Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
LOST CAUSE HEROES HONORED

LOST CAUSE HEROES H0N0RED
Decoration of Graves and dwelling
of Southern Cross-Big Attend
ance at Ceremonies.
The memory Of those gallant soldiers
of the old gray line who have passed
to their reward was honored and the
record of Gen. U. 8. Grant, late COM
mander of the men in blue, was defended
and praised by southern orators yester-
day afternoon at Arlington.
The occasion was the annual observ-
ance Of Confederate Memorial day under
the auspices Of the southern societies of
Washington and vicinity.
Gov Robert B. Glenn of North Caro-
INA and Representative T. w. Sims of
Tennessee were the principal speakers.
The services were marked by patriotic
and picturesque features, including the
unwilling OF the Southern Cross" the
receipt Of large bouquet Of roses from
President Roosevelt and the decorating
of the tombs Of the unknown soldiers of
the Union.
1t is estimated that more than 5000
men. women and children. filled with
feelings of love and reverence for the
dead warriors of Dixie, wendell their way
to Arlington to pay homage to the oc-
ca-sion and its sentiment Of appreciation
and remembrance.
Thinning Old Gray Line.
The speakers told how the ranks Of the
survivors Of the legions Of Lee, Stonewall
Jackson, Jeb Stuart and other southern
leaders are thinning rapidly, and the
term 1.-The old gray line as applied to
them. has taken on a new significance, for
their locks are now gray, even silvered
to wilderness in many cases. and the
heavy hand Of age is becoming more and
more a burden, to their ripened years.
Gov. Glenn, noted for unwavering 10y
atty to the traditions and love for the
heroes of the southern cause, and who Is
himself a courageous fighter, was fire.
quently interrupted during his grafton by
then by the wild rebel YELL which sent
flying echoes over the surrounding Vir-
ginia hills and dales.
Gov. Glenn's Address.
After being presented to the large gath
ering by Capt. John NJ. Hickey the gov
ernor of the old North state said in part:
I'VE stand here on this sacred soil. once
the home of the greatest chieftain the
world has ever produced, today the rest
ing place of the nations soldier dead to
honor the departed warriors Of the Lost
Cause We are here to scatter flowers
upon the graves of our dead heroes, to
speak kind and loving words to their
memory and to teach our children and
our children's children that the men
buried here were those who valiantly
wore the gray.
ITO you Confederate veterans assem-
bled here, and to any Union veteran that
may he present I sly the south did not
want to secede," Gov. Glenn said. I'VE
could but remember we were descendants
of the founders of the thirteen colonies ::
we could but remember the same blood
that flowed in our veins flowed in the
veins of our northern brothers: but the
abolitionists and the secessionists tenn
pered the fearful roar of the guns Of
South Carolina upon Fort Sumter that
caused the ill-advised proclamation of
President Abraham Lincoln.
Secession Only Course Open.
NJ friends, these men whom we are
honorinR now entered the memorable
struggle that rent our country after it
was learned the inevitable war cloud
could not be halted, even by such men as
Calhoun Webster. Clay and others. They
found they were unable to conduct their
affairs in the Union and decided to Sc
cede.
What would New York have done I'M
der circumstances similar to those con-
fronting South Carolina by the President
proclamation? We of the south did what
any brave community would have done.
We did that which we are proud of, and
which we would do again for what we
thought was right.
During the war that ensued the world
stood in awe for four years. Tell me not
the French soldiers at Waterloo. They
would sink into insignificance at the
chivalry displayed at Chickamauga, Bull
Run or Gettysburg.
Bravery Of Southern Soldiers.
Gov. Glenn painted a vivid word picture
of the third days sanguinary struggle at
Gettysburg, when naught but death
stopped the men in gray, when Pickett
charged at Gettysburg
AN the demons on earth or in hell
seemed to have broken loose the Con-
federates charged up Seminary Ridge.
said he ''Buffeted and repulsed at every
step. they kept on, ever forward and on
ward. Shell. canister and shot were
poured into the rapidly thinning ranks.
Did they stop? Thank God. no. The
depleted ranks gained the summit, only to
be driven back by a fresh force OIL men.
Gettysburg was lost, but, thank God. the
record of bravery displayed by the Boys
in Gray still stands unsullied in this land
of the free
NO men ever fought better than those
Johnny Rebels They were in defeat
but not in dishonor. When they said at
Appomattox, Enough their opponents
said, Thank God"
The women of the southland, during
those stirring times. bore themselves so
nobly that Lee said, rightly, They are
as brave as, if not drawer than the men
at the front When the trying times
came our mothers and sisters-probably
some of the women here today-measur-
| ed up to the responsibilities.
Women of the South.
They took their places at the pillow or
| cradle Some went to the hospitals to
nurse the dying, and others went to the
| front to care for the injured heroes. 1t
/ is my earnest prayer that God may bless
| the womanhood of the south. who endured
and suffered so much for the cause they
loved.
Il was too young to take part in the
| struggle between north and south, but
l am thankful my father took a promi-