The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-26
Resolution is Unanimously Passed
Dsnouncing Pri.ehard's
Deserter Bill.
INV 6 A. C9UNP DELIVERS AN GRAFTON
,.o, tent Welcome by Cap. WoddeIl. Poem by
M. PacaaeY Grooma. Resolution Of
Tnaaks to Jltg. Clark For
Rsgimantai Histories.
Regimantal Histories.
ISra.ieI to News and Observer

I~-a.i-l to News ana ODSGrNGr.)
rr~..--horo. \. C, Aug. 20.-A CON
-,stfya estimate of the number of visi-
.,~. IN Greensboro at u o'clock today
nc-ra he. eight thousand. Of these near
IL half are old veterans. At the regis
,ra-fan Office at 10 o'clock, 5000 had beer
r.~rf-rareI and it was going on then
three III a time, and new squads arrived
an the noon trains. Officer w. w. Wood
hal nronarod two thousand Did vets.
badges ana the last one was pinned ON
ar & o'clock this morning before the
heavily loaded morning trains came in.
So tremendous was the strain Of pro
yf6frg free rations in abundance for such
IN unexpected number Of guests, but few
sro,aing anywhere but at the camps
m5ar charge of a commissary, that Gen
eral Carr issued al order this morning
advising as many as were able, to take
their meals at restaurants, boarding
houses. or at the homes of citizens OF
the city. who have thrown open their
doors 10 hundreds. Train loads of visi-
Tors have been coming in all day and
at the hour of the parade at 5 O'Clock,
10 less than 0,000 out of town people
were interested spectators.
AN IDEAL CAMP.
Alfred II. Scales Camp in Eckles
Grove has proven an ideal spot and the
old soldiers are enjoying every minute
spent there, Citizens of the town, ladies
and children are taking advantage OF
the occasion to mingle with the ole
heroes and look upon a regular pitched
camp see how the men are fed, hoy
they sleep and how soldiers after forty
years rest can enjoy a soldiers food.
Eckles Grove is especially appropriate
fer another reason, 1t was in his resi-
l.Dce that President Davis spent the
night On his retreat from Richmond after
the surrender. to set up a new capitol
outside Of the territory embraced in the
terms Of c~apitulation to Grant. Here
too. did Forest spend the night, having in
charge $4,000 of Confederate gold. He
buried the two bags under the tree at
The parlor window, and the spot is now
covered by General Cars tent. Forest
VAS pursued by Fitzpatrick and retreated
leaving the buried treasurer. Fitzpatrick
took possession Of the Eckles home under
military law and he pitched a tent I'M
1~'t-atelE over the gold, where headquart-
eTs tent now stands. After he had gone,
Forest came back and recovered the gold
R-ah had lain there undiscovered by the
enemy.
Tho formal ceremonies Of the re-
119n were begun when at ten O'Clock,
.e order to fail in was given out by
GENERAL Carr. and was repeated through
1s The various divisions of the camp
03 soldiers fell in line, and led by tho
l".@ City Guards, the third regiment
--a+ OF RojdsvilIe and the Proximity
.aal of Greensboro, marched to the
"a1t Opera House.
Iae stage Of the Grand Opera House
was beautifully festooned with red an(
"~.e STEAMERS. Occupying prominent
.os.'oas were the magnificent bat
lag Of the Confederate Vet
.'-1 the splendid new flag o
''-..ord Chapter of the Daughters
'"' 'ontcdcracy, while smaller Con.
-..I@.a flags were everywhere, the gal
'..s being festOCned with flags and rec
@. what" bunting designs. Splendid por-
OF Generals Jackson, Lee, Scales
'.A'I7 occupied conspicuous posi-
iHt SESSION OPENED.
".'" General Carr. in a few ringing
""l1h We're punctuated at everl
ny enthusiastic yells, called The
'- Fl" order. Chaplain /. w. Craw,
'..i'i the meeting with a beautiful
-- ~i"noral Carr then announced
.&"gd regret the absence on &C.
p" e."Nno5s Of Major General Fl. A
''. ami had appointed Colonel Jane:
.. 'I Wilmington, to act in tha
r.r. "lohel Metz then called tn,
r '"'5 and organizations present
rr., talng heard from Bayboro,
m.. 'HE and from the rcmotcs.
a# dis tricts.
r H. T. Patterson, w. l.. London
R.r '. A {. McAliStcr and A
..,- .'." appointed d committee OF
SIR I'd whom should be referred
rr.. -'i.@- Tho first one offered b,
rr ". L. London provoked a storm
tH.. "75l' applause was to thi
sr... u That we condemn and de
Ward. 1850. recent act Of Congress re
rg 'a"i'ry and dcSertion by Civ
for. ..'a 10 those of the Southern
lar. III tho face of distress q
&. . contrary to all rules Of homo
ren- 'o"ordly deserted to tn
Ia.- .f"slae traitors to friends.
l.u.. ~'9Im of demands for an i'm
lt .r ."aE vote on this resolution
jaa1 E. ron, Captain London, askc'
'~'5'frcd TO the committee.
-.--'TipE OF OFFICERS.
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