The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-24

according to the programme published |
last week, celebrated with befitting
ceremonies Lee Memorial Day
January l9. The court house was
filled with representative audience
to which old and young contributed
in about equal numbers.
After a reyllle, sounded upon a
cornet by Captain Day, and touch
ing invocation by DR.. E. c. Gordon, a
chorus consisting of Miss Ethel Gibbs,
Miss Stella Ryland, Mrs. M. D.
Wilson and Messrs. w. II. Chiles, J.
R. Moorehead, Douglas Meug and DR..
Ramsey, to an organ and cornet ac-
compartment by Miss Ella Nickel
aud Capt. Day, sang "Carry Me Back
to Old Virginny." Later on in the
programme the same chorus sang "My
Old Kentucky Home" and MARYLAND,
My MARYLAND" d"-songs which ever stir
the Southern heart.
Mrs. J. H. Campbell, president Of
the local chapter, in ringing speech
told first OF the significance and intent
of this particular occasion and passed
on to the larger purposes of the state
and national organization, which she
said were to properly mark the rest
iug places of their dead, to care for
and honor the living, and to teach
the oncoming generation to revere
the memories Of their fathers and to
honor the cause for which they
suffered,
In closing she introduced Mr.. R..
N. Cook, the orator of the occasion,
who in polished phrase and with
wealth of historical allusion dwelt
upon the heroism of the Southern
men and women and of the spotless
character and faultless leadership OF
Lee, who was the very inhorescence
of southern chivalry.
After a chorus, my Old Kentucky
Home, " Miss Frances Bowen Smith,
of Central College, first touched and
then amused the audience with two
readings: "The Sword of Lee " by
the soldier-priest Father Ryan, and
"De Pianner Juet," negro dialect
story of war times, by young
Alabama author, Martha S. Gielow, a
friend of Miss Smiths Then Miss
Ethel Gibbs, Of the Baptist College,
foreordaioed to an encore, sang
"Dixie''-She would have been
encored because it was Miss Gibbs
and she would have been encored
because Il was "Dixie" Miss Eliza.
beth Groves read the regulations
governing the awarding Of Southern
Crosses Of the Legion OF Honor, aftel
which Mr.. Frank Bowman in touch
ing and appropriate words made the
presentation speech. The ladies Of
the chapter then pinned on the breast
of the following veterans the crosses
of honor Capt. w. D. Rankin
Messrs. W. S. Beck, John Mulligan
Young HickliD, Geo. w. Marquis
IG. w. Carr and W. S. Edwards
DR.. Charles Manly, in behalf Of tn,
veterans, responded to Mr., Bowman
presentation speech, and after anothe
song by the chorus, Maryland, NJ,
Maryland, be made brief address
a fine critical appreciation Of Jefferson
Davis. The audience was dismlsset
, with ''taps" sounded on a cornet.
The programme combined enter
, tainment and impressiyeness. TIL
presentation Of the crosses was
fitting honor to men who cherished
conviction enough to fight for it
And the whole ceremony was calcu
lated TO make some impression upo
= : a younger generation--a generation
! iu which the cankering vice is levlty
The speech Of Mr.. Cook was a
5 follows:
1 Madam President, Daughters OF th
t Confederacy, Veterans, Ladies an
Gentlemen:
/ / think myself highly honored b
r ycrr kind invitation to perform TIL
4 pleasant duty; but on this natal da
i OF our Southern chettain and thl
sroaf,l nnooeioo IL r,tnht have t,oo