Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-23
GE. BIRTHDAY
FITTINGLY OBSERVED
Stonswall Camp Did Honor to the
Memory of Departed Dead.
DR.. sLEDD MADE AN ADDRESS

which Was Full Of EIOquence, SINGER
Ity and History, and Was Appreciate
cd by HsaFers--G. A. r., Daughters,
Cadets and school Children There.
From Tuesdays Daily Sun:
The commemoration Of the birthday
II General Robert &c. Leo by stonewalI
Camp. United Confederate Veterans,
and their friends, has come and gone
--and Il vas one Of the most beauti-
fal and impressive ceremonies Of the
kind ever held in this city. The COM
eaodIous court house was crowded 20
the doors with q large and represents
i've audience, prominent among whom
were many gray.haired veterans, not
only those who fought 70 save the
Ccnfederacy, but those who we're
equally active TO preserve the Union.
u was q grand gathering Of veterans,
and the good feeling Of Fellowship
which was apparent by the old soldiers
- both the North and the South, ~
they mingled together, was sufncient
70 kindle the fire OF loyalty and on.
thusIasm in the hearts Of the younger
element who were present. ~ Il sug-
eosted that old adage, "how happy and
e0nsoling Il Il 20 dwell IN peaeo To-
astheP." :
The battalion Of cadets from the
university Of Florida, in connection
with the United Confederate Veterans,
che Daughters OF the Confederacy,
members Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic. the pupils OF the public
schools. and the public In general.
SIZED the court house promptly at
10 o'clock. when Commander Bitch
Of stonewall Camp called the meeting
to order. A prayer was offered BY
Chaplain Thos, p. Hay, pastor Of the
EiESt Presbyterian church, after which
che orator Of the day, DR.. Andrew
glsdd, president Of the University Of
FLORIDA. was presented by the chair.
Dr. sIedd, who IL regarded a. one
of the most eloquent, most earnest
and most impressive speakers In the
State. seemed TO be at his best upon
this occaaion, delivering one Of the
most instructive and Interesting lee
lures or addresses II has ever been
the pleasure Of our people 70 hear.
Dr.. sledd. at the beginning. desired
10 lmpreas upon his hearers the i'm.
pUftAnce OF such an occasion As this
one. which he felt specially honored.
On account Of It's Significance and Inn
portance. 70 address. He felt II q spe.
oial honor. at any time and at any
place and under any circumstance, to
reverence the name OF such man as
him Of whom he was about to make
some brief illusions.
Carlyle says. Happy the people
whose annals are blank In history
books,'" began the speaker; this 10
true II the annals DO q clog. but
false n the annals be an inspiration.
I'VE approach this as q season Of
Inspiration. The inspiration OF q
great mans life IL best derived and
enforced, not by the study OF single
phAaes OF his character or the special
circumstances OF his career but by the
study Of the fundamental principles
Of conduct which are given character,
u special circumstances may illus.
tFats and enforce.
I'VE need q wider basis Of contact
and sympathy; hence ! propose u con-
Hidoration OF the great general prinoi.
plss underlying the character OF one
Of Americas greatest heroes. Robert
n Zee.
"No biography II really needed Of
this beloved. upright Christian man Of
biz people. but by way Of parenthesia
I may mention that Robert r. Lee
vac . native Of Virginia, born IN West
morNland county on January 10. 1907,
Re vas graduated nom West Point
IN 1889. and served under General
Scott In Mexico. We are all familiar
With bis noble record IN the cause
of the contedsrAcy IN the bloody and
strenuous campaign. trom 1861 TO 'sa
After the uaFTeAder he vent as
president % Washington College. vir