The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-07
Memorial Services to the Con-
federate Dead

Confederate Memorial Day was cee
brated jointly bv the Fitzhugh Lee Chap
ter, United Daughters of the Conied
eracy. and The Alexander Young Camp
Confederate Veterans, of this CITY. al
Mount Olivet Cemetery, on Saturday
last, June list. Crosses of honor were
awarded for the last time by Mrs. Walter
w, Preston, of Baltimore, State Presi.
dent of the United Daughters of the Con.
federacy.
The old soldiers assembled at the
chapter headquarters, where they took
vehicles for the cemetery. They were
followed by the Daughters Of the Con-
federacy in carriages and automobiles
decorated with the Confederate flags.
The High School cadets brought up the
rear.
1t was the forty-fifth celebration that
has been consectively in charge of Mrs
A. l.. Eader, the other members of the
committee being Mrs. Charles S. How
ard, Mrs. Francis Fenwick Smith. Mrs.
| Albert l.. Pearre, Mrs. Charles H.
Baughman, Mrs w. G.. Brown, Mrs.
Harry Grove Miss Louise Potts, Miss
Salie Conrad Fauntleroy, Miss Julia
Young, Miss Angela Trundle and Misses
Mary and Julia Williamson.
The exercises were held at the Con-
federate monument, Mr.. Adolphus Fear
hake being master OF ceremonies. After
little Miss Helen Abel Conley and
Master Charles Conlev had laid
wreath at the base of the monument,
Professor George Edward Smith sounded
the assembly and choir sang Amer
lea" Rev. William J. Kane, pastor of
Saint Johns Catholic Church, offered
prayer, and the choir sang Onward,
Christian Soldiers"
Mrs. Preston. the honor guest, was
next introduced and presented crosses
to William F. Grouse, Robert Hodge,
George H. Railing and Alfred F. Rid
dlemoser, old soldiers; to Mrs. Augusta
Obenderter and Mrs. Edward Cole Nc
Sherry, widows of soldiers, and to Mrs.
Sallie Conrad Fauntleroy and Charles
Sothron Howard, descendants of vet
Grams. Mrs. Preston delivered the ad-
dress to the audience. She said in part
Among the bravest who followed the
Stars and Bars (the red and white none
rode faster or farther than the soldiers
that Frederick county sent to the Con-
federate Army. The whole State is very
proud of them.
Nearly so years have passed since our
great commander yielded to overwhem-
ing numbers and disbanded his army
at Appomattox Court House. All now
acquiesce in present conditions and are
true and loyal citizens of the government
under which we live, but the glorious
military achievements of the Army of
Northern Virginia will be forever her
aided in song and story, and will be
heritage to the children and chldrens
children of the followers Of the Lost
Cause"
Miss Louise Mcdaniel recited "A
Little Girls Offering" and then the choir
sang Let Us Pass Over the River and
Rest Beneath the Trees" Strewing the
graves with flowers and the benediction
followed
The orator of the day was Rev. J. Jud-
son Ringer, pastor of Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church.
The veterans and the Daughters of the
Confederacy then went to Saint Johns
Catholic Cemetery, where a service was
held, followed bv decorating the graves
of General L. V. Baughman. General
Edward c. McSherry, Chief Judge James
McSherry and other old soldiers buried
there.