Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-19
ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH
OF GENERAL R. {. LEE
Both Collector stuart and Postmaster
Hopkins Have Secured Permission
to Observe Great Virginia Holt
day-Sehools end public Offices to
Close-Lee- jackson Celebration.

The announcement thai the New
port News custom house is to be clos
ed today in observance Ct tLe ami
versary OF the birth OF Robert r. Lee
was discussed on the floor Of the
United States senate yesterday Sena'
tor Hepburn offered a resolution call
ing upon the secretary of the treasury
e explain II II was true that the GUS
tom house would be closed.
According TO an Associated Press
report, Senator Hepburn did not men
zion General Lees name; he simply
asked chat the secretary Of the treas
airy be called upon TO state whether
or net the cffice would be closed.
However, everybody knew that today
* the anniversary Of General Lee $
birth, aud that IL is a legal holiday
in Virginia.
Neither Senator Daniel nor Soma
tor Martin was present wncn Senator
dlcybuIn presented his resolution
Senator Money, oil Mississippi, said
that he would not object To the reso-
lution. as IL only called for lnroima-
ton, and the measure was adopted
without discussion.
W aSH nv l'pAf II wv H''itfs''F -
received. senator Hepburn may ques-
ton the right OF the secretary To al
low the office 70 close custom
house in observance of the annver-
sary CT the Confederate chieftain. As
matter of fact. the authority to
close the Office WIS given collector or
Customs J. L. Il. Stuart by the sccre-
tary at the collectors request. \
similar request was granted last year
Postoffice Closes. Too.
Though IL apparently was net
known in the senate. the Newport
News postofice VIII observe SUNDAY
hours today In observance of the holt.
day. Authority tor this was secured
trcm the pCstCtiice department by
Postmaster Hopkins.
Lee birthday will be generally oh
served here today by the closing OF
the public schools. the banks, the Gus
com honsc and pcstoitico and city Of
fees. The courts viii not be in ses-
sion.
Joint Celebration.
The Confederate Organizations OF
the city will hold Jon, celebration
of the birthdays of General Lee and
General Jackson. at the Young Mems
Christian Association building next
Monday night The program for the
celebration VIII be completed AT Il
meeting tomorrow q the John W
Daniel Chapter, United Daughters Of
the Confederacy
At the conclusion OF the exercises
az the evening. Mrs. George v. helms.
president Of the John W. Daniel Chap
ter, viii deliver crosses OF honor to
the following veterans and descend
ants OF veterans.
Veterans-T. X. Chandler. Gem
psny ;. Ninth Virginia Cavalry; ].
d. C;odsey. Company \. Second Viz
giuia infantry: William f. Goffigan.
Company J. Thirty second Virginia
infantry: u. J. Hebron. Company h.
Twelfth Virginia Infantry; f. H.
Hundiey. stanton fiill Artillery: r. T.
Narable, Company 4. Fifth Virginia
Cavalry; A. u. Temple, Company y,
Twenty sixth No-tu Carolina Infantry:
A. T. Hudgins. Firth Virginia Cayai-
~: z. Sinclair. Sr.. Company \. Fiftb
Virginia Cavalry.
DESCENDANTS Y Alsop. son
OF George T.. OisOp. surgeon Of the
Confederate amy, Mrs. Mary N.
Powcn. wife OF James PoweH. Com
rsny J. Eleventh Virginia Infantry,
MIS-. Fanny II. Carr. wife of Joseph
Carr. Company z. Twelfth Virginia
infantry: MIS- Ella H. Firth. daughter
OF Moses n. Airy. sixteenth Virginia
Cavalry. W J Nav. sen ~ V J. Nav.
Company =. Twelfth Virginia lnfan-
Try, Edwin Phillips scn Cf Joseph
PHILLIP. Old Dominion pTaSoonG.
Mrs Mary y Saunders. daughter @:
Thcras e. E5mons. Forty rth Viz
giria Infantry. Y. ". Sinc,Ir. son -
Jcscrn Sinclair Company \. Fifth
F.rg.nis Cavalry.