Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-02
Exposition Governors Adopt Reso.
luiions on Gen. Lees Death.
GREAT BLOW TO MOVEMENT
Dead Soldier and Statesman Was the
Most Important Factor In Creating
General Interest Felt Throughout
the Country In Torcentennlal.

The board Of governors OF the
jamestown Exposition Company met
In Norfolk yesterday and discussed the
death of General FitZlugh Lee, who
was president of the exposition COM
pany, ANA the most important factor in
the success with which the movement
f! has met.
J After the meeting the governors
gave ont the following: t-,
General Fitzmigll Lee is dead! An
all-wise Providence has removed him
from his earthly activities. but the rec
ord nf his life is {. lesson for his sur
! vNors. and fC generations yet 10
| come.
His devotion 10 duty was ideal; his
fidelity 10 trust, unwnyering; his vigil
ancc in performance. tircpss.
Wrapped in his cloak Of grcy, hr
challenged enthusiastic admiration;
J CARRIED in his uniform of hllic. he was
an equal hero. Among the first to
preach Il reunited country. he died ex-
employing his words Among victims
or victors, lie WAS alike glOrious.
/ In civil life. as governor OF Virginia.
as consul general Of the United States
nj Havana, as military governor of
Tlba and as president of the James
town Exposition Company, he exhibit
ed In the highest measure those quail
ties which make for leadership and
compel respectful admiration and
heartfelt esteem.
As man, moving among his follow
men, son, husband. father, friend, his
memory will he cnshrined forever in
the hearts Of those favored with his
acquaintance. Aristocrat in all that
made the man uf finer impulse live on
: highest plane. he was the soul of dem
I ocratic simplicity. considering neither
| place nor power in giving friendship or
according honor.
| we, who were last associated with
| nm III common cause desire to eX-
/ press our full appreciation Of his high
character rs patriot, statesman diplo.
mat, soldier and citizen. FIe has been
| dear To men of all parties and every
section. His long official life has been
| been peculiarly conspicuous because In
no position of public trust which he.
had held did envious tongue or heat
/ OF politics cause the purity. OF his mo-
lives To be asperse, or any intimation
made that official service had becn
subordinate to private interest. De-
pi0rlhs his untimcly death, we, the.
oilicers aud, governors of the James
town Exposition Company have, Re.
| solved
First That we bear official testimo
ny to his deep interest In The approacl.
ING celebration in 1907 of the three
| inndredth anniversary of the nations
birth. When invited to become 'presi-
dent of our company, he accepted. say
ing: y hope to he able in the closing
years of my life 10 render some service
TO The old commonwealth" We testi.
3 TO- The sincerity OF his utterance
and the fullilment of his hope. To
nm has been largely due the interest
manifested by the national admins.
ration and by congress. He has al
ready secured the cordial cooperation
OF several leading States and had
Planned TO enlist the active interest of
all The commemorative.
Second, That the jamestown Enosi-
tion Company, which has been The OH
1ect OF his earnest solicitude and upon
which has concentrated tho efforts nf
his lahors CT his latest wears. reco,,
hizes with pride and qualification the
recent evidences of his poDularitv
throughout the United States every.
where exhibited. and accepts those
eViuchces as testimony to the national
appreciation Of his purity of character
ana recognition of his patriotic sery-
ice IN every public Office he has held.
fhlrii That we, in union with all
people OF Underwater Virginia. deeply
lnollrn our loss: and we tender our
sihccrest. sympathy to his wife and
family in their bereavement; that by
MiNniding his funeral we join in paying
me last sad tribute of respect TO his
memory; that these resolutions be
spread upon our records and that
cony he cngrossed and sent to his