The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-05-18
MEMORIAL DAY At KITTRELL,
May 10th Observed With Becoming
Ceremoniee-iieuder Sends Good
Delegation-Eloque and Feeling
Address bv Capt. Shaw.

Observation-Disclosures SUI 0SuoS NsOOu
Delegation-Eloquent aud Feeling
Address by Capt. Shaw.
Memorial Day was observed with
becoming ceremonies at kittrell as
has been the custom for years under
the auspices of c. c. Blacknall Chap
ter, Daughters of the Confederacy,
Mrs. o. w. Blacknall, president. In
response to invitations sent out by
Mr.. and Mrs. Blacknall, goodly
number of the Daughters of the Con-
federacy, Veterans of Henry L. Wyatt
Camp, and others, went from Hen
derson and carried flowers.
The exercises were held in Cont
mental Hall, which the Continental
Plant Company rendered for the use
of the occasion. Confederate flags,
evergreens and cut flowers decorated
the walls and pillars about the room.
Capt. W. B. Shaw delivered the ad-
dress. Saying that we need not say
what manner of speech it was. Capt.
Shaw speaks we'll on any and all oc-
casiOns, but when he has for his sub
ject the heroes of the Lost Cause and
the woman of the South, and the oc
casion was one of this kind when
honors are paid to their memory, he
is peculiarly happy. We shall not at
tempt to follow him through his
splendid address of last Wednesday.
To quote him in part would only be to
mar the beautiful setting of his speech
as whole. Capt. Shaw spoke elo-
quently and feelingly, his reference to
the old soldiers present, calling each
one by name, their fast thinning ranks
and the mention of Others who had
been present on former occasions but
who have crossed over the river to
rest in the shade of the trees with
their leaders and comrades, was es-
pecially touching. And again when
he spoke of this being the last time
in all probability that he would ever
have the pleasure of speaking to the
Veterans aud the Daughters of the
Confederacy, as he is going away to
a distant State to make his home,
and the admonition he gave to keep
up this beautiful and sacred custom
OF honoring the memory Of the heroic
dead and strewing flowers upon their
graves, the tears could scarce be re-
strained.
At the conclusion of Capt. Shaw's
address the assembled company went
in a body to the cemetery where fifty
two Confederate dead are buried and
decorated the graves with flowers
This cemetery is the special charge Of
Mrs. Blacknall whose purpose it is tc
erect a monument with the name
State and date of the death Of eacl
carved thereon, most of the money
necessary for this object having al
ready been raised through her owl
industry and untiring efforts.
The ceremonies at the cemetery
closed with the benediction being
: pronounced by Rev.J II. Henderlite
after which Mr.. Blacknall invited al
present to his home to be the quest
of Mrs. Blacknall and himself the re
lnainder of the afternoon. Andespe
cially to every Confederate Veteran
no matter who he was or where h
was from, was this invitation extend
r ed said Mr.. Blacknall, with the prom
Use that he should have the best sea
and the biggest piece of cake in th
house.
l The invitation was accepted gladly
). We all knew what delightful host
and splendid entertainers Mr.. an
Mrs. Blacknall are and it was a pleas
use to be their guests. Light pune
2 was served in the hall after which tt
q company was ushered into the dinin
. rooms to partake of a feast OF II
cream and cake.
The time was most pleasantly sper
in social conversation, looking {
. the war relics and Indian curios,
|, which Mr.. Blacknall has quite an i
| teresting collection, and admiringt tt
| beautiful flowers about the pla
| until the hour for the arrival OF tt
| train admonished all that they mu
| depart. Thus ended an afternot
| of rare pleasure and enjoyment ea'
| one acknowledging himself debtor
Mr.. and Mrs. Blacknall.
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