Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
EXERCISES N MEMORY Of HEROES
Large Crowd Gathers at CITY Hall to
Attend Memorial Under Auspices Of
Bethel and John w. Daniel Chapters,
Daughters Of Confederacy-Eicque
Address.

!
! hall last night. Hon. Harry st. George
| Tucker paid an eloquent tribute ~
! the memory OF Lee and Jackson. AMI
| delivered mastery and interesting
| defense OF the cause which he declar-
al is improperly referred TO as lost y
| Before entering upon the latter sub
! 'jcct. Mr. Tucker explained that h"
did not want to be underst0o as
preaching SelitiOn. but that he merely
desired to recita some facts which
: should be known to the children o.
the men who wore the gray SO that
they might understand that their
fathers not only fought for what they
believed TO be right. but for what was
right.
Mr.. fuckers address was the tea-
ture of interesting exercises conduct
| ed under the auspices OF the Beth"!
,, and John ". Daniel Chapter, Daugh-
ters Of the CUnfederacy. in CONNIE
mOratiCn Of the anniversaries of N"
! birth OF Robert +, Lee AM Stonewail
Jackson sNagruder Camp. Conftd-
crate Veterans. attended in a body.
and Captain J. A. Buxton commander
of the camp. presided Scores of Ia
dies representing both of the chapters
were present. and in the crowd that
filled the hall were numbers of sons
of veterans.
The exercises were opened Win
prayer by Rev. Lloyd T. Wilson. ID.
d.. and closed with benediction pro
! nounced by Rev. r. T. Dldmun. The
program included the singing OF
| .Bonnie Blue Flag and"Tcutins on
the Old Camp Ground" by II chorus
OF well known singers. and several
instrumental solos.
/ Crosses Of Honor Presented.
At the conclusion of Mr.. fuckers
: address. crosses of honor were pro-
scented to a number of veterans AMI
descendants of veterans by Mrs.
George w. helms.
After speaking feelingly of the lives
and characters Of Lee and Jackson.
+ Mr.. Tucker referred to trip TO
! Europe he made for the jamestown
ELAlNSiliCH, anu toIu SNO' 49,
! Illustrative of the esteem in which
the memories of the great Confed-
! crate leaders is held abroad. espe".
. tally in England.
| He related one incident. especially.
; that warmed the hearts OF the audi
ence During his audience with King
Edward. Mr.. Tucker remarked that he
hoped that England would send Lord
RI bertS to the Exposition: that Eir-
ginians were especially Interested III
Lord Roberts because of his striking
Resemblance 10 the great Confederate
soldier, General Joseph r. Johnson.
rs he like General Lee asked tn"
| King. oh no. YOUR majesty. re-
! piled Mr.. Tucker. we do not think
/ there is anybody like General lee.
To this. Mr.. Tucker said. n" King
replied. Yes. Lee and Jackson w"r"
! great men
keystone Of Governmental Arch"
Speaking OF the righteousness OF
the cause for which Lee and Jackson
ought. Mr.. Tucker declared that the
cause was net lost: that the stone
which the builders had rejected had
became the keystone Of ous govern
mental arch
Briefly telling the Story of the
formation OF the Felcrai government.
the speaker quoted extracts from the
ratifca.i rs of the constitution BY
= .;,,ia n-h.r a.
showing that these States went int
the union with the express stipula-
lion that they reserved the right 10
withdraw from the agreement. He
told how the very text books used
e in the United States Military ACadt--
my. AT which Lee and Jackson wer"
educated. taught the right Of @eCe*-
| sion. quoted numerous "mlD"nt au-
IhOri:i.s. including Eaaicl W"h.'"r
in support OF ihr Contention tina, the
states which seeded acted within
heir constitutional rights Instances
were cited TO show that the great
. statesmen Of New England had ncii
UPou various occasions that State
could Withdraw from The union II h"
other parti.S 10 III" agrs"n"r; Tn.l"r
~hich tn" union was form. viola I'D
their compact
Up motion l.. Va, NiryUs
r Jones. a rising I"'" OF 'hauks ~as
n rendered Nr Tuck"r for his address
AMI bct"r" 'h,. "S"rciN.. closed tho
mayor. with rrlhu." 10 III" women