Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-05-12
THE l'ROCES ION,

Carriage vi h Clergy.
ChildI en- Of Misses Burr and James School,
With wreaths aud garland.
Children of Miss Pfics's School, with
wreaths and garl4nds.
Children OF ST. james Mission School.
with wreaths and garIauds.
Children of Misses Kennedy aud Harris
School with garlands and banners.
LsGies.
Citizens on FOo'.
Citizens in Carriages.
The rocet sion moved mp Third street,
and reached tho Cemetery about Al o'clock.
Here the Cadets marched upto the enclosure
of the Confederate lot and opened order,
with arms at the present. when the balance
| of the procession marched through and
took up their stations within the enclosure.
The Cadets afterwards ente red the Confcd-
crate grounds, and a. many ladies and gen
tlemen besides, as the lot would accommo.
date.
THE ENCLOSURE
was simply, yet beautifully adorned with
pure white flowers and the gray Carolina
moss. so dear to US oil, and SO typical of
grief and sorrow, and the effect produced
by them, as contrasted with the clear green
ground work of gra S, was be Iutiful in the
extreme. On the right Of the entrance
was the must, stand. on which was placed
fine soft~toned organ. with accommoda
tions for the choir, aud Oh the Left was
the speakers stand, while in the centre, on
the Memorial Mound, arose tic most ex-
dulsite and tasteful monument that we
have ever beheld. Four muskets, with
locked bayonets. formel the ground work !;
between the bayonets was fixed a b2auh
full SHIELD, and above the shield was Con
federate battle -fag-a gen line memento OF
those four terrible years-draped in Grape
and in moss and folded, alas forever,
while at the base of the pyramid of mus
,ke's pure white magnollas and uLspotted
lilies, looked up from their soft, green
beds The shield, which rested between
the bay onets, bore on its front,
ROBERT E. LEE-DEo V1ND1CE,
and on the reverse.
WHITING, MEAEEs, JACKSON, AMBER ',:N.
THE CEREMONIES
were begun by the singing, 10y the choir,
} Of the following beautiful and touching
MEMORIAL CHANT.
Again revolving years have shed
Their halo DER our glorious dead
Again with Il overs we deck the grave
| Where sweetly sleep our southern brave.
Land of the South homo OF our birth.
Than thee what dearer spot on earth
: Where'cr in foreign lands We roam.
We cling to thee. our Southern HOmo
Brave tOldiers of q fallen cauae,
Who fell supporting HoNORs laws.
The nd you vAinly strove to save.
= OaI only grant lonely grave
When Ii csdaBmon's noble SOD
Fell on the held his vA:or won,
p his tomb bore bot the simple clause
Stranger, We ci d for sparta's laws
50, when upon our Southern lands
hwarmee Europo's hireng bands.
We died for Unrolins's laws
True sodiers OF our CouaIrS's CAUSE
e But list u ons the signing gale
How swiftly awelis a nations vail
Ages may pass before We see
Another like our noble LEE.
Warrior, State. III, Soldier, Sage,
Pride OF our land and star OF the age,
[ What heart SO base thxt will not be
Proud OF our own, oar 0t0"IonS LEE.
c Rest warriors. rest this s4crod SOD,
By loving feet forever trod.
1a future years will eyer be
Il SCu hern new rhermopy %
e At the conclusion of the Chant, Rev. A
la Watson, ID. D., arose and. in a very
fee ing and impressive manner, invoked
p the blessing of Almighty God upon th'
labor of love which so many had gathered
= there to undertake. He closed with thu
LORDS PRAYER, in which he was followed
4 lby many of those preaent.
As DIR. Watson descended. the Choi
8 sang an Anthem-a mournful vail tina
spoke to the hearts of all of those wh'
. were present. This was followed by
COL. srRANGE's ADDRESS,
which We truly regret that we are not abl'
to give to our readers in full to-day, al
though we have been promis ed copy
mn and viii en1eavor to publish
entire at an early day-possibly in to
motrow's issue. In view of this fact, W
- will not do Col. Strange the Injustice t.
attempt any tbi Dg like a synopsis OF hi
speech. Suffice it to say, that it was on
of the most magnificent pieces OF or4tory
one of the most beautiful tributes to tn
gallant dead, and one of the most touch
ing memorials to our Confederate heroe
our Wilmington boys-though dead
unforgotten and undying-thas we hav
ever heard fall from the lips OF morris
man. And, surely, the name of RoBER
E. LEE has never yet been crowned With
% more uniadiDg wreath than that whic
1t was yesterday so touchingly and so rever
ss emily laid there al the hands of Co
if Strange.
s. The Address ended. the Choir agai
st sang mournful dirge, after which th
1t Benediction was pronounced by RI. Rev
J. Thos. Atkinson, d. D., Bishop of the Die
e cese OF North Carolina.
b The Doxology was then sung by th
,t Choir, and the ladies bearing the
of PLoRAL OFFERINGS
.. then pressed forward x. lay them on th