Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-20
AT LEESBURG.
A BANQUET and Appropriate Az
dresses.


LEESBURG. VA. January l9.-(speciaL)
The birthday Of General Robert E. Lee
heinr q state holiday. the banks here
were closed to-day and business partially
e,,enonded The occasion was celebrated
Nv, fine banquet at Leesburg Inn. The
attendance from Cunton-Hatcher camp
Confederate Veterans: the Sons OF Con-
foderate Veterans, and the Daughters OF
the Confederacy was very large and
many "reminiscences Of war times were
INDUCED in. Addresses appropriate to the
occasion was made.
Great regret was manifested at the
failure of Private John Allen, OF Mlssls-
slnpi. who was to have been the orator
Of the day. and our congressman John
f. Rixey to appear. Both were detained
NV duty in the House of Representatives.
At Petersburg.
PETERSBURG, VA January 19-(spe-
cial1-The \. =. Hill Camp Of Coniede-
rate Veterans held a reunion and love
feast tonight in their hall, in the Ma
sonic building. enjoying at the same time
fine banquet. provided for the occasion.
tho observance. i'm an informal manner,
80 tb, anniversarv of General Lees Birth
dov Many of the gallant old Confede-
rates who fought through the war were
nresent at the reunion, and number OF
hrief addresses We're made.
At Woodstock.
WOODSTOCK, VA, January @-lSpe-
cialD-Lee's Birthday was appropriately
celebrated to-day by Shenandoah Cainp,
United Confederate Veterans, OF TINS
nlaco Hon. r. II. Barton. Of Winchester
who was announced to address the camp
was detained at home, but the I'M
nromptu programme. I'm which GeneIai
lanes II Williams. Colonel e. e Sticky,
Rev p ID. Stephenson. and George w.
| Nuev took part. was highly enjoyed by
The good-sized crowd present
At Strnsburg.
WOODSTOCK. VA, January 19.-(spe-
oia, Stoypr camp. Confederate Netc-
rams of Strasburg. celebrated the Dli'h-
| 1o,, of General r. +. Lee to-day by n
,,ass-tneeting in Academy Han at thal
| L.. Hon. John Lamb. Congressman
/ Trop, tho Richmond District delivered a
| thr,llino address on the life and charac-
TOR Of General Lee. \ large crowd was
i'm attendanc-.
At stauntOn.
' c,rA1,NTON. VA. January l9-CSpecial
rn-dav General J.. T.. Lees Birthday was
| oheerved as holiday. many places OF
! h,,einess closed. and the holiday was OBJ
80 in the public schools, the Mary
| paldvin Seminary, and the post-oiiice.
| SUNDAY. which is Jackson's Birthday
Iii he celebrated jointly I'm honor Of Lee
| ODD jackson. at which time Jackson's
surgeon. Dr. Hunter Mcclure, will be-
| the orator Of the day.
At Newport News.
| NEWPORT NEWS. VA. January -
| (sDecial. THE anniversary Of the bTth-
! day of General Robert T. Lee was cele-
hrated here very quietly. The banks
closed for the day. and the public-school
children were given a holiday. The snip
ward closed down for half a day. Inc
only celebration was an enterlalhheh,
| bv the local chapter Of the Daughters OF
the Confederacy Magruder camp Con
federate Veterans, did not observe tn'
dav other than 10 join with the Daush
ters i'm celebrating IT,
At Fredericlsburg.
FREDERICKSBURG. VA. January ~
| Isnecial)-General Lees Birthday W.
observed here by the closing of all citi
| offices, the pupii' an" ,.-..,.,
ana an entertainment In the Afternoon
hv the Daughters of the Confederacy
Tio ontertainment took place az the resi-
5e,cc of Mrs. V. NJ Fleming. the parlor,
90 which were prettily decorated witt
Go,Ssderate. state. and national hags
The nrorramme consisted of Confederate
and southern songs recitations, ana ,h
reading of appropriate papers on Genera
Lees life.
At Roanoke.
ROANOKE, VA. January p--lSpecial
oraI T.ee's birthday was celebrated e
night by william Watts Camp. Con ..'i
rafe Veterans. who gave grand suppe
rs,e psv patton. chaplain VI the LAT