Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-06-17
COL. THOMPSON is HONoRED.
NiCkens Veterans Pass Timely Reso-
buttons on Vencrablc Ocoreean.
Dickens Sentinel

The twelfth nnu reuniOn Of the
Confederate veterans of Pickens
county was held in Pickens last We'd
neSday, June 3, and was attended by
more than 100 hoary-haired heroes,
besides a crowd estimated at 100
to 1000 people, all Of whom seemed
to enjoy the exercises Of the day.
June 3 is the birthday Of Jefferson
Davis, the only President Of the Con-
fcdcrate States of America, and each
year the loyal ladies composing the
Pickens Chapter, United Daughters
of the C~Onfederacy, arrange a rCun-
ion for the Oil soldiers on this date.
At 10 O'Clock Capt. w. b. AllgOod
called the veterans together, and
they formed in line and marched up
Main street ami INFO the court house.
led by the Pickens band and the
Daughters of the Co~nfcderacy.
A large crowd gathered in the
Our house for the exercises. Judge
Mauldin presided, and after he called
the meeting to order Rev. d. w.
illOll WIS tdllSu upon 10 OIpI the
opening prayer. b. +. Martin. Esq,
a native OF PickcnS county. but now
a prominent lawyer OF G]rccnville.
was the orator OF the day, and was
paid a tribute to the leaders and
soldiers and women Of the Confed-
eracy, and was glad that many OF
them had lived to this day to see the
South again taking the leading part
i'll the shaping of this country's af-
fairs. Space will not permit a
synopsis Of his speech. 1t was prac-
teal, well-phrased and listened to
with close attention.
After Mr.. Martins address r. T.
Jaynes, Esq, of our sister county Of
Oconee, was introduced and made a
brief and happy talk, which was we'll
received.
Col. Robt. A. Thompson.
Judge Mauldin then read the fol-
lowing resolutions by the old SOL
diers II citizens OF pickens coun-
ty, which were unanimously adopted
by a rising vote:
"Whereas, the old soldiers and
the citizens of .Pickens county. in
mass-meeting assembled, desire to
place on record this expression Of
our esteem to that eminent and dis
tinguished citizen and soldier Of our
sister county of Oconee, Col. Robert
Andersen Thompson. one of the six
d~cl"S4tes from Pickens District to
tho Secession Convention of South
vor Of thai historic convention;
therefore, be 1t
"ReSolved, frSt-That we rejoice
that his years have been graciouslv
heightened to this glad day, when
the Old South has come AGAIN into
lis w and taken a commanders
position in the &iStrrhouG Of States.
"Sccond-That in both war and
peace he hath wrought %viliantly and
well, and his comrades in arms from
Old Pickons District would to-day cX-
tend to him in the quietudc of his
distant home our heartfelt greetings
and wish for him and his the con-
tinucd blessings OF a long and we'll
spent nte."
The meeting was thrown open to
the veterans for talks and speeches,
and several Of them made apprupri-
ate talks.
The mHfeting adjourned about |
O'Clock for dinner, which Was spread
on a long table in the court house
grove and was prepared and served
by the ladies and enjoyed by all who
partook of il.
The Pickens band furnished in
spring music during the day and ac-
Quilted themselves splendidly,
though they erred greatly in not hay
ing on their musical program
Dixie" which is dear TO every
Southern heart, and which was
played on probably every battlefield
OF the Civil a Dixie" should be
played at every reunion Of Confcdr-
rate veterans.
IT was a great day for the Old sol
diers and their admirers. TO the
Daughters OF the Confedcracy are
due the thanks Of every citizen OF
|lckens county for their great and
untiring work in arranging these
meetings and for doing many other
things to honor the memory and his
tory of the COnfcderacy and it's peo-
pie and traditions.