The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-13
MEMORIAL DAY
FlTTINGLY OBSERVED

Graves Decorated Sunday Afternoon
and Honor Roll Of eVtcrans Read
by Rev. G. +. Rankin. Hon j. ".
Cannon Presided.
Memorial Day was flttingly obscrv-
ed in Laurens Sunday with appropri-
ate exercises at the cemetery. The
graded school children bearing
wreaths and flowers gathered first at
the school building and marched to
the cemetery, where the elders had
already assembled. The exercises here
were presided over by Hon John NJ.
Cannon and were opened with prayer
by Rev. j. r. Il. Major. pastor Of the
Methodist church. Rev. G. t. Rankin
read the Honor Roll Of Confederate
dead, naming those who had died
since the celebration Of the last memo
rial day The children Of the graded
school sang several patriotic airs dur
ing the exercises and Rev. NJ. H. Law
son closed with the bcncdiction. Az
ter this was concluded the women and
children went from plot to plot lay
ing flowers on the graves of the de
parted soldiers.
AS is customary in connection with
Memorial Day the ladies of the j. B.
Kershaw chapter, U. d. c., assisted by
other ladies of the community, served
a basket dinner to the surviving SOL
diers Of the county. Memorial Day
falling on Sunday, however, the din
ner was given Saturday preceding. Al
though number of the veterans we're
absent attending the reunion in Jack
sonville there was quite n large rep
resentation to accept the hospitality
of the ladies. The day was made un-
usually delightful for the old veterasn
through the thoughtfulness Of Supt.
Jones and several Of the teachers of
the city graded school. The veterans
were invited to be present at the
school grounds at II o'clock as honor
guests to witness folk and May pole
dances by the children Of the primary
grades. The veterans sat in circle
surrounding the outdoor stage and
watched the children as they went
through their beautiful and graceful
dances, showing by glowing countcn-
ances and repeated applause that they
were enjoying a real treat. After the
dances were concluded Col ]. Fl.
Wharton in happy vein thanked the
teachers and children in behalf of the
veterans and Commander o. G.
Thompson called for the rebel yell"
as an expression Of appreciation and
this was given with vim. The vet
erans marched to and from the school
grounds escortedby by the boy scouts
At the arnno"y the veterans sat
down to the usual sumptuous dinner
which they have learned to expect on
these yearly occasions. The ladies had
spared no pains or expense In getting
up the best to be had for the old he
rOes and when the call to mess was
sounded such feast was spread as
left nothing to be desired Manassas,
Gettysburg, the Wilderness and Apo
matoX were for the time forgotten
while a heavy charge was made on
the viands placed before them.
After the dinner was concluded Col.
was called on to mako n few
and he did so in his custom
ary manner, thanking the ladies for
the dinner. He also paid a
further tribute to the soldiers and wo-
men Of the Confederacy, drawing con-
siderable applause from the assem-
bled veterans. The veterans then dis
persed in groups and enjoyed the re-
Of the day In quiet conversa-
tion among themselves and other
friends.
WILL SPEAK AT TRINITY RIDGE.