The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-09
GENERAL LEE IS HERE
ARRANGEMENTS ARE CoMPLET-
 ED FOR HIS LECTURE.
Auditorium will Be Filled Tonight It is the Anniversary of the Surrender of the Con-
 fedsrate Army.

| Confederate Veterans. and other Confed- crate soldiers in Montgomery. will bt | surprised to learn that General Fitzhugr | Lee arrived ir Montgomery last night General Lse was not expected until to' l day. A committee of prominent veterans l had been appointed to meet General Lee
 on his arrival in the city and escort him to a hotel. The committee consisted oi Gen. George P. Harrison. Gen. William c. Oates. Gen. John W. A. Sanford. Ma jor, W. Wa Screws. Capt. J. M. Falkner and Capt. CA. Lanier. At 8 o'clock last night members of Camp Lomax were down down anxiously awaiting for an answer to their telegram requesting defi- nite information as to the irour of Gen. eral Lees arrival in Montgomery. No one expected him before today. but the telegram was sent in order that the com mittee might know which train to meet. General Lee came in, however. last night at 1o:3o on the Western. He was accompanied by Mrs. Lee and his daugh- ter. Miss Lee. The party entered car- riage and was driven to the Exchange. They were somewhat wearied after their trip from Virginia and all retired early. General Lee had been in the hotel only a few minutes before the veterans were in- formed of his arrival. but it was decided not to disturb him.
  at the Auditorium under the auspices of Camp Lomax, United Confederate Vete- rams. Today, the Sth of April, is the an- niversary of the surrender of the lec-
 turer's illustrious kinsman, Gen. Robert
 E. Lee. at Appomattox. This coincidence. by which the lecture. in a measure. com
 memorates the end of the struggles of the Confederacy. was widely commented upon yesterday by Montgomery veterans. .of, Al hn An-
 ton Committee by Commander Fuller Is as follows: Gen. William C. Oates, Gen. George P Harrison. Gen. J. w. A. San ford, Major w. W. Screws. Capt. J. M. Falkner and Capt. c. A. Lan The committee will escort General '.Ss to Ciancys Hotel. where he will enter. tained during his stay in the city
 The final arrangements for the lecture
 were completed yesterday when the ush- CTS for the occasion were appointed. They
 were all selected from Camp Holtzclaw,
 United Sons of Confederate Veterans.
 The following will serve as ushers: Thomas NJ Owen, ]. A. Elmore. C. B. Teasley, Chas. R. Hubbard, w. F. Her bert. Fred Gilmer. George P. Fuller,
 Blount Davidson, W. NJ. Blakey. Emmett seibels. Tilford Leak. Ray Wilkinson, Clayton Tullis and Chas. H.. Scott.
 The ticket sellers and doorkeepers will De SeteCtcu rom tIe HPTI1DtTSIHp Ol Sdhip Lomax. Paul Sanguinetti and T. M Vass
 will look after the sale of the tickets. The following veterans will serve as door
 keepers: Judge B. C. Tarver. Hal. T. Walker. William Knox. w. H. Maybin. R. A. Copley. C. l.. Hadaway, E. J.. Harris and Dennis OConnor.
 The doorkeepers and the ushers will meet tonight at o'clock at the Audi torium
 The special committee appointed at the Monday night meeting of Comp Lomax
 to devise a plan for increasing the sale of tickets to the lecture. met yesterday in the office of Judge J. B. Fuller. Judge J. NJ. Carmichael submitted to the com mittee an eloquent and stirring address
 to the public urging cooperation and
 support for the lecture which was to be given for the benefit of old Confederate soldiers. The address called special at
 tention to the worthy object of the lec-
 ture and paid glowing tribute to the heroes who wore the grey.
 The address was approved by the com
 mittee and all signed it. The special
 committee was made up of William B.
 Jones. r. c. Browder. J. c. Finley, Reid Smith B. C. Tarver John G. Winter. F.. C.. Fowler. David Johnston, R. P. Grigg and
 J. M. Carmichael, There will be no formal public reception on the OccdSlOn or NyeneTdl Let x StdH HI the city beyond the exercises at the Au-
 ditorium. No reception or public enter tainment has been arranged for besides the lecture and it's attendant exercises. The lecture will begin at o'clock Gen
 eral Lee will speak on '"rhe United States in Peace and War in Cuba" Geenral Lee
 was the American Consul at Havana pre- cedlng and at the outbreak of hostilities
 between the United States and Spain. As the diplomatic representative of the United States he was thoroughly familiar
 with all the events that led up to the war
 of 1898. General Lee afterwards went to Cuba as Major General in the United
 States arpy.
 Many visitors from all the surround
 ing towns and cities are expected in to-
 night. An extraordinary low rate has been granted by the railroads and numer-
 ous excursion parties have been formed
 to come to Montgomery.