The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-05-09

The anniversary Of the battle OF
Guilford Court House was celebra-
ted last Saturday. Eight to ten
thousand people were there and eight
military companies from Greensboro,
Durham, Winston, Riedsville, Hender-
son and Danville, took part in the ex-
ercises. A local company, the Gull
ford Continentals. dressed after the
fashion of century ago. was perhaps
the most striking portion of the militia
~ feature because of their peculiar
style of uniform. Greensboro was full
of people and at an early hour trains
began to run out to the grounds some
five miles distant, Immediately on the
the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Rail
road. A more pleasant place for such
gathering could not be founo. Ample
grounds with native forest of oak and
hickory to give grateful shade, with
springs of cool refreshing water near by.
it was all that could be desired for such
a meeting.
The procession formed at II O'Clock
under the direction of Marshal Jas. w.
Forbis. Thirteen young ladies dressed
in stars and stripes, national color cos
tunes, each attended by marshal, all
mounted, headed the procession. Then
came half dozen carriages filled with
speakers and distinguished visitors.
The military were in command of Gen.
Jas. d. Glenn, magnificent specimen
of physical manhood. who looks the
soldier as he acts it. After the parade
came the literary exercises. Rev. J.
Henry Smith, ID. d., offered prayer,
and Senator Vance was presented as
the orator of the day. He spoke about
an hour. A poem composed for the
occasion, was then read by Miss. Alice
Jones. after which speeches were made
by Gov. Fowle, Chief Justice Smith,
Judge Davis, Judge Shepherd. State
Auditor Sanderlin and ID. F. Caldwell.
We publish the following extracts
from Senator Vance,s speech: The
Senator said:
From time immemOrial that portion
of the human race which has left any
Of tic. on{s Lrc l,,l.r =,
the practice of concentrating the
notable events of its history. The
method by which this was done was a
good test of their civilization. In Gene
sis it is recorded that Jacob took the
stone upon which his head had rested
whilst the wondrOus vision was display
ed to him of the angels ascending and
defending, and erected it as memoir
al pillar. Again, when the Lord APP
peared to Jacob when he came out OF
Padan-aram and blessed him and re-
moved the promises which had been
made unto Abraham. Jacob set up a
pillar of stone in the place as memo
rial, and called it Bethel Twelve
stones were likewise set up in COM
VI tiC SiOSSufS Va tIlC 1lNtI
Jordan by the tribes dry shod. The
sacred,record is full of this method, OF
perpetuating
THE MEMORY OF NOTED EVENTS
by the priests, prophets and people OF
the Jews. The Greeks eXcelled all
! others perhaps in the number and ar
tistic excellence Of their cOmmemora-
ting stones. Not only all great events,
but all their great men were thus COM
mended to the attention of posterity by
the erection of temples and statues
which have never yet been surpassed,
if, indeed, they have been equaled. The
Romans copied their custom and their
art in this regard. To this day they
remind us of the genius and glory OF
Greece. In very truth.
''The silent pillar lone and gray.
Claims kindred with their sacred clay"
Much of the profoundest learning OF
modern times has been devoted to these
exhibitions of Greek art and the Egypt
ology of the Nile Thus the progress
of art is traced from the rude unhewn
stone of Jacob to the exquisitely CHS
efed and proportioned column of the
Athenian Acropolis and the wondrous
structures of Egypt.