Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
The Volunteer Soldiers Banquet.

] 70 his country $ call SEQ fNlls, Most
|louutifully were they serveiby the lair
yeuug ladies who We're pieH.ess u laye-
Illness in dainty white costume, with
/ decorations OF red. white anil hue.
Old glory waved from al parts Of
the hall. from THE miniature 81 only
"a few inches to tile grand u usutal
/ colars which f1aLai high ye sli
Beautjfl palms. ferns aG3 en-. flowers
OF every description were iu.a-miuSlei
with or national coloys. uasa. Of the
. beauty ami at.raedveaess Of our loved
Southland in the great galaxy O.. States.
! The tables were SO arranged that et She
center table were seated the roas, mss
| Ter and all who hou5rel ear boys with
roasts Opposite rdsm were the sol
dies while at other tables wee seated
/ the Veterans and other guests.
Time and space wonld fail us 20 give
in detail tho eloquent and glowing hi,
butes % our own native land her Peer
less soldiers, statesmen and lalies. We
can bat briefly mention Them. Nj.
Walter ]. Stokes in his ewu happy
way. welcomed the boys heHeaul con
graduated them upon having SO speedily
I closed the war and commended them in
eulogistic terms for their pr1mp,uess in
responding to the call for volunteers.
, He then introduced Hou. John r Dus.
more, who spoke in eloquent tone Of
our Southland, as She heroically res
pondei with her loyal young men 10
help free d Down trodign and oppressed
people. He paid beautiful tributes to
many Of her noble sons, who have lei
our nation TO success and prosperity
Mr.. q. T. Dorroh was next introduced
to respond to Mississippi Ql-,f-
showing that our grand old common
wealth always come to the trant when
ever duty calls. That with such lead
ers as jefferson Davis. L. &C. Lamar,
]. Z. George, Z. G., WA,aall ml
host Of others. She stood tile peer If any
State and 10 none did he accord more
,@ra;sa tbsr X tba lG.s;.sfrrs yal-r- r.
Of the pre.ent day.
3f, F r Royd IN his ar',,, an
Fitzhush Lee, portrayed the character
of the HIGHEST tvp4 Of soldier scholar
and statesman His r4msrss -rr.r. II
ont were -apIeta with r~s-ri9-e farva-
and p9e.v. Nh, John s.. TYSON. on
Gen. JoeWhceler. spoke in magic words
of his great proves during the civil
war and how he hal risen above an a9.
Htical preiudices and had become the
Hero Of Santiago.
Mr.. H Brooks. with the arlor Of
Young manhood was well prepared torre.
sent the heroic deeds of Lieut. H5b.an
of our n]eighboring state. whose caur.
age. sublime in one So voung, has
made him a deathless name" Mr..
Jarnagin Barnes in response to Our
Noyubae Volunteers. 30 greeted Them in
fitting words of commeudatiop. spoke
Of their leaving homes. friends and
loved ones, and buckling on sword and
armor to succor the needy and avenge
the nation $ honor. Most eloauentdid he
commend their patriotism ana self sac.
rifce, and paid a beautiful and touch.
ing tribute to the two young men who
fell a victim of disease in cqmp.
The Toast. master next introduced
Mr. p A Foo+a ~ ..D-r pob, u,ho
told how pron5lv tbav marched forth n
war and how gladly thew re+raoa5 +b=ir
stems Home again. While tbsy
were willing +o fgb+ Heed and d;a f,r
"Uncle sam. - tbg+nick AKA. sbov.Is
and Tennessee WOOL, ..rs,-I,. o. e,+sl -
martial f4ryor and tbev bonorai ..01d
GLORY as She wave i. that BANQUET
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