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Spartanburg Centennial Celebration and Pageant O. K. Williams Jr.

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Spartanburg Centennial CELEBRATION and

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SNYDER FIELD WOFFORD COLLEGE

SPARTANBURG, S. C. NOVEMBER 20, 1931

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nus PROGRAMME Printed By

WILLIAMS PRINTING COMPANY

Executive Committee Frank J. Bostick, General Chairman

H. B. Carliale Dr. R. P. Pell Dr. H. N. S117der Dr. J. A. Tillinghaat Dr. John W. Harris. Jr. S. J. Nichols CENTENNIAL P ROGRAMME 2:00 P. M:. Centennial Pageant in Episodes Sn7der Stadium-Wofford College, North Church Street 7:00 P. M:.-Centennial Banquet at Converse College, East Main Street CENTENNIAL EXHIBITS OPEN ALL DAY AT "THE BRICK: HOUSE ANTIQUE SHOPPE," EAST MAIN STREET, (Mn. Donald l'ruer)

Edited By 0. IC. WILLIAMS, Jr.

Hotel Franklin Building SPARTANBURG, S. C.

HYMN TO SPARTANBURG COUNTY Words b1 Mn. Bertram Ramsa1 Music b1 Profeesor N. lninr HJatt Knowest thou the golden county Sun-showered, peace-poaeued, By touch of purple mountains And Southern winds caressed Knowest thou the golden county, Where men ach other love, Whose friendly churches, towerins, Point to their God above. Cborua Oh! Spartanburg, oh! Spartanburc,

God rest His Hand on tliee,

And crown succea with happiness, Peace with prosperity. The valor that was Sparta's,

With unrelenting strea, Hath carved our lovely count7 From out a wildernea; The Spartan's strength and virtue Remain untouched by shame, And proud and staunch the hearta are That bear the Spartan name. Chorus as above. LIST OF HIGH SCHOOLS SINGING HYMN TO SPARTANBURG •SPARTANBURG HIGH SCHOOL George Landrum Paul Kines

James Caldwell Hugh Distelhurst Carol Cofield

PAULINE HIGH SCHOOL Carl Stephens Allen Pettit FAIRFOREST HIGH SCHOOL Harry Crow Leonard Hill Myrtle Graham Wardlaw Landford Louise Stokes PA COLET SCHOOLS Herbert Harmon Kerrill Bright Pauline Tinsley R. J. Vehorn Berry Rowe Wayne Wingo

Junius Fleming Floyd Stn"blinr

HOLLY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL Jack Hightower John Layne Barnett Crawford Fleming Eva Bruce LANDRUM HIGH SCHOOL Lucile ~lpatrick Fred Jackson Ellis Bridgam Miller Lindsay Raymond Stewart DUNCAN HIGH SCHOOL Lannelle Hughes Spartan Dickson J. W. Gaston, Jr. Alfred Smith Judson Moore CAMPOBELLO HIGH SCHOOL Boyd Laftis Roy Bruce Earl Loftis Gordon Neues Lillie Christopher CROSS ANCHOR HIGH SCHOOL Lena Belle Owens Russell MurPhY Herbet Fincher Carl Stevens Coley Prather WELLFORD-LYMAN-TUCAPAU HIGH SCHOOL Johnathan Lancaster John Petty Leonard Greene Sarah Wilkins Lamar Knox BOILING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL Jessie Marquis Lewie Horton Bomar Hines Walter Gowen Howard Mason WOODRUFF HIGH SCHOOL Gordan Barnett Henry Garrett William Lanford Samuel Arnold Catherine Swofford COWPENS HIGH SCHOOL Andrew Moore Troy Eaker Roland Phillips M.A. Mosely, Jr. Sarah Barber ROEBUCK HIGH SCHOOL Alfred Thomas Edward Switzer John James Robert Smith Gertrude Wood INMAN HIGH SCHOOL Jim Gibson John Edwards Marion Chapman Joe Cooper CHESNEE HIGH SCHOOL Sam Burgeu Bill Sanders Fred Ponder Vincent Martin Laurel Jewell

A Pageant of Spartanburg County History Written and directed b7 Adolphe Vermont. Ph. D. with the cooperation of the Spartanburg County High Schools, the Spartanburg City Orchestra, the Wofford College Band and the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps.

Centennial Pageant MUSIC-By Wofford College Band, under direction of Mr. S. J. Bishop Orchestra .Music under direction of Mr. Hughson Green American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps, under direction of Mr. John Kirby. During the Pageant, a song, "Hymn to Spartanburg," written especially for the Centennial, will be suq. The words by Mra. Bertram Ramsay, formerly Miss Mary Boue, of Spartanburg; music by Prof. Nathaniel Irving Hyatt.

Order of Centennial Pageant 1:30-The American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps enters the grounds and takes seats at the Stand. 1:4~Introductory numbers by Wofford College Band. 2:00-Promptly, Processional March by Centennial Orchestra. The Pageant begins.

EPISODE NO. I. The Dawn of Things Created Interpreted by Frank Evans High SchooL P ROCESSION AL BY ORCHESTRA Enter the Spirits of Air, Water, Fire and Light. Enter the Spirits of Oaks, Beaches, Sycamores, Roaes, Daisiea and Lilacs. Enter Twelve Ancients or Prophets and Chief Prophet. The latter reads a few lines from Genesis. Prayer by Rev. J. W. Shell The Lord created a wonderful Land when he fashioned this Piedmont country and we people of Spartanburc County are grateful to Him who gave us our rivers, our mountains, our blue heaveu, our gentle people, our richness and our abundance. We pray the God of our Fathers to ever go before us." The Chorus sings the hymn: ''Holy, Holy, Holy." Recessional by Orchestra

Cast Qf characters: .MR. MAURY PEARSON, Leader Margaret Anderson Girls Blanche Chapman Josep!He Montgomery Louise Foster Mary Katherine Justice Marg t Thomas Evelyn Cranford Peggy Kimes Helen Holt Eugeiita Bullington Rosa Jbrdan Bo1s Mart\Bunch Janet Givens Treadway Purnell Adelai e Brown John Hughston Helen illard Sam Wood Myrtle Thompson James Caldwell Fleming Bomar EmilyiuPre Marga et Mansfield William Wallace Doroth Collins George Landrum Mary lice Pickens Hugh Distelhurst Marjo e Wall Paul Kimes Kathe ne Heffner Lonnie Jennings Elizab th Otts Charles Mills Carter Simpson

INTERLUDE The Joy of Living A Rrlbmic interpretative dance by pupils of the DuPre Dancing

Studlq_ Geide Cooke Leo Burnette Dor' Goodwin Bel DuPre Bia he Lethco Ma ha Arnold Vir 'nia Christman

Eilleen Ramsbottom Margaret Sibley Alice Cooke Josephine Myers Jamesene Brown Charlotte Newman June McKinney

EPISODE NO. II. In Indian Days (1756) Pljyed by pupils of Wellford-Lyman-Tucapau School. Directed b)' M¥5s Malone. ief Chulloch Culla and a number of Indians come to meet vernor Glenn of South Carolina to make a treaty of peace beeen the Cherokees and the white men. 1be governor orders gifts distributed. iii turn the Cherokee Chief gives the governor a bag of ~d as ,. token of the llUl'l'ender of certain Cherokee lands to whi~ ~ tiers. He also entrusts his son to the Governor as a security far the pledges made.

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Governor Glenn promises the friendship of England and aaka that the Indiana shall trade with none but t.he English. General celebration. The Indian children dance a merry daQ:e. Chief Chulloch Culla.... Drury M. N~1:; Jr. Chief Culla'a So William rose Indian Braves: - - - - - - - - - - - - Albert Hamrick Howard Aughtry Aaehel Hastings Winfred Humphries Henry Hastings Indian Squaws Dorothy Reid Sara Gresham Gena Belle Bright Lois Davis Marion West Sara Weir Indian Children Marjorie Jones Seaborn Hiclca Mildred Howard Junior Hill Hazel Foster Indian Meuenger: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Rawleharl Park Indian Dancers: - - - - - - - - - - - - Frances Thackston Gertrude Sherif! Gertrude McCullough Sara Presher Frances Thompson Constance Gambrell Tula Westbrook Helen Swann Frances Johnson Elizabeth Lynn Minnie Com Elizabeth Hicks Mildred .Mccarter Thelma Lee Bullard Sara Foster Cathryn Howard Mary Reaves Evelyn Alexander Governor Glenn_. - M. Sflyder British Soldiers: - - - - - - - - - - C. A. Davis Grady S. BrookaJ Captain N. P. Goodson J. E. McCarter, "r. J. N. Sexton J.C. Turner S. W. Adams John C. Powers R. N. Hensley

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EPISODE NO. III. The Early Settlers-The Hampton Massacre The scenes is laid at the Hampton Home, somewhere between the Middle aJ)d South Tiger Rivers, in the 7ear 1776. Mrs. Hampton is seated in a chair rocking a baby. Her husb~d Anthony and her son, Preston, while doing the chorea about e house discuss the sinister threats of the Cherokees. The India s seem to have forgotten the peace treaty and are urged by t e Tories to destroy the Patriots. An itinerant minister enters and Anthony Hampton notifies the settlers of his coming by blowing a hunting horn. The neighbon gather and are told of the services that will be held. Sam Lancaster's son and his sweetheart have been looking for the

coming minister and profit of the occasion to be married. The neighbors make the usual gifts of furniture and cooking utensµ1 to the young couple. Everybody leaves and the Hamptona remam. Chief Spotted Deer of the Cherokee tribe comes in and is recelTed without suspicion. He accuses Hampton of wishing to steal Cherokee land. A little girl, supposedly the ~andmother of Wade Hampton watches the scene and runs to notify the neighbors. The Cherokees kill the Hamptona. The neighbon return. Funeral procession, dirce. NOTE: This massacre was directly avenged by the white settler• and the Cherokees forced to sue for peace. Directed by Miu Mary Marge Brabham and Mrs. L P. Shealey. Cut of Characters: Anthonr. Hampto1l----··--··-------·· .-Beverly Tucker His Wif -·--·--· ---·--Mildred Littlejohn His SoD---------···-·--··-······----·---·-·--·-__Jamea Lee The Miniater.------··--····-····-··--·····-·-·······--···-Jonathan Lancaster The Groom-·-·······-----··-·-·····--·······-·······-·········----··-··-·-·--··-·-··-····.sam Tate The Brides Father...·-···-····-·······-·····-·-··-·-----·-···-····--·-·-····.John Petty Indiana Haskell Burgess Winfield Byers Paul Berey Jimmie Petty Leonard Greene Grady Robinson Wilson Lee Arthur Goforth Settlers Children Miriam Smoak Billy Bonner Helen Gossett Teneatine Stone Herbert Brown Ruth Littlejohn John William Bledsoe Settlers Sara Ruth McDowell Geraldine Petty Rosa Mae Cunnincham Pauline Goaaett Doria Hendrix Mar1aret Tate Mariana Wood Ethel Hodge Douglas Hayes Ruby Holmes Lamar Knox Emma Runic Lewt. Barnett Margaret Mathis Billy Gardin Martha Stowe Ray Smith

EPISODE NO. IV. In Colonial Days. About 1755 and a Little Later. NOTE: That author of the pageant realizes that the jail, pillory, whipping poat and that the election of Sherif! Youns are of somewhat later date, but uaes dramatic license to irive an idea of the timea. By pupila, teachers and friends of the Duncan Hlirh School. Judae Bayllu Earle and Reverend Willlam Tennant are in favor of aecedeing from England and establishing an independent irovern-

ment. Colonel Fletchall and Bill Cunningham are in favor of remaining part of the English dominion'. They meet on the square and agree that they will disagree and fight it out on the battlefield. The Patriots are decided to separate from the mother count;ry, the others will remain true to England.

EPISODE V. The Battle of Cowpens

Colonel Thomas, Lieutenant White and the Spartan Regiment come to the well for a drink of water and go by. John Oaks does not want any one to talk lcrve to him. He ill a soldier and a i-triot now, he can think only of his country.

Pla7ed b7 the Cowpens High School The Home of George Roebuck, Januar7 17, 1781 Mn. Cleveland, Mn. White and other ladies from the neighborhood have come to find out the news. Everybody ia stirred up to a white heat to bear the outcome of the f ight. A messenger arrives and tells what baa happened. The Britiah have been defeated, the Patriots have won a signal victory. Just then a British soldier who was wounded early in the battle fs brought in. Some patroits who came with the messenger want to give him "Tarleton's quarter" that is to say, they want to bang him at once. The ladies intervene and give help to the wounded man. J119t then Yankee Doodle I• heard. An old soldier passes by the house, boys proudly carry his arms. Directed b7 Mra. Stella Stone

CAST OF CHARACTERS

"THE BATTLB OF COWPENS

Just then the Town Crier comes·in and puts one John Oaks in the pillory for having beaten· hia wife. John ill to remain the1'9 for several hours and then to receive several lashes at the whippins~

The ton ladies find the punishment well deserved, but John's wife heirs off far her husband. Judge Earle releases him on the promise that he will join hia regiment which ill just coming up.

Lackeys...........--..N. P. Trlmmier, T. M. Sloan Judge Bayliss F.arle• R. .Hill Cal Fletcher........-................-....-...-..........._..._.....................- ·-·-·- ----Fred Moore Thomas Swanner Bill Cunningham........- ......_______ Mr. Tennant.·--- ...........·-----·· • S. McClimon The Town Crier. . G. Jones Sheriff William Young........_............. ········-····--........--·--- -.....Edward Butler John 0 Rev. Edgar Johnson -Mrs. J. G. Jones Young Woman Mistre1111 Trimmier- Kn. Ells Bryan Mra. John O•h l..at. Kirby Roy J. Elliaon Mr. TolleaoD---··-·---··-·-·Cal Thomas·--·-··--·-----········-·· • W. Guton Lieut. Whit-A W. S. Crouch Girls about the welL _ - - - - - - - - Tommie Cordell Lanez Cole Mary Ballenger

Marie McMakin Sara Brown

Soldiers Donald Smith Newman Dickson William Dobson Charles Dobson Robert Moore Boyce Smith William Hadden

John Van Patton

George Blackwell Charles Zimmerman George Coau Ford Hemle;r Hiram Lister W. T. Swann Fred DelTin

CAST OF CHARACTERS Mn. Cleve... Ja,..ncf...__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .Audrey Henderson Mn. Romack Maucllne Martin Mn. Whi Virclnia Scott Fint Servant.___ Leon Swofford Second Servant _ _ _ Grady Swofford - - _ .Claude McClure Meaaencer Fint Patriot. _____.. Elmer Cash Second Patriot__ _ _ _ _ _ _Lucian Wofford George Roebuck__ _ _ -Donald Hatchette Wounded British Soldier. _ _ Kermit Bri