The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-18
1T WILL BE CELEBRATED IN WHINING
TON NEXT SATURDAY
Confederate Veterans, the Daugb-
tiers of the Cocfederacy and the Sons
of Veterans Will Unite I'm Honoring
h Memory OF the Great Ch~ieftain.
The Features VIII be Parade, a Pro
gramme at the Opera House and
Banquet at City Hall

Lee, and in accordance with their Gus
tom it will be celebrated in Wilmington
by Cape Fear Camp. No. 254, United
Confederate Veterans. Cape Fear Chap
ter, Daughters Of the Confederacy, and
George Davis Camp. No. so, Sons Of
Confederate Veterans.
The features of the celebration will
be a parade through the streets pro-
gramme at the opera house, and a
banquet afterwards at the city hall.
THE PROGRAMME.
The following will be the pro-
gramme:
The procession will form and march
at 3 p. m. promptly, on Market street,
with the right resting on Fourth street.
in the following order:
Platoon Of police.
Marshal Captain James 1. Nets ard
aids. ii. {.
Second Regiment Band.
Cape Fear Camp. No. 254, u. G. Y.
and other veterans.
George Davis Camp. No. so, Sons of
Confederate Veterans. and other o n
of veterans.
. Wilmington Light Infantry.
Wilmington Division. Naval Re
serves.
Colonel Walker Taylor's Boys Bri-
gade.
Howelrs military academy cadets.
The line of march will be on Market
to Third streets. down Third to Nun
street, ON Front to Princess. thence on
Princess street to the opera house.
All Confederate veterans are invited
to participate in the ceremonies and
join in the parade.
Exercises AT THE OPERA HOUSE
AT the opera house the following will
be the programme:
Prayer-By Comrade Bishop Watson.
Music.
Oration-By Comrade Eugene S.
Martin.
Music. ! - %f5i
Reading General Lees Farewell adj
dress-By Comrade Captain James I.
Nets.
Presentation of the Cross of Honor
By Mrs. Meares.
Response-By Comrade Colonel John
D. Taylor.
song-"Old North State"
Carolina! Carolina! Heavens blessings
attend her.
While we live we will cherish, protect
and defend her:
Though the scorner may sheer at, and
WitlingS defame her.
Yet u hearts swell with gDadness
whenever we name her.
Hurrah! Hurrah! The Old North
State forever,
Hurrah! Hurrah! The Good Old North
State.
Though she envies not others their
merited glory,
Say whose name stands foremost in
liberty's story;
VThn11oh too frrI0 fo harCQ1f a'Qr 70
crouch to oppression,
Who can yield to just rule a more
loyal submissionr
Chorus
Plain and artless her sons. but whose
DORIS open faster.
To the knock of a stranger Or tale of
disaster;
How like to the rudeness of their dear
native mountains.
With rich ore in their bosoms and life
in their fountains.
Chorus
And her d~aughters-the queen of the
forest resembling,
So graceful, so constant, to gentlest
breath trembling;
And true lightwood at heart, let the
match be applied them,
How they kindle and fame-Oh! none
know but who've tried them.
Chorus
Then let all who love us love h land
that we live in.
AS happy a region as on this ] OF
Heaven,
Where plenty and freedom, love and
peace smile before Us.
Raise aloud, raise together the heart
thrilling chorus.
Hurrah! Hurrah! etc.
Song-"Dixie."
After the exercises at the opera
house the Daughters of the Confeder-
acy will serve lunch in h city hall to
those wh0 participate in the parade.