charity, sublime, hoping and en-
during all, shall divinely temper any
lOle.
Come, then. oh. Star OF the East,
the horizon adorning, and in thy lus-
trus light beam on this glorious ma
ton Of America-'The land Of the
free and the home Of the brave"
In the name OF these patient,
waiting Veterans we thank you for
your welcome to your hospitable
city.
VntarOna frhpnr In
AS Mrs. Bleckley took her seat she
received hearty applause, and
Dixie" that inspiring war song OF
the Confederacy. was sung by the
choir. led by Mrs. Ligon. Cheer at
ter cheer went up from the Veterans
as the chorus came to close.
AT 10 o'clock Miss Sallie Stribling,
sponsor. entered the room, accompa-
MED by her seven Maids Of Honor,
viz: Misses Eloise Strother, Mamie
Harrison, Sue Maxwell, Annie Reid,
Leila Doyle. Annie McMahan and
Daisy Foster. They were assigned
seats OH the left Of the rostrum, and
Miss Sallie SIribling extended greet
Ing as follows:
I'VE are Confederate daughters.
We are here to-day to extend greet
Ing. sincere gratitude. even love and
affection. to you brave and SCARED
veterans Of many battles.
Dear Veterans, yonder on Main
street. In granite and marble, stands
the priced monument we have erect
ed to you. 1t speaks in no uncer-
tain language Of your brave deeds,
to be read by generations yet un-
born, that they. too. may learn to
love YOU and to honor your men,
ory."
The Business Meeting.
The minutes Of the last annual re-
union. hold at Bolton Anglst 10Th