The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-08

ans, and related a number of sad
instances that occurred during
the struggles of the sixties. DR..
Dixon said that he thought Gen
Robert E. Lee was one of the
greatest generals that ever lived
but that he never could have teen
the general he was had it not
been for the brave men he had
at his back, and that the soldiers
never could have fought with the
bravery they did had it not been
for the queenly women at home,
who closed the piano and made
music on the spinning wheel.
After DR.. Dixon's speech there
was some more music by the
band and it was real music, the
kind that puts life in the bones
OF the old soldiers was Dixie,
and the veterans just could not
be still. They began one after
another to yell and wave their
hats until everything was confu-
sion; but just here, in the midst
of it all, it remained for Mr..
Mack Bethune, of Raeford. a
veteran, to bring things to a
standstill. He mounted the stage
and did some dancing of a style
that one seldom sees. Col. Cobb
announced that the next thing
on the programme was dinner
and that he had been authorized
to command the veterans with all
others to make a charge on the
table. And there was some
charging all right and it was no
fake battle, for the table was
filled. The table was built in a
kind of a circle and the veterans
were placed on the inside in Or
der that they might be we'll
taken care of; and they were
looked after, as was everybody
else. That dinner was of a kind
that makes one eat, e-e-e-O we'll,
stop too late.
About 3 o'clock in the after
noon exercises were started with
some music by the band, then
drill - Bonnie Blue Flag.
The drill was fine and gave
evidence of much practice and
time spent in getting it up. There
were nine young ladies in it,
dressed in white with large blue
, sashes across their shoulders,
and each had a blue flag with a
single star in the center. They
were on the stage about twenty
minutes. After the drill Col. E.
, F. McRae, of Maxton, introduced
Prof. J. B. Carlyle, of Wake
, Forest College, who made a lively
and interesting speech. He
-. stood on a bench in the door o5
the auditorium, where the peo
: pie both inside and outside coule
y hear him, and he spoke in a man
y ner that held the attention of all
y Prof. Carlyle is a native Robe
o sonian and he never fails tospeak
! when it is his opportunity, in tn
i highest terms OF the ''Old Stat
O of Robeson," as he so much love
q to call it. He said that he wa
d glad of the opportunity to ad
s dress the veterans of Robesol
county and said that he was
e son of veteran who belonged t
J, company D, known as the 'Scotc
d Tigers, and was proud of it. H
q congratulated the people of Park
d ton upon the success of the occa
J. sion and paid tribute to the ladie
q of the town, and to the bano
# He said that the progress of tn
. county had been great but tina
b it had been nothing in the pas
e compared with what it would b
r. in the future. He said that tn
\. county should have better road
" and that more attention shoul
le be given to public health, that h
Iv believed that life could be length
:. ened Is or 20 years if the prope
at attention was given to publ
| | health.
, Pro-. Carlyle having brougf
co his speech to a close. there VIZ
le some more music, then the We
Of erans who. wished to do so wel
ce given an opportunity to speal
err Mr.. H. II. Bolton, of Cumbe
d, land, was the only one that toe
I'd advantage of this opportunit
h, and for about ten minutes /
W. spoke after manner that W;
e. altogether funny. He brougl
ill forth one laugh after another VI
at til he had finished. He is +
dead soldier" Taps" we
. sounded and then the benedi
lid ton was pronounced by Re
of Chas. E. Parker. So ends tt
he doings of a glorious day.