The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-25
THE VETERANS
OF THE
STATE ARE HERE
The State Association Meets
This Afternoon.
A LARGE ATTENDANCE
A LARGE ATTENDAN CE
COL. CARR WILL PRESIDE OVER
THE MEETING.
A BRILLIANT RECEPTION AT NIGHT
rendered TO the Visiting Veterans and Ladies
Of the Memorial Association and the
Daughters Of confederacyby
Bazaar Marager


To all Confederate yeterans-important
meeting at the capitol:
The Confederate Veterans Association
of North Carolina will be called to order
by President Julian s. Carr, in the Hall
Of the House of Representatives, at 4
p. IN. on this "wednesday afternoons
January 25th, to consider objects of
great Importance.
l.. OBJ. Branch Camp. Commander
A. B. Stronach, has kindly agreed to
escort visiting veterans, delegates and
others, from the court house to the CAPT
tol, at $3.50 p. M, and all Confederate
veterans in the city are invited to join.
The association has been invited to at
tend reception to be given to the vete
rams by the ladies in charge of l.. OBJ.
Branch Bazaar, at Metropolitan Hail.
The reception will begin promptly at o
p. M, and will close in time for the
night session of the association, to be
held in the Hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives at 8 D. m.
The mebers of the General Assem-
bly,. the lasiies of the Memorial and
Monumental Associations and of the
Daughters of the Confederacy delegates
from camps of United Confederate Vete-
rams, and all other organizations of ex-
Confederates, and Sons of Confederate
Veterans, and veterans present in the
city, whether members of such bodies
or not, are cordially invited to attend,
and the public generally.
Visiting delegates are especially re-
quested TO register at the secretary's
desk.
The orchestra of the North Carolina
Institution for the Blind, Prof. White.
viii perform during the assembling of
the association.
BY order of the president,
C. Il. benson.
Secretary.
The old heroes who wore the gray
are here in large numbers. They are
here from every section.
Raleigh opens her gates wide to receive
these honorable and valiant old soldiers,
and it is hoped that their stay will in
every respect be of the most pleasant
character.
These old veterans are here to attend
the meetings of the North Carolina
State Veterans Association, which meets
in this city to-day. The first meeting will
be held this afternoon at four D clock
in the House of Representatives and
will be called to order by the president
Of the occasion, Col. Julian s. Carr.
Another session will he held at the same
place at 7:30 o'clock in the evening.
All the veterans in the city are re-
quested to meet at the court house this
afternoon at 8 O'Clock. At $3.50 the
line will be formed and the procession
viii move up Fayetteville street to the
place of meeting.s
l.. OBJ. Branch Camp will act as an
escort to the line of march.
AT night the Confederate Bazaar will
tender two receptions TO the visiting
veterans and the ladies of the North
Carolina State Memorial Association
and the Daughters of the Confederacy
who are in the city. The first reception
will be rendered from q to s O'Clock and
the second, after the night meeting of
the veterans, from 10 to IL o'clock. All
the veterans and the visiting ladies are
cordially invited to attend the recep
tons. -
1t will be a brilliant social event. Music
by a string baud will be furnished dur
ing the hours of receiving.
The reception COMMITTEE is composed
of the following distinguished ladies and
gentlemen:
Mesdames y. III. Hill. Mary Iredell.
Alex Stronaeh. Armistead Jones, Jas.
Boyden, Willard BealI. Osborne, Brown,
Hill. Campbell, Skinner, James McKim-
70,
Mesdames John w. Hinsdale, Garland
Jones, Chas. johnson and w. S. Prim-
rose. and DIR. z. Il. Hines, Col. ]. s.
Carr, Col w. J. Saunders, Capt. G. b.
benson, Col. Osborne, Mr.. w. G. Stron-
ach, Col. Kean, Capt. a. Samuel Ashe,
Gen. r. +. Hoke, Col. J. w Hinsdale,
COL Cheek, Gen. w. =. Roberts, Gen.
T. II. Ray, Commander A. Il. Stron-
ach and Mr.. Nick West.
Many of the veterans attended the
Confederate Bazaar last evening and en-
ioyed themselves very much
While there is already a large number
of delegates in the city, the trains this
morning will bring in much larger
crowd. Col Carr, of Durham, the presi-
dent will come down this morning with
large delegation from Durham.
The following veterans are here: T. II.
Oliver, T. J. Harrison, NJ. II. Justice. S.
Gay. III. Il. Downing, w. III. Downing
w. G.. Woodland, j. III. Jones. J. Il.
Pickett. T. e. Emory, w. II. Stallcutt,
#. A. Whitaker, Gen. James McItae,
Capt r. A. Post, j. l.. Hall, w. c.
Mason, w. +. Patterson, ]. II. Padder-
son, Jno. C. Harris, j. III. Steagall, Col.
w. b. Shaw, j r. Simpson. A. NJ.
Crowell, Jno. O. Alexander, Capt. Jas.
Dinwiddie, III. L. Harrington, David
Weldon, Geo T.. Askew, J. +. Wilson,
+. NJ. Hicks, e. L. Cook, Il. B. Hunter,
Up. Leach, J. d. Newsom, ]. A. Stew
art, Col. w. II. Cheek, J. G. Creekmore,
Fl. S. Gupton, Capt. D. e. Green, G.
r. Holt. w. A. M. Aston, Geo. S. Ba-
ker, S. ID. Booth e. w. Diekerson, l..
d. Davis, w. II. Lloyd, s. c. Franklin,
A. Park. A. B. Lowery, b. f. Crit