The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-05-14
Memorial Exercises.
Confederate Memorial Day OBJ
served With Appropriate

Confederate Memorial Day OBJ
served With Appropriate
Ceremonies Large Turnout
and Imposing Parade--Exer-
cises at the Cemetery Fol-
lowed by Decorating the
Graves of the ''Deathless
Dead"
May 10th, Confederate Memorial
Bay, was observed as usual in Hen
derson with special services appro-
pirate to the occasion. No previous
Memorial service here has drawn to-
gether such "a large crowd. The pa
rade was quite an imposing one com
posed OF marshals on horseback,
brass band, Confedera Veterans, the
local military company, civilians in
carriages and on foot, school children
The Harriet Mill Cornet band, under
the leadership of Prof. Smythe, fur
nished music for the occasion, play
ing number OF patriotic and inspir-
ing airs which added greatly to the
success Of the event.
BY request Mrs S. 2. Cooper, presi-
dent of Vance County Chapter, United
Daughters OF the Confederacy, under
whose auspices the exercises were
held and who arranged the program,
the procession formed in front OF the
court house and marched to the Gem
etery, the start being made at
O'Clock. The following named acted
as marshals: Brooks Parham, chief;
R. G. S. Davis, Edward Shaw, J. H.
Brodie, Thomas Horner,> E. B. Tay-
lor, DR.. E. B. Tucker, Andrew J. Davis,
Jr., S. Il. Peace, DR.. E. F. Fenner,
George Gillian, Samuel Watkins, Jr.,
S. l.. Stevenson, J. A. Moore.
At the cemetery Mr.. A. C.Zollicoffer
was master of cerem Onies and called
the assembled crowd to order He
presente DR.. Hufham to open the
exercises with prayer. Following the
invocation "America" was sung led
by the band. Mr.. Zollicoffer then
made a few appropriate to remarks
touching the origin and object OF
the observance OF Memorial Day
May 10th in the South-Decoration
Day they call it in the North, obser-
wing May Dth-and spoke of a recent
visit he made to the National ceme-
terry at Arlington where Fl 900 sol
dicrs are buried. In plot set apart
for that purpose 26O Confederate
soldiers are buried That sight pa
thetic as it was did dot appeal to him
like this, the graves Of our own dead
and the beautiful custom of meeting
annually to pay tribute to their
memory and incidentally to the Con
federate soldier living and dead every
where, and to the noble, heroic wo-
men Of the South, was one that a
grateful people did honor to them
selves to perpetuate.
Mr.. Zollicoffer then introduced Mr..
Bennett H. Perry as the speaker fthe
occasion. He spoke briefly but APP
preciatively of the deeds of valor. the
sufferings and sacrifices OF the Con
federate soldier and paid high tribute
to the Spartanlike women OF tie
South who performed their duties and
bore their burdens no less heroically
than did the men.
Miss Lula Page then sang. Capt.
w. B. Shaw was next introduced by
Mr.. Zollicoffer who said we were fort
unate in having with US one who
had never faltered or failed % respond
to the call of duty-one who loves
North Carolina, the South, his country
and his God. Capt Shaw came back
from Madison, Wisconsin, last year
owing to a breakdown in his health
and is yet quite feeble. There was an
outburst Of enthusiastic and sympa-
thetic applause when Capt. Shaw rose
to speak. Himself a veteran OF the
Confederacy, enlisting when a mere
boy, going out with the cadet corps
of the Virginia Military Institute who
won renOWn at the battle OF New
Market, he is never more happy or
gifted with eloquent speech than when
he has for his theme the Confederate
soldier and the women Of the South.
Forgetting his intirmities Capt. Shaw
rose to the occasion and was quite
himself showing something OF the
fervor of feeling and vigor of speech
characteristic Of him in his best days.
Capt. Shaw thanked the ladies for
what they had done for the Confeder-
ate soldier, not only in perpetuating
his valorous deeds on the field of bat
tie and correcting history and keep
ing the record straight as affecting
the canse for which he fought. and in