The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-07-07
Special Correspondence)

D..ty~burg. Pa, Saturday, July 4
r.. celebration of the fortieth a%nniver-
.,. at the Battle OF Gettysburg on the
Battlefield OF that famous and once bloody
...f.. ground ON Friday, July Sd, 1908, by
<.rtb rlroIIuIans was one OF the most APP
..urrate commemorative events III the his
,o,. If North Carolina. Circumstance
..,sruteI the presence OF a great COM
-.re of North Carolinians, but there were
..,-rat some OF the men who gave i'm
mortal glory to North Carolina. At no
.,.aa IF its honorable history has North
..r..ua won 80 much fame az upon that
..tIrnrId. More than that: No regiment
.r aut war la the history of any country
s.n such reuown as did the Twenty-sixth
<.4tA Carolina regiment at Gettysburg.
r ~ d matter for gratification that Col.
1,hu r.. Lane. the only surviving colonel
.r that famous regiment, could have been
,,,..at On Friday and delivered an his
t.rtyal address,. That regiment had three
noted Colonies. Zebulon Baird Vance. ele-
H.. 49, IN StNtAN oAA'NN - '"h
OF North Carolina, Harry King Burgwyn,
alu gave his brilliant young life on the
field ut battle for his country; and Col.
l.Hn r.. Lane. of Chatham county, who
.a1lve~, strong in health, young in pa
n.utam, ana full of interesting reminis-
,,u,a. The speech of Colonel Lane, de
Lsrrel. near the spot where his glorious
r.e0meat made glorious history, appears
n full on the second page of today's paper.
colonel lane IS not much given to public
soaking. He has written here an auto
fu graphy that will live forever because
le tells Of deathless deeds Of men whose
lame viii grow with every passing year.
A PATRIOTIC SERVICE.
The idta of holding this celebration on
rue battlefield at Gettysburg was born in
the brain of Mr.. John WILDER Jenkins.
secretary OF the North Carolina Society. OF
Baltimore. now on the staff of the Balti-
more sun and formerly on the staff of the
News and Observer. He presented his idea
go the North Carolina Society of Balti-
more. which embraces in its membership
latuy of the most patriotic living North
Car0Ijnians. and they enthusiastically
undertook the celebration. The whole
State owes a lasting debt of gratitude to
that Society for conceiving the celebra-
t.ou and carrying it out in a way to give
|ruor and credit to the State of their
hrth The names of the officers of this
society should be known TO all North Car
C.nmuN. They are:
Ir. Edwin Geer. president.
Dr. A. Marshall Elliott, vice-president.
John WILDER Jenkins, secretary.
il. II. Hamilton. Jr., treasurer.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
DR. Charles G. Hill.
Rev. J. W. Willard.
john r.. Dawes.
lr. J. r. .Winslow.
Charles G. Joyner.
THE CELEBRATION.
The celebration was in every way a
notable success. The Posts Grand Army
alr band played Like and the people
OF That historic town gave the North
tasoIulaus the most notable reception
ever given to any body OF Southerners
There Is no place III the world outside OF
'A- good State where North Carolina
yalour Is esteemed at its true worth more
than in the town of Gettysburg. Fol
thirty years the people have studied every
position on the famous battle field. They
kao" where the troops OF every req
MeHl North and South met the furious
RAIN of shot and shell. and they have
learned the truth that while all were
brave and all ready to give up then
HFo~. that North Carolina went "furth
ft' INTO the Federal lines at Gettysburg
9t course, the event of the celebration