The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-25
THE CONTINENTAL GUARDS.

Commander II. CIarkson's Aides-lhe
Colonels. Aides-de- Camp. Ofhcers'
Daughters, Sponsors and Descendants
of Signers.
The magnitude of the 10th OF May
celebration. which is to mark announcer
enoch in the affairs of the men OF
Mecklenburg grows apace.
The radiance reflected down the
vnars from the celebration IN 1919 Will
role nv the glory of the latter day eel
ehrotion. The gentlemen in charge OF
tbn affair. enthused with the fire of pa
triot4sm burning in their breasts to
do honor to the patriots of 10, their IL
lustrious ancestors, who were first to
uroclaim freedom from the British yoke,
will make the occasion of the unwilling
of the monument to thenl-the signers
of the Mecklenburg Declaration of In
dependence, whose names will live i'll
song and story as long as North Caro-
lima is a State; as long as America is q
country-tihe grandest recorded in the
annals of the Old North State.
AIDES DE-CAMP.
r. NJ. Oates, Marcellus l.. Davis. Ad-
lai Osborne, Jos. II. Emery, Richard c.
Carson, j. Frank Wilkes, Robert l..
IlDbon.
OFFICERs FROM THE STATE OF
NORTH CAROLINA.
Coils. Iredell Meares, Thos. W.Strange,
w. Nixon Davis, Marshall Delaney
Haywood, Geo. w. Graham, Alexander
Graham, Herbert Worth Jackson.
William A. Guthrie, Alexander Boyd
Andrews, Jr., Herbert Bemberton Bat
tie, Josephus Daniels, Henry Johnston,
Alexander W. McAlister, Daniel Har-
vey Hill Thomas Atkinson Jones, David
Schenck, Jr., Isaac T. Avery, Leroy r.
Whitcner, William Willard Ashe, Bos-
worth Clifton Beckwith, David Settle.
Claudius Dockery. Fl. A. London, Jr.,
Frank j.. Alexander, William L.
Doltch. Alfred NJ. Scales, III. B. Warner,
J. p. Kerr, w. II. Bernard, William
Sumner Theo. f. Kluttz.
DAUGHTERS UF THE REGIMENTS
The following ladies have been chos-
en- as daughters of the twelve Char
lotte regiments; the other regiments to
choose their daughters: Misses Violet
Alexander, Adele Hutchinson, Minnie
Moore, Connie Springs Jones, Elizabeth
Clarkson, Fan Burwell, Lucy McAden,
Frances Marion Clarkson, Laura Ham
mond, Maize Pegram, Bette l.. Nash.
Bessie Robertson.
SPONSORS.
The following ladies are sponsors for
the Continental guards: Mrs. Stone
wall Jackson, Mrs. +. B. Mcdowell,
Miss Addie Williams, Mrs. Bessie L..
Dewey, Mrs. John VanLandingha
Mrs. p. NJ. Brown
The service that you will be required
to perform will be to escort and protect
the Sons of the Revolution, and the
descendants of the delegates and sign
ers of the Mecklenburg Declaration Of
independence, which was promulgated!
on May Goth, 1775, until they reach the
monument which is to be erected in
honor of the patriots and signers, and
unveiled on May Goth. 1893.
DESCENDANTS OF DELEGATES.
SIGNERS. ETC.
Delegates. Descendants
John Phifer. w. w. Phifer
john Ford. ..........D ID. q. Maxwell
Maj. John Davidson .........
........... Capt. s. b. Alexander
Henry Downs. "A. Is. Downs
John McKnitt Alexander. ..
........D DIR. J. B. Alexander
JOIN Flanniken. Nv. s. Flanniken
Zacheus Wilson, Sr. DIR. G.. L.Alexander
Abraham Alexander. Maj.Jas.G. Harris
Hezel2iah Alexander. w. w. Alexander
WaightStil Avery ..............
.......J Jos. Lenoir Chambers
Robert Irwin. DIR. John r. Irwin
David Reese. ......... Jos. L. Caldwell
Adam Alexander .........
... Brevard Davidson Springs