Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-11-06
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MISUNDERSTANDING. -tI.S.s.|a~s"s"j-i.
The monument to Miss Marye r.
Shelor has been erected In the Rich
land cemetery. l know the Sunshin-
ers vii! be glad to know Of the COM
pletion of the monument to our
much loved State Leader, and that
a fitting memorial has been placed
IN marble over her grave, telling of
her being the first State Leader in
South Carolina.
AS many Of you may not be per-
mitted to visit the grave and see the
stone we give a brief description of
it:
The pedestal is placed upon a
solid concrete foundations; on that
a smaller block Of marble, and then
a shaft Of beautiful blue marble,
standing ~ feet high, with cradle
around the grave On the south face
Is an emblem of the rising sun, with
the words: Jesus is the'light Of the
World Engraved just under is
Marye r..
Daughter Of John w. and Nj. j..
ShelOr.
Feb. "a, 1870.
May 30, 1911.
1 shall be satisfied when 1 awake
with Thy likeness.
The west side has in large letters
"SHELOR" on the base.
On the north is the of
the International Sunshine Society,
and the emblem. Just under this is
engraved elm loving remembrance of
our first State Sunshine President"
Then follows the practical motto Of
her life's work, to wit:
Lord, help me to live from day to
day
In such a self-forgetful way
That even while l kneel to pray
My prayer may be for others.
Help me, In all the work | do,
To ever be sincere and true,
And know all I'd do for you
Must needs be done for Others"
Not only the warm-hearted Sun
sinners of South Carolina ave, but
others who had only known her
through her pen. The president
general, Mrs. Alden, SEN SIS from In
ternational Headquarters; one con-
tribution anne from Washington;
others from Georgia, Maine, Ohio
even from London, England. One of
the nobility sent a contribution from
Spain. The D. A. r. sent SIS through
their president, Mrs. Riggs, Of Glenn
SON.. All Of these l sincerely thank;
and l thank these also, my co-work-
ers, for the help they gave me: Mrs.
Rosa Reeder Morgan, South Union;.
Mrs. Fannie Hutchinson, Center;
Mrs. j. w. Abbott, Rocky Knoll;
Mrs. Anna Wilson, Clearmont; Mrs.
Lou Barron, Fairview; Mrs. Fannie
Foster. Rock Springs; Mrs. w. P.
Reid, Seneca; Miss Lalla Ballenger,
Richland; Miss Rose Mcdonald,
Westminster; Miss Efie Martin, Re-
turn; Miss Dollie Knox, Fair Paly;
Miss Cary Doyle, Bounty Land; the
Misses Pearl and Edith Pike, Alice
Haggerty and Maud Maroney, Sa-
lem; Miss May Snead, Welcome; Miss
Hortense Taylor, Wolf Stake.
No doubt some of these, my help
ers, III raising the money had some
contributions from the children, but
failed to give the names. If any
children have been left out l am
very sorry, and | assure you it was
not done Intentionally. may have
lost some myself. have been too
sick part Of the time to do anything,
and. | fell and hurt my arm, so it
was a long time that l could not
write.
hope every one who has contrib
uted may see the work at Richland
church cemetery.
Two little girls were not salts
fed to give just what I asked, but
each gave fifty cents.
While it has been a work Of love,
1t is lot quite finished. We still
owe a little less than $40 on the
work.
asked each child in the county
to give five cents towards the monu-
ment, and promised when it was fin
ished that | would have the names
published. The following respond
cd The first little one to give was
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