The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-22
JOINT MEETIN
R?aytO9 Rutherford and Calvin CrOg
ier Chapter at the Home Of Mr..
and Mrs. ThOs. w. keItt.

The Drayton Rutherford and Calvin
Crozier 6 apters, had their last an
nuaI meeting at the .hospitable home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos W. neitt. June
18th. The Drayton Rutherford flag
swung in the breeze out on the lawn,
the Soutl Carolina flag from the
f. ont portico and smaller flags from
the chandelier in the great Hallway
This grand old mansion was built
in 1859 b. Mr.. Keitt's uncle, Maj. T-os.
Bauskett Wadlington, and, with its
high pitched frescoed ceilings, large
aily rooms, fine paintings, and i'm
mense estate, carries one back nat
urally to times before the war. There
are twelve large and two smaller
rooms, and the estate cut in half as
it is, contains nine hundred and eight
acres.
The program was opened with pray
er by Mr.. Keitt, VINO prayed most fer
vently that Gods, blessing might be.
upon TIE descendants of the old SOL
diers, and their spirit rest upon their
offs spring. A quartette, consisting Of
Mrs. S. ]. Derrick, Miss Carolyn
Cromer, DR.. ]. B. Settler and Prof.
TO- B. Cannon, rendered the '"Old Ken
lucky Home" We thought ourselves
most fortunate in securing for our
speaker for this occasion a son Of a
Confederate veteran, Prof S. ]. Der
rick. Subject: Jefferson Davis. He
was a Kentuckian of noble birth. He
''stole" his bride Of seventeen, from
the home of Zachary Taylor, for which
the latter found it hard to forgive l1im;
but Zach Taylor shook hands and
made up. This bride jeff. Davis lost
in short few months His main char
acteristic was in being, like John Hal
flax, "a gentleman" The definition of
a gentleman, according to Prof Der
rick, is lone to wnom you can intrust
your honor, one who will give no in
suit nor take any, thoroughbred,
Zone VITO will pursue his object to the
end), one without reproach." All OF
| this was jeff. Davis The quartette
then sang "Old Camp Ground" Mr..
Ewart t1en read some rules as to the
bestowal of crosses, and who can wear
them, and one was pinned on Mr. ]. W.
Gillian, one reserved for Miss Alice
Hornsby, daughter of ]. DeBrull
Hornsby, and one for J. B. Duckett,
son of P. H: Duckett.
The social hour was most enjoy
able. Cherrynectar was served in the
hall, and the guests, (sixty two in
number) were invited out in tie grove
and seated at the tables to a most
bounteous repast, consisting of coun-
try boiled ham, creamed chicken on
patties, potato salad On lettuce, Gu
cumbers, radishes, paminto sand
wiches, egg sandwiches, saItine crack
ers, iced tea and last but not least,
Virginia light rolls.
Ten members from the James D.
Nance camp, and ten from the John
NJ. Kinard camp, were invited Mr..
Will Ewart, the commander of the lat
ter, was the master of ceremonies.
Prof. S. ]. Derrick, the speaker. is also
from this camp. We are especially
gratifed to see TIE interest that the
veterans and their sons take in these
occasions, as manifested in their pres
ence, and their carrying of the "daugh-
tiers" back and forth in their automo-
biles. The long drive Of eighteen
miles was thoroughly enjoyed
Mrs. A. ]. Bowers,
Press Reporter Drayton Rutherford
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