Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-31
Handsome Monument Unveiled at
Isle Of Wight.
ENORMOUS CROWD PRESENT
Six Thousand People Gathered to Wit
ness Impressive Excrclscs-Detach.
mcnt From Local Military Companies
in Paradc-senator Martin Present

About six thousand people, an cnor
, nous crowd To be gathered at such
, pIdcc as Isle OF Wight Courthouse Wit
messed the unwilling Of the Cunfcdcrat,
ooinicrs monument, Il handsome me
ihofiai presented To Isle of Wight conn
~ ny the Isle Of Wight Monument All;
mehiorial Association as IL tribute IL
me hcrolSm of the men who fought foI
tue lost cause. yesterday.
ictacfmentS from the local miliiar,
companies, commanded by Lieut. G. c,
Moore, of the Huntington Rifles and
accompanied by Major j. IL. GiIkipson
and Captains r. a. Johnson and lId N
EliDulk, of this city, and Lieut.. Collier
Oh hampton, went over to Smithinl,l
early yesterday morning on tho launch
Lady Evelyn From Smithfich thn
visitors were driven To the court house
where they participated in the impos.
ing exercises Captain i1ulank com
ihanicd the detacllmcnts from the local
companies and the Smithlicld company
III the parade. The party from here re-.
turned home on the Lady EVELYN
iast night, being caught on the river i'm
nc wind and rain storm which came
up Just before dusk.
ne occasion was a noteworthy one
ana VIII live long In the remembrance
Oh Tue citizens of Isle Of Wight AMI the
sueS'S VINO were present. The days
cAcrcisc, began with the parade at II
q. W, Coloncl 10. NJ. Morrison chief
marshal, headed the limo with his STAFF
composed Of w. ID. Folk. James n
'Iordon, Nj. T.. Jordan. ]. o. Thomas
and A. S. Johnson Next came tho mil.
ilary companies, the Confederate vol.
Grams, proudly erect i'm thojr tjme.worn
coats of gray. the speakers and invited
guests oil honor, In decorated wagon
members of The monument association
ana lastly long line Of public-spirited
GREENS. Among the guests of honor
was Senator Thomas S. Martin. who
WAS dressed In his Confederate uniform
anu occupied carriage in the parade.
Alter the parado the line formed n
circle around the monument and was
dismisscu This marked the beginning
OIL the ,lnvciling exercises.
ne assembly was called to order by
thc president of the association. Josiah
w. Jordan. Rev. j. w. Ward, chapain
Oh the association, offered ,ip an clio. |
qlcnt PRAYER to the Almighty. Attor. |
ney Withers, Of Suffolk, briefly intro |
Wh VISIT I'M an " nddresasf inithHsed%,tn dU
of enthusiasm for the lost
He presented the monu-
mont to- the county in behalf of the |
and II. S. Thomas, of !
Smithfield, accepted the same in the
name of the county.
Then, to tho Inspiring strains of
Dixie" and amid tho cheering of the |
assembled throng, Miss Young, of
Smithncld, let fall the veil which left |
tho monument revealed
Dinner was then served and the eX
erciscs of the day were over.
The monument has been entirely |
paid for, the funds being raised by
private subscription among the citizens
Of the county.
Those who saw the monument db- |
clare that 10 is a credit TO the State as
well us to Isle of Wight.
Miss Young, the pretty sponsor. was
attended during the exercises by
Misses Matte Gale, Ida Roberts. Fan
ME Jordan. Katie Edwards, Louise
Holland, Julia Todd and Mary Roy
noldS.