The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-19
MONUMENT UNVEILED
SHAFT IN HONOR OF MARION,
PICKENS AND SUMTER.
Unveiling Exercises in Columbia At
tended by Large Crowd Of Repre-
sentative South Carolinians.

sentative SOuth CarOQn1anS.
South Carolina's tribute to Marion
Sumter and Pickens, partisan gen
erals of the Revolution, was unveil-
ed at Columbia Tuesday afternoon In
the presence of patriotic gathering.
This was the gift to the State by the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, who have worked for. many
years for this worry deed. The shaft
is Of granite with Victory o'erlooking.
It stands on the east side Of the State
House grounds, directly opposite
Trinity Church. It was designed by
F. Wellington Ruckstuhl, the noted
sculptor who executed the statue of
Hampton and the monument to the
Women of the Confederacy, which
stand on the State House grounds.
"To the Memory of South Caro-
lima Generals, Sumter, Marion, Pick
ems, and Her Patriot Sons, who
Fought for independence, 1775-17S1.
Erected by the D. A. R. Of S. c.,
A. D. 1913"
This is the inscription on the east
side Of the monument, so located
that it may be read by passersby
along the street on the eastern side
of the State House grounds.
A medallion of Gen. Marion is on
the north side of the monument, one
Of Gen. Pickens on the west side, and
one of Gen. Sumter on the south side.
In spite of the piercing winds that
blew across the State House grounds
Tuesday there were gathered hun
dred Daughters Of the American Rev
olution and many others to witness
.he unveiling Of the monument. The
ceremonies began at 4 o'clock and
we're marked by simplicity.
The orator OF the occasion was
Prof. Yates Snowden; Of the Univer-
sity of South Carolina, who, In re-
viewing the deeds Of the American
revolutionists paid a beautiful tri-
abte to the yalor Of the partisan gen.
erals. .
The original members and repre-
sentatives Of members of the monu-
ment committee took part in the ex-
ercises Tuesday. They are: Mrs.
Rebecca Pickens Bacon, Mrs. Clark
Waring, Mrs. H. w. Richardson, Mrs.
A. E. Legare and Mrs. David Hen
ming Sr.
Four little boys, descendants Of
the three generals, pulled the cords
that unveiled the shaft. These boys
are: Calhoun SILVER, Reid Johnson,
of Charleston; Thomas Sumter Tis-
dale and David St. Pierre DuBose.
The exercises were not lengthy,
two musical numbers and the pre-
sentation and acceptance completing
the program. Carolina" which was
set to music by a South Carolina girl,
Miss Annie Burgess, was rendered by
a chorus Of 100 voices, and "Ameri-
ca" was sung by the same chorus.
The invocation was by the Rev. ]. o.
Reavis. Governor Blease accepted
the monument on behalf Of the State
of South Carolina and made short
address.
Among those who attended the un-
yelling exercises was the sculptor, F.
Wellington Ruckstuhl, who Is well
pleased with the concrete result Of
his creation. when the sun shines
upon the face of tho statue (Victory)
in the morning." said Mr.. Ruckstuhl,
"the ,beholder will find on her coun-
tenance an expression Of content
ment as If she took real pleasure in
finally, after 100 years, being permit
ted to offer these tributes Of recog-
milton to these three South Carolina
heroes"