The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-05-13
VISITING VETERANS
Nearly Four Hundred, Including La
dies, Arrive From New Jersey.
ENTERTAINED AT the COURTHOUSE
Ths sssassss and Many othNs Go to Bloody
Ansis and Ss'sm Church Fou Young LADIES'
uassn Monument Il Each Piscs-Ih Erm-
eisss and Addresses, ETC.

eisss and Adcsssss, Etc.
A special train OF eight coaches from
Newark, N. j., rolled into the d.po,
Tuesday evening at 4:1O. bringing Gov
John Franklin Fort, OF New Jersey, AT.
stan. Zen. WIN. =. Ssdler, Jr. Col. Austin
Colgate, Capt. Oscar h. Condit. Lieut.
Nelson B. Gsskill and Lieut. W. q.
SchaUfiisr and about three hundred and
htty survivors of the 18th n. J. Rsgi.
ment. ladies and friends They were met
at the depot by the city reception com.
mittee, Mayor II. Lewis Wallace. Col. r.
ID. Cole, chairman OF citizens committee:
Mr.: Joseph ii. Goldsmith. chairman oil
fuoie interest COMMITTEES, and the mem.
oers OF the Confederate and other com
mittees
The party proceeded to the Exchange
Hotel. IL was two hours before they
were assigned quarters and then they
spread over the city, viewing historic
points, some IN carriages. Others on foot.
Many were entertained In private homes.
Gov Fort and family were guests Of
Mr. 81. Geo. K Fitzhugh Gen and Mrs.
Jos Plume were entertained at the home
OF Col. + ID. Cole, on Washington Ave.
capt. Nd. b. Rove had several at Bromp-
ton. Gen. ID. ID. Wheeler, Postmaster J
n Griffin, Capt. T. MeCracken, Council
man J. Z. Rowe, President. W + Brad
ley. OF the City Council. aud Others open
ed their homes - their friends OF the
party.
AT THE COURTHOUSE
At $50 reception was tender cd
at the courthouse, where there was
speaking and music. The building had
been prettily decorated with flags and
bunting. The crowd began TO assemble
az O'Clock and when Gov. Fort and
stan entered the building IL was packed
to its doors
Col. +. ID. Cole presided over the meet
ing. On the stand with him were Gov.
J. +. Fort. Judge John T. Goodrich.
Mayor n. Lewis Wallace, Col Eugene C.
MASH, oil Richmond. representing Gov.
Swanson. Chairman Joseph N. Gold.
smith. Of Public Interest COMMITTEES.
Commander A. b. BOwering. OF Maury
Camp, and Commander W. II. HurkAmp.
OF Confederate Sons Of Veterans.
Prof. +. A. Franklln'e orchestra WAS
stationed near the stand and discoursed
sweet music during the evening.
Mayor II. Lewis Wallace IN a few
words welcomed the visitors aud In
troducvd Judge Goodrich. who made toe
welcome address. Ii was happily done
and received with much enthusiasm.
behalf OF the Veterans Association, the
building echoed with cheers
His speech was admirable. He spoke
OF the tie that bound Fredsrickaburg and
Virginia through Gen. Mercer. who fell
a. Princeton and whose monument lac
stood by only Il few hours before. Of the
beautiful shalt, overlooking the valley
around the city. erected by the women OF
America to Mary the mother OF W ASKING.
ton; OF this Rising Sun hotel, which shel.
tered Lafayette and other distinguish ed
men OF the Revolution; of the home OF
Paul Jones and President Monroe here,
of later days when Burnside, Hooker and
Others met Lee on the banks OF the Rap
pahsnnock, OF the bloody carnage OF
Chaocellorsville and Eredericksburx and
still later OF when Lee and Grant met IN
the Wilderness, all down to Appomat.
toX where the dove OF peace marked "A
new era ia the history OF our county,
which IL now one indissoluble and the
most pOweriulin the world His tribute
Ia lee and Grant was especially fine aud
thrilled his audience
The big audience stood while America
was sung and the volume of sound al.
most shook the raiters OF the building
This was the most inspiring portion oI
the exercises. The Star Spangled Banner
was also sung standing by the audience
with orchestra accompaniment.
At its close 1ov. Fort advanced to the
front OF stand and proposed three cheer.
Tor the Virginia veterans. which were
given with g will by the visitors. Dixie
by the orchestra amid cheering closed the
exercises.
One of the features OF the evening was
the distribu don OF handsome and daint y
souvenir pamphlets Of the whole
exercises. including the unveiiina
of the monuments as Bloody Angle
and Sal~m Church. furnished by the
Public loterest COMMITTEES OF CITY
Council.
OFF TO sPOTsYLVANIA
The visitors We're up by six O'Clock
"Wednesday morning and they wers
greeted With clear sky and balmy
oreeHcs wagons. carriages, mule teams
four drags and vehicles of almost every
conceivable sort gathered around the
hotel ct an early hour until the streets
were blocked for several squares. suct
q hustle and hurry is seldom seen here
1t was scheduled to make the start at :
O'Clock, but the last got away at s
O'Clock. The teams were strung over q
distance OF two mi es and numbered
more than one hundred
Aff'Ahe ~ Tue DttlJicuclQ 3 large QuT
Der oil persons from surrounding cou0try
were gathered to meet the veterans
Many also went out from this city
AT BLOODY ANGLE
The exercises at the Bloody Angle bat
tlefeli commenced shortly after lC
O'Clock. aud consisted OF sounding o
reve'lle; prayer by Rev Dr.. W. W. Ham
mond, Of Morris Plains. N. J. Singing O
America by sssemb.age. Address o.
welcome 10y Col r G. Massey, chief O.
Gov Claude A. Swanson's staff, repre-
senting the Governor OF Virginia, who
could not be present The unwilling o.
the tablet was then done by four young
ladies. each pulling cord. They were
Miss Jennie Cawley, of Somervllle. n j.,
and Miss Miriam +. Gordon, o! Newark
N. j.. representing the North; Miss Lena
Rowe. Of fredericksburg, Va, and Miss
Grace Jones. of Fredericksburg, Va, rep
resenting the South. All four young
ladies were dressed 10 white and wore
hats trimmed with wisteria They pre-
scented q beautiful sight
Folio ~ ing the unveiling Gen. JOSEPH
W. Plume. Of New Jersey, made q report
and transferred the monument to thu
State OF New Jersey. Gov. John Frank
Ito Fort, OF New Jersey, accepted To,
monument and transferred It to ths
Fifteenth Regiment Veteran Association
GOV. FORTS SPEECH.
Governor Fort said:
The duty Of the State to perpetual.
the memory Of its illustrious dead Il
sacred. That we might enjoy liberty II