Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-20
MEMORY OF R. {. LEE
Confederate Veterans Observe
His Birthday.
CROSSES OF HONOR
BESTOWED BY MEMBERS OF
SToNEWALL CHAPTER.
Daughter Of Southern Commander and
Mrs. Dewey Among Those Who
Were Present.
CROSSES OF NOR

Confederate Veterans Hall was crowded
last evening with former soldiers of the
southern cause, wives, daughters ana
friends to celebrate the birthday OF Gen.
Robert E. Lee and witness the bestowal OF
crosses of honor upon confederate veterans
by Stonewal Chapter, United Daughters OF
the Confederacy. An interesting feature OF
the occasion was the presence of MISS mary
Gusts Lee, daughter of Gen. Lee. There
were a number of distinguished guests
present, among them Mrs. Dewey and Miss
Emily Mason. Mrs Dewey is an honorary
member Of Stonewall Jackson Chapter and
a regular member of the Cincinnati Chap
ter United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Miss Mason, now eighty EIGHT years DID, is
descendant of noted Virginia family.
She made herself famous during the war as
a field and hospital nurse, and since the war
has contributed number of articles to
magazines.
Hilary A. Herbert Presided.
In his opening remarks Col. Hilary A.
Herbert president of the association. was
applauded when he said that his position
was not only one of great honor, but
unique, being seated between the daughter
of the man who was commandments
of the armies of the confederate states and
the wife of the admiral now commanding
the navy of the United States.
The address OF Judge jain Goode was elo-
quent and was interspersed with many per-
sonal "reminiscences of Gen. Lee, with whom
he was intimately associated during and
after the war. He paid a handsome trfb-
ute to the patriotism and devotion of the
women of the south, to soldiers and their
cause
Six young ladies. members of the chapter,
in wi Lee n
senting and pinning on the crosses, which
were attached to diminutive silken confed-
crate flags.
The program was opened by a prayer by
Rev. w. Talliaferro Thompson, followed by
a song by Miss Virginia Powell Goodwin;
reading rules and regulations, Mr.. M. S.
Thompson; southern songs, quartet accom-
PIANIST, Miss Susanna GutherZ.
Recipients Of Crosses Of Honor.
The recipients of crosses of honor were
Frank J. Ahern, Maj. E. w. Anderson, JAS
A. Bethune, w. c. Balch, Joseph Banner
L. S. Brown, W. G. Bopp, William Broun
VIM. D. Barry, William Buchanan, John T.
Callaghan, Holmes Conrad, John H. Cook
JAS Med. Darlington, Jas B. Craighi1l
Lee Crandall, De Witt Coffman UineaD,
Benjamin Candy. William Duffy, c. A Dun
nington, c. H. Dickinson, John w. Drew
s. C. Dickinson, r. s. Denny, J. r. H. Dea-
kins, Jno. T. Dutton. A. NJ. Dyer, Jno. 5.
Duffie. G. Edmonston, ]. r. II. Embert.
Frank S. Findlay, A. M. Fauntleroy Q-in-
eaD, C. A. Fox. ]. J. CLEARWATER. c. P.
Grady. w. B. Grover. Thos. G. Garrett,
A. G. Holland, Jno. NJ. Hickey. M. w. Har-
ris, r. w. Hunter, Jno. H. Hobgood. c. H.
Holmead. T. w. Hungerford, j. P. Hor-
bach, A J. Hobson, E. P.s Hickey, Jno. F.
Hickey. Jno. B. Hill, "A. j. Hobson I. A.
Howard UneaD, Jno. T. Jenkins. E. z.
Jones, D. B. Kealey, Jno. F. Key, NJ. P.
Key, w. c. King, F. 8. kilgour. Lorenzo
D. Lorentz. VIM. @. Lowd, Jno. H. Lewis,
H. B. Littlepage. w. H. T; Lewis, John
Mooney, ]. w. Matthews. Fl. d. Money,
r. B. Merchant, A. f. Matthews, j. M.
Morgan, Nj. M. Marmaduke. T. NJ. McRob-
erts LineaO Geo d. Nicholson. j. K. Nay
lor, JOS H. Nelson, G. G. Otey UineaD.
J. T. Petty, c. M. Parkins, F. S. Penny
hacker G. W. Parker, o. II. Perry, George
Poe, Leigh Robinson, w. N. Raines Oin-
eaD, p K. Reilly, f. D. Stinson, w. d.
Swan, S. F. Sawyer, E. o. Scaggs, Jos.
E. Scaggs, c. H. Stanley, G. NJ. Supell, d.
Shackleford, M S. Thompson. Geo. E.
Thompson, J. G. Tucker, A. NJ. Tolson. c.
E. Tolson. Connally F. Trigg, Samuel Wag-
gaman, ]. IS. Wimsatt, Hugh Waddell,
Philip Watts. ]. X. White, w. T. Wallis,
W. b. Wilkinson, Geo. w. Wilson. Geo:
S. Wooley. John l.. Warning, Archibald
Young.