Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-12
MONUMENT UNVEILED
Confederate Memorial Day Was Ob'
served In Rock Hill.
MEMORIAL OF ann WHITE CaApTER


Was Principal Speaker of the oeea-
sion-Hundreds of People Present
Tor, dwelling and Memorial Exer-
eises Which Took Place in confed-
crate Park.
(By q Staff Correspondent)
Rock Hill, May 11.-MenbersN Of
Ann White Chapter. United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, saw the full
fllment of a work of love covering
several years of hard labor yesterday
when they witnessed the unveiling Of
the new Confederate monument in
Confederate park here. The unveiling
of the handsome marble and granite
shaft was one of the, principal fea-
lures at the Confederate Memorial
day celebration which was attended by
several hundred persons, including
Confederate veterans and their wives,
sons of veterans and grandsons and
daughters, and in addition to these
hundreds of school children. Exer-
cises Of the day began with a parade
of city officials, American Legion
members, Legion Auxiliary and a
number of members OF the Frank
Roach Guards, Ann White Chapter,
u. D. c., and members Of S. d. Bar
ron ard winthrop Chapters, u. d. c.,
from Central school to the park. Mu-
sic was furnished for the occasion by
the TirZah band. 4
Arriving at the park, the members
of the three u. D. c. chapters dressed
in white and carrying a Confederate
flag formed an aisle from the street
to the speakers stand, through which
those taking prominent part In the
texercises of the morning were escort
ed by members of the 'Children''of che
Gonfederacy,; dressed in white.
l2h President D. B. johnson Of Win
Gthrop college, presided and the exer-
cises were opened with prayer by Rev.
J. B. Swami. President Johnson com
plimented the members of Ann White
chapter on their success in building
the monument and for their zeal in
keeping alive the reverence for the
Stars and Bars and the cause 1t rep
resented, which he said was not a "lost
cause" because it was a lust cause
and no just cause is ever lost.'',as He
f'was proud Iof sthe fact that Winthrop
was the. first college ,in,ithe zSmatfs fp
organize a chapter of the Daughters
of the Confedefacy in 1898, which
chapter had always been very active
since organization.
s,< Mayor Johnson.
Mayor johnson, who was introduced
as a man who was interested in every
worthy cause and object worth while,
Edelivered a brief address Of welcome
Lin which he said that on behalf Of the
fshapter he wished to thank every
man, woman and child who had as
sisted them in making the handsome
monument possible. He also paid
tribute to the zeal Of the chapter
members for the hard fight they had
Emade to raise the necessary funds to
build the monument, which he said
! would serve to remind generations yet
to come of the sacrifice and bravery
of their ancestors.
Secretary Dove.
| Hon. w. Banks Dove, Of Columbia,
secretary of state of South Carolina,
the principal Memorial day speaker
\ was introduced as a former Rock Hill
ian, he having taught for number OF
years at the old Rock Hill academy in
his younger days. In beginning his
address Mr.. Dove referred to his resi-
dence in Rock Hill and expressed the
hope that he had been Of help and
service to those who had come under
his instruction during his work as a
teacher here.
He made brief address In which he
stressed the fact that it was the duty
Of the teachers in Southern schools To
! impress youthful minds in their care
with the truth about the War Be-
tween the Sections. Criticising q
number of text books which are being
offered the state board of education
for adoption he said that recently he
had examined a reader in which twen-
ty-four pages were devoted to the life
Of Abraham Lincoln and not one line
to Lee or jackson. He was familiar
with a history which had been usee
i'm South Carolina in which 1t was
stated that Sherman's march to the
sea was a grand military achievement
whereas every southerner knows thai
it was only the conquest of Il de-
fenseless people by strong militar!
/ machine
Turning to the several Confederate
veterans and their wives who were
seated beneath the stand in conclus
ion he paid a happy tribute to th'
valor and bravery not only Of those
who had passed away but to the thiI
gray line yet remaining, and express
ed the hope that their last days woult
; be spent in peace and rest and tha
they would al be ready to meet thei
Savior when the final call comes t
) them.