The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-09-13

her State. Couched in the language
associated with the American abort
gines, effectively said, her talk was a
gem. She spoke of the white-winged
messengers that had borne tidings OF
a great meeting, and bidden them
come, and that in response from all
over the reservations the Red Men
had followed the trial and come upon
this camp. Mrs. Nugent spoke word
on behalf of the Pocahontas of South
Carolina, thanking the great ince-
honee for his marked interest in and
assistance to the work in this State,
and as a token of the esteem in which
they held him, she presented him with
a magnificent palm tree from the Isle
of Palms. The palm had been placed
upon the rostrum, and had been re-
garded as a part of the effective dec
orations, so that the presentation
came as a pleasant surprise to both
Mr.. Griggs and to the audience.
Mrs. Nugent took another pleasing
role toward the close of the exercises
when she arose and asked permission
for word. To bind more closely the
Sun-hower State of Kansas to the Pal
metto State, Mrs. Nugent presented
Governor Blease with a large Sun
flower. In making the presentation,
Mrs. Nugent said:
Presents Sundower to Governor.
standing here, where so and more
years ago sounded the first gun of a
mighty war, calling to arms the loyal
sons of the South and of the North, I
wish to say a word to my Southern
brothers and sisters.
Coming from the great Soldier
State of Kansas, the daughter of a
Northern soldier who led his boys in
blue against your kinsmen brave, 1
today assure you that all animosity
against the Southern States has passed
away, for long ago we of the North
learned that your cause was as dear
to the Southern heart as was the ,prin-
ciple for which our Northern boys
contended, alc tut recently did '%e
behold the sons of your grand old
warriors marching with our sons,
shoulder to shoulder, ready alike to
defend the honor of Old Glory. What
splendid scene. And a nation re-
united.
Governor Blease, to bring closer
the great Palmetto State of the South
and the far-famed Sun-hower State Of
the North, I present to South Carolina
through you, her chief executive, this
Sun-fower emblem, that it may have
place with your archives, a witness
of our States close union; reminder
of this happy occasion"
Attached to the flowers was card
bearing the following inscription:
kansas to South Carolina: Made
and presented by Mrs. O. J. Nugent,
Kansas, September 9th,
1912 Opening exercises Great Coun-
Gil, U. S. Imp'd o. R. NJ, on the Isle
of Palms Governor Cole. L. Blease,
accepting"
Governor Presents Bouquets.
Governor Cole. L. Blease, upon re-
quest of the presiding officer, per-
formed the pleasant task of presenting
bouquets to the three ladies who had
participated in the exercises, Miss
Coleman, Mrs. Forschner and Mrs
Before doing so, however, he
expressed his sentiments regarding
the gift from Mrs. Nugent, Of Kansas.
"In the years from 1861 to 1854"
said Governor Blease, "the men of the
South wore themselves out whipping
the men of the North. But 1 do not
propose to wear myself out trying to
the other side. No wonder
Kansas most scholarly statesman,
John J. ingalls,, gave way to Mary Ell
len Lease" The governor then assur-
ed Mrs. Nugent that the much-valued
token should be hung in the Office of
the governor of South Carolina, not
only as a memento of the happy occa-
sion, but as an emblem of the frater-
nal relations between the two States.
With the announcement that the
courtesies of the Commercial club
were extended the visiting Red Men
and a brief eYecutive snssion +bo