Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-05-15
MEMORIAL Day.
HOW 1T WAS OBSERVED IN
GOLDSBORO.
A Great O~utpOuring of People:
Fine Display by Military and
Civic Organizations: Crosses
of Honor Presented: Mr..
Grady's Fine Address.

GOldSbOrO is nothing II she Is not
public spirited, and her people are
ever true to the traditions of the
Lost Cause and proud to honor the
memory of the Confederate Soldier
and show to the living heroes of the
Gray their appreciation of the patri-
otism and service of. the army of the
Gray.
Hence Saturday was, as usual, a
great day in this city, and besides
the great memorial parade, of Con-
federate Veterans, Daughters of the
Confederacy, the Goldsboro military
and fire department, the graded
school children, and other citizens,
headed by the x. Of P. Band, many
hundreds gathered at the cemetery
in advance and in the aggregate
thousands formed the great gather
ing that participated in the exercises
of the hallowed occasion:
The exercises opened with a beau
tifully appropriate prayer by Rev.
M. Bradshaw, pastor Of st. Paul M.
E. Church; after which Miss Sue
Collier, President Of Thos. Ruffin
Chapters Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, addressing those who were to
receive the Southern Cross of Honor,
said:
Veterans! heroes, it is the pleasant
privilege of the ThOs. Rutfn Chap
ter of the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy to confer on YOU the "CrOss of
Honor" 1t is a little thing, but it
represents one of the greatest Of hon
ors, the honor of having served in
the Confederate Army; the honor Of
having fought for q that can
never be lost, with its victories, It's
many wreaths Of immOrtelles, its
crutches, empty sleeves, cherished
hopes, ever in u memories-all
speaking Of noble deeds, hardships
endured, unrecognized by history,
but stamped in letters of bronze IN
the hearts of Southern women. Vet
rams, let this cross suggest another,
the Cross Of Calvary, where the
fight was fought, the victory won for
you and all mankind.
Miss Golfers eloquent words
clearly spoken and thrillingly en-
phasized in a voice that was ire
mulousIy sentient with the instinct
of true Southern Womanhood
brought the tribute of tears from
many eyes and were greeted with
the most appreciative applause.
Col. A.C. Davis, having been Sc
lected by the Veterans to expires:
their acknowledgement, was the1
presented by Mr.. J. IL. Hill, and il
his own enthusiastically happy
style of beautiful thought and ready
eloquent speech, he fully met the re
quiren1ents OF the occasion and wol
unstinted applause.
Mr.. Il. B. Parker, Jr., Chief Mar
shall, then presented the orator il
the following graceful words:
Daughters of the Confederacy, Vet
Grams Of the Gray, Ladies an
Gentlemen:
The custom of observing certai
.days in cOmmemOratiOn Of valian
deeds and heroes OF great events ha
been the practice of the nations
the world since time immemOria
and it is a fitting custom. And now
on this beautiful tenth of May, W
are gathered here In The shadow {
this silent monument Of marble
erected to the memory of the priva1
soldiers, to do honor to those WI
wore the Gray, whether they sleel
or still live to intensity and perpetl
ate the glory of that army. B
while we tell the story and sing tt
praises of those who bravely fougl
and fell in battle, and streW the
graves with sweetest flowers, |
US not forget that there are tho
among us still living who foughtsi(
by side with the fallen and deser'
at our hands.th the highest encomium
They were spared to u country
teach us by rprecept and eXamE
how to fight the greater "battle
life.o We love to hear the story
their deeds of valor because they 81
the patriotism within us, and
cnuse the sons of North Carroll
figured so largely in those tim'
and now it gives me great pleasu
to present t you a true and tri
Confederate Veteran, a histori
and an author of no mean distil
ton, the Hon. B. F. Grady,
Sampson, who will now addr
you.
AS this old hero Of the Gray
he was indeed one of the bravest
the brave-confronted that gr
audience he was greeted with