The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-02-01
r EASoN'S SPEECH
Judge Gary's Sister Addresses Con.
vention of Governors

in December one of the sessions
was held in the historic old Ex-
change building in Charleston,
which is now the property of the
South Carolina D. A.. R. The Char
lesion Chamber of Commerce
which was in charge Of arrange
ments, requested the regent of the
Chapter Mrs. Marie Gary Eason,
to make an address before the as
sembled governors. Mrs. Eason is
a sister of Chief Justice Eugene
B. Gary and Judge Frank B. Gary
Of Abbeville. The State of January
20 had the following account of
the incident:
Rebecca Motto chapter, Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution,
January II, passed the following
resolution:
Whereas, on December 5, 1921,
the city of Charleston added a his
tory making epoch to the old Ex-
change building, the property of
the D. A. R. of South Carolina, by
holding in the assembly hall a con-
vention of governors of the United
States of America.
whereas, the chamber of COM
merce honored the Rebecca Motto
chapter, D. A. R. by requesting the
regent, Mrs. Marie Gary Eason, to
make an address Of welcome and
retrospective of the events of
moment that have taken place in
this fortress of great memories.
"Whereasa the regent dis
t~inguishing herself with so marked
ability that the governors rose en-
masse in compliment and esteem:
Be it resolved, That this chapter
in appreciation of the organization
being thus fttingly represented
and sustained by the regent, ask
that her address be published in
the Greenville News, The State,
and the Charleston News and
Courier and on some appropriate
occasion be read before Rebecca
Motto chapter.
The address follows:
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of
the Convention of Governors:
"Rebecca Motto chapter Of the
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton bids you welcome to our city
and to this the property of the
South Carolina D. A. R., the scene
Of our labors and activities.
at has been truly said that his
tory repeats itself. This truism was
never more #rfkingiy Illustrated
than on this occasion when the
convention holds it's session on
this historic spot. On many occa-
sons distinguished personages
have honored the building by
their presence.
cit was here in 1774 that the
provincial congress assembled to
set up the first independent gov
eminent established in America,
and at the same session elected
delegates to the general congress
which later met in Philadelphia.
Lord Campbell was here and heard
his commission read from the por-
t:co in front. The people heard
the proclamation in sullen sill
ence.'
"Here it was that Col. Isaac
Hayne was held as a prisoner Of
war until 1871, when he was mer-
cilessly executed without trial by
order of Colonel Balfour and Lord
Rawdon.
"It was in the basement that
many distinguished patriots were
imprisoned by the British. The
list is too long to be given at this
time. 1t was from the same porti-
co that the Father of Our Coun-
try graciously received the honors
bestowed upon him by the citizens
of Charleston in 1871.
"Here it was that a great ball
was given in his honor.
1T was here that the people of
Charleston stored the cargoes of