The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-05-16
EVERYBODY HAS BIG TIME
A Program of Speeches, Songs and
Games Col. Wilson Master of
Ceremonies Robert Tate McClung
Makes an Address, Other Speakers
Also are Heard.

Today was Confederate day in KOS
well. Assisted by the Sons and Daugh
| ters of the Confederacy, the mepbers
of Val Verde Camp, United Confed
crate Veterans, gave a barbecue and
picnic at the Slaughter farm east OF
| town, to which all friends were in
vited., A large crowd, including the
N. NJ. NJ. l. band, went out this morn
ing, prepared to spend the day.
The program consisted of big
barbecue and basket dinner, speeches
songs and games. On the speakers
program were Robert T. McClung
Judge A. J. Welter, H. F. Vermillion,
Rev. J. w. Smith, U. S. Bateman.
Will Robinson, Lucius Dills, X. K.
Scott and volunteers. Col. ]. w. Will
so1 was master of ceremonies. Fol
lowing is the address of Mr.. Nc
Chung. in full:
Address of Robt. T. McCiung.
Members of Camp Val Verde, United
Confederate Veterans, Ladies and
Gentlemen:
have the privilege of addressing you
and | hardly know what l can say or
add to what 1 have said at a previous
gathering of this kind here. l said
then, and | say now that l am more
proud of the fact that | am the son
Of a Confederate veteran than of any
thing else in my human existence.
Next l am proud of the fact that /
am an American citizen and that |
now stand under the protecting folds
all over a1d all through, as L" am,
Theodore Roosevelt is my President
and the Stars and Stripes my flag.
But in all my fervor and admiration
for the flag of my country which l
love, frankly admit. and with feel
ing of intense pride that there hangs
apointing) a tattered flag that still
looks good to me.
Good because of the Stars and the
Bars; good because of the original
thirteen, which it represented. Espe-
cially good because the first star
thereon represents the Mother. the
Old Dominion. Virginia. that grand
old commonwealth, the place wnere
I was born and where my father and
my mother were born. The home of
Washington, Robert e. Lee, the
worlds greatest general, and the val
liant Stonewa1l Jackson.
Well do I remember sitting upon
my sainted fathers knee and listen
ing to his stories of the war. He was
only a private in the ranks, but he
fought like a tiger for the entire pc
riod of the strife for what he thought
was right, and HE WAS RIGHT.
Conquered by an overwhelming
number. he entertained no i'll feeling
and accepted his defeat, and like his
peerless leader. Robert E. Lee. he
left the battlefield with head erect,
and was victorious even in defeat
| However, there are still un-recon-
structed rebels and virulent federals.
The tall tins5ers and the quiet places
i of the Southern states abound with
the former, ana the ldlter are SCAT
tered everywhere. There are un-recon
structed rebels in Roswell as well as
few prehistoric fossils of the fed
eral side. Spellbinders and writers
would have you believe that all i'll
| feeling has passed away entire1y-no
North. no South, no East, no West
just one grand united, cemeated ma
tion with one papa and one mamma
and all of the children congenial and
happy.
Refreshing sentiment. but it's moi
true
Not enough time has passed to en-.
tirely forget Sherman's ruthless
black path to the sea, and other dep
relations. and not enough time has
passed for the Yankees to entirely
forget the severe chastising that they
received at the hands of we Rebels.
IN time all III feeling win have been
completely eliminated. but it will
take hundred yeara