The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-20
THE BIRTHDAY OF LEE.
THE DAY COMMEMORATE WiIH
ORtTORI Am sONG.
Interesting Entertainmcot at Il. T. Ice
Camp "Reminiscences "i INC "''"' ''''-
dicr by wcu-I>"own confeder"tes'

v,a,a Ice. whose namc and fame are
part and parcel OF thc historic heritage
Of Virs.nia. the South. and The Union,
known ae thc United States Of America.
As ,sdot 40 tho United States Military
Aoadony 90 West Point, as am officer
an thc United States army aftcgward. re-
signing which position he offered his mill
tary services TO DIS native state Nir-
elnia. whom she seeded from the Union.
as general off enc armies of the Confcd-
sracy. yielding only TO Overwhelming
force of numbers. as president Of an
university. and always as "a Christian
gentleman. without fear and without pee
Irolch. thc name of Eohcri Edward Lee
will always hc high ou thC MYSTERIOUS
Of tine worlds great mon.
Friends and foes ull join in this esli-
mate ol the youth. thc man, me .'i-
dicr. and the Christian. whose natal o'y
wis celebrated here Dog 400 on yesterday
and by nobody more Thoroughly IMAM
hy ice Camp. Confederate Veterans.
An dlr lone yesterday. from ihc ihe
whom tho nrst rays of ho SUN came. un-
90 midnIrm There noaiod proudly from
tho flagstaff of tho iian of Ice camp
No l. Confederate Veterans. on Broad
street rclr Sixth street. 90 banner with
n dcyicc. which was strange 90 only "a
few. for 30 was tne hatuc-has OF the
Iitc Southern Confcdcracy
This nlc was non nap or iis lofty ian
f0r reason chat WA. also well known,
fhc n,t that b. was tnc birthday of the
great soldier. the Christian gentleman,
General Robert r.. Lee.
THE CAMP FIRE.
The members of lee Camp looked for
ward 900 day t0 the meeting. at night of
The CAMP Goo commemorate the occasion
Of the birth of this great and good man.
and t1r spacious and comfortable haIl of
tho camp was well filed at 5 O'Clock in
the evening by the % embers of the camp
and their invited guests.
Promptly at half past eight Comman-
dor John 81 Warren called the audience
90 order. and. with Adjutant d. TAYLOR
Straffon and chaplain. tho Rev James
Power smith n their places. tine me-
mortal exercises began with prayer
60 Heaven from Chaplain Smith.
tie asked for Divine blessing on the oc-
casion and prayed for comfort for those
absent by illness and for the families
of those comrades who had died since
tho last meeting of the camp. au of
which the auIonce heard standing rover
entity. with bowed heads.
The prayer Owes Commander Warren
said that as everybody knew the object
of the mocting. Doc would not ten them
again. ana callade ON the Rev. Mr. Smith
for his. the opening address.
This reverend gentleman Chen delivered
delightful speech. or series of anecdotes
in the nature of "reminiscences Of General
Lee. which were exceedingly interesting
and listened TO with the closest atten-
tion hy his hearers.
Or Smith told Of hearing as Thco-
logical student at Hampden-S.drey Col
lecc. Va. of the first news from the
Richmond Convention. whlh declared
FOR the secession of Virginia from the
Union. and how he thought of history re-
pcating itself i'm that Virginia went TO
Westmorciand for Washington at the
Revolution and again 10 the same county
for Lee. at the beginning of the late war.
AS 90 boy. ! was appointed ON the staff
81 General Thomas y. Jackson said
DR. Smith. with modcsty "and so j was
thrown into personal contact with Gene
rails Leo and Jackson. and other great
heroes Of the war
Dr Smith told OF the first time he
ever saw General Lee. near Shepherds
town Va. now in West Virginia.
General Iec said TO him, Captain
Smith you are "a lucky dog 10 Dee ape
pointed on the staff of General Jackson
and then called 90 some of his staff 10
take tho best care of him. "and they
ohcyod his orders said the speaker
promptly"
AS ana Instance Of tic wonderful mem
DRY for faces. names. and events which
General Lee possessed Dr. Smith told
of "a visit Co tho General. at Lexington
after the war. when he recognized him
and recalled number OF incidents and
scenes in which they had, during the war