The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-14
THE HEROIC DEAD.
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY FITTING.
LY OBSERVED YESTERDAY.
Exercises Took Place at
Oakdale Cemetery and There was q
Large Attendauce-Ffne Procession
OF Veterans, Daughters OF the Con-
federacy, Military, Etc.-Splendid
Grafton by Captain benson.

Grafton by Captain benson.
Yesterday was balmy and fun of
sunshine and was an ideal day for Me-
mortal Day, if we except a rather
high wind during a part of the after
noon. The banks and the Produce Ex-
change were closed all day, as it was
a legal holiday, and at 1 p. m, most
of the stores closed in order to allow
the employees to participate in the ex-
e~rcises. The public and private schools
suspended exercises at noon so the
children could also attend the exer-
cises.
AT 2:30 p. m, the military procession
formed on Market street in front Of
Infantry. Heading the procession was
the drum corps of the Light Infantry.
and next came the company under COM
mand of Captain A. P. Adrian. The
men bore arms and made a very hand
some appearance in white trousers and
gray dress coats. Next came the Will
mington Division, North Carolina
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Lieutenant H. M. Chase. They also
bore arms and looked sturdy in their
full dress uniforms Colonel Walker
Taylor brought up the rear with his
Boys Brigade. They wore the regula-
ton blue, carried arbineS and made
a fine appearance. The procession
moved out Market street to Seventh,
up Seventh to Red Cross and out Red
Cross to the cemetery.
Awaiting the military at the lodge
were the Cape Fear Chapter, Daugh-
ters of the C~onfederacy, the Third
North Carolina Infantry Association,
Cape Fear Camp. No. 254, q. c. W,
George Davis Camp Sons of Veterans,
the Second Regiment Band and Cap
tain G. B. benson, orator of the day,
the Rev. DR.. A. G.. Voigt, chaplain,
and others.
When the military arrived the bell in
the lodge toIled, while the procession
was formed as follows by the Hon. AL
fred Moore Waddell, chief marshall:
Second Regiment Band.
Wilmington Light Infantry.
Naval Reserves.
Col. Walker Taylor'S Boys Brigade.
Third North Carolina Infantry Asso-
citation. Colonel William L. De-
Rosset, Commanding.
Cape Fear Camp, No. 254, u. c. v. Cap
tain James L. Nets. Commander.
George Davis Camp, ons of Veterans.
Cape Fear Chapter. Daughters Of the
Confederacy.
The Orator and the Chaplain
With the dead march, from Tan
hauser, being played by the band, the
procession moved to the Confederate
enclosure. The band passed inside but
just outside on either side of the
avenue, the military organizations
formed with open ranks and stood at
present arms and uncovered while the
@.- - H. So I'D H.
orator and chaplain passed through
into the Enclosure. The military then
marched by twoS into the enclosure
and formed around the
The monument had been beautifully
decorated with moss, roses, wreaths OF
bay leaves, and ribbon plants, while
in the arm of the bronze statute OF
!, the Confederate soldier on top of the
monument was a wreath of bay leaves
The speakers stand was prettily dec
GRATED with small confederate flags
roses and other flowers.
! Seated on the speakers stand were
Captain benson. Chief Marshal Wad-
dell, Colonel John D. Taylor, and the
, Rev. DIR. Voigt. With a large assembly
of people gathered around the outside
Of the enclosure and in the avenues
the exercises were opened by Colone
Waddell at 1922 p. m He announced
that a dirge would be played by thu
LII dllo llC llIC SolClllIt llluolS hdN
e been rendered, DR.. Voigt delivered
e beautiful prayer as follows:
e Our Fathers God and oursl We ar
t assembled here to honor the dead. Blu
we are sensible that we cannot prop
erly honor the dead. unless we frs
e pay our tribute of honor to Thee. w
: ave learned that whatsoever we do, il
word or deed. we should do in til,
name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving
thanks unto the Father through Him
Therefore we bow before Thee anC
e reverence Thee, the SQUIRE of all ouI
I blessings.
I'VE thank Thee for the inspiring
memories of the past, for the swee
e and sacred associations of this day
Standing here upOn hallowed ground
r surrounded by memories great a
precious, may we by the thoughts tina
a Memorial Day brings to us, be lifted VI
n to high aspirations and Quickened t.
noble endeavor, so that our lives my b
as faithful, if not as glorious as those
which mis- day commentaries.
w thank Thee, o God. for GU
e present peace. The past is not forgot
n ten. That past when souls Quake'
n with passionate hopes and fears, an,
hearts were agitated with distractini
e doubts and, griefs am be forgotten
e But we are thankful that it's con
vulsions are borne to us now from afaI
! only on the wings Of recollection. w
d thank Thee, o God. for the peace an
d concord in which we now live, and TO
e the increasing greatness and glory o
e our common country.
Grant. We pray Thee, that peac
n prosperity may not corrupt u:
May we, by Thy grace, like our father
: n mothers cultivate patriotism, couI
age, loyalty, sincerity and every virtu
which will make us worthy sons an
y daughters of this great country, tha
IS Thou hast given us, and worthy heir
1t and successors of those, who have be
i. queathed to US an inheritance {
IS glory.
d Make this day with its exercises
ID blessing to us and all our people. "
m pray for Thy love sake in Christ on
Lord. Amen"
q After fba nravor Mr. 9 uo1d,