The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-07
IONESBORO'S BIG DAY
1000 Veterans and Friends
Hear Gen. Carr.
Splendid Dinner, Speeches by Judge Mclver
Mai. n. A. 10 ldon, Hon. D. n. Mclean,
A. A, f. SeaWelI, Col. Murchison.

Especial to News and Observer
Jonesboro, N. c., September 6.-At the
annual meeting of the Confederate vet
Grams of Moore county at Jonesboro yes
terday great crowd of 1000 or more
assembled This crowd came from Chat
ham and Harnett as well as from Moore.
The proceedings were intensely interest
ing from the beginning to the end.
The chief marshal and his aides had
absolutely nothing to do, as the people
were on their best behavior, not one act
of disorder was observed by the most
critical looker-on.
A band of music consisting of the fife
and drum of the older time thrilled
the crowd with emotions of patriotism
and in the old soldiers it awakened
memories of the past, both sad ana
sweet, memory of the days of '61, when
with banners flying and hearts agloW
the boys went forth at their country >
call (alas, how many there were who
never returned) to reflect upon North
Carolina a halo of glory as imperish-
able as the glitter of the stars.
The camp at Jonesboro welcomed their
guests in beautiful and eloquent
speech by Hon. A. A. f. Sewell, one OF
the representatives in the General As
sembly from the county of Macon.
This speech of welcome was responded
to by Hon. j. d. McIver, at one time
a captain in Company F., of the TWEEN
ty-sixth N G. regiment, that regiment
that made the name of North Carolina
immortal at Gettysburg, having lost in
that fight more than so per cent of its
whole number who went into the fight-a
mortality without precedent in any war,
either ancient or modern.
Hon. d. II. Mclean, of Harnett, also re-
sponded to the welcome in a short
speech which was among the most elo-
quent speeches ever heard in Moore
county.
COL. j. S. CARR'S SPEECH.
The special grafton of the occasion was
delivered by that grand and glorious
soldier, statesman and orator, Gen. JUL
ian S. Carr, of Durham. Gen. Carr
speech was a gem of beauty and a per-
feet volume of history. He seems to
know with perfect accuracy every detail
of the war as far as North Cardinals par
tioipation is concerned. He paid an elo-
auent and beautiful tribute to the Off
GERS and men of the Old North State,
who made death beautiful by the sacri-
flee of their noble lives in defence OF
that cause whose memory we all cher
ish with undying love to this day, and
which our children VIII be taught to
hold in the most grateful remembrance.
At the close of Gen. Carr's speech,
Maj Henry A. London addressed the
vast assemblage in an address of great
beauty and power. Maj London's rep
utation as an orator is sufficient guar
antee that the fame of the Confederate
soldier was safe in his hands.
After this speech Col. w. e, Murchi
son, (member of General Carrs staff
announced that dinner in quantity and
sufficiency to feed an army, and in
quality just such as the mothers, daugh-
ters and sweethearts of Moore county can
prepare.
After dinner the crowd was assembled
again to witness a match game of base.
ball played by the Sanford and Jones
boro teams The score was in favor of
Sanford. This was indeed gala day for
Jonesboro and Moore county long to be
| remembered. Let such often occur as
| they tend to keep alive memories that
| should never perish.
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