The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-15
FITTINGLY CELEBRATED.
HOW MEMORIAL DAY WAS OBJ
SERVED HERE

! The Order of Exercises-Dr Bahnson's
Splendid Address-A Lunch Served
by the Ladies of Winston alem
Memorial Day was fttingly cele-
brated in WinstoG-Salem on the 10th
1t is a time honored custom a
more pleasing one is seldom witnessed
or participated in by the brave heroes
who fought for the land and country
they loved.
Much credit is due Maj. S. IL.
Smith for the success Of today's exer
cises. No man in Forsyth loves to
honor the memory of the dead heroes
more than Maj. Smith. Moreover,
he never fails to extend cordial and
warm hearted greeting 10 every old
veteran he meets.
PROGRAM CARRIED OUT.
Norfleet Camp No. 436, United
Confederate Veterans and Union
Soldiers met at the armOry Of the
Forsyth Riflemen at 10 o'clock a. m.
Later large procession was formed
from the Armory to Liberty street, in
the following order:
Davis Military School Band.
Davis Cadets.
Forsyth Rif1emen.
Elk Federal Soldiers.
Ex-Confederate Veterans.
Norfleet Camp.
Sons OF Veterans.
Carriages containing speakers, ch ap-
lain, Mayors Of Winston and Salem,
carriages containing disabled Ex-
Confederate and Union Soldiers
and Decorating Committee.
The military companies were under
the command of Lieut.. w. E. Shipp
of the 10th U. S. Cavalry.
The line of march was as follows:
Down Liberty to Third street,
thence to Main, down Main to
Belews Creek street to Cemetery,
where the graves of the Confeder-
ate Soldiers were decorated by the
ladies, after which fervent prayer was
offered by Bishop Edward Rond
thaler, acting chaplain, followed by a
military salute by Riflemen and Davis
Military School cadets.
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
Returning from the cemetery, the
procession proceeded to the Opera
House where it was Joined by such
large number Of citizens that the seat
ing capacity was taxed to its utmost
and many were obliged to content
Here sweet music was dispensed by
the Davis Military School Band, and
when the strains Of "Dixie" burst up
on the air, from the veterans there
spontaneously arose the old time,
thrilling rebel yell, which SO often
during the days OF carnage sent terror
into the enemy's ranks.
When the music had ceased, prayer
was offered by Rev. r. E. Caldwell.
h4 ~, OF
]. Brown, Commander OF the Camp,
in well chosen and complimentary
terms, introduced the orator of the
day, Private Henry T. Bahnson, Co.,
B. First North Carolina Battalion,
SharpShoOters.
DIR. BAHNsON'S ADDRESS.
The speaker bid the veterans well
come and thanked them for the hear
ty encouragement afforded by their
presence. He spoke words of fellow
ship to his comrades and addressed
them with the war time appellation,
"Boys," Said he couldn't help it. The
Doctor said it had always been his
hope that these meetings would take
the form OF experience meetings, but
he had no idea he would be called up
on to take the lead in this feature.
After the Introductory remarks, DR..
Bahnson proceeded to deliver his very
interesting lecture, "The Last Days
of the War, as Seen by a Private"
The thrilling "reminiscences recCunted
carried the veterans in memory back
to the experiences Of the dark days of
battle and many heart, doubtless,
throbbed with gratitude that those
days, with their hardships, are recol-
lections of the long ago, and that the
Angel Of Peace now holds dominion
over our fair land.
THE PERORATION.
We have the pleasure of laying be-
fore our readers the closing part Of
DIR. Bahnson's highly entertaining
lecture, which was as follows:
Speaking for myself, / have few
pleasant recollections Of the war. To
NY mind come only sad, and grim, and
gloomy memories. The forms of my
comrades and friends, hurried to an
untimely death by disease and wounds,
left prey to the birds Of the air and
beasts of the field, at best, hastily and
unceremoniously shoveled into shall
low trench II happily surviving,
MANNED and crippled, and marred in
health and usefulness, the privations
and sufferinRs from fatigue and hun
ger, and heat and cold, and filth and
nakedness, in comfortless camps, en-
ruthless conflict, in loathsome hos
pitfalls, in pitiless prison; fields desert
ed, homesteads and towns pillaged
and burned, graves violated, sanctu-
| aries defiled, Sabbaths desecrated; the
havoc ana ruin, the wanton waste and
| destruction, the mercilesS carnage,
| the unutterable agony Of heart rem
dering grief that hung like the smoke
of torment over tens of thousands of
blasted homes; the abomination of
| desolation.
| May justice and righteousness dwell
in this land; may mutual federation
and forbearance take the place of Sec
tional jealousy and bitterness; may the
God Of Love so completely fill the
hearts and minds of this people, that
the God of battles can never more
find room in their thoughts; may the
reign OF the Prince Of Peace speedily
begin. and his blessed dominion ex
tends over all Gods beautiful earth!'
After the address the Veterans anC
military repaired to the armory where
lunch was served by the ladies oi
Winston and Salem.
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