The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-28
her skies with brighter stars of

hOpCs
The smoke from the chimneys of
these increasing factories will con-
tinue to blacken the skies; these great
] railroads, whose trains go rushing
through this prosperous country, will
continue to bear their burdens of
freight and precious lives; the hills
and valleys in old South Carolina will
glow in the garniture of richer har-
vest. The remnant of lives spared
from the battle have been interviewer
| In the texture OF the Union. New
stars are clustering upon the flag, and
/ the sons OF South Carolina are bear
| ing 1t in tn far of Philippine Islands.
az their fathers bore 1t at Vera Cruz
and the city Of Mexico, that the bounds
of freedom may be wider stillh Our
J great race will meet and solve every
question, horever dark, that confronts
1t and a mighty people, strong and
reconciled. will stretch forth their
arms to stay those OF the oppressor!
But no grander spirits will rise than
those who found rest beneath the
1 Southern Sod from Sumter's battered
walls, to the trailing vines and ivy
leaves Of Hollywooedi
Dixie Still Good to Live, In
| / rejoice to day that your homes
have been cast beneath these soft
| southern skies, where summer pours
out, her floods of sunshine and show
ers. and where the grateful earth
smiles with plenty. ] congratulate
you too, that your lots have been cast
in this southland of Dixie, where the
cotton fields wave back their banners
1 of goldi / am glad that you live In
this land of song and story, where the
mocixing birds flutteP and sing in the
!shadowy coves. and where the bright
waters ripple in eternal melody thru
the fields wher our heroes are buy
led. l. rejoice with you that we live
In this favored land, where every
breath of air that reaches us comes
filtered through jungles of roses, and
where every true man Is king, and
evory good woman queen!
4 1 bring you glad greetings today
n from your comrades In the capital
|! City Of Georgia; that City whose
household ornaments and utensils
lwere broken and moulded into mis-
Eiies OF war; that City whose church
bells that called her people. to the
tsacred temples or worship, were
lmelted, and resonnded In the grim
thunder OF artillery; that City where
that City on whoSc fields Mcpherson
fell, and William Henry T. Walker
died; that City fii whose trenches
Iyour latheru and brothers died, and
| trlpiinEs from the play ground rush.
ed TO take their places: that City or
who.te fields fate decrced that Isa6ouIt
fight eide by side by the gallant l0tt
South Carolina Regiment, command
| cd by Tint brave hero, GGnerai e. III.
vino Walker, 80 S
! | brinG you greetings from tlIat
jGity on whose battle fields children
lstili rake OF bullets as they pluet
lborriec. with tho assurance that thu
South fl standing today proud y erect
with tho flush of prosperity upon hel
checks, and the Hight OF hope IN he
eyes; wsth the stars and stripes II
;;lor right hand, an ariblaln OF eI
invisible Union. wasing a friendly
notice To- our brethfen IN the east
and west. and north, that we ahai
lenge them to friendly but deter
mined Rivalry IN building up tie re
tsources OF this great country
We thaye much TO be tiahkfnI Tor
we have q ceuntry that arches lhl
Icontihent. aud esesRss ;y=-fhoss side
the waves Of oceans beat, aud ol
whose dome rests The clouds. ana IlS
meath whose canopiess Is TO be fogfii,
this great State or South Garclins
@hoee SONS at the oakbrsak < OF tn,
Z war answerEd
igsssss, Yes, Is etiid nEnaga OF me, gree.
{ Ben HiIl---we can ssy 70 E8netR Inn
I've. unborn :c come on and hs glad
there Is room eliolgh for Ail TnI