Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-06-03
MEMORIAL DAY At CHARLES
TOWN,

MEMORIAL DAY AT CHARLES.
TOWN.
We are glad to see that our people are not
loosing their interest in Memorial Day, but
that the interest rather increases than dimin-
isbes. This fact was evidenced by the im>
mense crowd of persons in town on Saturday,
to take part in the interesting services of the
day.
The gallant Col Nadenbousch with four
guns, fifty men aud twenty>six horses took
up the line of march from Sharpsburg on
Friday afternoon, and their advance guard
arrived about eight, and we're met By an en-
thusias.o crowd of boys. The main body
were met below town by the Mechanics
Band, and entered town about eleven O'clock
The Executive Committee had made ample
arrangements to accommodate them, and our
citizens with their usual liberality threw
open their doors to the "Boys in Grey"
Early on Saturday morning tho country
people began to fOck into town, coming
all the roads in every variety of vehicles, but
ell bringing flowers.
The train that brought the Winchester
Infantry was delayed and the mail train
bringing Con. Hooker arrived first. 1t was
met by the artillery, bands and q vast crowd
of citizens. Gen. Hooker was escorted to
the Carter House by the Executive Commit
te and citizens in carriages. Soon after the
train arrived from Winchester bringing the
Winchester Light Infantry, under command
of Captain Burgess, the procession formed on
George street as follows:
Marshals.
Criswell's Cornet Band.
Winchester Drum Corps.
Winchester Light Infantry.
Gene raj Hooker, Executive Committee and
Invited Guests, in Carriages.
Berkeley Light Artillery.
Mechanics Silver Band.
Carriages, &c.
The services at the Cemetery were opened
by feryent prayer by Rev Mr.. REGISTER,
after which the Shepherdstowu band dis
coursed sweet music while a collection was
taken up to pay the balance due on tho
Monument. Rev. 4. G. Hopkins, President
Of Lee Memorial Association, then introduced
General Charles f. Hooker, of Mississippi.
gallant ext Confederate, who lost an arm at
Ticksburg.
The address was remarkable for its appro>
priatcness, aud tho beauty of its language
and delivery. The orator referred eloquently
to tha fact that We, as an agricultural people,
came bringing the flowers that spring from
10 Of 70 = ba
graves of our noble and heroic dead BE
mentioned the fact tn at. tho graves of the
Confederate dead at Arlington were oil
marked with one word -Rebel-appropriatc
as they were buried in ground once owned by
the first Rebel Of our country. After the ad-
dress salute of thirteen guns was fred by
the artillery. and the ladies strewed upon the
graves of the Confederate dead, garlands,
wreaths and bcquets of choicest flowers. The
services closed with benediction by the
Rev. W. II. Meade, after which the process
sion reformed. marched to tho Court House
and was disbandcd. The artillery left about
6P. NJ, to march to Martinsburg; the in
faatry returned on the accommodation.
The day was marked by quiet and order
remarkable on such large concourse of peo-
pie. Mr.. Shaw, of the Berkeley Artillery,
was Frustrated by tho extreme heat while
entering the Cemetery, but under the skilful
hands of surgeon Snodgrass. revived sufi-
cicn.ly to be sent home on the afternoon train.
Among the invited guests who were un-
able to BIO present was Ex President JefIer-
son Davis. The following letter received by
the COMMITTEES from him has been placed in
our hands for publication
BEANvo1a P. O., Harrison Co. bfiss,1
LIST Nav. 1879. 5
GENTLEMEN :-Accept nv thanks for your
courteous and Kind invitation TO your next an
the virtues and heroiSm of those who died for
cause and our country. 1t is aratif,n ing to
me- to know that a floral tribute has been rcgu-
larry paid by your community to the memory of
our fallen heroes. regret that circumstances
place it entirely out of nv power to DO with yon
"a invited, and pray you to accept. with my re-
grets. the assurance of the cordial regard and
esteem with which am
Yours. faithfully,
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
VIM. Fl. Travers, Cleon Moore, D. II. CockriN,
Executive Committee of Lee Memorial Asso-
ciatl01.
WINCHESTER AND YIcINITT.-From the
Times we clip the following: