The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-19
PAY TRIBUTE TO
GEN. LEE TODAY
THERE WILL BE GENERAL OBsER-
VANCE OF SOUTHERN LEAD
ER's BIRTHDAY.
HOWITZERS TO SALUTE
DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACI
WILL DECORATE MONUMENT
WITH FLAGS AND FLOWERS.
RECEPTION TONIGHT.

Richmond VIII celebrate the birth
day of General Robert E. Lee to-
morrow. January ls. with It's eusto-
mary thoroughness. Mayor u. Z.
Richardson yesterday Issued proc
lamation as follows. giving notice OF
a general .los,ns af municipal Of
fees out of respect to the memory OF
the great Southern chieftain,
Friday, January Is. 1919. the an
niversary of the birth Of General Rob
ert y. Lee. being a legal holiday,
notice is hereby given that work IN
all the departments of the city, ex-
cept such work as may be necessary,
witt lie suspended and the municipai
offices will be closed during the whoie
of that day"
A State Holiday.
AS 1t Is a State holiday the banks
of the city will be closed. The city
schools. which observe all State holi-
DAYS. will be closed and In some OF
the schools, at least. there were exer-
cises yesterday with the view OF bring
ing to the young minds OF the puplis
the lofty character and remarkable
achievements of the great general. All
States offices will he closed in hotlor
Of the day.
HoNitscrs ~ Fire salute.
Following their usual custom and
agreeable to ciRuse TN their by
laws. the Richmond Howitzers will al
4:se O'Clock In the afternoon hre II
generals salute OF nineteen guns
Formal permission III fire the salute
was obtained yesterday from Mayor
Rieha rdson by Captain william M.
Myers. Of the HowttZers.
Decorate Monument.
,fnr Ia n III
the Confedsracy. will adorn the Lee
monument In Monument avenue WIN
flags and n wreath.
AT night the Daughters will give
their annual reception In honor Of
the birthday In Lee Camp Hall. The
reception will convene al SilS O'Clock
when the meeting will be called to
order by Rev. Dr. L. r. Mason. conn.,
mander Of Lee Camp. After prayer
by the chaplain OF the, camp. the
meeting will DO turned over To the
Daughters.
AdJutaut Strstton. of Lee camp,
viii read the rules Of presentation
IF crosses, after which the names OF
those who are tn receive crosses Will
tee read. this being followed by the
presentations which will be made by
Mrs. j. NJ Gregory. president of the
the Confederacy; Mrs. Mollfe Macgill
Rosenberg, honorary president and
known RS the patron saint Of the
Texas Division, T.. -. g, and Mrs.
George W. helms. custodian OF the
Virginia Division. L, d. C., and Mrs.
Norman V. Randolph. president OF
the Richmond Chapter.
Captain Tom Booker. OF Amelia.
will then give programs OF banjo
mum bers and songs, which win he fol-
lowed by some songs and selecti ms
by the assembly.
The entertainment win be very In
formal. There will be- no receiving
line and Invitations are extended
only through the press. the organi-
zations invited being: All Confederate
organizations. members of which are
asked to wear the badges nf their
organization: visiting members OF
any chapter If Daughters Of the Con-
federacy. the members of the General
Assembly and their wives. the Cover
nor, the Mayer and the City Coun-
cinen.
The literary societies OK Richmond
College VIII have "A Joint meeting to-
night at sil6 o'clock in honor of Lees
birthday. The public 10 cordially in
vited To attend. Or. Anderson. pro-
fessor OF history, win be the speaker