The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-05-13
We HONOR OUR DEAD.
THE CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL
s@ EXERCISES SATURDAY.

Excellent Address by Hon. Clement
Manly-Presentatio of Portrait
of Maj. T. j. Brown-Decora-
tion Ceremonies Etc.
The stranger within our gates early
last Saturday needed not to be told
that something out of the ordinary
channels was to occur today. The
number OF friends from the country,
lapels of coats, and the general move
ments upon the streets indicated as
much.
II was Memorial Day-a time hon.
Ored occasion in the South-a day
when special respect is paid TO the
memory of the Confederate dead.
Before the opening hour for the ex-
ercisss at the Armory, the hall was
we'll filed with members of Norf1 .et
Camp of Veterans, Norfieet Camp of
Sons of Veterans, and citizens not
connected with the camp, among the
latter being a large number OF ladies,
who are always ready to lend their
presence to any occasion which seeks
TO honor the soldiers that wore the
grey.
The meeting was called to order
about 1890 by Maj Il. j. Brown, Com
A prayer, breathing the spirit of
gratitude and patriotism, and mani
Testing interest in the spiritual vel
fare of the veterans, was offered by
Rev DR.. Greasy.
Major Brown, then introduced the
speaker of the day, Hon. Clement
Manly, and took occasion to fttingly
orator, and his loyalty and patriotism
and devotion to the veterans, as the
Ma jor put it, Ito the small remnant
OF the grandest body of men that ever
met foe"
Mr. Manly started out by saying
that he had declined an invitation to
address the veterans and had set
forth his reasons in his declination.
He said he would readily go to New
York to argue law case, or to Eng-
land TO talk about the arbitration
treaty or the Graeco-Turkish war, be-
cause there might be somebody there
that knew less about the Sc things
than he did.
Afterwards be received an invita-
tion to deliver portrait of the be-
loved and honored Commander of the
Camp, Maj. T. j. Brown, which was
to be presented ty gentleman whose
could not refuse this request.
He said that some one with very
poor eyesight had asked why he was
not in the war. He recalled his boy.
hood days, when he would listen with
tieep interest to the recital Of war Oc-
curences by his elders, of how he
loved the grey jacket as he never
loved anything else. He thought the
man that wore that jacket was Ma
polean, Caesar, an Alexander, and he
knew he was better than any of them
The speaker told OF his being ref
ugee in Orange county. He went
to Bennettsville and witnessed the
surrender of Johnston to Sherman,
and told of the string scenes connect
ed with it. Turning to the veterans,
he said: If you saw little red-head-
ed, freckled face boy, that day, sitting
on a fence nearby, that was me-" That
was his part in the war.
Mr.. Manly then addressing himself
to the special duty before him, paid a
high compliment to the soldierly quail
titles and the good cisiZenship of the
donor nf the pictur>, Mr.. s. e. Hough,
who was brave Federal soldier and
now a member Of the Grand Army of
the Republic. He then spoke in eu-
logistic terms Of the war record and
| the private life of the beloved subject
of the picture, Maj. T. j Brown, now
Commander of Norfieet Camp, United
Confederate Veterans. Mr.. Hough
honors this Camp, said the speaker,
because you honor your Commander.
The speaker paid beautiful and
eloquent tributes to the peerless
bravery of the Confederate soldiers
| the bravest, truest and best soldiers
that ever followed command, para
CONS of stately manhood and knightiy
| chivalry. He referred to jackson as
| the marvellous, wondrous soldier,
| whose fall seemed to indicate that the
Lord had decreed our cause should not
/ succeed. OF Lee, ne said his equal
was never on earth before-he was
the prince Of men and the very prince
| of chieftains and generals.
| Time and space will not permit a
| timely, patriotic and eloquent ora
! tion, which added fresh laurels to his
| reputation as speaker.
| At the close of Mr.. Manlys address,
| the picture was received, in behalf of
the veterans, by the editor of THE
SENTINEL.
| MARCH TO CEMETERY.
Immediately after the address the
| old soldiers formed procession oppo-
| site the Armory and marched up to
| the East side of the Court house
| square where picture of the large
crowd was taken by Photographer
Hough. The procession then pro-
ceeded to the cemetery in the follow
ing order:
/ Davis School Band.
| Davis School Cadets.
Forsyth Rifiemen.
Centreville Band.
/ Old Veterans.
l. Sons of Veterans.
i Citizens and disabled Veterans In
carriages.
The program as printed yesterday
was carried out at the Cemetery.
DECORATION ExERCIsEs.
The graves were decorated by young
ladies'; fervent and appropriate
prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. Greasy
salutes were fred by the Davis School
Cadets and Forsyth R.fiemen, followed
by taps of the drum.
THE LUNCH.
The procession then returned BY
the same line Of march to Browns
warehouse, where lunch was served bJ
the ladies of Winston-Salem to more
than 1500people.
SOCIAL GATHERING.