Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
Confederate Memorial Exercises
Held Saturday

Confederate Memorial Exercise
Held Saturday
Confederate Memorial exercis,
? were observed in Lexington la
;. Saturday, and the day was one {
= great interest, although the pleal
: ure of the occasion was eomewhs
merred by the rain. This yea
|, was the first time in the histor
of memorial observance that ba
, weather occurred on the day 70
the celebration. The presence O
the cadets of the Virginia Militar,
Institute, always an attractiv
feature, had to be omitted on &C
count of the rain. The procession
from the University to the GENE
terry was also restricted in size
The prettiest feature, however,
and one that was most appropri.
ate, was the marching of the
children of the public schools, over
300, with their teachers, bearing
floral tributes, which they placed
around the statue of Stonewall
Jackson.
The formal exercises were held
at Ii O'Clock in the University
chapel. Commander j. Preston
Moore of Lee.Jackson Camp pre-
sided. The platform was profuse-
~ decorated with Confederate
flags and flowers, the work of the
Daughters of the Confederscy,
who also decorated the tomb of
General Lee. The speaker for the
occasion was Captain James Bum
gardner of Stanton. Special
music was rendered by the choir
composed of Mrs. S. B. Walker,
Misses Bette Glasgow, Helen
Booker and Martha Moore, Profess
sor A. L. Nelson and Capt. s. B. |
Walker. Mrs. A. D. Estill presid-
ed at the organ.
Captain Bun gardner was intro
duced by President George H.
Denny, who prefaced his remarks
with the thought that time brings
Youth rears idols that old
lge disca rds. Some things, how
'ver, mau can never forget,-t
owe Of home and devotion TO a
asred cause. The record of the
Confederate soldier, said be, was
ven geeater after the war than
vas his conduct during the con-
let. These reunions and meet
ngs do rot mean that we are dis
oval to the Union flag but that
1e shall not forget the flag of the l
1
The address Of Captain Bum
ardner occupied half an hour in g
5s delivery. He paid a glowing c
-ibute to the Confederate soldier,
hose devotion to principle and I
dherence to duty combined to b
resent to the world the sublimest Q
,ectacle of history; and no less IL
lblime but more devoted was the )
.triotism and loyalty of the S
)uthern woman, whose unfalter- h
g faith nerved many man &c
lty. TIE address was replete tt
it'll valuable historic references, "
I'd was delivered with force and d
'wer, eliciting from his audience, d.
pecially from the fast thinning ell
20 of old heroes who wore the re
ay, frequent applause. or
At the conclusion of the services
the chapel a procession was vi
rmed, preceded by Policemen X
alker and Donald, and headed tn
the marshals, Messrs. john tit
erlqan, r, II. IempletOn ana =.
Huffman representing the Con- ne
lerates, and Assistant Marshals lol
A. Dunlap, H. c. Lackey Hugh
ANS, S. w. McCOrkle, O. b. ele
,itmore, W. S, Moore and ha
aries Leech, representing the OF
10 of Confederates, and compos- W
of the Lexington fire depart III
NJ in uniform, with their truck fro
ldsomely decorated, few Vet
ne ank Sons and others. The Blu
GERS and speakers were in car del
ses. The school children, &C Lee
,psnied by their teachers, join Blu
the procession at the Court mol
se, and marched to the GENE. w.
?. An
ii the graves of the old soldiers j.
e indicated by Confederate j.
., and they had been tenderly Il.
wn with flowers by loving A
de. Raj
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