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%L. XXIV. ~ KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA^ THURSDAY, MAY 12. 1910. NO. 9. j
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Big Crowd of A
Memorial Day is over, the crowds
have dispersed and the unveiling i&
a bright memory of the past. It
was a great day; a splendid success
from every standpoint. Our little
city was on her mettle and right
w ell did she meet the demands up*
on her hospitality. It was indeed
gratifying to have so generous a
response to the invitation extended
out friends to be with us and participate
in the unveiling exercises.
We expected a big crowd, but no
one looked for such a great gathering
of people as actually did assemble
to do honor to the veterans
of the Lost Cause and their gallant
comrades w.ho are camping on the
hills of eternity.
^ Of course the bigger the crowd
the bigger the occasion, and it was
particularly pleasant to have as our
guests so many of the old veterans.
The number of visitors here Tuesday
has been estimated at from
1,500 to 2,000 and there were at
least ibu veterans present, we
largest number that has been asI,
sembled here for many years, or
>robably ever will be again,
^pophire skies, golden sunshine
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ture seemed to smile benign blessI
ing on this day devoted to honorI
ing our soldier heroes. Everything
1 was auspicious and the occasion was
unmarred by a single element of
discord. . The features of the day
were Col Armstrong's speech, the
spirit-stirring music and the large
body of veterans. Arrangements
were made for entertaining 150 of
the veterans . and we understand
that 125 accepted the hospitality
j provided, the remainder, not less
than twenty-five, being entertained
by relatives and friends.
The First Artillery band, the excellent
military band of Fort
Moultrie, was here with twelve
pieces. It is said that in the whole
United States army but one band is
rated higher, thrt is the famous
Marine band of Washington, D C.
Needless to say the music was of
the highest order of excellence.
Col James Armstrong, the eloquent
orator of the day, delivered one of
the finest addresses we ever heard
on a similar occasion, and the only
! regret is that the crowd was so large
land his vigor being impaired by
, his recent severe illness, much of
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heard save by those nearest the
; stand. Departing from his usnal
j vein of light and airy persiflage,
! Col Armstrong, who seemed deeply
; touched by the noble work of the
; Daughters of the Confederacy and
to appreciate the honor conferred
upon him in being chosen to make
! this address, rose to flowery periods
and flights,,pf eloquence that were
^oiring. . In glow
portrayed the
of the Confederal
filing with exquisite
pat J upon the suffering and fortitude
displayed on every occasion.
He dwelt with pride upon the
loyalty and patriotism of the women j
of the South during the terrific conflict,
the spirit of whose devotion
is perpetuated in the work their j
descendants, the Daughters of the
Confederacy.
The exercises of the day began
' with the meeting of Camp Pressley (
in the court house at 11 am. At
j 12 o'clock the school children, head|
ed by the band, marched in line
from the school building and placed
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meir uiiermg ui nuncio upu u?.
monument. On the stand erected
near the monument were the
i speaker, the Daughters of the Confederacy,
the Mayor and a number
of other distinguished citizens.
After the opening musical number,
"America," Rev E E Ervip invoked
t)ivine blessing upon the occasion,
following which Mrs D C Scott,
the president of the Williamsburg
chapter U D C., with appropriate
remarks turned over the monument
to the care and safe keeping of
the city council. Mayor L W Gilland
spoke briefly in response, in
felicitous phraseology pledging the
city council to safe-guard and protect
from harn^ or injury the
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splendid memorial shaft.
Then came the unveiling and dec[
oration of the monument by
1 Daughters of the Confederacy,
j This was a beautiful and impressive
ceremony. Those who removed the
| veil were: Miss Agness Erckmann,
Helen Scott, Lily Ervin, ai\d Belle
McClary, while Misses Belle Harper,
Lily Graham, Beulah Nelson and
j Mrs Frances Montgomery placed
[ their votive offerings of laurel
| wreaths and cypress upon the base.
1 Then came the stirring strains of
j "Dixie" and old hearts grew young
and strong again for the nonce.
R J Kirk,Esq,next advanced to the
[ front of the stand and in eloquent
terms introduced the speaker, Col
James Armstrong.
Col Armstrong, with his snowwhite
hair and his cheerful, rubicund
visage, presents a stinting appearance
en-:, ie caught the atten!
tion of his audience at the start and
held it throughout his address. To
attempt even a bare synopsis of his
speech would be impracticable and
we regret our inability to reproduce
aught save a few of the
bright flashes that scintillated
throughoift his discourse,
j He had faced m^iy a battery of
guns, he said, but never one to
j which he surrendered so unconj
ditionally as to the battery of
bright eyes of Kingstree's pretty
girls. Seeing the ladies moving
out of the sun, he 1 emarked par- j
enthetically that here was one sc n
: (himself) they had been dodging j
for many years.% (The gallant j
Colonel is a bachelor). Whert the 1
: ladies are present he always pre- '
| fers to listen instead of talk.1
' When Sir Joshua Reynolds painted
Mrs Billington's portrait, Haydn,:
the great composer, objected to the
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pose of the fair lady, whom the |
artist portrayed as listening to the',
angels hovering in the back-ground.
He would have had the angels
listening to Mrs Billington?the
Colonel made the point that the [
angels might find profitable em-i
pioyment maintaining such a rela-j
tionto the fair ladies of Kingstree ?
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