The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-16

SWcTd-thcy are rich indeed. ! am sorry
Tor the man or woman who does no.
possess . sword. canteen. a scrap OF gray
Jacket. CT Bible. or something that a
Confederate soldier Possessed or wore. At
the close Of the war he would not take
tie oath. but padded twenty miles in .
small boat. thus retaining his s&ord.
which today hangs proudly upon tire
young sons wall. The angels have la
away its proud posSessor 10 Z camp be-
yond the tide. The faded gray coat Is
reVerently laid away. II IS far more
priceless than a coa- OF mail. Think OF
the heart throbs that beat Convl!siyely
when thought % home came. Once q
year, when taken from IS sacred resting
place. a curly-headed Ittl grandson
climbs upon knee ana says
Mamma, let's see Srandpa's coat" The
little fellow Knows mo- what h. pos
sesses. He has a history Of sorrow ard
love commingled-2 history OF agony
when the volume of the lost cause was
closed. At the close Of the war the
women Of our town wanted TO DO some
thing for the few who returned ana en-
shrine in memory those gone away.
Major Sparrow organized the first Ladies
Memorial Association in the State and
the first v-Ccnfederate Veterans As
ISOLATION. But he has gone. camping now
upon the eternal plains. The great cap
tain, Jesus Christ. is in command. Across
those sunny plains you see company
after company. battalion after battalion.
regiment after regiment. all at rest.
camping in the City Of Peace. Soon all
viii be gone. How lonely we will be
without them. Let's crown them while
we can with our tears. prayers and love.
I must stop. ] could fill volumes with
their imperishable renown and glorious
immortality. In Gods keeping let's leave
orr brave captain and his comrades, I'M
Ill we see them face TO face.
The portrait was received bv Governor
Jarvis, in a most graceful and appropriate
s-eech.
Governor Jarvis said:
4 have been substituted for the able
young man who was originally to nave
received the picture, but who is unavoid-
ably absent. 1t is a pleasure TO me, not
only because | 1--we reached that age
where It is pleasant to be substituted
for a younger man, but because of the
people | represent. In behalf of the
happy-eyed womanhood Of North Carolina,
| accept this picture. The world knows
and has heard of the Confederate soldier.
His bravery and fortitude and fidelity and
nGbleness and worth are spoken of
throughout the world. And of those who
have made known the Confederate SOL
dler's worth, none are Drawer than he
whose picture is today presented to
you. He did not complain when duty
called. IN battle he had no fear, and
in camp he found no hardship. He
went whore duty called whether it be
amid the booming cannon or on the long
weary tramp from battle to battle. He
was faithful to the end. The same pa
tient, earnest endurance that Character
lied his life during the SullCn times of
war, marked it during those long years
that so tried the patience and integrity
of our people. ] remember him chiefly
as chairman Of the board that preferred
charges against the highest officer in the
State, and the speech he made in prose-
cution of the Governor will always live
in the histQry Of the State as a splendid
specimen of legal learning and matchless
elOquence.
'Poverty could not make him despair,
riches could not spoil him. In the path
of duty he always trod, and the name
be left TO those who bear his name, is
a priceless heritage, and this chapter
may well point to him as a specimen of
splendid manhood
Vocal solos were charmingly rendered
by Miss Durham, Mrs. Chas. McKimmon
and Miss May Turner, after which delic-
ious refreshments were very daintily
served.
The ladies entertaining the visiting
/ delegates are expected to attend the re-
| ception at the Soldiers Home this after
noon.
Those who will receive at the Soldiers
| Home reception this afternoon from 4 to
6, are the officers of the l.. OBJ. Branch
| Camp, who are as follows: A. B. StrOn-
ach, Commander: Jacob S. Allen, First
/ Lieutenant Commander: ". S. Barnes,
I Second Lieutenant Commander; DR.. p. E.
| Hines, Surgeons: Rev. j. w. Jenkins,
| Chaplain, and j. c. BirdsOng, Adjutant,
! and the committee in charge, which con-
| sists of Comrades j. S. Allen, c. B. Den
| son, r. H. Brooks, A. NJ. Powell, G.. M.
| Allen, w. H. Hughes and Col. Thos. S.
| Kenan. These will be assisted by the fol-
lowing young ladies (members of the Aux
| Hilary Corp Of l.. OBJ. Branch Camp, who
| will serve refreshments: Mrs. Andrew
| Syme, Miss Miriam Stamps, Miss Lucie
| West, Miss Helen Primrose, Mrs. William
| West, Miss Mary Andrews, Miss Hal Nor
/ son and Misses Ethel and Janet Stron-
| ach.
Those who nave arrived since the last
edition of this paper are as follows:
Henderson: Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Maria
| Parham. Mrs. II. Parham.
Greensboro: Mrs. Broadnax, Mrs. Al
len, Mrs. Whitaker.
WASHINGTON: Miss Small