Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-01-21
Celebrating Jackson and Lees Birthday

Celebrating Jackson and Lees Birthday.
The town ball was well filled Tues
day night with an audience that had
gathered to participate in the exer-
cises arranged by the Daughters of the
Confederacy and the Sons of Confed-
crate Veterans in commemoration of
the birthday of Generals Lee and jack
son and to bestow the crosses Of honor
upon the Confederate Veterans. The
exercises were very interesting, and
were opened with prayer by Rev, DR..
Charles Ghiselin, who also read the
rules governing the bsstowal Of the
crosses. The address of the evening
was delivered by Rev. DR.. H. @
Haithcox, Confederate veteran, who
gave a number of personal reminls-
cences of the war, and eulogize Gen.
erals Gordon, Longstreet, jackson and
Lee. Vocal solos were rendered by
Miss Daisy Myers, Miss Mary Hart
zell and Miss louise c. Pendleton ;
Miss Amanda Titus played an instru-
mental solo; Miss Lena Frazier re-
cited an appropriate selection, and
H. L. Wintermoyer read the resolu-
tions upon the death of Generals Cor
don and Longstreet.
The president of the local chapter
of the Daughters. Mrs. Kate W. Rey-
nolds, bestowed the crosses of honor
upon the following Confederate veter-
ans, who were present: VIM. L. Ar.
thur, E Devereux Bovly, W R Deck,
Charles Terrell, Martin l. Furry, F.
T Grove, James NJ. Hendricks, John
P Hill, ]. Fred Keplinger, Fl. NJ.
Loyns, Capt. Moler. B. S Pendleton,
John H. Schoppert, ]. VIM Taylor,
] G Unseld, Geo. W. Yontz. Joseph
E. Yontz. Thirty.three were to have
been bestowed, but the rest were not
present.
After the public exercises refresh
ments were served by the Daughters
to the Veterans, and a very interesting
affair was brought to close. The fol-
lowing resolutions, presented by the
committee, were adopted:
Whereas. in the Providence OF God there have re-
Gently been removed from the scene Of their earthly
labors and triumphs, two of the prominnt lieu
tenant-generals of the Confederate army, General
lanes LongStreet. who resigned his commission in
the old army fight the battles Of his State aud the
South and who declared by Robert Z. Lee. "a
brilliant soldier in engagement. and afechonae-
" called by him my old war horse" and General
John b. Gordon, who by daring service rose in four
years from captain to acknowledgement and at 80
years of age commanded the right wing OF Lees
army. who. as commander-in-chief of the United
Confederate Veterans, maintained and advanced the
glory OF the Confederate cause and who by his lee
ture on the Last Days Of the Contederacy." did so
much TO promote peace between the North and
South, therefore by the Henry Kyd Douglas Camp.
United Sons Of Confederate Veterans be il
Resolved Ist, That record our high apprccia-
ton of the heroic vaor and splendid services of both
these distinguished soldiers
I'D. Thatwe tender our sympathy to both the be-
reavcd families in their sorrow.
ard, That we especially mourn with the United
Confederate Veterans their loss Of one who ever
since their ORR Animation has been their only CON-
mander-in-chicf, their glorious and dearly loved
leader. John b. Gordon.
in the REGISTER and the Eastern Panhandle. and re-
corded in minutes.
CHARLES GHiSELH.
II. L. WNTERMoYER,
DAVID LEMRN.