The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-28
n, Anniversary of The Birth of
General Robert {. Lee.
4 FycELLENTLY ARRANGED PROGRAM
,..l,,tsd BY R. {. Lee Chapter United
M n.nobters OF the Confederaoy---Ad-
dress Of Mrs. Dudley Reynolds.

dress Of Mrs. Dudley Reynolds.
,.,srt f. Lee chapter of the United
,'.rbters Of the Confederacy celebrated
Z. anniversary Of the birth Of General
,.s,r, + Lee. the loved and honorcd com
.asr Of the Confederate armies In the
I-t var-'61- '65-the soldier, citizen
..,,ssman aud gentleman, rs well rs Il gen
~ and commander. The exercises were
..,arrted In the parish house of Christ
..n.ob To those who know the ladies of
- Lee chapter and their manner of con
arstlng any entertainment under their aus
,.ss and management this simple stale.
rspt would he sufficient To say that II
vas grand affair, we'll conducted and a
nronounced success But it was more than
nat II was elegance itself and the mem.
hsrs and their friends can congratulate
themselves upon IL In every sense OF the
word, With the possible exception of tha
attendance while those who were not
present will never know the rich. r,rr
treat they missed The decorations or tbc
roor under the artistic taste and direction
Of Mrs, Seahrook Sydnor, were beautiful
and elegant. The colors of the Conrcdorocy
those loved so dearly by the loved com
nander the anniversary of whose birth
was being celebrated the red and white
we're everywhere most tasfcfully ana ar.
tsically arranged BIrk of the urcsidput's
chair Oh the wall on each side hung a blood
led wreath, while between them hung q
beautiful one OF suoW white
Owing TO the absence of the president
whose absence has unavoidable, Mrs NJ. n
Foster presided and upon calling the meet
Ing 10 order In a few well chosen remarks
stated the purpose for which they were
gathered on this occasion, and an through
the meeting presided with a dignity and
grace becoming the occasion
The program, which has already leen
published In Tho Post. was begun WIN -
plano solo 'D'Juba, Creole fantasia INV
Francis. AIRS Bruce rs magnificent nor
former m the piano and an ACCOMPLISHED
musician she seemed Ut her best ON this
occasion ana ihe instrument seemed
charmed for the performance. General Lees
farewell address % his soldiers was rnod
BY Mrs. Foster ''"'
Major Phil II. Fail adiutant of Dick
Downing camp, United Confederate Vot.
ases' o. TINS GUY acquitted himself most
aeaua9iy ana won th" applause and CONN
Mtngauon 81 MS hearers I'm the reading of
t1e following paper prepared hv him ON
tonie1raie camps and Chapters:
az iFSlIeut ana Mrmnors Of Il. H. Lee !
yWTalpe H., pausn'ef OF the Confodcracy.
" Ioa Uur sIraI ana Incompatible Robert |
pcred those who had followed him th,o,,',i,
good ana carnage 70 90 home and become
,n5 NJ, %stIn MS great heart was broken
sy,,,nio Nv - uiIN'!Hh spirit inspired am /
bsTsiioI " v, I'iVlt resi- Ehauon which has no /
perdsnce sam, ,iv >,"I OF southern indie |
strpsk NJ .rav xxx ,'' Tug horizon and tlh |
warn b"r,SSrI ~ was melted away, these |
,, v,l' tb hulgry heroes ON whose ragged gray
" ~, Jug greai creator had lain the sword |
tssr a' n, IrhPerishabIe bnighthocd, wendell
rIes ~ ~ ,o nunt ~9td walking hundreds Of
After Sion brn,, - loNeu ones and as step
s Setl yet loving hearts palptated with
S. rSI ~ egstacy TO anticipation as TO thc
|y Tha. OIL an they held dear on eurth.
srrs ~ - ueI WIT was a dear bought expert |
women ~ b our chilyyulrous men and devoted
n nslNFy they drew the curtain upo ,S' ,b ,p
s ~ ~ ~ awful four years struggle and
ess laHf eager gaze upon IT.. future Tber
fsr AK oItn ~, Jor self and had it not been
hsre Srto. ioIpa women they would never
n,,o, entertained an idea Of surrender. hut
nNStead' like our Toxas Alamo daTo',,,11 um'
~ ~ WOULD have died together W. vnnii
Si,,orSr ,eh cause Indeed to he recorded i'm
Sss q, as robbers and traitors. do NOT
cogr, us Mora rebel for the fathers of tbis
m%auTy were rebels. but had tba,. f,itnl
.afy would have gone down to ,ost toli.,,
su5silofS and robbers. Wasbinotor rc.
S.ns,a against tyranny lust Ms We ~ tbo
t TI'l qua hut his success communion The
RI, VI patriot
N NnlIe the well fed slooI, i o, f'peshlhhs,
North were rotr.ni', Hlrch army of the
StF Fg bands PLAYING and sinring 'I t5oIr