The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-17
MEMORIAL DAY.
Further Account of the Exer.
cises-Meeting of Camp Pope.

In Thursdays Robesonian was
published the Memorial Address
delivered here last Monday by
Chief Justice Walter Clark, of
the State Supreme Court. 1t is
an interesting and valuable rec
ord of Robson county soldiers
in the civil war and many Rob-
esonian readers will be glad to
have it in a form in which it
may be preserved. Judge Clark
was a guest while here at the
home of Col. and Mrs. N. A.
Mclean.
A partial report of Memorial
Day proceedings was given in
last Mondays paper and this
further report was prepared for
Thursdays paper but had to be
held over becaurse of lack of
space. 1t is regretted that a
full report cannot be given of
the remarks of DR.. R. M. Nor
ment, who introduced the speak.
er of the day. DR.. Norment's 8
speech was an excellent one and
was very much enjoyed. His
remarks were based upon what
the monument to Confederate
dead that stands in the court house
square tells to the thinking mind
of the heroism and devotion of
the noble women of the South.
His was not the task to tell of
the noble deeds of his comrades
in arms, but to tell of what the
women have done, but he told of
a Robeson- county soldier who,
ragged and battle-scarred, asked
a good woman for a drink, and
when she told him that she did
not have the whereWithal to
satisfy his thirst and reminded
him that whiskey kills more
men than bullets, he replied that
that might be true, but, speak
ing for himself, he would rather
be full of whiskey than full of
bullets.
Before the speaking Crosses
of Honor were presented by
Commander J. A. McAllister tc
the following veterans: Messrs.
w. H. Capps, Archie w. Davis,
Neill Carter, Jas. H. Mckay,
Henry Spivey, O. c.. Norment,
]. A. BONE and ]. w. Blanks.
These were pinned on by Misses
Winnie Rowland and Belle Hig-
ley and Mrs. w. P. McAllister
At the conclusion of the ex-
ercises in the Opera House ;
bountiful dinner was served ir
the court house by the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy, some
1876 veterans, some with theil
wives, partaking of the Dime
and enjoying it immensely. A
4 o'clock the Daughters gathere,
at the court house again and wen
from there to the cemeterie
Ito decorate Confederate graves
A meeting of Camp Pope wa
held at the court house at Il
! o'clock Monday morning befor
, the exercises of the day began
! At a meeting held here on tn
! 1st the name of the Camp wa
changed from Camp Hoke
Camp Pope, in honor of Capt
Willis H. Pope, a brave Robe
!. son county boy, a brother o:
|. Mrs. J. A. McAllister, of Lum
berton, who lost his life durin
, the war. This action was cor
! firmed at the meeting Monda
and 81 names we're enrolled i
., the new Camp, a much large
= number than has been on tn
; roster heretofore. The electio
Of officers for the new Camp re
! suited as follows: J. A. M
, Allister, commander and treas
,, urer; J. S. Thompson, 1st Lieu
!, :, Com; T. A. McNeill, i. I'd Lieu
a , Com; N. J. Thompson, Sd Lieut.
= Conn.,; Gen, F. A. Bond, At
: Lieut.. Com; M. G. Mckenzie
! adjutant; A. S. Wishart, quarter
master; Irwin Jenkins, CON
, missary; DR.. R. M. Normen-
surgeon; DR.. J. C. Mckenzie
> Asst. surgeon; Rev. J. Wesle
. Thompson, chaplain; A. E
Small, segeant-major; w. .
Reynolds, officer of the day; S
, F. Phillips, color-sereant; Zacl
Clewers, color-guard; Zach. Pr
- watt, Asst. color-guard; w. {
, Reynolds, A. B. Small, M.
y Mckenzie, finance committee;N N
o G. Mckenzie, Gen. F. A. Bond, ,
S. Thompson, committee On b,
o laws.
: Miss Mary McNeill, of Lun
- berton, was elected sponso
g Messrs. ]. A. McAllister, M.
" " Mckenzie, Irwin Jenkins al
) Gen. +. A. Bond were eleett
delegates to the reunion
Memphis, Tenn, June 81
May 10 was fixed as the day f
a the annual meetings of t
r Camp.
< At IL o'clock the Camp a
r. journed and marched in a boz
lie to the Opera House, and aft