American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-10
Celebration Of the Demosthenean Lit
erary Society Of Roanoke College,
Salem. VIRGINIA.

Salem, Virginia.
On last Friday evening, the 1911
instant, (Gen. Lees birthday til,
third annual celebration of thi.
society took place in the Towr
Hall. A very large crowd was in at
tendance. We find the following
graphic account of the celebration
in the Lynchburg Republican, (which
we insert, as better, perhaps, than
we could give:
The members marched to the seats
reserved for them, and the repre-
sentatives, apparently with loftier
ambition, mounted the stage and
seated themselves in all the dignity
of College honors. Rev. w. W..
Houston, of Salem, aud Rev. DR.
Bittle, the hon0red President of the
College, also had seats on the stage.
The motto forthe occasion, "Mema-
rio IN -Eterna,' was beftiing the
birthday Of the lamented and re-
nowned LEE.
PRAYER having been offered by
Rev. Mr.. Houston. ami the sweet
strains of the Mount Vernon Polka
having been hushed to quiet, the
President of the Society, Mr.. G. G.
Campbell, of Miss, eltlest son of
Hon. j. A. P. Campbell] delivered
short address which was marked by
careful thought and preparation, and
rendered quite entertaining By ear
nest and impressive delivery. Mr..
Campbell himself seemed thorough
ly convinced. of the Importance of
the truth he was advocating, that
action--noble, upselfish action-was
the true path to success, and the
proper remedy for the evils which
now oppress our dear Southern land.
He feelingly alluded to General LEE
as an example of heightened moral
action.
The hall was again filed with the
melody Of sweet Sounds" after
which the President introduced Mr..
ID. B. Floyd, OF Ind, AS the orator
of the evening. Mr.. Floyd treated
his Shaksperian subject" TO be,
or not to be,"-in a manner which
showed that he was deeply III earn
est, and which gained the marked
attention of his audience. Real
life-the true :" to be"--was contra
distinguished from that insipid state
of mere moving and breathing
which is so often the whole history
Of human beings.
The remaining speakers having
been neryed for the struggle by the
eulivening strains of "Washington's
March," the President Announced
the subject for debate, DO Facts
more to Mental Enjoy.
mept than Fiction Z" and introduc.
ed Mr.. j. T. Crabtree, Of Wythe
county, as the champion of the af-
His argument was logi.
cally arranged ard quite forcibly pre-
sented. He held the attention of
his audience for a half hour, during
which he drew their attention to '
the numerous facts which are ever
q source of high mental enjoyment, {
and showed the fallacy of surprising '
that Fiction ever produced any real I
In the course of his re-
marks he made several keen thrusts |
at his negative opponent, which re- &
ceived the well merited applause of {
ais hearers. i
"DREAMLAND WALTZn by the
band, was followed 10y q eaking G
speech from MIR. WIN. Z. Craig, Of Q
Augusta county, Va. The entire {
attention of a large
Ind over-crowded audience for more a
han half an hour, gave evidence of a
heir high appreciation of Mr. {
Jraig's effort. Much of that time e
lis hearers were convulsed with f
aughteF. The speaker has decid.
d and rich vein of bumor in his
aud here he had full /
TO display IL. Many of 1
lis points we're decidedly good. His S
was deliveredin M ardent, d
Impressive manner, showing that be a
lad not cultivated the humorous v
lone, but could, when occasion re- v
Iuired, marshal the force Of reason d
IN the field OF discussion. b
The benedictiOn was pronounced l.
" DIR. Bittie, and the exercises of q
he evening we're at an end. Thus
assed the Dt1nosthenean ceiebra- =
ion. Che attention Of the audienee T
gave the highest evidences !
{ their interest IN the perfUIBanee :
{ the speakers. The society may =
Ieh he encouraged. from this sue :,
ess, TO enter eagerly iutosprepara-
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