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History of John Hames Chapt (Continued from I'age 1, Tart II over $2,000.00. The appeals of su fering humanity have been heard, t largest single contribution of this kii being a box sent to the earthqua! sufferers at San Francisco, valued $40.00. The chapter has encouraged r search work. Literary programs a carried out regularly. For a numb of years medals were given to t high school pupils doing historic work relative to the Confederacy. Our special days. Lee's, Jackson Shiloh, Memorial, Davis' are obscrv fittingly each year. With the idea of developing t children of the community, in 19 M rs. F. M. Ellerbe was authorized organize an auxiliary children's cha ter. This was done and the chapt was named in honor of Union count? distinguished son. States Rights Ui Mrs. Ellerbe continued as leader f two years when she was succeeded the present leader. Miss Marie M Whirter. The chapter has always been rc resented at the State conventions a at most of the general convcntioi Mrs. W. O. Southard went as our rc resentative to the National Arbiti tion and Peace Congress in New Yo in 1D07. We have also had the plei ure as well as the honor of havi two of our members serve the Sts division as efficient officers. Duri 1005-06 Mrs. A. 15. llanies served State auditor. In 1014-15 Mrs. J. McWhirter was vice-president of t Piedmont District. By energy a systematic effort she placed this 1) trict in the forefront of the divisioi work, and so justly won the distil tion of being elected State preside for 1010. For a number of years M McWhirter has been a member of t State committee for Shiloh a through her instrumentality that mc ument fund has been materially i creased. At various times the Veterans ha been entertained. More than one hu dred crosses of honor have been 1 stowed and over three hundred ro of honor been filed. Social functions have added inter* to the work. Prominent among the were the miscellaneous shower giv Miss Anna Hames and Mrs. McWh ter's reception for Miss Alice Ear \Vp linvn Vinrl f lin nlnncnrn of V*o\mi the William Wallace chapter as o truest on two occasions, first at t unveiling and last year at the rece tion given by the chapter at the hor of Mrs. Ellerbe in honor of Mrs. M Whirter upon her election to the pre idency of the State division. We we privileged also to attend a meetii and reception given by Fish Da chapter with Mrs. George Wood i hostess. The affair*? of the chapter have be< conducted under the administrate of the following ladies as presiden Mrs. J. L. McWhirter, 1901-'10; Mi Willie S. Scott, 1911-'12; Miss Am llames, 191.'1-'14; Mrs. A. 11. Eiso 191fi-'l(5. At the present we have s enrollment of 4<> members who mai tain residences in four dilfere States. The following are now ser ing the chapter as officers: President, Mrs. A. 11. Eison. First vice-president, Mrs. H. llames. Second vice-president, Mrs. .T. McWhirter. Secretary, Mrs. M. W. Chambers. Treasurer, Mrs. W. W. Wood. Historian, Mrs. Willie S. Scott. Registrar, Mrs. W. O. Southard. We hope each year to increase oi usefulness as a chanter. To the convention assembled in U ion November 21-24, we send cordi greetings. "Hail to you mothers of glorious me All hail to you sweethearts and wive Honored were ye among women wh( These noble, these true, these daun less men I,eft their record to your keeping." Willie Southard Scott. John Humes Chapter, Nov. IS, '16. SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF CAPT. JOHN E. HAM 1 (Written by Miss Mayme Jeffries) ('apt. John Hames, the second s< of Lemuel Hames and Nancy Jon Hames, was born near Jonesville, 0< 23, 1830. He was a bright, studio' boy and, we are told, was very foi of music. Ho acquired the best ed cation possible that the count schools of that day afTonkfl. I grew to young manhood with eve promise of becoming a useful citize On December 9, 1858, he was ma lied to Miss Amanda Kison, the boa tiful daughter of Mr. F. W. Kison. ( this union two children were bor One died in infancy, the other chi ia Yfioa A ...... tr ?r T- :n? ?o 4uino n 11 na iiamun ui tiuiiunvuii;. When the sound of war was hea in the South, calls for volunteers we made to defend the homeland from tyrant enemy. True to the instinc of a noble nature, he felt as all tri men did, that he must fight for tl liberty and rights of his country ai State and home; that he must lea his quiet happy home life to defei his country's honor. He volunteered in June, 18(51, ai with the patriotic Pea Ridge Compan f>th S. C. Regiment, under the galla Col. Micah Jenkins, he left for Vi ginia. Soon, however, on account ill health, he was compelled to retu: home. Shortly afterwards a compan known as Company B, was formed the young men of the neighborhoo John Hames was elected 2nd licute ant. This Company B, 18th regime ' was sent to Charleston, where it d good service defending the coast. ' - ? I ^ ^? I -, nir : ite ng CONFEDERATE MONUMENT ; as JONESVILLE, S. C. Ti. he Erected by John Hames Chapter nd 1907 A. I). First One of the Kind is- to Have Been Erected in ial Union County, ic- __ nt rs. On May 3, 1802, the 18th regime he was reorganized. Lieutenant Ham nd on account of his brave spirit and ge m- eral popularity, was chosen captain in- Camp Guerin near Charleston, S. The regiment was ordered to Virgin ve -where he and his company foug m- bravely in many skirmishes, amo them Brand Station. He was in t Us battle of Malvern Hill, where the e emy was badly defeated. On th sst memorable day, August 30, 1802, c ise curred what history is pleased to ci one of the greatest battles of t ir- world. Then it was that the Southe le. patriots faced for a second time t lift Northern army on this gory field ur Manassas. The 18th regiment, wi he P no c>S re ' * CAPT. JOHN E. IIAMES, Killed at Second Battle of Manasss ur Buried al Gilead Cemetery, Jonesville, S. C. its gallant Capt. Haines, under tl command of the brave Gen. Evar n! was in its place on the battlefiel s! Here was waged a fierce battle ai ?n when it was over the Smith hail im?i t- ed many of her noble sons on the alt of sacrifice, and their life blood pour out for the victory. No truer, brav spirits yielded up their lives for country's freedom than did the not sons of the South. Anion); the nur ,ber was Capt. John E. Hames. II JS brother, First Serjeant Charl Hames, fell also. At the time both were buried in t same grave, but later their bodi in were brought home by Mr. T. J. Fo es ter, and Mr. N. 15. Eison and interme *' was made at Gilead cemetery, Jonc u* ville, S. C. id ry '' ie u- Wk. id 1,1 { vo \ 1(1 id V y. nt ' v Jr i t- - - r MISS MARIE McWHIRTER, y, cf Born and Reared in Joneaville, Ixl xl. rated at Chicora, Taught in Jones n- ville School for a Term, leader of nt Statea Rights Gist Chapter, the lid Firat Children's Chapter Organized in the County. - I DEDICATED TO JOHN HAMES CHAPTER, C. D. C. (Written by Prof. H. C. Wise) Those warriors whom ye delight to honor, Ye daughters of the South, Are passing slowly o'er the stream That divides the Now from Then, But before they left, they fought battles, Battles worthy of men. They have left for us a heritage, Those soldiers of yours and mine; A heritage not to be lightly held, For 'twas gained at the point of the bayonet, 'Mid the shriek of shot and shell O'er the wounded who died where they fell. 'Twas gained with the tears and anguish Of many a mother's heartf 'Twas gained from the sorrow and sadness For those left they know not where, ' 'Twas sorrow and suffering and heartache and pain, But 'twis DUTY that sent them there. And now "On Fame's eternal campj. ing ground Their silent tents are spread," And the Daughters guard with loving hearts, _! The fame so dearly won, Giving to each the honor due, ^'1 Remembering them one by one. On each soldier's resting place, jn In "the bivouac of the dead" They place a wreath of laurel, Or of ivy green perhaps, For theirs was the greater victory. That came with the sound of taps. And then, on bronze and marble, !n* These Daughters so loyal and true, es> Have inscribed the deeds of valor, !n~ Of these heroes true and tried, at So that we today may know them, p- Who so bravely fought and died, la, ;ht All praise to the noble Daughters, ng Who honored our heroes thus! he All praise to them, and honor! m- For this noble work they do, at It is only in loving and serving >e- We live the life that is true, all These Daughters, whom we honor, rn As they honor the boys in gray, j10 Are building a nobler monument Qf Than the one they build of stone; They are building one imperishable On the threshold of the home. ~~ ORIGIN OF THE CHILDREN OF THE CONFEDERACY The Children of the Confederacy was first suggested by the Mary Custis iJee chapter, U. D. C., Alexandria, j Va., March, 1896. Mrs. Mary E. Appich first suggested the organization and she and Miss Lloyd was the committee appointed to organize the auxiliary. It was organized April, 189G, by Mrs. Appich. i The letters of incorporation were . taken out by Mrs. Appich May f>, 1897, I and the auxiliary named Arthur Her* [ bert, the first auxiliary of Children of I the Confederacy. In February, 1898, " Miss Lloyd organized "The Mary Custis Lee" Children of the Confederacy" and had it incorporated, then Miss Lloyd later organized the Jefferson Davis chapter, U. D. C. 1 TRIBUTE TO WOMEN BY JEFFERSON DAVIS (From Dr. (-raven's Prison Ilife of Jefferson Davis). IS* If asked for his sublimest ideal of what women should be in time of war, he said he would point to the dear women of his people as he had seen he them during the recent struggle. ,S) The Spartan mother sent her boy hi. bidding him return with honor, carryid ing his shield, or on it. The women d- ui me ooutn sent iortn tneir sons to ar return in victory or not to return at erf all. All that they had they flung into er the contest; beauty, grace, passion, a ornaments. Their songs, if they had rfe heart to sing, were patriotic; their n- trinkets were thrown into the cruci[js ble; the carpets from their floors were es made into blankets for the soldiers of their cause, he Women bred to every refinement of es luxury, wore homespun dresses made is- by their own hands, their silk dresses nt were given for army balloons; they s- nursed the sick; they provided for the soldiers at the front; they cared for the orphans; they made every sacrifice; they lightened by every art and blanishment the furdens of war. Y^s, the dear women of his people deserved, he said, to take rank with the highest heroines of the grandest days of the greatest centuries. $100 REWARD, $100 The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has neen awe to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly influenced by constitutional conditions requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in the curative powers of Hall's Catarrh Cure that they offer One Hun? dred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all Druggists, 75 c. i Miss Myrtle Smith, a student at Lander college, spent the week-end wit hher parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. R. Smith on Mountain street. ff SKETCH OF FISH DAM CHAPTER Jj | The Fish Dam chapter, U. D. C., was organized at Carlisle, S. C., by Mrs. T. R. Trimmier of Spartanburg and Mrs. W. B. May of Carlisle on August 26th, 1913. Mrs. W. B. May was elected president and has been reelected each time, but on account of illness, resigned and Mrs. E. E. Fleming was elected, only holding the office for a few months. As soon as Mrs. May was able to attend the meetings again Mrs. Fleming resigned in favor of Mrs. May, as the latter is deeply interested in the work, sparing neither time nor energy to make the chapter one of the best in the State. Mrs. May is a strong intellectual woman, a natural born leader, and makes a most excellent president, handling the members of the chapter With that wisdom and good judgment which accomplishes the best results. The chapter was organized with 26 charter members under the name of Fish Dam chapter. Since that time several have joined, and they now have a large chapter doing Splendid work. 32 niemhora in nil Regular nneetinps are held the second Thursday in each month at the different homes and a pood literary propram carried out, besides the business and social features. Contributions have been made to the Arlinpton and Shiloh funds, also to the Winthrop's student fund, with all dues paid up and a nice balance in the treasury. A medal was offered to the school children for the best essay on "The Confederacy." Mr. Rowland G. Hill won the medal with a splendid paper and Mr. A. L. Gaston delivered the medal in July of this year, makinp a splendid address on the History of Union County. It has been the aim of the president of the chapter to make the orpanization one of real service, as well .7*. . ~ - - * '? * j..* MRS. W. B. MAY,President Fish Dam Chanter. Carlisle. s. c. as a moans for cultivating the social life of the community. A committee for the visitation of the sick has done much towards cementing the members and inspiring friendship. The members of the chapter are united in their praise of their faithful and accomplshed president. They realize that Mrs. May has the interest of the chapter upon her heart. She is unfailing in her efforts to advance the cause. But for her earnest efforts, it is probable that the chapter would at one time since its organization have died. Her determination and pluck, together with her wise leadership, saved the ' day. Now there is a strong, enthusiastic and hard-working organization which is accomplishing much towards perpetuating the deeds of valor, the endurance and sacrifices made by the soldiers of "The Lost Cause." "AND THE COWS CAME HOME." My father's farm was always noted for its cattle, and it was with great pride, in ante-bellum days, that he exhibited the herds. I have known him to have as many as 75 or 80. When Sherman's army was making the route through the State, our farm lay directly in the path. They halted lnnf OnAli rrV? tA l.iifnVtAw 1 ' ? n vw uutV-UCI OC Yflrtl ivIT beef, and took all the others. There were .'{() cows with young calves. These calves, they told us, we could keep, not that we might eat them, but I really believe they wished to distress us, by the bleating of these calves. Any one knows how a bleating calf at night will disturb one's slumber, but ;i0?it was a fearful racket that night and no one slept. The calves had all been caught and put in the yard, for they were to be our coming maintenance. Anyway, if we had not lost sleep from destruction of property the calves succeeded well. Late next afternoon, such a cloud of dust was seen down the road and we thought, "Oh, the friends are coming hack again." We felt sure it was, for there was sound of hoofs on the plaintive low of the cow, many cows, for their calves, and ere we knew it 30 cows stampeded in the yard, and such a lowing and bleating we have never heard to this day. It seemed an hour or two before each calf had its own mother. Old Sherman and his men had forgotten that a cow will al- . ways return to her calf if only half a chance is given. 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