The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-04-19
A MEMORIAL MEETING
TO BE HELD IN HONOR OF SEN.
ATOR VANCE.

!, The Joint Meeting of Citizens and
Veterans Held Monday Night
The Funeral COMMITTEE.
From the Daily, April nth
A number of citizens responded to
Mayor Gray's call for meeting to
take some action in regard to the
death and funeral of North Cardinals
lamented Senator.
The meeting was held in the May
or's courtroom. On motion of Mr. J.
@. Buxton, Mayor Gray was elected
chairman. Before taking the chair,
the Mayor paid brief but beautiful
tribute to Senator Vance. During his
remarks he said:
HE was an uncrowned king of no.
BILE people and every citizen Of North
Carolina feels the loss occasioned by
his death. l was In the Clerk of the
Courts office this morning whea an
old confederate veteran walked in and
asked: is Zeb Vance dead p When
told that he was, the old veteran said:
| We'll that hurts all over
| $50 it is with us ALL" said the May
! or, This death hurts. The people of
! North Carolina gave their love to Feb
! Vance but he gave his love in return.
i No man in the State dare say nausht
! against him. He wore every honor
| conferred upon him we'll and the
! news Of his death carries sorrow into
every home in the old North State,
| for he was friend of every citizen.
Every home, too, he could claim as
| his own"
| DR.. III. T. Bahnson and A. FL. Eller
were elected secretaries of the meet
ing, after which the chairman, in re-
| Spouse to d motion, appointed
MeSSrs. J. q. Buxton, E B. Jones and
| e. BufOrd TO confer with the COnfed-
crate Veterans, who were holding IA
meeting in the armOry of the Forsyth
| Ritiemen, and invite them TIA come
over and join the citizens meeting.
| The committee took action at once
| and in few minutes returned with a
report that the Veterans had accepted
| the invitation and would be over in IA
| short time.
| After the veterans came in, Mr.. c.
| B. Watson announced that it would
| be a pleasure for the Confederate
camp to act with the citizens meetin- :
in arranging for memorial meeting
lie added that the veterans would at
| tend the memorial services as citizens
but thought it proper for the camp
to meet in the armory oue-half hour
before the meeting, because, said
| Mr.. Watson, I'VE claimed Gov. Vance
as one of our own. The great record
| ne made for himself was during the
| late war"
motion was made and passed that
| Mayor Gray appoint committee to
| arrange for the memorial meeting to
| be held on Wednesday, the same hour
| Of the funeral services in Asheville.
| The same committee was also re-
| queSted to draft suitable resolu-
| tions of respect, to be reported at
| the memorial meeting. Tue chair
| man was given until this morning TO
appoint the committee.
| 4 motion made by Mr.. B. J. Shep-
| pard, that the business men of Win
| stOn and Salem be requested to close
| their houses during the funeral, was
passed; also was one made by DR..
Bahnson, that the church and other
| bells in town be tolled during the me-
| mortal meeting.
| COMMITTEEA POINTED.
The following gentlemen were ap-
| pointed to go to ASheville: Maj. Il.
j. Brown, Capt. D. p. Mast, j. &.
Buxton, Dr.. Bahnson, II. E. McIver,
j. A. Gray, G. w. Hinshaw, Can't. c.
Buford, c. J. Ogburn, E. B. Jones, II.
e. Fries, J. M. Rogers. Maj. John G.
Young, Rev. s. f. Conrad, Maj E. i.
Wilson, Sheriff r. M. Macarthur, W.
| F. Burbank, Rev. III. A. Brown, Col.
II. W. Belo, Mayor e. e. Gray, S. e.
| Hough, d. d. shelton, ]. w. Brad
| ford, p. w. and +. G. 'Crutchfeld, I.
| B. Douthit, Capt. J. w. Goshen, Au-
gustus Fogle, Capt. r. r. Crawford,
Capt. j. E. Gilmer, Joseph Ii. Stock
ton, S. III. Smith, W. w. Wood, Col.
A. B. Gorrell, S. T. Mickey, B. j.
Sheppard, Capt. S. f. Allen, J. S.
Grogan, A. II. Eller, p H., b. +. and
J. w. Hanes, Clement Manly, j. A.
| Lineback.
| MEMORIAL MEETING.
| Mayor Gray this morning appointed
| the following committee to arrange d
program for the memorial service to be
| held here at the hour of the funeral
service. at Asheville: w. A. Blair
chairman, IL. e. Fries, G. r. Watson
j. A. Gray. J. w. Hanes, G. FL. Fogle
and ]. l.. Patterson. The committee
held meeting this morning and de
cided to hold the service in Browns
Opera House, and arranged the fol
| lowing program for the occasion:
PROGRAM.
Music by the old 26th (Vance's Regiment
| Band.
Prayer-Rev. H. A. Brown.
| Music.
Report of the Committee on Resolutions
J. L. Patterson, Esq.
Address-Hon. C. B. Watson.
Address-Bishop Edw. Rondthaler.
Short talks by Citizens.
Benediction-Rev p. J. Carraway.
Music.