The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-12

appreciation. With him was his life
| long friend, a member of his staff, Col.
Theo. S. Garrett of Norfolk. Va, who
| is the commander of the Virginia Con-
| federate Veterans Association
| brave soldier and popular gentleman.
| OF course Chief Justice Walter Clark
and General Julian s. Carr were on
hand, the latter in his familiar suit
| of gray. These are two North Caro-
| lianians who always answer Here"
when the roll is called for anything
that touches the honor and reputation
of the North Carolina Confederate
soldier, or that will in any way con-
tribute to the advancement of the
State they have served with fidelity
| in peace and in war,
Rocky Mount sent good delegation
headed by Capt. John Fl. Thorpe. who
commanded the famous North Caro-
lima company to which Wyatt belonged
which gave the first blood at Bethel.
Capt. Thorpe entered the Confeder-
| acy early-waS with the first ut
Bethel" and surrendered here 'the last
at Appomattox." The other Rocky
Mount soldiers here were Senator r.
H. Kicks, and Theo. Pitt, DIR. Mark
b. Pitt. Of Edgecombe t. HI. Har-
rington, of Carthage Frank w.
Barnes. OF Wilson; James G. Kenan.
of Duplin; David Caldwell and Mr..
Alexander, of Charlotte; ex-senator
Forbes, of Greenville; Shakespeare
Harris, of Concord w. c. Ferrall, of
Wilson; Mr.. Fleming. of Pactolus, Mr..
Watson, of Pitt: DR.. II. T. BahnSon, Of
Winston Salem; A. Cannon, of Hender-
sonville; T.. M. Alcom. of Ruffin;
Messrs. Mebane. of Greensboro, who
surrendered here: Col. w. H. Nc
| Laurin, of Scotland; j. p. Leach. of
Littleton; Capt. ]. 1. Metz. of Whining
| ton, who gave the last Serenade to
Lee at Appomattox court house; r. r.
Warren and Enoch Lilly, of Washing
| ton; j. M. Bandy. of Guilford; DR.. A
j. McKelway, of Charlotte; Maj. w.
A. Smith, of Arson; Governor Glenn
Secretary of State Crimes j. S. Mann,
T. M. Arlington, J. r. Young, H. J.
Stockard, c. H. Poe. S. L. Rotter, NJ
L. Shipman, c. B. Edwards, Chas. E.
Johnson. Benehan Cameron, Fred a.
Olds, Walter Green, Worth Bagley
Daniels of RALEIGH; Col. BrOadhurst
of Goldsboro; T. r. Robertson, Adju-
tant-General, of Charlotte; Jacob
Thompson, of Pittsboro; Harrison
Watts of Charlotte; Gen. James NJ
Ray, of Asheville; were some of
the North Carolinians present whose
names were gathered There were
others equally as patriotic whose pres
ence made the occasion a great sue
cess.
The stand from which the speaking
took place was decorated with beau
tiful North Carolina and Confederate
flags. The Governors State flag and
State flags from the State Normal and
Industrial College festoOned the stand.
Mr. r. r. Warren, of Beaufort, held
the State flag aloft; Mr. EnoCh Lily, of
Beaufort county. in a splendid Confed-
crate uniform. carried the camp flag
of Maj General Bryan Grimes, while
Capt. w. II. McLaurin of Lourinburg
carried the old headquarters flag of
Gen. Grimes These flags were topped
with beautiful flowers made a hand
some background.
The reception given to the North
Carolina ladies present by Mrs. John
r. Atwood at her elegant home here
was a delightful event and was attend
ed by these North Carolina ladies.
Mrs. III. A. London, of Pittsboro, presi-
dent of the Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy; Mrs. Garland Jones, Mrs. e. E.
Moffitt, Mrs. Mary Grimes Smith and
Mrs. r. 2. Hall, of Raleigh; Mrs.
Broadhurst. of Goldsboro; Mrs. w. T.
Jenkins, of Halifax; Miss Eloise Nc
Gill. of Cumberland and others. The
presence of the ladies added much to
the pleasure of the occasion, and they
found the trip one full of patriotic
pleasure.
At Lynchburg a party of ladies'
members of the Daughters of the Con,
federacy of Virginia, joined the party
and were invited into the North Caro-
lima Pullman. They walked right into
the hearts of the North Carolinians
and were Mrs. A. f. Anderson, Mrs
Benjamin Nowling, Miss Mollie j. Ear
~, niece of General Jubal Early,
Mrs. Herbert Watts Mrs. Francis, Miss
Lucy Langhorne, Mrs. James T. Car
ter (Miss Kate Prescott, of Wilson,
before her MARRIAGE Mrs. Kirkwood
Otey who is the president of the
Lynchburg Ladies Memorial Associa-
ton; Mrs. Arthur L. Powell, Miss
Katherine Horseley, and Mrs Hettie
both Kirkwood Otey and Old Domin-
ion Chapters United Daughters of the
Confederacy
The Reidsville band-from the ma
tive county of Governor Glenn-fur-
nished inspiring music, and every
member seemed to have new zest as
they played Hail to the Chief" when
Governor Glenn alighted.
At the conclusion of his speech,
Gen. Armes, who owns the ground of
the battlefield and generously gave
deeds for the plots where the North |
Carolina monuments and memorials |
were placed, presented Governor |
Glenn with a cane from the famous
apple tree upon which was carved a |
bottle emblematic of the apple |
brandy that might have been made |
from the tree. Governor Glenn raised |
a great laugh by telling what might |
have been said by the Governor of |
South Carolina to the Governor Of |
North Carolina, but turning to Gov
ernor Montague he said: 81 have |
been here several hours and the Gov |
ernor of Virginia has not even init |
mated anything that even savored of !
apple brandy to the Governor of North |
Carolina"
| might fill whole paper with the
pleasant incidents, the "reminiscences
of old soldiers, the sallies of bright |
men, the courtesy and hospitality of |
the good people of Old Virginia, but
| am admonished that it would fill
all the columns of the paper. There
was nothing wanting to make the |
occasion one of the red letter days in
the history of North Carolina, attest I