The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-04
SHAFT POINTING
TODEEDS OF OLD
Hands of Love UnveiI
This Memorial.
THE DAY AT WINSTON
An Immense Throng Witness Unveil'
ing Of This Shaft Erected by the
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Colonel WaddeII Makes the
Address of the Day.
Especial to News and observer.)


Winston-Salem, n. c.. Oct. 3.-In
the presence of an immense throng of
citizens of this and adjoining counties
and to the happy strains of "Dixie'
the shaft that stands as loving me-
moriaf from the Daughters of the
Confederacy to the Confederate dead
was formally unveiled here this after
noon.
On account of rain it was found
necessary to hold the exercises in the
court house and soon the auditorium
of the building was crowded to its ut
most capacity while hundreds could
not get near the doors. The Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy occupied seats
I'm the bar, while on the rostrum were
Mayor Eaton, Hon. G. b. Watson.
Lieut.. Governor, F. d. Winston Hon.
A. NJ. Waddell, Rev. DR.. II. A. 6roWn
and DR.. II. r. Bahnson, Master of
ceremonies.
After prayer by DR.. Brown, Mayor
Eaton in a short address welcomed
the visitors to our city
The Salem boys band furnished
music for the occasion.
Number of Addresses.
The principal address was delivered
by Hon. Alfred NJ. Waddeli, of VII
mington, one of the foremost orators
of the State. His speech was listened
to with close attention, and was in
tcrrupted again and again with ap-
plduse.
Lieutenant Governor Francis ID.
Winston made the address of 2presen-
tation in behalf of the Daughters of
Confcderacy. He began his address
by referring in the most compliment
tary terms to Governor Glenn, who
at
Was unable to be present and VINO
had delegated him to perform this
pleasant task.
Mr. c. Il. Watson accepted the me-
mortal in behalf lof of the veterans
i'm few appropriate words.
Mrs Henry A. London. of Pitts
boro. President of the North Carolina
division. United Daughters of the
Confederacy. in response to an inVi-
tation made beautiful little talk,
uledging the Daughters of the Con-
fedcracy to teach and uphold the ira
ditions of the South land. saying that
never would a Southern mother teach
her children TO look upon the Confed-
crate soldier as other than a patriot,
Who fought and died for the homes
and Hbertics of his Southland
The Monument ti1veiled.
After the speech making all gather
cd around the monument on the court
house lawn and amid the inspiring
strains of Dixie and amid the cheers
of thousands, Miss May Barber and
Miss Bessie Blum. uncovered to the
world the beautiful shaft surmounted
ny the life size figure of a Confed-
crate soldier, which will stand for
years TO come as a loving tribute from
the James Il. Gordon chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy, and to
DE Confederate soldier of Forsyth
county Immediately after the un-
yelling the veterans and Daughters of
the Confederacy proceeded to the re-
ordering house of the Il. j. Reynolds
Tobacco Company at the corner of
Fourth and Chestnut streets where an
elegant dinner vas served to more
than SEQ people
Except for the unveiling of the
monument the pie-cminent feature of
the day was the heart stirring ad-
dress of Colonel Waddell. 1t was
keyed to strain of lofty patriotism
and ereathed the true spirit cf the
South throughout. He said in part:
Ladies of the James II. Gordon Chap
ter United Daughters of the Con-
tederacy:
soldier in the Confcderacy who
would willingly fail or refuse when 1t
was in his power to do honor TO the
memory Of hi scomrades would be re-
creant to one OF the most sacred OBJ
ugauon5 resting upon him and should
strip from his breast the Cross of
Honor placed there by his devoted
Countrymen
Fully recognizing this truth, | am
here III response to the invitation with
which l was honored to participate in
the exercises OF this occasion. | wish
TO express my high appreciation of.
and my thanks for, the privilege thus
extended of paying my tribute to the
brave and true men whose memory
YOU seek to perpetuate, and | heartily
congratulate you upon the final reaIi-
zstion of your hopes in the erection
of this monument
Tile name of YOUR chapter recalls
a hero and patriot, who after long
and faithful service and after per
formance of MANY acts Of conspicu-
Gus gallantry finally fell at the head
of his command. as did his splendid
chief Stuart. i'm the desperate engage
ment at the yellow Tavern near
Richmond when the CAPITAL of the
Confederacy was almost in the grasp
of the enemy. Verify. the name cf
James y. Gordon is worthy of pres
ervation to the remotest posterity as
one of the chivalric souls who coun-
ted no sacrifice too dear in the de-
fence of constitutional liberty and the
right of sef-government and. who.
therefore. gave his life on the battle
field for their preservation
As the shades of evening are clos
ing upon my own life. and as | look
back through the garish day to its