The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-05-17
MEMORIAL DAY WAS
OBSERVED FRIDAY
Eloquent Address by Rev.
j. b. Green.
CROSSES OF HONOR
PRESENTED TO VETS
Amid Beautiful Decorations in the
Opera House the Exercises were
Held and Afterwards the Graves of
n the Dead Heroes were Decorated by
the Ladies and Children.

The tenth Of May was appropriately
observed by the Laurens veterans and
the lades of ]. B. Kershaw chap
ter, United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy
The Opera House was filled TO it's
Z capacity by the members and the vet
erans and a delegation OF children
from the graded school when the eX-
ercises were opened at half-past ten
with prayer by the Rev. l.. p MCGEE
of the Methodist church.
The school girls and boys then
!. sang Carolina" their singing evidenc-
ing careful training and no lack of
musical ability among the future men
and women of Laurens.
After this the always welcome
a"Tenting on the Old Camp Ground"
was exquisitely sung by Messrs.
= Charles Hicks, Ford Franks, Jack
4 8McCravy and Edward Hicks.
K DR.. II. Is. Aiken, the presiding Of
& ficer, then introduced as the speaker
s of the day the Rev. j. b. Green, of
Greenwood who was listened to with
attention and interest by the veterans
and their assembled friends.
Then came the portion of the pro-
gram which, at least to the individual
soldier, was the most interesting of
the day-the presentation of the much
coveted crosses of honor. These were
presented in person to: II. a. Nash,
lrby T. Balentine Il. R. Burgess, j. b.
Jones, ID. S. Lynch, j. f. Murray, John
r. Manly, Elijah Marlcr, j, NJ. Nash,
r. W. Taylor e. r. Thackston, David
Marlborough, ID. III Baldwin, j. S. Boy
dell, E. l.. Edmonds, S Coker, S. r.
Bailey and a. j. Smith.
Crosses of honor We're also delivcr-
ed to the qualified descendant in each
of the following cases: to l.. S. Bolt
for his father. Sergeant Samuel Bolt
Company d., ith S. G.. Volunteer In
fantry and to Samuel MCGOWAN for
his father Captain Homer l.. McGow-
an, Company T., 3rd, s. G. Volunteer
Infantry.
After the bcstowal of the crosses,
the male quartet sang Nearer, my
God, to Thee" most beautifully; after
which the Rev. j. p. Marion, of Sum
ter, pronounced the benedction and
the veterans marched to the cemetery
where the roll of honor" was read and
the graves of all the Confederate dead
we're decorated with flowers.
Although the exercises were entire
ly we'll arranged and successful
been very careful to keep the best for
-hc last: and the luncheon they ccr"-
ed at the Traynham Guards armory
at the conclusion of the program was
most tempting and enjoyable.
&.After the luncheon. which by the
Way was daintily yet bountiiully serv.
ed by the fair women behind the
men behind the guns, the old soldiers
adjourned to the county court house
where they had been invited to a Smok-
or by Mr.. John f.. Bolt. After smok-
ing the meeting was called to order
and Mr.. o. G.. Thompson was request
ed by Mr.. Bolt to take the chair when
Rev. j. X Mccain, Benton Fuller, John
Jones, and John w. Lanford, all took
part in the exercises telling of their
experiences and the many battles they
were engaged in. The all formality was
thrown aside, and, gathere in little
knots and groups they talked over
and, for the time, lived over-the days
OF the early sixties.
Those who are entitled to crosses
but have not yet received them can do
so by applying in person June third,
to the president of the ]. B. Kershaw
Chapter, Mrs. NJ. L. Copeland.