The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-13

on wilmington street, where a splenrid
lunch was served the old men by tt,
Ladies Memorial Association.
TIL AFTERNOON EXERCISES.
The exercises yesterday afternoon in
Metropolitan Hall, prior to going to IT,
cemetery and decorating the graves OF
the brave dead, We're very beautiful ar5
impressive. The hall was decorated in
excellent taste with Confederate flags,
and draDed over the platform was :.
large, handsome State flag. The speak
er's stand was made entirely of COnfcd-
crate flags, and upon the platform was a
large portrait OF Capt. James Iredeil
Waddell, of the Shenandoah, showirg
we'll the magnificent specimen of man
hood he was. \ very large crowd OF
Raleigh's best citizens and many visi-
tors from other towns completely filled
the big auditorium, and manifested tho
deepest interest in all the proceedings.
at once so simple, pathetic ard Erandly
impressive.
Among those or the platform were
Gen. ". r. Cox, Or. =. F.. Hines, Mr.. NJ.
O. Sheriff., Judge Walter Clark, Mr.. X.
II. Battle and Mr.. A. b. Stronach.
1t was shortly after three o'clocK when
the band from the A. and NJ. College
ST uck up the opening selection. A beau
tiful prayer was then offered by Rev. DIR.
NJ. NJ. Marshall, the chaplain, who was
introduced by Col. Thos. s. keenan,, the
chief marshal of the occasion.
After some more music, endcred by =
choir composed of ladies ard gentlemen,
Col. Thos. s. keenan, made some very
appropriate and eloquent Introductory
remarks, explaining the Significance of
the crosses of honor which ere given to
deserving Confederate soldiers, AMI
reading the rules governing the be-
stOwal Of these enblems.
Then was Witnessed a beautiful sight.
Ten young ladies of the ~Johnston-Petti-
grew Chapter of Daughters Of the Con
federacy, under the direction OF Mrs. T.,
b. Womack, pinned the crosses upon the
breasts of the g~rizzled old men, most Of
them SCARED with honorable wounds.
The veterans thu decorated were j. r.
Barkley, G.. 12th,H A.. Barham, C. BIRD,
] M. Estes. f. 10th, j. G.. b. Crimes,
4th, Richard Holland, A. 10th, w. M.
Jones. \. 10th, G. NJ. McI\immon, i.
10th, w. c. Maynard, c.. 47th, 5. NJ.
O'Neal. d. Goth. j. A. Pool, c. nth, FAD.
H. SeaWell, a. 10th, w. II. Winb9r l.
Srd. A. d. Hill. \. c. Dunn, A. 10th,
y. d. Gill, A. 10th, ]. 3. Hill, X. 4lSt,
J. w. Holloway, f 9Th, Andrew l..
King H. 47th, J. s. Mangum. a. 44th.
G. H. Moneyham, e. 47th, j, a. j. Pen
nv. f.. 14th, II. Fl. Sanders, G. 41th, y,
Nj. Tomlinson. G. 50th, w. II. Hughes,
Lee Battery, Charles BeVers, *. 1ith,
7 p. HolIeman. hudson. w. II. Jones,
Marcellus Rand. T. n. Richardson. w.
II 3. Stanton, w. II. Utley, j. Nj. White,
J. T. Edwards. Henry Winston, l. p.
Iangston.
The Young ladies who pinned on the
crosses were: Misses Mary Porter Ashe.
Maggie Trapier, Katherine S~tronach,
Kate benson, Frances Hoke. Elizabeth
Hinsdale, Emma Taylor, Alice Stronach,
Kate Badger and Florence Jones.
During this beautiful ceremony a spe-
cial choir. composed of Mrs. Charles Nc
Kimmon, Mrs. ]. j. Thomas, Mr.. Ball
and Mr.. Ernest Baker sang NOV the
Day IS over
The orator of the day, Capt. s, \.
Ashe was then introduced. His subject
was. Capt. James Iredeu Wadden and
the Shenandoah and his treatment OF
it was magnificent. AS history it IS most
valuable, as a piece of oratory IT WIS
good and as a eulogy to a friend passed
beyond it was beautiful. The full text
of the address Will be found upon another
page of this mornings paper.
This Grafton concluded the exercises IN
the Hall. and the crowd filed out 10 the
strains. of more music. and a large num-
Der accompanied the l.. OBJ. Branch
Camp and the ladies of the Memorial As
sociation and of the Observation-Disclosures
Chapter of Daughters of the Confederacy
TO the cemetery. where prayer was offered
by Chaplain Marshall. and the graves OF
,l<, lo,,J ,,ar1hcpS of the camp decor ICtu
with flowers and flags.
The following is a complete list OF the
dead. who were honored yesterday:
w. b. Bell. w. II. Bledsoe, }. q. burI'
r Blinson. Y. l.. Brown, L. Is. Brio
GERS. Willie Brown, w. A.. Branch, =. !.
pvrum. oct. Coke, Hugh Campbell, o. j.
Carrou f. II. Cameron, James
Cross. c.. f. Debnan, S. NJ. Dunn, u u
! Fowle. A. l.. Terrell, j. j. Ferrell' . M
Finger John C. GoIman Solomon Way
Jesse Hathcock, Jr., c. D.. Heart, /. -
Hardie E. Burke Haywood, l.. l. HUI
dIeston. w. S. Harris, w. A. Horton
| lanes Harvard, w. H. Hood, L. j. 1olly'
| w. e. Y. Jackson, J. Wiley jones T. =
| Johnson John C. King, c. W. Lallpeln'
Thomas c.. Lee, j. C. R. Little, u. w
| Morris. n. S. Mosely, H NJ. Miller, d. ~
| Manly. ]. II. Marshall, George D. Moolv
W.. Maynard, w. H.. oNelpS, ~
OVERLY w. E. Pell, b. +. farhs, = -
Penny. j. A. Peddy, NJ. L. II. reop!o'' ~
| NJ parrish. w. r. Rogers, G. H. Rlsgah'
W, B. Ray, p. M. Stewart, G. 7. stronacn'
; W G. Stronach, G. II. Snow, +" y
Stamps. G. w. Saunderlin, W. :. oIuiul-
want. r.. G. Sears, w. L. Sauhoei'' =
1,o,rau r. s. Fucker, c.. ID. Upchurch, u
Watson. Wiley Williams, t. ). WI
, liams. +. ID. Watson. J. T. Watts !. .
, yancey, p. L. Faison. T. e. fulief' : =
Martin. Rev. B. Smedes, Mark otraus"'n
General l.. OBJ. Branch.
The following members aa
! Rurgwyn Camp of Sons OF Conleuei"
vo.aranc assisted Chief Marshal hehdn
&C ushers at the Hall: Messrs. Johh .
stronach. Marshall De Lancey moou
p Andrews. Jr.. Dixon v. conn, =
benson, S. j. Hinsdale, T. Miliei -
w. II. Hughes, n, !. :