The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-04-09
HONOR TIE WOMEN
OF THE LOST CAUSE
Memorial to Them Will be Unveiled
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April II, 1912, will be made a, me-
morable date in the history of South
Carolina! for on that day the monu-
ment to the noble women of the Con-
federacy will be unveiled and given
into the keeping of the United Sons
and Daughters of the Confederacy by
the commission appointed to erect 1t.
Monument after monument has
been reared in South Carolina and
other Southern States, all of which
were deserved, to the heroes in gray
who fought through the four weary
years of the War Between the Sec
tions. and the women of the Confed-
eracy. who bore the brunt OF the
struggle, have been directly instru-
mental in raising in honor Of the SOL
diers the shafts which point skyward
in nearly every county in South Caro-
lima. But not until 1909 was move
ment started to erect monument
to the women of the Confederacy
which should be a recognition by the
State of their arduous services during
the war. The unveiIing of the tribute
in bronze and granite On April II Will
be made an occasion of nationwide
Importance, and one in wbGh every
South Carolinian should feel honored
to participate.
The UnveiIing Exercises.
The unveiling exercises VIII be
opened with prayer by the Rev. John
G. Richards, Sr., Of Liberty Hill, who
served through the four years of the
War Between the Sections as chaplain
in the Tenth South Carolina regiment,
C. S. A.
Gen. c. Irvine Walker, of Charles
ton, veteran Of the War Between tie
Sections and chairman Of the commits
sion appointed to erect the women's
monument, will preside over the un-
yelling exercises and deliver the open
ing address.
Joseph w. Barnwell, member of
the Charleston bar, and one of the
corps of Citadel cadets who volun-
teered for the War Between the Sec
tions, will be the orator Of the -occa-
sion
At an appropriate place during Mr..
Barnwen's address the monument will
be unveiled by little Miss Aida Con-
zales and Miss Marguerite Richards
and Masters 3. Wilson Walker and
Thomas N Craig, four grandchildren
Of Confederate veterans.
After Mr. Barnwell's address. the
German artillery corps of Charleston
will fire a salute This company has
seen service in Mexico as we'll as dur
ing the War Between the Sections.
F. Wellington Ruckstuhl, of New
York, the sculptor ~ho designed and
executed the monument to the wo-
men Of the Confederacy, will be pre-
sented to the audience
Arthur L. CASTOR, of Chester, COM
mander of the South Carolina division
United Sons of the Confederacy, will
roooiI-n +bo monument ~, hnha1f Of