Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-02
THE FAIR
Ex-Coniederate and Mississippi Day
Brings Out a Crowd.
Rev. A. r. Smith Delivers Beautiful Euogy
on the Life and Character of Gen. Rob
ert F. Lee-Other Speakers.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, Ten, Nov. 1.-The fifteenth
day of the Texas state fair and Dallas
exposition was one of perfect weather
and large attendance. While TO- morrow
is the closing day OF the fair, to-day is
the last as far as the work and labor is
concerned Thia.Is ex-Gorfederate and
Mississippi day, and great interest has
been manifest. The ex-Confederate or
CARNATIONS from all places have to-day
been the guests of Camp Sterling Price.
Early In she morning the old veterans
began TO assemble ut the grounds. At 10
O'Clock the procession was formed and
marched 20 the great music hall, where
the exercises were held. The number in
ranks reached over 1000, and the lower
foot of the hall was reserved for them.
The gallery was r served for the families
OF the veterans, aud IL was filled to the
utmost.
When order was secured, after the
great hall was crowded with people, Col.
ID. A. Williams introduced Gen. Lorauze
OF North Carolina, who opened the exer-
cises with prayer. Gen. NJ. b. Gano
followed IN an address of welcome. He
bAlu lie nAl never met
soldier who bore his gun in the cause Of
the COnfederacy who was ashamed of it.
While the South lost in the great strug-
gle, the great principles for which her
soldiers contended still live and ever will
live. He spoke of state rights.
Rev. a. p. Smith, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, and chaplain of
camp Sterling Price, was next intro
duced and he delivered a lengthy and
beautiful eulogy upon the life and char
acter of Gen. r. L. Lee. The poet, nor
historian he said could never do justice
TO the subject. He was the son of
noble sire; born great, and he mani
Tested that mate greatness. He was as
pure at fifty us he was at five. Relig-
iously he was character that the world
admired. He waJ no Pharasee, but the
quiet. humble, devoted, self-sacrifcing
Christian that he proressed to be. The
conviction of right and duty was the
great polar star guiding his life. His
convictions of duty elevated his charac-
ter and gave him that conspicu-
business which he held. He DOS
sessed n strange devotion TO inward con-
viction. Another prominent feature of
his character was the warmest and purast
sympathy for everything true. He had
the physique of a man, the bearing of
soldier and the heart of a woman. His
heart never grew callous and never
hardened with the carnage of war. On
the held of battle his henrt beat in gen.
erous emotion and compassion. He was |
man OF the inspiration of hope. He |
couuseed: "Hnve hope in your coun-
try's destiny-in your country 8 glory. -
Hon. W. d. gibbs of YaZoo county,
Miss. was next introduced. He spoke |
of the valor and patriotism of MISSISSIPPI |
plans. of the social and political prob |
lens which the people OF that state are |
wrestling with, OF the progress and de- |
velopment OF the state and OF its close |
relations with Texas. /
At the close OF Mr.. Gibbs speech there |
were loud calls for Hon. ]. w. Bailey,
but. carving out the programme, Hon.
Seth shepherd stepped TO the front and |
in q neat, brief speech on behalf of the
Confederate soldiers in the Anstin Con-
federate home, presented Capt. II. s.
Brewer. All ex-Federal soldier of this
city, with q beautiful gold badge, in
recognition of the interest which he took |
In raising funds for the home through
the I. p. A. Through his efforts and
the cooperation of the L. P. 4. about
$4,000 were raised and the idea of u Con-
federate home WAS permanently estab-
lished.
Mr.. Brewer was overioyed.
Hon. j. W. Bailey. candidate for con-
Eress in the Fifth diftrict was then called
out. He made IA taking speech In which
he said, without dlsparaging his North
ern brother, the Confederate soldier was
greater than n king aud that while we
love the traditions of the Con federscy,
we are back IN the house of our fathers,
and we propose TO stay there.
The band then played Dixie and some
one opened out the folds of the old Con-
federate battle flag, showing its rents
and bullet holes, causing the old soldiers
10 give vent 10 their pent-up feelings in
the most demonstrative manner.
Gen. StanirT, pres Mt commander of
this department OF Federal troops, was
next called out. He made a neat, short
speech. in which he said that he aiways
met cordial friends among the ex-Con-
fsderates.
Then came Gen. W. L. Cabell's turn.
The old war tiger got up to address a
hungry crowd, but he held the audience.
He addressed the old Confederates in re-
gard to their welfare. as directed by
Gen. John b. Gordon, supreme COM
mander of all Confederate veterans now
In the United States
A Gumber of visiting Campo were !