The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-15
ADDRESS BY MAJ. LONDON
He Tells of the Great Bravery of the
26th Regiment.
VANCE WAS ONCE ITS COLONEL
Went Farther at Gettysburg Than Any othe
Confederate Regiment, and in That
Ba lie Lost Sc Per Cent
Cf Its Men.

Ct Its Men.
Yesterday was a notable day for
the Confederate veterans.
1t was the day set apart for memo
rial exercises in honor of those gray
coated heroes, who died in defense Oh
their loved and Sunny Southland. IN
honor of the occasion holiday was OBJ
served at all the State and county Of
fees. and also by the postoffice au-
thorities. \ number of the business
institutions of the town were closed
in the afternoon. while memorial eN-
ercises were held at the cemetery.
The dav was observed here with
beautiful and appropriate ceremonies.
Flowers were placed upon the graves
Of the Confederate dead, and fair
hands did homage to the memory OF
the 'bONS who wore the gray.
The Confederate Veteran Assocla-
ton Of Wake county met at y 'cloc
at the Mayors office. C~ommandant
\. Il. Stronach called the meeting to
order and requested Colonel Ihos. ;.
Kenan to take the chair.
Colonel Keenan, made q short and
graceful speech. referring to the fact
that the mi who answered the
aunual roll calls were constantly di-
miuiShin@. but said that as they grew
fewer. the occasion of their meeting
were of more touching interest. and
that when finally there were none TO
answer the roll call. even then the
memory Of the Confederate soldier
would live.
Adiutant !. {. Birdsong then called
the roll of the association. and it was
found that six OF the comrades had
answered their ina roll call and We're
OF duty forever.
The names Of Major Henry \. Lon
don and Colonel John T.. Lane, of
Chatham county. were added to the
list Of the Wake county association
as honorary members.
After the adjournment the veterans
met at the hall of the l.. OBJ. Branch
Camp, where they enjoyed Il substan-
tial repast supplied by the ladies Of
Raleigh.
ABOUT / o'clock the procession was
formed in front of the Metropolitan
Hall, and marched to the cemetery
where the memorial exercises We're
held. The procession was composed Of
the Raleigh Light Infantry. the Con-
federate veterans, and citizens in car
riagcs and on horseback.
In the carriage in which rode Major
London. the orator OF the day, We're
Colonel j. Il. Lane. Captain $. \.
-hshe and DIR. Eugene Daniels. In
other carriages We're Colonel ". II. s.
IiuroWyn. Judge Walter Clark. Colonel
Thcs. :. kenan and other men whose
names are household words.
After the rendition of Il selection
by the choir, DR.. Eugene Daniel of
fered a PRAYER. Then Mr.. w. II.
II 8hpS in "a Shnrf an, lnnT,nnriat,
speech introduced the orator Of the
day. Mr.. Hughes said:
Mr.. President and Ladies of the Me-
mortal Association. Ladies', Gentlemen
and fellow comrades; The bugle Of time
has sounded another assembly. Another
roll call has been ordered all over this
Southland Of ours. But alas Many who
severed to the last roll call will have TO
be marked absent today.
A few more roll calls and the faithful
orderly sergeant will have to close his
loll book on this side Of the river.
For therc1l be no one to answer here.
But when the roll is called up yonder
l hope well all be there.
But for history to the contrary we
might suspect Walter SCOTS Old Nor
tallty 20 be a woman in dis guisa. devoting
her life work to keeping fresh the
tpetaphs on the monuments OF patriots
and martyrs. His work was 50 like the
Southern women Of the 10Th century.
To you women OF the Sunny South, and
your daughters viii be left the sacred
heritage of keeping memories fresh and
graves green Of these who wore the gray.
L is with pleasure | now introduce on
who. as a youthful staff officer. carried
one of the last dispatches to General Lee
before the memorable surrender at APP
pomattoE, bat now the well rounded ma
ture man and orator of the day, Maj.
Henry A. London, OF Pitts5oro.
Major London spoke upon the