Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-20

the same Tanner, Mississippians and
Virginisns being gathered on the same
fields 10 the Old Dominion. The speak
er took up the career Of General Lee aud
traced it with Il mastery hand and with
a fervoI which sent thrills through the
entire a'sem blage. His tribute to the
other grea Virgiuiau, Stonewall jack
SOD, was equally as fervid. The genius
possessed by the removed strstegist was,
he said, ioborn. IL wss manifest in
Cesar, Napoleon aud in the great chief.
tain of the English.sptakiug race
Stonewsll Jackson. The English, Mr..
Williams raid, were proud of their he
roes, aud Virginia was justly proud of
The GALAXY of her great men, the noblest
of which was Robert E. Lee. The COM
binstion OF greatness and meekness was
never more apparent, the great COM
mauder never having interfered 10 any
manner with the course Of the govern
ment at Richmond during the war be-
tween the states, notwithstanding the
prsminent part be was playing. No
letters we're sent by him from the bat
tlefed suggesting any policy originating
with him. General Lee, Mr.. Will ans
said, was q national ideal, whoss noblest
word wss duty" he accepted duty
and performed it. The SPEAKER gave a
resume of General Lees military career
in Mexico and the subsequent part he
played 10 the history of the United
States. He described his commanding
physique and compared him to AppolO
or Hercules without a club. General
Lee, be said, was, the true ideal for the
southern mother who naturally desired
her son to follow the model of the great
and good. Mr.. Williams defended the
course Of the south during the civil war,
described the battle of Gettysburg and
the incidents leading up to il, especially
the fact that Pickett was not supported.
The speaker concluded by saying that
Whist happens is eventually for the BEST
otherwise there would be no happen.
iugs, aud asserted that The south did not
e sht for the perpetustion OF slavery,
but for the civilization of the white race
which was being accomplished to the
satisfaction of sll.
Mr.. Williams was vociferously APP
plsuded.
Rev. o. d. Bulls subsequently re-
sponded to the toast 'StoneWall Jack
sOu." Like the history of General Lee,
the career OF the renowned Jackson is
alike tresh in the minds of most intslli-
gent people. 1t is especially green 10
the besris of all ex.Confederstes, al
though Ike "The Old, Old Story" it is
always relished especially when set forth
by man who has made the history of
the great general close study, as Mr..
Bulls has done. The speaker traced the
career of Jackson from the time he sc-
cepted bis commission until be fell fatal
ly wounded by blunder on the part OF
bis own men. Mr.. BnlIs was listened to
With close attention, and he left many
impressions upon bis hearers concerning
that remarkable genius whose fame is
worldwide.
At the close oil his remarks Mr.. Balla
presented to the camp a photograph of
Gen. SOneWall Jackson taken at Win
chester 10 1862, enclosed in a frame
made of wood, cut on the Rattle fields of
Manassas and Charlottesville. The
photograph shows a button sewed on his
cOaI by Jackson himself.
Mr.. Il. d. Harrison, OF Loudoun
county, was the last speaker. Mr.. bar
risOn bad for bis theme "SOns OF Vet
eTaus.' He was the last speaker and the
Elihu among the orators of the evening.
He, however, 10 no way fell behind
them, snd his address wss punctuated
with eloquence, fervor and earDestness
which gave him the close attention OF
his hearers. His plea for the Sons OF
Veterans to honor the mem
Dry of their sires and perpetuste the
principles for which they contended
brought forth much applause.
The company adjourned shortly before
sleven o'clock, all highly pleased with
he evenings entertainment
The committee having the entertain
nent in charge were Messrs G.. w.
Ramsay, Edgar Wsr6eld, z. M. Latham,
W. II. May and P. f. German. The
music was by PadgelPs orchestra.
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