The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-19

Lola Graves and Henrietta Lyme; Lee
to the Rear" by Lola Graves.
The patrons and friends of the school
are invited to attend and make adj
dresses and Join in the memorial.
Tho teachers Of the school-Mrs. A.
j. Hurt, principal: Mrs. l.. o.. Ed
wards. grammar school. and Miss Lii
Ian Cheatham. primary teacher-will
direct the exercises and the music.
Norfolk.
The centennial Of the birth of
Robert u. Leo will be impressively
celebrated here, more SO than has
any other anniversary of the birth
of the great general.
The scholars OF the public
schools of Norfolk-white and
colored-this afternoon celebrated
the event with readings, recitations
and music. Addresses also were
made to the pupils by prominent
speakers. The exercises ut the
schools will BIO continued to-mor
row, the white schools of Norfolk
holding their exercises In the First
Baptist Church. Tho schools of
Berkeley W ard will unite with the
Daughters of tho Confederacy in
their exercises Mt the Berkeley Ave-
nue. Baptist Church.
lUe eSeTClScS III lilc II iISI Dap
list Church will include an address
by the pastor of that church. Rev.
DIR. Calvin S. Blackwell, who will
speak on Lee as n Soldier, as
Citizen. and as a Man"
To-day at noon at the Cumber-
land Street Methodist Episcopal
Church, Leo memorial exercises
will be held, under the auspices of
Pickett Buchanan Camp. Confeder-
alto Veterans, which will be partici-
pated in by that camp and by the
Sons of the Confederate Veterans
and the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy of Norfolk. The Grafton Will
be by former Governor of Virginia,
William b. Cameron, who will not,
however, on account Of sickness. BIO
present. The Grafton will be read
by Rev. William a. Barr. of st.
Luke's Episcopal Church, who is
one of the best readers In the
State.
The meeting will be presided over b
Rev. William G. Starr. d. d., pastor Q
the church. and tho opening prayer wi
be by Rev. Robert Gatewood. OF tn
Episcopal denomination.
Pickett-Buchanan Camp. Confederat
Veterans, will give its annual Lee ban
auet tonight at $50 o'clock at the Mon
ticello Hotel.
The following will be- the toasts of tn
occasion:
General Robert E. Lee. 1so7-1sO7-"Hl
fame grows larger with revolving years.
Response by Col. William Lamp. P.
c., C. V.
The Army of Northern virginia-"Tf
peerless host of peerless leader
Response by Col. William III. Stewar
S. c., C. V.
The Confederate Navy-"The memor
of the dauntless seamen who sailed bs
meath the Southern Cross Is part of tn
heritage of our people,
Response by Captain William G. Will
tie. p. b. c., c. v.
The Women of the Confederacy-"Te
der as the tenderest, brave as tn
bravest..''
response by j. Lindsay Heard, P.
c., S. c. v.
Charlottesville.
birthday he es Of General Robert +. Lee
will be observed In both the city and
the University.
At the University special exercises
will be held In Gabell Hal. beglnninE
Lectures will be suspended from u
o'clock noon to o'clock p. NJ. Short
Humphreys and Graves. Of the facul-
ty. and Dr. W. w. Smith, president OF
the Randolph-Ma System of
Schools. All three of these gentlemen
were closely associated with General
Lee, either during tho Civil War or
afterwards In Washington College
The celebration In the city will take
place at tho Jefferson Auditorium, be-
ginning at O'clock tomorrow even
Ing. the exercises being open to the
public. The Grafton will be delivered
by the Rev. John William Jones D. d.
Crosses of honor will be bestowed by
the Daughters OF the Confederacy
upon about sixty veterans.