The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-20
GENERAL LEES BIRTHDAY,
ITS GENERAL AND IMPRESSIVE
CBSeRVA VCE.

ners-PoOr Turnout la Lynchburg.
PETERSBURG, VA, Jan. 10.- Special. l.
To-day dawned bright and clear for The
celebration here in horor Of General Robert
L. Lees birthday, January 10Th, and pref.
tier weather could not have been desired.
AT sunrise our citizens were awakened by
the firing Of salute by the II. +. Lee bat
terry on Lorg Market street. Early in the
forenoon men in uniforms could be seen
going 10 their places Of rendezvous TO join
IN the parade. Ihe procession IVImeu
IN front Of the Southern Hotel, on
Bollingbrook street, about II o'clock,
and the start was made at
1880, the procession, which was under the
command Of Ex-Governor William T.. Cam.
erOn, chief marshal, moved of in the fol-
lowing order: Ten mounted police, chief
marshal and aides. Petersburg Greys. Cap.
tain 4. X. Lassiter, 81 strong, rank and
file; mafshals, X. +. Lee Battery,
Captain John Trusheim, 3j strong
with four pieces OF artillery; A. p. Hill
Uniformed Camp Confederate Veterans, 80
strong; uniformed Confederate veterans.
- strong: a company Of boys, 100 strong,
under the command of Captain John e.
Griffin. Jr.; carriage containing Mayor
Charles +. Collier, Hon. 4. {. Nenable,
Rev. j. W. R0sebro, chaplain; A. i. Hill
Camp. COnf;d rate Veterans, and Rev. c.
j. Gibson; carriage containing Mexican
veterans, T. strong, under the COM
mdnd Of Col. +. II. Archer, carrying
the flag which was presented 10 them by the
ladies of Petersburg, ard which they car
red with them all through their service IN
Mexico carriages. containing members Of
the Ladies' Memorial Association; Prince
George Cavalry, Captain 4. X. Hobbs, 3n
strong; dism0unted police, q strong;
Virginia normal aud Collegiate In
stitute Band: Virginia Council,
Junior order United American Mechanics.
20 strong; Fire Department, Is strong. with
apparatus tastefully decorated with Con-
federate flags and colOrs. The line Of March
covered all OF the principal streets Of je
city, aud the stores and dwellings along the
route were richly decorated with COnlede-
rate flags and bunting.
Business was universally suspended, and
as the procession passed through the
streets the sidewalks were thr0nged
with people, including many ladies. The
procession made q short halt in Sycamore
street, opposite Central Park when a salute
was fired b. the Il. L. Lee Battery.
AT THE ACADEMY.
The line of march was then resumed 10
the Academy Of Music, which was reached
about half-past > O'Clock in the afternoon.
Those seated on the stage were
Mayor Collier. Rev. c. j. Gibson.
the Mexican Veterans, a. j. Hill Camp,
Confederate Veterans, Petersburg Grays
and the X. l.. Lee Battery. The Prince
George Cavalry and the different civic so
ceties occupied seats in the parquette and
dress circle on the fir floor The galleries
werr lit rally packed with ladies. The as
scmbls was called % order by Mayor Col
lier. who announced that Rev. &. j. Gibson
would Open the exercises with prayer.
Alter the prayer short address was
made By Manor Collier, who paid a grace
ml ana feeling tribute 10 General Lee, and
who also expressed deep regrets that Sen-
atOrs Daniel ana Breckinrldge, who had
been expected 10 be present 10 deliver al
dresses. had been detained al Washington
ny Official business. At the conclusion OF
Ma,or Golfers remarks The henediction
wa- Pronounced by Rev. Or. Gibson, and
the exercises were brought 10 close.
At suns this evening "A salute was tred
by the T.. J.. Lee Battery az q finale to
the days celebration.
DIR. PAGE IN FREDERICKSBURG,
FREUERICKBURG, Va, Jan. 10. Fl
Lees birthday was generally celebrated
here to-day. every body participating IN the
observance Of the memorable event. Busi-
ness houses were closed and the display ~
the streets was really splendid. The event
IF the day was the speech of Or. Thomas
Nelson Page, who delivered an eloquent
address. and made one OF the finest efforts OF
his life. He began DY speaking of "the lost
cause" declaring that the cause Of the
south was not one which could lie
characterized as "lOst." II by that
term it was meant TO imply that
the cause for which the South fought was
negro slavery, then il was lost; but tie
principle for v hich the South fought was
not negro slavery. 1t was for the rights OF
the States and the constitutional liberty
upon which the republic was founded. 20
long as these principles exist, so long Will
the cause Of Virginia and the South survive.
Il cannot be lost until the Republic and
American manhood are themselves lost
Or. Page then dwelt at some length upon
the terrible blight which had been placed
on Virginia by her state debt, and showed
how her prosperity had been retarded
since the war by the obligations
Of the state being permitted to 20
unsettlei. So long as that stigma
rests upon the State, so long must she sut-
fer in the eyes Of the world, and 50 long
will her credit be more or less impaired.
lie hoped this clog to her future prosperity
would soon be removed.
lie next dwelt ON the historic associations
connected with the spot from which he
spoke. lie said that more battles had been
fought around Fredericksburg than any
other one locality IN the South, and that
more men had been killed and disabled
in The war between the states than in ali
EurOpe since the War Of the Roses. Ii
vas truly a historic locality full OF glory,
destined long to be memorable in the pages
Of history.
DR.. Page spoke at considerable length,
aud his remarks were frequently interfup-
ted with enthusiastic applause. lt was IN
every respect an address worthy of tie
speaker and the occasion,
THE DAY IN ALEXANDRIA.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Jan. l9.- Special. =
,ieneral Lees birthday was observed here
by the closing Of schools, municipal Offices,
banks, aud some business houses, and Lee
Camp, with few special guests Of eX-CoL-
lederates, assembled at the hall at night
and marched 10 Fleschmann's, where
the large banquet hall was neatly and
handsomely decorated with bunting and
laurels and the two long tables beautifully
spread with a splendid menu, consisting OF
eatables. drinkables, etc. The chief deco
ratiOns were the old Seventeenth battle flag,
the camp nag. the stars aud stripes, and the
model OF Elders AppomattoX. After the
feast several tOasts were proposed and re-
spondCd 10 after elicting the old Rebel yell,
nearly equalling the last, with which the
assemblage dispersed.
The following t0asis were responded TO:
The Day We Celebrate" by Qr. Herald
SLowdcn; 1.-The Artillery" by Captain Kos
siasks Kemrer; "rhe Infantry" by Colonel
Edmund Berkeley; 1.-The Cavalry" by Gen
eral Rooney Lee; 1.-The Navy" by Captain
sam TEL h. Davis; "The Private SOLDIER
by Comrade Alexander Hunter. The read
ing OF the farewell address Of General Lee
To the army was by Comrade Richard NJ.
Latham. The Sons of Veterans" was re-
spoude to by the commander, Samuel
Brent.
POOR CELEBRATION IN LYNcHBUAG.
LYNCHBuRG, Va, Jan. l9.-l special. =
General Lees anniversary birthday was
not celebrated here to-day with any OF the
nunOIs that ID should have been. There WIS
no military parade nor civic display except
the closing of the banks and general ces-
.ation Of business. our people did mol
mink about IL nj The DrODer time, but Will