Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-20

at the Atlantic Hotel last night oc-
Cured the tenth annual banquet of
Pickett-Buchanan Camp, Confederate
Veterans. III commemoration OF the
birthday OF General Robert Il. Lee.
The comrades of the camp. with few
cXceptinns nlinndnd- the h.lnn..4At in
their gray uniforms. There were a
number OF guests of the camp present
TO help commemorate the natal ami
veraary of the Confcderncy's general
in-chlef The dining room was dee
GRATED and in the middle vas {, large
portrait or General Lee, the stars and
Bars falling in graceful folds on either
side The table decorations contained
small United states flags
The veterans ana their guests march
cd to the hotel from their heudc,uartprs
al o:io O'Clock, and the banquet lasted
until after midnight. Commander Fred
Greenwood acted rs toas,master.
LED AND Ills MEN"
Judge 4. s. Garnett responded to the
iifst toast-'Lec and His Men-an I'm
cqualled Leader of IN incompatible
Host" The speaker tod of his depart
uie from Alexandrin where he was Mt
tending school at the outbreak of tho
var When he was checking his bag
sage ut the railroad coach he saw n
man With dark moustuche and hand
some face walk up 10 check his baggage
also That was Colonel Robert Il. Lee
The speaker read tho brief letter Of
Colonel Lee. written to tho War Dc.
phrtment, rcsigning his commission In
the unltcd States Army. and said TINT
II he had known that day ut Alexan-
drll That Colonel Lee had just declined
n .,f.D ,,,ts,, "a
Army of the United S,ates when this
position was rendered to him by General
scott acting for The President. in
Washington he would have Frustrated
himself, and thanked God that this
sacrifice Ind been made. He pictured
me Imaginary result, widely different
from the historical result. that would
hiNo fonowed Lees acccptancy OF the
genernsh!p of the Union Army He
trnccd the career OF General Ice
through the war. relating incidents
Which he personally had seen when
carrying dispatches to the leader Of the
Conredcrates.
Further on the speaker referred 70
the stories That arc being sent, out
from the Transvaal about the
"ploodiest bnttles OF the century" He
compared tho modern methods Of war;
fare with the Lee methods. and smoke
the Confederates in comparison with
the latter-day -Jorgensens In this
connection he declared that the Confed-
crates and Union soldiers did more
slaughter with less men and In less
time. In proportion. than do the Beers
and English He alluded to the "only
good thing in the modern army--the
adoption of the cid Confederate gray
SLOUGH hat"
Judge Garnett said General Lee had
refused all honors and offers OF romu-
nerative and high positions after tho
war. MS had other Confedcrate leaders.
In concluding he praised General Lee
as man end n soldier in the very
highest terms.
ADJUTANT JACKsON'S TOAST.
Adjutant 4. b. Jackson next re.
sponded to the toast "Pickett- Buchon.
an Camp. c. s. Wits Memories and
is Work." He paid a noble tribute tn
the women OF the South. stating that
Pickett buchanan Camp owed it's ori-
gin to the impulse given by them in
1883. when the bodies of North Caro-
lnians were carried by them through
this city to rest in the soil OF their
native State. He then sketched in out
line the organization and history Of the
camp. or the maximum membership.
sos. 1871 have gone Home. and since 1884
Memorial Day has been celebrated. and
this and the charities carried on he
ascribed to the honor of the women OF
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