Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-13
MEMORIAL DAY Observed
Col. Arthur l. CASTOR Of, Chester the
Orator Of the Occasion.
VETERANS WERE GUESTS OF 0. D. C.

Graves Of Deceased Soldiers OF All
Former Wars Observation-Disclosures
Orator Reviews Record Of Carolina's
Sons-Bountiful Dinner Served 70
Soldiers and Other Guests.
With Col. Arthur L. CASTOR, OF, Ches-
ter, as the orator Of the occasion, and
veterans Of the Civil and World wars
as honor guests Of the occasion, Con-
federate Memorial Day was observed
here Tuesday. The exercises were un-
der the auspices of Winnie Davis Chap
ter United Daughters Of the Confede-
racy, Mrs. W. H. Herndon, president.
Exercises were held in the Sunday
school department Of the First Presby-
terian church. There were several
hundred people, including pupils Of the
Yorkville Graded schools and children
Of the Church Home .orphanage, in at
tendance, The programme Of the day.
included the singing of a number OF
patriotic songs, by the Church Home
orphanage choir. school children and
others. scr ,cI:?fi,ii:.:
The exercises were; opened with pray
er, Mayor e. A.. Hall presiding as mas
ter. of ceremonies. The orator OF the
occasion was introduced by Col. W. W.
Lewis. -, 20:
Pays Tribute to Deceased Men.
In the course of his address Col Gas
ton paid tribute to the participants In
former wars. He called attention to
the fact that the south perhaps was
richer in historical interest than any
other section of the Country. He re-
gretted that the majority Of the histo-
rians of the country were residents of
the north and east and that what his
tory of the south that was written was
largely the work Of these historians OF
other sections and from their view
point.
Referring to, the recent World war
he declared that while the Twenty
seventh division New. York;. assisted
in breaking the famous Hindenburg
line in 1918, the brunt Of that wonder
full accomplishment was borne by the
Thirtieth division, composed OF men:of
the Carolinas and Tennessee. Yet, SAID
he, because people east and north pay
attention to the writing Of history. Ut
will be made to appear that the tTWe9s'
ty-seventh division was almost entirely
responsible for the feat. *; 81
In his address cor Gasst55n reviewed
the activities Of southern men and es-
pecially South Carolinians In the War
of the Revolution and in other wars or
the country. He dwelt at length on the
record Of the Confederate armies In the
War Between the States. you men,"
said he, to the Confederate veterans
seated in front Of him, "were not licked
by the Yankees and never were. The
fact Of the matter is that you were
simply exhausted by your continuous
performance in licking them"
He paid tribute to the great leaders
of the Confederacy in the War Between
the States and called attention to the
fact that there Is now in use In the
English schools as a text book on mil
itary strategy, the military campaigns
O. General Stonewall Jackson, the text
book being especially, prepared by a
colonel Of the English army.
Urges Writing Of History.
He appealed to the young veterans OF
the World war before him to write the
record Of their deeds and experiences
in the late World war in order that
that record might be preserved for
their posterity. He doubted. however,
if this would be the case because his
experience with ex-service men thus
far had been that they were not In
clined to even discuss informally their
late war experiences.
The roll call Of soldier dead was read
by Senator John R. Hart.
Following the exercises In the SUM-
day school auditorium the audience
repaired to Rose Hill cemetery, where
graves of veterans Of the Revolution
airy, Mexican, Civil, Spanish-American
and World wars veterans were decorat-
ed with wreaths. There are three new
soldier graves in the cemetery since
the late World war. They are Ser
geants William Ganson Williams j.
Bratton Lowry and Private Mech
Stewart.
Dinner for Soldiers.
With the singing Of several songs by
the school children under the direction
Of Miss Lula Moore Logan and the dec
grafton Of the graves, exercises at the
cemetery were concluded. Ex-soldiers
and other invited guests then went to
the festal hall at the church, where a
bountiful dinner was served BY mem-
bers Of the Winnie Davis Chapter, U.
D. c. Civil war veterans were guests
of the Star theatre during the after
noon and also treated to lemonade by
the York Hardware Co.
Soldiers Present.
The register Of visiting soldiers, as
kept by Mrs. John S. James, showed
that the following Confederate soldiers
were present:
B. r. T. Bowen. Co. K, S. c. "; N.
D. Glenn, Co. K, 4. S. c. "; H. F. Hor-
ton, Co. F, S. c. Cavalry; A J. Nc