The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-12
CAROLINE CONFEDERATES
Laying of Cornerstone For
Monument.
GRAFTON BY SENATOR J.W. DANIEL
SCENES AND INCIDENTS OF THE DAY

monies were NiiutI illf NuNIll''N W ''t'N
lime Camp OF which Major RIO. Peatross
is commander. and the assemblage
listened toa thrilling Grafton from Sen
ator John W. Daniel, ate an old time
country dinner and spent the day IN
social enjoyment Their, was "A fine band
ui music. composed OF ten pl,rer. under
Prof. lradrlla. of Richmond. which Trn-
,lrlrd to the enjoyment ui all the familiar
airs associated with the days of the Con
irdcracy. The old gray uniform had
been taken from the closet, where IL h'1d
been carefully laid away for years 10y the
Confederate wllr. aud adorned the back
of the gray haired veteran. Whose step
was lighter ~ he remembered the days
hr wore IL amid the -crne~ OF amp ana
the Roar of battle Confederate AMI
State flags waved from every point,
while here aud there the Stars ana
Stripes huttercd To the hrrcne. Extensive
had been made Tor IA" oc-
CasIOn.
4 large stand had hcen erected IN front
of the courthouse building Tor the orator
of the day. and on which kilwlnnlng
Cross, Lodge of Masons, with it, dlstin-
pui~hrl visitors. were seated while the
exercises of the laying OF the cornerstone
we're in progress. Above and around II
WIS "A mass OF llags and hunting. On
tine right ui the court green were rows oi
tables iu the shape of "A cross. Around
these, was "a wir. fence 10 keep back the
crowd. On the left of the yard were the
booths for ice cream. lemonade and cake.
q !. ia. l'ntts hffItIInU
heavily drapcd with ilags. was the band
oi music. I'm the broad walk in front OF
the courthouse. about fifteen feet from
fine STREET. could be- seen the foundation
of the monument. with It's open corner
stone ready iur It's deposit. The monu-
mcut il To- be- of granite sixteen i'rt hlgh
and az it- top Will beH private soldier
ON 10 will be- inscribed the names of the
regiment and companies who were M the
CouirlcracN from the county and the
names of thp-4' who icll in tine cause. II
Will cost about $1,000 when completed.
The building of this monument r. the
work of Caroline County camp Cuni"d-
rrat. Veterans. Bowling tirocn. aud Car
oHnr Chapters Daughters of the toulcd-
cracy.
~DlNE~ ANu iNDlpENr~.
n was under lowering skies that We
arrived at Bowling Green al 30 "A. ~.
Thursday. and ~ w. entered the Lawn
hotel rain be- uu to inll. Sen rf on the
broad porch. looking outat the prepara-
tiou~ which were in progress, was the
president of Bowling Green Chapter
paurhter~ of the tonirirracy. who said
al. we greeted her. The outlook II
gloomy. ourrNpau~'.~ are ayy-it i too
bad after ulI our work
"th,cr up Wr said. ''.u-t before day
is h.dnrkr~i hour.
f.w minutes later the rain crn-rd,
then. WAS break 100 the clouds and the
sun -huur. Then she Was all activity.
Gathering h-r a~~ociatc~ together. to the
i,. cream. lemonade AMI cakrt tables they
went.
Then thrrouutry people began toarrivr
100 carriages. huggir~. wagons and every
Kind OF vehicle. on each of which WAS "A
basket of dinner The trains brought
distinguished public men from Richmond
and other points
II wa, II O'Clock when kilwinnng
Gross Lodge no 2231, \. +. y \. NJ,
emerged from it, lodp' room 10 lay the
COMMISSIONS With the lodge ven visit
ing NaSon~-Senator John ". Daniel.
lieut.. -Gov. j. T.. Willard. Swineiord. Al
nort and Cunningham. OF Richmond, W.
II. Hurkamp. j. f. Stlff and W. +. Brad
joy. of fredericksburg, and Others. Pm
coded by thr band. the lodge marched to
the monument in the follow ing order:
Tiler W. T.. Ennis in front stewards
/ |. Jordan and &. l.. Billiard Masons.
Past Master X. K. Parrish with corn.
Tins. Master Masons with squarr. level
ami plumb. H. ID. Coghill, ". q. Cogmll
and & b. Hewett. Two Past Masters,
: " BroadduS with wine. l.. \. SWINE
ford. with oil. Treasurer and Secretary,
las f. Richards and r. ID. Vincent One
large light. by ". \. Clarke. Jr Senior
and Junior Nardens +. b. Travis and l.
II. Phelps. Holy Bible Oscar Gresham.
Two large lights. DR.. McManaway aud
+. W. Cunningham Chaplain, Rev. An
drew Brnaddus. WOrshipiul Master h.
k.mper. Senior Deacon W. l.. BrOaddus
and Junior Deacon T.. T.. Butler. Mar
shall K. .. PeatrOss.
Deputy Grand Master, Of Grand Lodge
of Virginia. Kosciouski kemper, oi Alex
ondria acted a. master OF the lodge and
conducted the ceremonies. \ choir led
bv Roy. DR.. II. J.. Quarles rendered the
music When all were seated on the
stand. Worshipiul Master hemper asked
who requested the lodge 10 lay the cor
ner stone. Chairman +. u. Coghill arose
and said: "Worshipiu Master, this mon
ument j. designed to commemorate the
vnlor oi Caroline men, who fought IN the
Coniederat army, and You are respect
fully requested To lay the cornerstone
thereof. according to the ancient usuages
of Free Masonry Then the corner
stone was laid according 10 Masonic
custom. The services were very impress
sive At its conclusion Chairman Cog-
hill received the monument with these
words" / receive this work at your
hands a. we'll and truly done. Then
Worshipful Master kemper advanced To
fine front OF the platform. presenting Sena-
tor John W. Daniel. who, he said, needed
no introduction 10 the audience Sena-
TOR Daniels Grafton was received enthu-
siasticallv by the old veterans and
listened to with interest by the younger
generation as he rpcounted scenes and IN
cidents in the great struggle which the
occasion cOmmemOrat ID.
r. y. Vincent. OF Kilwnning-Crosse
Lodge. carried the box which contained
fine valuabes deposited in the corner
stone. which follow:
Bv-laws and roll OF Kilwinning-Crosse
Lodge. A.F.& \. NJ, No. 2,231, Aug.
1Oth. 4. ID. 1908. \. l.. 300, and visit
ingbrethren; roll Of Caroline County Con
le1crate Camp; roll OF Bowling Green
Chapter Daughters OF Coniederacy; silver
nickel and copper coins Of the various
denominations OF L. ). money; Conied-
crate States paper money OF denomina-
tions Of 81, $40, $50, $50 and 800,
Confederate postage stamps; copies oil
the latest issues OF the newspapers in
circulation here. The Free Lance, Times
Disnatch. Caroline News, Religious Her
aid and others; bylaws and roll OF Rich
mond- Randolph Lodge No. 10, \. +. X
4. VI. >.
~. H.. a.rvicpS wore over the din