Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-06-11
OLD
SOLDIERS

Anderson Chapter Of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy and
the ladies Of Hillsboro gave a dinner
q, the court house to the "Old Vet
erans'' on Wednesday, June 3rd, the
anniversary of the birthday Of the
Southern Confederacy's only Presi-
dent, Jefferson Davis. The occasion
was one long to be remembered by
the Gear old soldiers who fought so
hraveIv for their country daring the
dark days of the sixties. The feature
Of the occasion was the presentation
of Crosses of Honor by The Dangh-
tiers.
The court room was beautifully
decorated with flags and the pic
lures OF our grand old leaders, JET
t;erson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Stone
wall jackson and others. The flag
of the Orange Guards, like the 1Old
Vets" worn, but still holding on
and doing honor to the day"
Colonel Alfred Moore Waddell,
of Wilmington. himself a brave sol
der, had been invited to deliver the
address. The exercises began at II
o'clock, the soldiers forming a line
of twos, commanded by Major D. Fl.
Hamilton, and to the tap of the
drum they marched into the court
house headed by James T. Davis,
the veteran Drum Major Of the llth
North Carolina Regiment.
Rev. S. Paxson Waters, another
veteran. led in prayer. Then fol
lowed the grand old song, The Old
North State" sung by q choir and
the andisnce.
Veteran John Kirkland, of Hills
boro, in a few appropriate remarks
introduced the orator, Colonel Wad-
dell. The hearty and spontaneous
applause accorded the speaker every
few minutes by the vast audience
showed better the high appreciation
Of the sentiments expressed than we
can, and found a hearty response in
the hearts OF bis hearers, and proved
that The was with us now as then"
Last, but not least, was the feast
provided for the dear old men, most
OF whom have grown old and gray.
Dinner-well it was a dinner right,
and the way it disappeared was
proof enough of its quality. Enough
-well-an abundance, and to spare.
! Everybody was here and everybody
had plenty to eat, and that OF the
best. And the way they all did eat
Everybody seemed jolly and happy,
but happiest of all were those whose
kind and loving hands had provided
the MENU.
| TIE occasion was not only a re.
union of old soldiers, but their wives
and children were here in full force
and all pronounced it 3 grand
success.
Since the January dinner four Ole
Veterans have passed into the Grea1
Beyond, and one of the dear Daugh
ters. The face so radiantly happ,
then was missed to-day. But he1
words, her last ones, to those 81
dear to her heart, were read agar
by request, and must have touched
the hearts of those for whose future
she most earnestly prayed, She fol
lowed her Leader, and we %sincerel,
hope that those she so dearly lovet
may some day clasp hands with he
in that home to which she has gone
, LADIES AND CHILDREN INVITED
. All ladies' and children who can
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vited to try the famous Little Earl
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9 people call them the Easy Pill. W
IL. Howell. Houston, Texa., say
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Moore, Lafayette, Ind, says a
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It A. Hayes, Druggist.
State Auditor B. F. Dixon b;