Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-05-18
MEMORIAL DAY.
Col. A.C Davis the Orator of the
Day. His Subject, Colonel ~
Thomas Rumn-A Large
G1.onrd Present

Crowd reSen
1t has been more than forty years
since the great war between the
States, and IN that mighty struggle,
the south lost. But the south knew
then that she was right in her posi-
ton, and as the years have passed
away and cooling time has come to
the Judgment OF men, q very large
| majority OF the thinking men of this
ntlre country have come to the con-
| fusion that the people of the South
ssn States mad a right to Withdraw
| from the union, aud tile former enc
| lies of the Confedeiaey now admire
| the men VINO fought 1Jr their prIn-
ciples.
Tne great crowds which turned
out Wednesday on Memorial day IL
pIaal proof of me TACT al after near
~ two generations thu memory o.
ne Lost Cause i, uear - our people,
and they want Lneir chl. ren 10 know
tae true history of The v III, and OF The
Va liant deeds ot the soLs OF thesouth.
The procession forLned III front OF
the Court house as outlined in the
| program formerly published IN the
ANGUS.
Arriving at the cemetery the mill
| larry companies opened ranks WITHIN
the gate, presented arms, as the Mar
shals, the OfaEOr of tue day and the
| Chaplain passed through to the
| speakers stand at the Confederate
monument. Arriving at the monu-
ment there Was music by the Colds
boro band.
A beautiful and appropriate prayer
was made by Rev. Mr.. SnIelds, The
choir then sang "Nearor My God tc
Thee," and Chief Marshal A. b.
Holiowell, in most appropriate
words introduced Col. a. q. Davis
the orator of the occasion.
Col. Davis spoke without manu-
scrip, and even surpassed himself, il
his eloquent aud thrilling portrayal
of the civic life and heroic deeds anC
matchless daring and sublime deatE
in battle OF Col Tnos. Rufin, Of Thu
city, who resigned his seat i'll the
United States Congress at the out
: break of the war and came hom'
ana raised a cavalry company OF 10.
men, which was known as Co. ii
!, 10 n. q. Cavalry, of which regi
r sment he had risen by valorOus deed
/ 10 be Co.onel at the time of hi
ldeath in the Battle Of BrIstoe sta
> tion.
4 The selection of the life AMI mill
tary career of Col. Thos. Rufhn a
the subject of this memorial addres
was made by the ladies of Ihos. Ru
e fin Chapter Daughters of the Confed
:, eracy, and Col. Davis vas selecte
q by them as the Memorial orator. III
great speech yesterday proved til
It wisdom Of their selection, while d
fervent, eloquent, graphic and thrI
u filing presentation of the life an
character of Col. Thos. Rufin
n citizen, Statesman, patriot and sol'
Ter could not but have made thel
prouder than ever of the inrtepi
soldier in whose honor their Chaptt
If is named. We wish every youth
e the land could have heard tn;
speech, for it would make even tt
= best of them better citizens whe
they shall come in the course of tt
IS Efeeting years to mans estate, al
Is the duties of citizenship.
= At the close of the Grafton tn
band played the Old North Stat'
land crosses of honor were presente
0 to Messrs. J. M. Hollowell and I
Vinson, the presentation being mad
/, by that veteran and true hearte
!, Confederate, John III. Hill, Esq.
The graves of the soldiers Wer
. then decorated with flowers, and til
! military companies fired a nnmbe
OF volleys yer the graves of th
brave soldiers buried in Beautiful
Willow Dale Cemetery.