The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-22
GENERAL LEES BIRTHDAY APPROPRI-
ATELY REMEMBERED.
The Ceremonies Yesterday Under the
Auspices of the Confederate Vet
Grams, the Daughters of the Confea-
eraoy and the Sons of veterane-Elo-
quent Grafton by Mr.. .Martin-IIrs.
Meares' Beautiful and.Touching Adj
dress.

Lees ninety-fourth birthday yesterday
under the auspices of Cape Fear Camp
No. 254, United Confederate Veterans,
Cape Fear Chapter. Daughters OF the
Confederacy, and George Davis Camp, |
Sons of Veterans. was a splendid sue
cess. The parade and exercises took |
place in the afternoon. in accordance
with h arrangements.
The afternoon was an ideal one. The |
skies were clear. the sun was shining |
auspiciously, and the air was crisp
enough to make everybody feel buoy
ant. At 2:30 o'clock the hosts began to
martial on Market street to prepare for |
h parade. At 8 d. m. the procession
had formed on Market street with it's
right resting on Fourth street. In the
formation of h column Captain
James /. Nets. the chief marshal, was
assisted by his aids. Captain Champ
Med. Davis. and Messrs. George P.
James and D.. D. Barber. all mounted
on horseback. Captain Nets, who is
commander of Cape Fear Camp, U. c.
", wore the Confederate grey uniform,
Captain Davis. representing the Re
serve Corps of the Wilmington Light
Infantry, and Mr.. James. representing
the Wilmington Light Infantry, wore
the regulation uniform. and Mr.. Barber
wore the uniform of the Naval Re
serves. which branch of the military he
represented.
SPLENDID PARADE.
The procession was headed by a pla-
% of police. and following them
came Chief Marshal Nets and his aids
mounted. Next to them came the w.
L. i. drum corps, consisting of Messrs.
Will Render. Frank P. Turrentine and
W. B. Burkhimer.
Cape Fear Camp. No. 254. U. c. ",
marched behind the drum corps and
there must have been over a hundred
Of the grizzled ole soldiers. They
marched with spirit n to all appear
ances they looked like they would still
have some good fighting in them.
George Davis Camp. Sons of Confed-
crate Veterans. marched next in the
column. and then came the Wilmington
Light Infantry. commanded by Cap
tain A. r Adrian.
The Naval Reserves. commanded by
Lieutenant A. B. Shedding. came after
them. and in the ranks was the goat
which they have adopted as their mas
cot.
Colonel Walker Taylor's Boys Bri-
gade was in line mere. with it's drum
corps at it's head. and bringing up the
,oor rU-oC tho ~ 6c4f Pornc of H0UrQ1pS
Military school. commanded by Cap
tain w. c. Durant. The cadets were
handsomely uniformed in grey and
they were a fine looking lot of boys as
they marched like trained soldiers. 1t
was their first public appearance and
they made a splendid impression.
The parade was a splendid n and
it was witnessed by throngs of people
ON the streets. All the organizations
appeared to the best of advantage and
the procession was highly compliment
ed as it moved along the streets.
The linz of march was Oh Market
from Fourth to Third streets, down
Third to Orange, on Orange to Front
street, up Front to Princess street, and
thence en- Princes street to the city
all. The military stacked arms in
front of the city hall and then the va
rious organizations assembled in the
opera house.
The veterans occupied the front seats
of the parquet and in the rear of
them sat the other organizations. The
dress circle was occupied by Cape Fear
Chapter, Daughters Of the Confeder-
acy. which attended in a body. All
portions of the house were occupied by
ladies and citizens and it was a big au-
dience that witnessed the ceremonies.
The stage was occupied by Right
Rev. Bishop A. A. Watson.@ chaplain
for the occasion. Mrs w. NJ. Parsley,
president of Cape Fear Chapter, Mrs.
j.. M. Stevenson. Mrs. CASTOR Meares.
and Miss Mary Sanders representa-
stiyes OF the chapter: Captain James L.
Nets, master OF ceremonies, Eugene
S. Martin, ESQ. orator for the oeca-
sion, Colonel W. J. Woodward, and
Captain Champ Med. Davis.
On an easel sitting on the stage was
q portrait of General Lee surrounded
by a wreath Of ivy and wild smilhx
and decorated with hTacinth and roses.
At the top of the easel s~urmountins
the portrait was the tatsered flag CT
The THIRD North Carolina regiment, She
cd relic being rent oy shots received
IN iaany battles Of the civil war. a. the
rear cf the stage Were draped three
large Confederate flags. and shout tie
stage were miniature battle flags OF
the C~onfederacy.
THE CEREMoE:ES.
at $3.50 D. m. Capta:n Metts adVarc-
ed sud said: ST have the homer Of III
trotEcing a Confederate chaplain whc
ua= always with the line OF battle, IN
the tl.ickest of the fight. helping tn
xrouaced. Bishop Watspa Will CT.l
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