Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-06-06
Confederate Memorial Exercises
Held in Lexington

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< Held in Lexington
Confederate Memorial Day W
: appropriately observed in Lexin
: ton last Saturday. The day W,
pleasant and a large crowd was
attendance, probably the large
yet assembled on similar occl
sion. The exercises in the I'm
versity chapel were we'll attende
and many persons lined tho street
and were grouped on the Univel
sity campus and in the cemetery
The long procession from tn
chapel to the cemetery was muc
admired and excited faVorabl
comment.
The formal exercises began Il
Lee Memorial chapel at the Univer
slty promptly at III O'Clock, ant
opened with the cid Confederat
air "Tenting on the Old Cam
Ground. Prayer was offered by Dr.
Chas, Manly, chaplain Of Lee-Jack
son Camp. Capt. J.Preston Moore
commander of the camp, presided
The other songs rendered were
"Our God, Our Help in Ages
Past" and "Auld Lang Syne.
The choir was composed of Mrs
S. B. Walker, Miss Salhe Preston,
Mis- Margaret Graham, Mrs. Reid
White, Prof. A. L. Nelson and
Mayor S. B. Walker. Mrs. A. d.
Estill presided at the organ.
The address for the occasion
was made by Captain John C.
Featherston of Lyrchburg. His
theme was "eThe Private Confed-
crate Soldier; How He Armed
Himself and How He Fought"
Captain FeatherstOn spoke for over
an hour, and related TO his hearers
many incidents of the great strug-
gle between 1851 and 1855 that he
himself witnessed. He paid a
deserved tribute to the private
Confederate soldier, and frequent
ly during his address his remarked
were punctured with hearty ap-
plause, especially by the old soldiers
as some reminiscence was ralated,
Captain FestherstO1 ia a we'll
preserved man and possesses a
strikingly military bearing.
At the conclusion of Captain
Feathsrson's address, DR.. Hunter
Pendleton of the Virginia Military
Institute, made a brief but eloquent
address as Introductory to the
presentation by the Daughters of
the Confederacy Of the Southern
crosses of honor to Confederate
veterans and sons and descendants
Of Confederate veterans. The COM
mittee Of ladies of the Mary GUSTS
Lee Chapter of the Daughters of
the Confederacy having this matter
in charge was composed of Mrs. A.
D. Estill, chairman. Mrs. K. NJ.
Pendleton, Mrs. r. R.Witt, Misses
Mary Moore, Mary Houston,
Martha Moore, Mary Barclay and |
Bessie Moore. Among the other
aides of the camp seated ON the
platform were Mrs. w. G.. Nc
OOwell, Misses Sue and Mary |
Davidson, Misses Mary N. and
Rose Pendleton, and Miss Annie
White. Occupying places of honor
we're Miss Julia Wilson Of Fair
ield, sponsor, and Miss Bessie
ooague of Lexington, maid Of
honor, for the Camp Frank Paxton
sons of Confederate Veterans.
crosses were present
ID, twenty-seven to veterans and
Ourteen to representatives OF
-eterans.
After the exercises were con-
luded In the chapel, the pro-
ession was formed on the campus
nd the. N arch was taken up TO the
emetery. The formation OF the
inc of march was: Policemen
Lakewood and Walker, mounted;
thief Marshal ID. B. McClung,
Assistant Marshals +. M. Temple
on, j. M. Johnston, j. A.McNeel,
'. A. OFT, MD. Wilson and A. S.
montgomery, and w. S. Moore
nd H. A. Dunlap as videttes Of
,amr Frank Paxton, all mounted.
hen came the band and cadets Of
he Virginia Military Institute, the
lexington Fire Department, Con-
ederate veterans of Lee-J ackson
amp Of Lexington and Blue Ridge
amp of Buena Vista, Sons of Con-
ederates OF Lexington and Buena J
ista. {
Arrived at the cemetery the
raves of Confederate soldiers were 6
ecorated with flowers. They had
cen previously marked with Con-
derste flags. During the march ]
mute guns were fred from the
snnon stationed in the cemetery. j
he tombs of Generals Lee at the !
lapel and Stonewall jackson in
lie cemetery had been decorated
ith beautiful floral designs and r
'ergreens. t
Electric Light Improvement -.
Mr.. Robert E. Hutton, general \
enager for the Lexington Light {
Power Company, has placed 8
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