Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-09-20
The LEXINGTON MONUMENT UNVEILED.
Several Thousand People Gather to Witness
the Ceremonies.

for Lexington and Davidson coun'
ty. The unvelling of the monu-
ment erected in honor of the sol.
! diers of the Confederacy was the
occasion of the gathering, which
is estimated at about 5000, four
or fve'hundred being old veterans.
The day was ideal, and every
thing moved along smoothly from
start to finish. The erection of
the monument is due to the efforts
Of the Daughters of the Confede'
racy.
The speakers stand was in front
of the county courthouse in the
public square and near the monu-
ment, which is at the intersection
of two of the main streets, and is
quite an ornament to the town,
The appearance of Col. S. E.
Williams, chief marshal. and Col.
G. F Hankins, 0. E. Mendenhall
and Wade II. Phillips, assistants,
mounted, and followed by the car
riages containing the Daughters
and the Children of the Confede-
racy, elected great applause from
the throng around the speakers s
stand.
In the stand, beside the speaker
and those conducting the ceremo-
MES, we're the members and Off
GERS of R. E. Lee Chapter of the
Daughters and visiting members
of other chapters. Salisbury was
represented by Mrs. J. K. Norfeet.
The exercises were opened by
the singing Of 1.-The Bonnie Blue
Flag" by the audience, led by Miss
Gertrude Hammer. DR.. Leyburn
! followed with prayer, after which
,Talt Robbins introduced Mr.. G.
B. Watson, of Winston-Salen, as
the orator of the occasion.
Mr.. Watson said the people of
North Carolina descended from
line of mothers that for more than
thousand years had deserved and
commanded the love and admira-
tion of brave men, ,and gave brief
accout of the States participation
in the wars from the Revolution
down to 1961-65.
At the conclusion Of the address
the Lexington Silver Cornet Band
played Dixie. After which Mrs.
Penry, president of the local chap
ter of the Daughters, presented the
following veterans with crosses:
Adam Hedrick, J. II. Daniel, J. S.
Turner, H. J. Cross, B. M. Will
liams and Wyatt Daniels.
Then followed the unveiling of
the monument, which was sur
rounded by the Children of che
Confederacy. The cords connect
ed with the yelling was pulled by
G. M. Thompson and G. A. Hunt,
assisted by the children and when
the veil dropped a great shout was
sent up.
The monument is % feet high
and was built by the Carolina Mar.
BILE Co., of Lexington, and cost
$2,O25. The top is bronze figure
of Confederate soldier, six feet
high, in full uniform and with a
musket at ready arms. The base
and shaft are of Vormont Barry
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Confederate flag, and on the sides
of the base are drum m-sticks, an an
chor, cross-arms and swords. On
one side of the monument is in
scribed: "Our G Confederate Dead"
"Erected by the Robert E. Lee
Chapter of the Daughters of the
Confederacy, September, 1905.
On the other side is this stanza:
"sleep sweetly i2 YOUR humble graves,
Sleep martyrs Of fallen cause,
For 10, marble column Graves
The pilgrim here to pause"
1876.
At the conclusion of the unveil-
ing the veterans marched to Ford s
park. where their annual dinner