El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-19

minutes-as Dixie was on the program
iIss alter myself, that Dixie Is said
10 have been worth $4,000 men to the
Confederate army; as we of both SIDES
are now com ~aics in the full sense OF
the woro, we shall now give them all
we have to give-a haf interest in
Dixie "
TIE ever popular song Dixie was
given by Miss Harrison with chorus
accompa niment from the choir, while
the audience ''whooped things up" in
the way of applause. Miss Harrison
slso rerited "Our Folks with natur-
alness of interpreted ton and vivacity
that was very taking, and was one OF
the hits of the eveli TIE audience
came near "lifting the roof off" in the
way of response. MY Old Kentucky
Home was given by qua ~tes com
posed of Mrs. Fink, Miss DOane and
Messrs Ka ,hler and Mold: and the
number pleased the audience mi Chilly.
There was an addition to the regu-
lar program by a Ii tie recital of a
poem by Colonel Mothersil, illustra-
tive of the experience of an over zeal
Gus northern youngs;er who enlisted
early in the war under the impression
that he could clean out pretty much
the entirs south himself. He for nd
out his mis- axe shortly. and was con-
tent to observe that the south could
put up pretty stiff ar icle of fight and
could put brave men into the field as
well as the north This coming from a
G. A. X. made the effort more agree
able to the Confe d crate Veterans pre-
sent. and the colonel was warmly re
ceived on all sides. This number was
inserte on the program in lieu of the
nOn-appearauce of S H. Buchanan,
who was non est inventus when call
ed upon for the speech he was schedul-
ed to give. There was another quar-
tet, "Old Folks at Home" which was
also appreciated, aud Judge Edwards
was announced as the next speaker.
The judge pleased his hearers at the
outset by displaying a g. A. r. badge
he was wearing. and said he could
with confidence stand before the peO-
pie of the south with that. badge on and
feel that he was doing nothing to
dishonor that for which ne had fought.
The judge said he had not been able
to fiud Ontederate badge a. home,
90 had been decorated by @. A. r.
friend. He enthused the house in
speaking of how the country was
united in facing foreign foe. The
cOuntry's being 10 danger las brought
out that a pra sewOrthy condi5iOn had
really existed for many years in the
existence of a patriotic sentiment that
only needed to be kindled to thorough
ly unite the nation as one soul. Then
by way of illustration of the brOtherly
feeling between the north ana the
south, the judge referred to the Camp
Cha-e COME 1erate cemetery in Ohio
which had been cared for by Gov
ernUr Foraker in particular. The
spe .ker had a photograph of the Con
fed, rate cemetery after being decorat
ed, the ornamentations including
american" over the entrance arch
and called attention to how the heart:
of southerOns had been touched by
this eXhib tiOn of careful regard or
the part of those with whom the south
was once in deadly oofiict. The judge
declared we are the greatest nation
on the face of the earth in unity
a-d wealth. Everything thai
appeals to the southerner is in thai
flag, the stars and strips. Applause.
The Inspiration of the founders of the