The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1891-05-19
MEMORIAL fXGRCiSES.
RALEIGH CELEBR ATES THE
DAY APPHoPRI RIArELN.


| City Honor the Ii ave Zen " no o.
Their Lt.cs Fighting fos the Lo.
Cane.
AT an early hour metropolitan Hall be
gau TO fl aa3 q $40 it was c~owaed 4
| oveff a1in5 Tnere was = .~ee turn
on Of old wa worn veterans vao wef.
| gwen tae front seats Several 81 t.,a 70
male schools were there sides a Large
| on pouring of our cir zsas generally.
| The ste-e was most beautifully deco
ratei with flowers and eye-gr-ens Ths
| foot lieats were made reSplepdent with
| fountains of Il }ra wrea'hs hung here
aud there and -asteful festoons hung
| about the drapery Of the stage. Al we
al liz letters formed Of ivy on a ground
OF v hlte was the word "R4mseur." 10
he lefE center of the stage on an easel
WAS fine OIL portrait Of he subject of
the address. An old Confidence battle
flag gently dropped its shattered folds
over IL while pyramid o. choice hot
house flowers and roses fl ,nked it on the
left
On the stage besides Orator Gen W
Z Cox were Gov. Thos. NJ Holt, Secre-
fary Of State, Oct Coke. Chief Justice
Merrimou, Associate Justices Davis,
- l.
Scbenck, Rev. Dr. Garter, Treasurer
Balm, DR.. ~ood and Others The pri-
vate boxes We're reserved .or the olfic GERS
of the society and Their guests, Mrs. and
Miss Ramseur. After the opening enc
rus and duett Capt. o.. Co4lo came
forward and in few well tuned re-
marks introduced the orator, Gen. w.
Z. Cox.
lie alluded to the objects of such gath
lings- that it was in accordance with a
lme honored custom of Southern women
commemorating the heroic deeds of the
arave men OF the South. He spoke of
he brave Ramsenr who went to war at
his country's CALL and fell in front of the
enemy while leading a charge of his de
cimated battalion with his face to the
Toe 1t was Ramseur he said who made
tre last desperate charge for his coun
try.
Gen Cox then came forward and de-
livered his a,iiress which appears else
where.
After the concluei,a of his remarks
Miss Homesley sung a solo. with chorus
by the choir, with toschIpg effect.
The feature of the occasion was the
presentation of beautiful bcqact to
Miss Mary D Ramseur, daug ter ., Gen.
Ramseur. 1t was . very delica clupli
ment to the beautiful aud charming
daughter of the late General from taosa
who served under him during the war
in Ramseur's brigade.
Hon. Joseph b Batchelor came for
Miss Rzln5eur was seated, he car
ried her the beautiful boquet
OF fl overs. He addressed 70 Miss Ram
seur few remarks in presenting it, say
ing in Substance that it was presented
20 ner in behalf OF the officers Of her
fathers cd command men who loved
and apprec ated his qualities as a man,
AID soldier men wao3e eyes had looked
uufliachingl in the mouths of the guns
of the enemy-tha mn of Manly
battery. This came 1rotu he hearts OF
these men whose affection for the great
soldier was everlasting. During the
presentation Miss Rac1seGr stood ~ full
view of the audience and 1T tie concln
sion of Mr. Bachelors remarks received
the testimonial.
After another song by the choir, Capt
Coke, Chief Marshal, announced taat the
procession would now form and pro
ceed to the Soldiers Home.
The procession was formed on Fay
vile street, number of macshjas pre-
ceding them. In the following order
they proceeded to the Home:
Headed by the Drum Corps unde?
Prof ThOmason, the Governors Guard
and the Granville Grays, then the Cor
federate Veterans, the carriages ntalu
ing the Governor, judges and otaer dis
ringuished citizens, then the otaer cit
ZanS
When it arrived at the Soldiers Home
the miiItaIy was drawn up facing the
Main building and the others took posi-
tions on the vide yeranda Of the Home
After order had been called Mr.. +. n
Busbee came forward and Introduced
Gov. Thos. NJ. Holt. After music b.y
the choir Gov. Holt came forward ant
said;
GOV. HOLT'S SPEECH.
Mr. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
The G. neral Assembly of North Care
lima at It's last session enacted "a law pro-
vlding Home for the infrm and dis
abled Confederate soldiers of the State
The same law appropriates the sum Ct
three thousand dollars annually FOR the
maintenance and support of suca instl
tuition and It's inmates; and we meet on
this occasion in pursuance Of that law.
and for the purpose Of dedicat-ng this
Home.
The occasion marks an important event
in our history, for North Carolina to-day
gives to the gallant men who were dis
abled in her service and true 10 her canse
a Home, with the assurance of 3 II wis
ion for future comfor
It is grateful acknowledgment of
service rendered at time of great trial
and danger. and IN dischargiug the duty
that devoives upon nay official position,
my heart warmly responds to this act OF
gratitude on the part Of my ate.
The patriotic move began first TO ma
teralize n 1888, under the influence Of
the pres. bat the movement was not
successful. Later the sui ject was again
brought prominently forward by Col. ".
2 BE 81 v, With that unselfsh devotion
which entities him to the lasting re-
rnembrance Of onr people.
When the Veteran Association was
formed two years ago, the movement
was renewed, and at the second meeting
of that aSsoci .tlon. held "a the . Lat e
Chamber IL February, 1890 it was re-
solved TO proc ed. and directors were ap-
pointed for rhe purpose.
At this nesting Col Heck generously
offered .he use OF the large hotel at
Z gew@y fer as long time as de-irsi
rDs II - accepted and he directors
were preparing to take possession, bat
st5er raa,nre conSiierati3n it vas decid
ed to start he R,::2e at the Crpital OF
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