The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-12

MEMORIAL DAY.

MEMORIAL DAY.
Observed in Lumberton With /
Fitting Exercises-Address on
the Life of Alfred Rowland
Crosses of Honor Bestowed
Dinner Served Veterans-An-
nual Meeting of Camp Pope
Graves Decorated.
Memorial Day was observed
here Tuesday with fitting exer-
cises which were enjoyed by Is
or 80 veterans from all parts of
the county, a bountiful dinner
was served by the Daughters of
the Confederacy, and the graves
of the Confederate dead were de-
corated.
At 10 o'clock in the morning
the veterans of Camp Willis H.
Pope met in the court house and
after attending to some routine
business, at II o'clock they
marched in a body. under Gen.
F. A. Bocd, Of Hunters Lodge,
to the opera house, where the ex-
ercises were held. The stage
decorations here of flags and
flowers were exceedingly pretty,
rejecting great credit upon the
committee, of which Mrs. A. w.
Mclean was chairman, which
had that detail in charge.
The exercises began with pray
er by Rev. C. H. Durham, pastor
of the First Baptist church, after
which there was music by an ele-
giant Regina phonograph which
was furnished for the occasion
by Gen. andMrs. F . "A. Bondandwas
operated by Mrs. Bond. Follow
ed the address of the occasion,
an excellent and thoroughly en-
joyed paper by Comm ander J.A.
McAllister on the Life of Capt.
| Alfred Rowland. After music
by the phonograph, Crosses of
Honor were delivered to Veterans
Jas. Dent, Lewis Grimsley, An
derson Kinlaw and F.A. Prevatt.
. Veterans Murdock McRimmon,
W. B. Burchett and Artemus
Mckay were to have received
! Crosses also but were rot pres.
; ent.) Ex-Judge 7. A. Nc.
! Neill presented the Crosses in {
! brief but happy speech. Address.
, ing his comrades who We're be-
! ing thus honored, ne said that ir
( ali ages and countries patriotism
: fidelity to duty and courage hat
commanded admiration and hat
Il been honored. He paid tribute
: to the beautiful devotion of tn,
Daughters Of the Confederacy
:, who have placed veterans upol
u the pension roll and have erect
ed monuments in their honor
d and called attention to the signif
n icance of the Crosses-they pu
l. those who wear them on a roll Q
n honor here and their action
y should always be high and noble
g The Crosses were pinned on b
r Misses Winnifred Rowland
3; Mary G. McNeill, Rebecca War
ID and Arabella Higley. Next fo
j. lowed phonograph selection, :
a mecley ending with taps
Mr.. M. G. Mckenzie, master {
= ceremonies, announced that a
the veterans were cordially il
vited to a dinner which woul
N be served at the court house b
" the members of Robson Chapte,
T. U. D. c., Lead Kindly Light
as was rendered on the phonograpl
rd and the audience was dismisse
T. by Rev. Wesley Thompson. cha]
r, lain of Camp Pope.
TX After dinner, at 2 o. m.. tt
ry veterans held a business meetir
"A in the court room, this being tt
ay regular annual meeting of Can
ne Willis H. Pope. All the office
were reelected for the ensuir
- year, as follows: J. A. McAlli
T. ter. commander; NJ. G.. Mcke
MT zie, adjutant; j. S. Thompso
first lieutenant: ex-Judge T. !
- Mcneil, I'd Lieut.; Rev. F.
nd Prevatt. Sd Lieut.; Gen. F.
Be- Bond, 4th Lieut.; Rev. Wesl
IL Thompson, chaplain. Miss Pc
of ME Rowland was elected sponse
Or During the year Comrades j.
Ste Britt, Stephens and Capps ha
~. passed away and a commit
tn was appointed to draft suitai
me resolutions. Various other CO
" rnittaos We're annnintod rocn