Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-12
THE DAsfiING CAvALmyaAs.
General Fitxhugh Lee Arrives
this Morning.

l 3lpAnuHn Att On the tteameg 0ent
Macfssdy drew large crowd to the
elevator this morning, The following
gentlemen acted as q special commit.
tee to meet him on the boat.
Colonel r F Looney,i behalf of the city;
A NJ Miller, USA, S w Hampton,
! I II Ioeini L 7 Sneed,
/ NJ c Galloway, Il A Montgomery,
w w Scheduled, George CAN'T,
w F Taylor, Napoleon Hill,
Lieutenan; Hodges, U S n.
Col. Looney acted by request instead
of President Hadden, who was detained
by official duties. The boat came in OF
time, and the committee at once went
on board. Col. Capers, of Rome, Ga,
introduced the committee to Gen.
Lee and to DR.. j. William Jones,
Secretary of the Southern Historical
Society at Richmond. Col. Looney
made few happy and appropriate re
marks substantially as follows:
GENERAL LEE-In behalf of the
chief magistrate Of this city aud the
people he represents. | am here to ex-
tend to you warm and cordial vel.
come to their hearts and homes and
hospitality.
We welcome you as an honored and
worthy son of the Old Dominion. We
welcome you as the representative OF
that HONORABLE, society which has for
its object the perpetuation Of the
deeds of our loved and honored dead,
as we'll as of our living heroes, and to
safely house and enshrine in the pan
theon Of history those immortal
names that were not born to die.
And may | say it2 We welcome
you for the name you bear-Lee.
There sounds not to the trump of fame
The echo Of a nobler name"
1t was worn by that great man who
stands first in the hearts and affections
Of seven millions OF peOple-who digni-
fed defeat and cast a halo of glory
around it brighter than victory ever
won or wore. General Robert L. Lee
was one of the few men that have
walked the earth that illustrated in |
his life and in his death, the truth |
of the saying of the Psalmist, that
God made man but q little lower
than the angels, and crowned him |
with glory and honor" Again | vel
come you.
General Lee responded briefly, |
the citizens of Memphis for
such a courteous and hearty welcome.
The entire party left the boat and
passed through the elevator to the
front, where carriages awaited them.
General Lee, Colonel LOopsy, Colonel
Montgomery, and Captain A. NJ. Mil
Ter, U. S. A., rode in Colonel Mont>
yomery's private carriage. The 9TH
srs occupied four other carriages
Drying up to Main they came down
hat street to the hotel, Tom Q'Sul.
ivan's cannon Little Democrat,
meanwhile firing a salute of welcome
1t the foot Of Jefferson street. Ar.
lived at the hotel Captain TObin
showed the distinguished visitors to
heir rooms, 5 and Z, which are ad-
dining. They will receive their
friends in parlOr No 6. Mr.. Gallo
way, Of the hotel, had everything in
readiness for them and they At ORoe
ielt at home and among frienda.
General Lee expressed himself as
much pleased with his trip on the
9oat, and tho committeeman exs
pressed their special thanks to Cap
tain Joplin for his kind aud Courte.
lus attentions,
General Lee will take tea this even
ing with Mr.. Hampton. Tomorrow
svening be will take ride about the
city with members OF the reception
committee, and during the time will
call at the residence Of Colonel Mont
gomery on the boulevard, These are
the only social engagements made thus
far. The reception committee will
arrange the hours when it will be con-
Venient for the General to receive Wis
itOFs at tho hotel. 9,he visit
Of General Lee here, and
his trip through the South,
has awakened a general public inter
est. The theater, no doubt, will be
filed with the beSuty, chivalFy and
solid worth Of the city Tomorrow
night to hear from the lips Of one OF
the real heroes Of the war, his graphic
description of one Of its greatest
battles.
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
The following gentlemen, cOmpris- |
ing the committee on reception at |
hotel, are requested to meet at the |
Peabody Hotel this afternoon at four
O'Clock:
Jno r Flippin, J J Busby,
Chmn; Cotton Greene,
Dabney NJ Scales. w ID Beard,
Chaa NJ Collier John Overtnn, in
Napoleon Hill, DIR ID ID Saunders,
r B Snowden, S II Brooks,
p w Semmes, j NJ Heating
| n Snowden, w 7 . Humes,
l. B Horrlgan- 5 p Walker,
I b Turlcy, l. b Mcfarland
} X Speed, CP Hunt
c w Frazer, w Il Taylor,
w II Berry, X 4 Patterson,
n Vacearo G. V Rambaut.