The Washington herald., 1907-01-19
HONOR TO LEE TO-DAY
Hundredth Anniversary Of
Birth VIII Be Observed.
TRIBUTES TO HIS MEMORY
Principal Celebration I'm washing
ton Takes Place at the New VIII
lard This Evenfng-NOted Men to
Make Addresses-HIIary A. Herbert
VIII Preside-PubIIc Is Invited.

To-day marks the one hundredth ami
versary OF the birthday Of Gen. Robert T.
Lee. that illustrious leader Of the South
ern armies having been born on the 18th
Of January, lSG.
The anniversary will be celebrated in
every Southern State and there will also
! be observances of the day in several
Northern States, particularly in those
| cities in the East aud West. where
| Southern societies have been organized.
| It is to be noted also that for the first
| time in the history of the country there
is manifest in many States Of the North
| ness Of Lee as a soldier and to his ex-
allied character as a citizen.
! Recently a considerable number Of
| newspapers in the East and the West
/ have IN their editorial columns illustrated
/ a remarkable change of feeling toward
/ the peerless commander Of the Confed-
crate armies, thus seemingly indicating
| the eventual acceptance by the entire
! country. without regard to section. of Lee
as great national hero, whose fame Is
a heritage Of the whole American people.
! Celebration This Evening.
! The principa! celebration In Washington
viii take place this evening at the New
Willard, when the four leading Southern
/ patriotic societies. the Daughters OF the
/ Confederacy. Confederate Veterans, Sons
/ Of Confederate Veterans. and the South
ern Relief Society, will honor the memory
Of the great Southern general The pro-
gramme comprises addresses by Sena-
/ tor Berry. John Sharp Williams. and Mr.
Justice David J. Brewer, all Of whom will
speak upon patriotic subjects. and music
by the United States Marine Band, under
the leadership Of William II. Santelmann.
The choir OF Epiphany Church has also
been engaged for the occasion. and viii
sing Gen. Lees favorite hymns. a letter
from President Roosevelt, eulogizing the
dead leader. will be read. Hilary A. Her
bert viii preside at the exercises There
will be no charge for admission 10 the
| celebration, and the general public IS
cordially invited TO attend. Il IS ex-
pected that there will be a large attend
ance. and arrangements have been made
for the accommodation Of all.
Among Senators and Representatives
/ WHO served IN the confederate army the
memory OF Robert +. Lee is held in low
/ ing remembrance, while those whose age
! precluded their taking part IN the great
conflict show no less tenderness in speak
/ ing Of him as a man and admiration
/ in considering his achievements as d SOL
/ der.
In the cIoakro0ms and the committee
rooms Of the Capitol and in the Hobbies
/ OF those hotels where the peculiarly
Southern element is 20 be encountered
the talk turns naturally upon Lee.
/ The following are some Of the tributes
/ paid 20 the leaders memory:
Senator TiIIman.
Senator Benjamin r. TiUman, Of South
Carolina, quit school in July 1854 TO join
/ the Confederate army. but 10 his lasting
/ regret was stricken with q severe illness
which kept him an invalid for two years
and caused him the loss Of his left eye
I His estimate Of Lee Is characteristic:
/ NO man living has a higher regard for
l Cen Lee than I have. I regard him as
the Chevalier, Bayard of America, a man
/ sans fear and sans reproach, whose clean
/ liness Of life and moral greatness compel
universal admiration. while his military
genius has been rarely eQualed and only
surpassed by probably Napoleon He was
the typical product of Southern civiliza-
ton before the war. and will bear COM
/ parison with any man OF any nation OF