The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-05
MEMORIAL SERVICES
HELD ON WEDNESDAY
Newberry Again Honors Heroes Who
Wore the Gray-Vets and Wives
Given Dinner

Again Newberry has paid her triD-
ute of love mad honor to the "boys
who wore the gray" Each years
memorial seems but a repetition OF
what has gone before, and yet each
Memorial day brings thrill to the
heart and tear to the eye as the
remnant of that gallant gray-clad
army of the South assemblies.
/ Wednesday morning the school
children, as is their custom, brought
wreaths of bright flowers and ever
green to bedeck the Confederate
monument on the square, and after
this rite was finished the memorial
services were held in the opera house
Sixtv-one heroes of the War Be
! tween the States were present ana
occupied special seats in the audito-
rium. as did the wives of Confederate
veterans.
Major ]. F. J. Caldwell was master
of ceremonies and announced Dixie
as the first number on the program.
This was sung by. the special choir
who were seated on the platform
Scripture reading and prayer by Dr..
J. L. Daniel followed, after which the
choir sang "How Firm a Foundation =
The roll call of veterans who have
passed on since May 10, 1921, was
made by Col. NJ. NJ. Buford. There
were eleven names on this list and as
they were called the audience stood
in silent tribute-and after the last
name a bugle sounded taps.
The next number was an excellent
address of welcome to the veterans
delivered by Miss Abbie Gaillard for
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracv. Miss Gaillard brought greet
ing also from the recently organized
James Fitz James Caldwell chapter
I'D. c., and paid lovely tribute to
Major Caldwell, saying that this new
chapter honored itself in honorlng
the man for whom it was named.
A quartet, composed of Dr.. j. b.
Settler, Mrs. W. K. Gotwald, Miss
Teresa Maybin, and Mr.. Houseal'
sang very sweetly, "Old Black joe
The speaker of the day was DR.. j.
C. Guilds, president of Columbia col
lege. His remarks were addressed
chiefly to the veterans, but were lis
tened to and enjoyed keenly by the
entire audience. His words were full
! of sincerity and brought forth a
warm response from his hearers.
DR.. Guilds said he wohld not dwell
upon the causes, the glorious conduct
and the distressing result of the war
of the '6O's, but out of his heart
would tell why we love the old vet
erans and would pay to them SIN
cere and humble tribute.
He paid a tribute to them first as
men; second, as patriots; and third
as soldiers. He said the world has
never known truer manhood than
that which was found inside the old
Confederate uniform of gray and that
that manhood was placed at the. dis
posal of their country. Aside from
being real men and patriots, he salc
thev were real soldiers; for they
knew how to fight, they kept alive
their morale in the face of all hard
ships, they had an indomitable spirit
which, though defeated, was never
conquered, and last, they knew how
to take defeat They went back
home to the battles Of peace Whlcf
were no less trying than the battle;
of war, and out of the ruins they
built up the new Southland.
!, After the address, the Goode Bur
ton medal which is annually present.
| ed by the Drayton Rutherford chap
! ter to the tenth grade student max
ing the highest examination mark II
Southern history, was awarded by
Dr.. Guilds 10 Miss Pauline Boozer.
A flag drill and song were given by
the Children of the 'Confederacy
which was very effective, the girls De
ing dressed in white MILDLY suits
wearing blue ties, and each girl car
rying a state flag of blue and white
"America'' was then sung and ben
ediction was pronounced by DR.. Dan
iel.
After the exercises the veteran:
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