The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-19
SCHOOL CHILDREN HONOR LEE
LEE EXERCISES AT THE ANDERSON
STREET SCHOOL.

sword of Robert Lee" Read in
YEARLY All the Classes-The Exer-
cises a Fitting Testimonial of Re-
meet to the Man Whose Birth VIII
Re Celebrated Throughout the
south To-day.
Exercises in honor of Robert E. Lee
v.sre an interesting feature of the day at
tta Anderson Street School yesterday. The
~sreral exercises were taken part in by
all the classes, though four of the
GRADES. the Seventh, Sixth, and the two
F1th grades, had special programmes as
follows:
seventh Grade-T. S. Lucas.
birth and Early Life of Gen. Lee"
James Bolshaw.
Youth and Education Emmett Wilson.
services in Mexican War;" Lila Car
michael
Brooks.
Life Subsequent to Civil War
Death" Bessie Stubbs.
The Sword of Robert Lee (Father
Rvan, saba Stovall.
character of Gen. Lee" Helen Wynn.
Farewell Address" Constance Chest
nut
Anecdotes read by various members of
The class.
The room was decorated with United
States and Confederate flags.
sixth Grade, A-Miss NJ. e. Johnson: The
Lee Family" Daisy Derby; song, MY
Country lis of Thee" class; Lee as
schooboy," II, Janow; song, Dixie"
class: Lee in Mexico George Nc
Chan: Lee and Washington" Ber-
t7a Dennis 1.-THE Sword of Lee"
Sue Prince; 1.-THE Bonnie Blue Flag,
song, class; Lee as a Teacher" Sallie
Anderson; Arlington" Augusta Wood;
Lees Farewell Address," sentinel songs,
by the class; song, "Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground;" Robert Lee paul II.
Hayne) Stanley Peck and Louis Thomas.
This room was also decorated with Con-
tolerate flags.
Fifth Grade-A, Miss S. M. Cabaniss.
Song Dixie" class.
Reading of composition on Lees Boy
hood" frankie Riley Allan Cannon.
lee as a Soldier" Joe Winkers, La
Treble Hutton.
\
Song. "Bonie Blue Flag" class.
Reading. Lees Surrender" Almeda Nc
Gmnis Schley Wescott and Robert Train.
Reading of composition on Lee, Hal Nc
Leod.
Recitation, 1.-THE Battle of Anuetam,"
RALPH Bailey.
In this room excellent blackboard draw
ings of Lee were> made by Ralph Bailey,
Joe Winkers and NSchley Westcott.
Fifth Grade, b, Miss NJ. w. Maccaw.
Song Dixie" by class. Recitation, by
Kibbie DeVane, Myrtle Hayman, Nina
Morgan, Nellie Sauls, Daisy Austin, Louise
Hodgs0n, Ray Basch and Mildred Rees.
Song. Bonnie Blue Flag" Original COM
positions, by Willie Fleming. John Hop
kins Louis McGhan. Recitation, THE
Sword of Robert Lee by James Smith.
seected readings This room was deco
rated with laurel wreaths and Confederate
flags.
Besides the papers that had been pre-
pared by the pupils themselves, a number
OF anecdotes were read, of which the fol-
lowing two are the most characteristic:
Gen Lee was seated in rear of car
Of a railroad train going to Richmond one
day during the war when poorly dressed
Old woman entered at one of the stations
The seats were filled with officers and sol
diers. The woman, finding no vacant seat
ana having none offered her, approached
the end where the General sat He i'm
mediately rose and gave her his seat. In
stanuy there was general rising each
man offering his seat to the General. BuI
he said significantly: mo, gentlemen, II
there was no seat for that intlrm woman
there can be none for me-" The effect OF
his rebuke was remarkable one after
another the officers retired from the car
and soon Gen. Lee and the woman mad IL
ail TO themselves.
Gen. Lee rode Traveller, his pet horse,
I u,
lugion, when he went there TO assume
The presidency of Washington College. one
day he met a rusty, weather-beaten noun
ldneer loungng drowsily upon the roan
IN his rickety cart. Gen. Lees cordlai
Good morning" aroused the old Confed-
crate instantly
'Whoa!" he called out to his old nag
Amt that Gen. Lee?'' he inquired, as he
climbed down and caught Traveller by the
bride.
Yes sir said Gen. Lee, wonderingly.
Well them said the old fellow in
Clio" of excitement, Il want you to do
me- favor"
will with pleasure, if I can" was
tnc response.
n right. you just get down off Trav-
oler.f
',n. Lee did so, and to his amazement
I@ morse was led away and tied in the
bushes, while he stood alone in the dusty
NoW,' said the excited veteran, Il am
Que OF your old soldiers, Gen. Lee. l was
WIN you all the way from Mechanicsville
% Appomattox. l was thar every time.
ana Just want you to let me give three
iVosihS cheers for 'Marse Robert. "
ven. Lees head dropped in most painful
CIT arfassment as the first yell went
summing along the mountain-side The
yen was choked with sobs as the
soldier dropped on his knees in the
'' hugging Gen. Lees legs, and the
una died away in tears.
" the close of the exercises, in each
's' ln which the children were old
-n to understand and appreciate it,
49, 'e'd Father Ryan's poem, 'The Sword
Vi Robert Lee"
''" rom its scabbard, pure and bright,
"a. flashed the sword Of Lee
ii In the front of the deadly fight
I ,'-l % er the brave in the cause of Right,
alnless sheen. like a beacon light,
Led us to Victory
W. OF its sea hha u.bara f,tI fopo