The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-12
LAURENS PORTRAIT
CEREMONY
Programme of the Exercises To
BE Held in Columbia Next
Week Announced by Com
mittee

Columbia, Jan. S.-Compleje plans
for tn" unvcilinG Of tn" portrait Of
COL John Laurens. distinguished
tevouIionary war hero, were an
nounccd yesterday by the committee
in charge Of the mveiling
The portrait is to be unveiled Jam
uarY Is in the hall Of The house of
representatives and the ceremonies
will begin at the state house at
o'clock, following parade down
Main street at 1890 o'clock.
Martin f.. Ansel Of Grecnvillc, for
NOR governor, will deliver the por-
trait to the state ana it will be re-
ceived b. Governor Cooper. w. A.
Clark, member Of the committee, will
preside and introduce former Gov
"lnOr Anscl.
The portrait is 10 be unveiled by
Mss Hcnrictt& Dargan and Miss Lily
Virginia Clark Wilkinson.
Mrs. Fannie Il. sloan. first vice re-
gent Of the South Carolina Daughters
/ II the American Revolution, will read
the sonnet to Liberty" composed by
Colone! LaUrcns on his death bed.
/ The parade preceding the exercises
at the state house will be composed
n "A platoon of city police, Il battalion
Of troops from Camp jackson in COM
mand Of Brigadier General MacAleX-
lnder and his stat. Confederate vet
Grams the r. O. II. G. at the university
Boy Scouts and citizens in general,
the committee in charge announces.
Brig. Con. w. w. Moore, adjutant
general Of South Carolina, Will be
chicf man shal Of the parade.
The program for the unvciiing OF
the portrait Of Colonel Laurens, as
announced by the committee, follows:
|. Meeting called TO order at /
O'Clock d. III. Thursday, January 13
by Commissioners John J. Dargan.
>. Song "Amcrica, by sele4ted
choir and band, in which the audi
once will join.
3. 'Invocation, the Rev. NJ. L. Car.
!is!c, pastor of the Washington Stree
Methodist church
4. commissioner J. j. Dargan viii
introduce w. y. Clark, member OF
The commission, who will preside
5. "Portrait unveiled, Miss Hen.
rietta Dar2an end Lily Virginia
Clark Wilkinson.
&. "Marscllaise," by selected choil
rom Chicora college
Z. "EX-Gov Martin T. Ansel, for
mcr member OF the commission. in
. trodGccd by the presiding officer. whc
Will then read the report Of the com
: mission and present the portrait tC
iOV. Robert y. Cooper, who will re
ccive the same in behalf of the state
= y. "GOvcrnOr Cooper receives tn,
portrait and delivers an address o
thanks in behalf Of the state in ap
DrcciatiOn of the excellent work o
, The commission in memory of thi
Revolutionary hero.
.. Music by the band. Carolina,
by Timrod emusic by Reed Miller
Sung by choir from Chicora college
! 10. address by Mrs. s. O. Plowdel
! on behalf Of the state Federation O
Women's Clubs.
IL. "Thc sonnet to Liberty com
posed by Colonel Laurens on hi
death bed, read by Mrs. Fannie B
Sloan, first vice regent of the SOut!
Carolina Daughters of the American
revolution.
l3. "BenedictiOn by the Rev Kirk
> man G. Finlay, bishop coadjutor
elect"
, The parade will be formed at tn,
postotficc and will be headed by tn,
platoon of city police. Following tn,
, police will be battalion of United
States troops from Camp Jackson
headed b. Brigadier General McAleX
ander and staff. Third in the line O
march will be the Confederate vet
Grams, commanded by Brig. Gen
David Cardwell, commander of Cam
Hampton. Following the Confederat,
veterans will be a detachment Of tn,
Il. 9. T. c. from the university O.
South Carolina and Il band
Fifth in order will Ice the BOY
Scouts and then will come the school:
and colleges. Citizens in general vii!
bring up the rear, according to thC
announced programs