Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-04-16


and che dedication ~ North Caroiinas .
memorial 60 her gallant sons who cut .
$50 great % figure there. was in every .
respect admirable. in conception and f.
in execution Genial as was the
weather with an .ts spring softncss .
o. was NOT more genial than
The welcome given By giori-
Gus ola Virginia fo our Governor .
and the veterans and the guests from
the old North State. Nothing married .
the symmetry or the affair and 3D.
was "A love feast 81 Nirginians ana
North CarOlluiaus. Governor Glenn
and Governor Montague met here in
the morning and az once established
the entente rordlede and every one
OF the visitors and visited followed
this example. Governor Montague
uade a charming impression on the
f North Caroiiuians. and as for Governor
Glenn every Firg.uIan who met him
sings his praise An the speeches of
the dav were struck upon a high and
clear note. fuu OF devotion to both
D. States. and see above ADD deep ant
. enduring loyalty to their country.
. NirgiuIa's daughter. in a most heauf.-
ful way. manifested their sympathy
with the occasion and what it cclohrar-
ed. Mrs. Garland Jones' and Mrs b.
b Hall both ~ Raleigh. are thc only
ladies who came over Nith the Cover
nor's party.
They were met here hy notable
assemblaEe representing Virginia
Daughters of the Ccnfelcracy =
which they are $50 prominent members
az home The Virginia Daughters
were made guests on thc Governor
. Pullman and were Mrs a. r. Ander-
son. Airs. benjamin Rowling. Miss
MOIhe il Early niece Of General Iu-
bal Early. Mrs Herbert watts. Mrs
. Francis. Miss fucv ianEhornD. Mrs.
james x. Carter MIS- kirkwuol Otet
who is the president of che Lynch
q burg Ladies' Memorial Association.
MIS-. Arthur D. Powell Miss Katherine
HOrscler and Mrs Hatfe Howlay.
. These ladies' are members ~ both
r kirNwood Otey aut oId Dominion
Chapter. United Daughters of the
Confederacy.
10 was d.. so when the band crashed
. into Dixie" and after a burst OF
% cheering the exercises began. the wait
being rather t.resome and the sunshine
e hot amid close SET lrees Every inch of
space within hearing Was filled. Chair
1 man Henry A. London. as master o
q ceremonies. announced the opening
b. prayer hy Chaplain James a Weston
a major or the late Thlrty-thirl Rcgl
~, ment saving that Mr. Weston forty
years ago. was a faithful soldier DOB az
earthly war. but ever since has been
r. faithful soldier Of thc cross. Chaplain
Weston prayer was for blessing an
peace for an parts of OUR common coun
10 Try. for love OF union of these State
p and readine-s and Willingness to devot
~ our highest energies tO the mlinten
ance OF our union. ior blessings upo
every Confederate grave. BEE said mos
- tCuchnEly- Eve commend to thee.
God these survivors of our most wo-
a thy cause.
.e Chairman London. in few admit
BE- ably phrased sentences referred to tl
y, memorial which marks the cIosln
% scenes or the Confeaerary saying tha
III the veterans of the Stars and Bars ha
endured four years OF suffering am
iN privarians which marked life in OBJ.
ir army had heer brave always consfar
% always self-loreetung and eNhioiuu
a the highest type of patriotism. that q
ly this last day they We're found iu 0a.t
IS array as If on dress parade and char
ed as enthusiastically. with che o
a. rebel yell. as they had done when th.
fought at Manassas almost four yea
-, before. He told OF how General Brya
ca Grimes had with his troops main
So. North CarOiinians. some were Nirsu
Al ians. had a clear road 90 Tynchbur
and So notified Gen Lees that Ge
IN lee had t0 send three messages 90 Ge
AS Grimes 90 withdraw before that gala
..- soldier ala s0. Asthe Confcierates Wit
~. drew the enemy rushed forward VIII
CONe's brigade charged up this hill a
w. at this very spot ared the last wolfe
* There is no isuaraeement % the bra
~. cry or The endurance OF any Confett
,ht ate soldier. but with the fortune OF W
pS that North Carolina should be I'M a 3
sition 10 do things that were done ne
no and it has so come about that Grim
,,t planned the last fight. that last Fs
- eral battery was captured on y0nd
hilu by Roberts brigade. that last ak
'"' mish was fought ON yOnder side OF 4
'he Lynchburg road by the Fourteenth a
:, 1 Twenty-fOurth North Carolina Re
as ments. or rather their fragments. a
uD- the last charge made and the last v
tu ley fired by the Orga nized infantry
CoXe's brigade North Cagoiina is pre-
OF these things. but does not boast
them. as her sons only did their du
Governor Montague made a splen
ny address and was followed by Cover
as Glenn. whose Grafton was a mast
led piece OF imprisoned eloquence.
In closing he told about what h
and pened at AppOmattox and what No
led Carolinans aid there. His impassiO
-, words and forcefuI gestures putt
the whole power OF that scene on
a. awful day forty years ago before
y hearers like a painting on wall.
ONe and vivid in every particular. His
To-. - ehof ~rro.h -rl.tFar Gan TQr