The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-11
NORTH CAROLINA
At APPOMATTOX
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swapping Of yarns, "ht 1t all over
again VI zsAg tsjs, Fl
The regular morning trains brought in
more people from both directions. ana
special and excursion trains swelled the
throng to immense proportions
Governors Glenna and Montague got there
at $50 o clock BIZ the regular train from
Lynchburg accompanied by n Pullman
carload Of dignitaries from North Caro-
lima and Virginia: A Lynchburg special
followed closely behind the regular train,
and that was followed by the North Caro-
lima special which had come Via Durham
and Lynchburg. i
Special Train.
A special, with six crowded coaches,
came from Farmvllc. The notable pas
senrers ON this special we're two hundred
girls from the State Normal SCHOOL, who
| had been given a day off to come up and
study history on historic ground.
These brave girls refused to be carried
to the grounds. They. came to see and
to learn. They wanted to march where
Lees men marched forty years ago, and
so they formed a line and. under he
leadership of President Jnrmanand Major
Cox and others of the faculty, they
tramped the two dusty miles and minded
not the rays of q rather vigorous April
sun. Tho 'Normalites'' attended the
exercises, heard the patriotic speeches
helped to sing the Tar Heels State hymn,
and then they took off their knapsacks"
and had "a glorious picnic dinner on the
old camp ground. &,
A speakers stand, small but tolerably
substantial, had been erected in the
spruce pine grove, within a few feet OF
the yelled monument The State flag OF
North Carolina floated oyer, the stand,
and later on the headquarters flag OF
General Grimes and the battle flag
OF the regiments Of Cox's North Caro-
lima brigade We're unfurled The two
latter were held by veterans who fought
under these same flags forty and more
years ago.
The exercises were In charge OF the
North Carolina Appomattox Commission,
a body created by the Legislature of that
State to have made, erected and unveiled
this monument.
The Commission.
The members of the commission, all OF
whom were present, are: Major Henry a.
London. chairman; "A. D. McGill, Cyrus
3. Watson, W. T. jenkins ana Z. ]. Holt.
Other notablcs Of the Old North State
on the stand and on the grounds were:
Governor Glenn General James j. Nets,
General ". p. Roberts, Acknowledgement
Theodore Ciarnett NOW Of Norfolk, Sec
rotary Of State Bryan Grimes, General
Julian S. Carr, Colonel J. Re Young,
Adjutnnt-Gcneral r, r. Robertson. Hon
j. A. Long Charles L, Johnson. Colonel
Bcnnchan Cameron, Captain r. NJ Ar
| rington. Major G. II. Pou. Dempsey
| Grimes. Aston Grimes r. r, Warren
! IInoch Lilly, J. S. Mason. Captain w. ].
| McLaurcn, Senator r. r. Kicks. Colonel
| Thomas S. I<ennn. Major william a.
| Smith. r. IL. Harrington and many
| others
| Newspaper men We're numerous and very
| busy, for all Of the speeches we're i'm
promptu or made from scanty notes ant
1 the Haber showers had not the bcreli,
of advance copy The accommodation
| were necessarily measrc. The men o
news had no tables. had'tp SIT III broil
ing sun and take notes on Their knees.
i These were present from North Caro-
/ lima: Fred a, Ods, general correspondent
| A. j. Nckelway, Charlotte News; Sanfort
/ J.. Ratler, Raleigh Post; Joscphus Dan
icls, News and Observer; X. Il, IIoyle
i Raleigh Times, and Il number Of Others
l The Virginia papers We're represented b.
G. J, Rlvenpark. Norfolk Dispatci. Il
NJ Lynn. News Leader: Frank s Wood
son, Times-Dispatcll; Il, II. Beaselcy
South Boston News: j L. Hart. Farm
Vile Herald, and Judge Christian. Of tn
Appomattox paper.
Prominent Virginians.
Many prominent Nirginans from yariou
parts Of the Commonwealth were here, !
L. hin Camp, Confederate Veterans, q
Petersburg, and II. II, Lee Camp, {
fichmond. We're represented by a nun
Der Of uniformed delegates.
Governor Montague left Richmond SUI
day night and Joined Governor Glenn an
party al lynchbuIg.
General Whitaker, of Washington, wl
Was on General CusterB staff and carri,
10 Custer the last order General Graz
Ilssucd in prosecution OF the battle ~ Al
lPolnattoE, Was present az an invited gunI
Chairman London. In calling tho gre
, assembly TO order, used a gaycl iniu
from the limb OF a pine tree. which sto,
on The battle of Chickamaugua and ii.
embedded m u q bullet thal was III,
70 ihq' deht. II has been used al MAJ
I Carolina Confederate reunions.
Exercises in Detail.
There waa considerable dclly In II
opening Of the programmed exeic!sc
. whlcli We're scheduled to begin 81 III
J. ~ Y wassl2i9 y. NJ when Mai
f London called for order vhirh I'D, ii