Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-20
CELEBRATIONS ELSEWHERE.

The society of the army and navy 81
the Confederate States, in Maryland
enjoyed its nineteenth annual bauque
last evening at the Carrollton Hotel.
Baltimore, the occasion being the BIRTH
day of General Robert E. Lse. The
guests of the evening were Senator
Daniel, of Virgins; Berry, Of Arksn-
5as and Lindsay, of Kentucky, ana
Congressman Jones, OF Virgins, snd
De Almond, OF Missouri, and ex Gov
7rnor Underwood, of Kentucky, all o.
whom had fought for the 'lost cause. y
4 strong sentiment was developed
against ex-Confederates receiving pen
sons from the national government.
At the ninth anuua! dinner OF the
New York Camp Of Confederate Veter-
ans, which was held last night in the
Windsor Hotel, the ladies occupied
seats at the banquet table by tie side
Of the men. The toasts were ably re-
sponded to by Hon. William McAdoo,
Lieutenant Governor Timothy l.
Woodruff and others. The "Creole
Love Song" was beautifully rendered
by Miss Carrie BrideWell, formerly OF
Alabama, now solo contralto 10 Dr.
Parkhurst's church. Mrs. Henry j.
Gielow, formerly of Alabama, recited in
dialect THE Surrender OF Corvallis
By an Eye Witness"
District of Columbia Camp OF tie
Confederate Veterans Association cele
orated Lees birthday last night with
an elaborate luncheon and several ad.
dresses. The chief talk was made by
Major General Matthew c. Butler, .
S. ", veteran Of the Confederate ser
vice and q volunteer in the recent war
with Spain. General Butler said that
although Gen. Lee, Gen. Wheeler aDd
others of the old Confederate armies
mad recently gone into the volunteer
forces that vas not to be taken as o sign
that their allegiance to Confederate
standards had changed or wavared.
Gan. Lees birthday was tittiDgly OBJ
served in Atlanta. A general celebra
ion OF the day was made by the local
branch of the Virginia society y
night Colonel Charles Marshall, of B.l
timore, spoke to large audience at the
Y. Nj. c. a. Hall. Major j. c. Court
ney, president OF the Virginia society.
introduced Colonel Marshall. he paid
d tribute to Lse, and congratulated Vr-
ginis that she had been the mother OF
so many distinguished statesmen aud
public men, not the least of whom he
counted Lee. Il S speech was histori-
cal and abound in facts concerning the
bringing on Of the civil war. In con
clusion he said that the South, alike
with other portions Of the nation, was
ready TO stand by the Stars and Stripes
he urged that it had never revolted
against this flag, but the one
which the national government OF 1861
illegally raiaed and under which the
South was whipped back into eubmis.
sion. A banquet, under the auspices
of the Virginia Society, was held at the
Kimball, at which the guest of honor
was Colonel Marshall. Hon. Hoke
Smith, Hon. Clark Howell, Governor
Chaner ard Mayor Woodward deliver
ed eloquent and appropriate addresses
The birthday OF Gen. Lee was cele
brated by fine banquet at the Inn, in
Leesburg, last night, by Clinton
Hatcher Camp, Confederate Veterans.
John Allen, OF Mississippi,
who was to have been the orator of the
day, and Congressman John F. Rixey
were detained by duty in the House Of
Representatives,