The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
HONOR our Women
MONUMENT TO THE HEROIKES OF
The COKFEDERACY
UNVEILED IN COLUMBIA

Men Of South Carolina Pay Tribute
to Women OF the Confederacy
When Beautiful Monument on
State House Grounds is Unveiled!
in Presence Of Mighty Multitude.
The memorial to the Confederate
Women Of South Carolina erected by
the State, was unveiled at Columbia
at noon Thursday with appropriate
ceremonies and before a crowd rep
resenting every section Of the State.
TIE monument, erected on the State
house grounds, is a beautiful work
OF the sculptor's art, and represents
the first memorial ever erected inde-
pendently by a State, to women.
Gen. C. Irvine Walker, command
er-in-chief Of the United Confederate
Veteran, turned the monument over
to the custody Of the Daughters Of
the Confederacy and then introduced
the orator Of the occasion, Major
Joseph W. Barnwell, Of Charleston.
The ceremonies opened with a
prayer by Rev. J. G. Richards, chap
lain OF the Tenth South Carolina reg
iment, c.. S. A. Then followed the
opening address By Gen. Walker,
chairman Of the monument comnis-
sion. He was in turn followed by
the orator, Major Barnwell. The
monument was unveiled at an appro-
pirate time during the address Of
Major Barnwell.
The unveiling was followed by tbs
firing Of an artillery salute by the
German Artillery Of Charleston. A
musical program then came and I'm
ally the benediction by Rev. F. 0. S.
Curtis. A picked company OF cadets
from Clemson College camped on the
grounds near the location Of the
monument and took part il the exer-
cises.
Conspicuous among the attendants
at the exercises were many OF the
women who lived during the Civil
war and had borne the burdens OF
the strife, the monument commen-
Grated. They occupied seats OF hon.
or and wore badges supplied by the
local chapter U. D. C. 1t was a no
Bile remnant of the grand women Of
the Confederacy.
Thursday afternoon reception to
the State president, Daughters Of the
Confederacy, the officers Of the South
Carolina chapters, Z. D. c., and the
regents OF the State chapters. D. 4.
R., was given by the two Columbia
chapters. Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, in the Metropolitan Club from
4:3o to $50 O'Clock. The State
house corridor had been elaborately
decorated and a luncheon was served
to the guests Of honor.
The monument was designed by
2. Wellinger Ruckstuhl, Of New
York. The central figure depicts a
Southern woman, dignifed and beau
tiful, waiting to be crowned with
laurel by a figure in the rear. On
either side are other figures repre-
senting the South, bearing laurel to
lay at the heroine's feet. The most
important inscription on the monu-
ment says, 'in this monument gen.
erations unborn shaly hear the voice
of a great people testifying to the
sublime devotion of the women OF
South Carolina in their country's
need"
Gen. Walker briefly sketched the
history of the movement for the erec-
ton or the monument and said:
The results of the grand movement
are before you and will soon be un-
veiles for your admiration and your
veneration.
The commission selected as the
artist Nj. F. W. Ruckstuhl, whose
design gave them entire satisfaction,
embodying the sentiment which
should be expressed. They feel that
the artist has done his work well
and believe that the people Of South
Carolina, who entrusted US with its
direction will likewise y2osc fully and
heartily approve.
Before you stands the. proof that
South Carolina in her hours Of woe
and distress had grand Daughters.
Just on the opposite side Of the State
house, raising its head to high heaT-
en- is the evidence that she also
had valiant Sons, who willingly "died
for their country" Between these
two morials towers the State
house, the seat Of South Carolins's 8
sovereignty, the home Of her great
ness. 1t is an impressive picture,
telling why South Carolina has so
brilliant a past. It pictures that in
Efe and in death her Sons and her
Daughters. amidst all danger and all
trouble have gathered around neT,
ready to do and to die that she may
live.
$50 long as that stately building
stands, SO long as these memorials OF
the patriotic loyalty Of her children
endure. may South Carolina have de-
voted Daughters and valiant Sons, te
suDoort and defend her as did your
ancestors, whose sacred memories she
bids you forever preserve and whose
snlendid example she urges you K
emulate
.It gives me great pleasure to pre-
sent to you the orator OF the day
one whose life has been one OF lonS
and valued service to his State; on'
who. as a boy barred his breast Il
ha--1e's storm and carries to his grave
the marks of the enemies, wounds
one, who is proud to own south Car
o,;,. &C his mother: and one whom
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