Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-09
GEN. LEES BIRTHDAY.
Programme for its Celebration Here. Satur-
day, JANUARY 10.

Programme for its Celebration Here, Satur-
day, JANUARY 10.
As has been previously announced in the
papers Stonewall Jackson Camp of Confed-
crate Veterans will celebrate the birthday of
General Robert f. Lee, on the 10Th of Janu-
airy, 1895. by assembling with its friends in
the Staunton opera house, at 10 a. IN. sharp of
that day, and listening to music appropriate
to the occasion by the Stouewall Brig>Ie and
the Blackboard Cornet bands and to vocal music
and an appropriate recitation, and. especially
to an address, prepared for the occasion by
Major John w. Daniel on General Lee and
the Virginians at the Battle of Gettysburg"
All Confederate Veterans are invited to as
semble in the hall of the Camp, in the opera
house, at $50 a. IN. sharp, and march thence
to the opera house to seats that will be espec-
cially reserved for them In order that these
seats may be reserved by number, l ask that
each one of the Veterans intending to be pres
ent on that occasion will notify me, by letter
or postal card, giving his name SO that may
have his ticket ready to be handed him i'll the
Camp hall before the opening of the exercises
These seats cannot be reserved later than the
morning of the 18th, as there will be such
demand for seats All not assigned will have
to be offered to the public on the 18th and the
morning of the 10Th
For the general public seats are offered at 10
and % cents each, the latter being reserved
ones. These will be placed on sale, at the
bookstore OF W. l.. Olivier, on and after jan
uary 9tn. As has been before stated, the
opera house could moi be secured for this oc-
casion without paying the very considerable
charge always made for its use, nor without
the selling of tickets. The Camp has no funds
to devote to these expenses and is in need of
funds for other necessary purposes. liz order
to secure these the low rates above named
have been fixed for tickets of admission. con-
fident that the opera house will be filled to
overlooking by those who would like to hear
Nirginia's foremost orator in an address espe-
cially prepared for this occasion and at the
same time to aid the Stonewal1 Jackson Camp
in the way above indicated.
A pseyious announcement stated that the
exercises would begin at IL a. m, but, upon
a review of all the circumstances, it has been
decided to have them begin at 10 a. m. as
above stated. 1t was also stated that tickets
other than reserved ones would be sold at 10
cents each, but it has since, for good and suf-
ficient reasons been decided that they shall
be sold at Is cents each, as above stated.
If any of the schools of Staunton desire to
have reserved seats in body, they can secure
them by an early application at the store of
Mr. Olivier, at either of the rates above named,
depending on the location of the seats.
As this is not only Virginia holiday but is
also Saturday and school holiday, it is hoped
that many will avail themselves of this OPP
portunity to hear what will doubtless be one
of the most brilliant and interesting of the
great addresses of Virginia's soldier orator
JED. HoTCHKIss,
Special Committee of S. J. Camp.
StauntOn, Va. Jan. Sth 1895.