The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-20
Do HOMAGE TO
MEMORY OF lee
RICHMOND SEES GENERAL ,OBsER-
VANCE OF ANNIVERSARY
OF HIS BIRTH
HOWlTZERS FIRE SALUTE
DAUGHTERS ADORN MONUMENT
WITH FLOWERS AND FLAGS.
brilliant RECEPTION
AT LEE CAMP HALL.

Richmond. inc fstate anu tHc f'Ou,h
paused yesterday to lay flower on
the bier-of Robert Edward Lee in
eommemoration of the birthday Of
the Confederate leader. -
/ In Richmond The observance was
= Indicated by-cio&Gd~ SCHOOLS - banks.
, and state oiliCeS, the eAmDltioh Oh
pictures of Lee III many stores, pri- !
saee residences ana puDlic nails ana
the holding OF number OF Tecep-
lions.
1ne Senate, after brief session,
adjourned in honor Of the day. Al
the opening OF the session. Lleutsh-
ant q Vernor J. Taylor kiiyson, the
presiding onicer, read Lee farewell
! address In the House Captain
| ". BAKER, of Chesterfield county, VINO
stood within a few feet OF General
Lee when the farewell address was
made at AppomattoX, read the adj
dress.
! salute Fired.
At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon In
! the field north OF broad street aud
/ just west of where the hermitage road
leaves Broad street. a detail from
Z the Richmond ho~lt1ers' in command
OF Lieutenant George ii. Myers. iired
a generals salute OF seventeen guns
in honor of General Lees birthday.
this being required in the bylaws OF
the organization.
I Lee monument was adorned by
committee from Richmond Chapter.
+ Daughters OF the Coniederacy, with
flags and flowers.
Reception at Lee Camp Hall.
/ y brilliant, though entlreiy informal
/ reception. was gwen last night AT
Lee Camp Hall. The hall was throng-
a Ss,sTL ami their friends
& and Daughters of the Conieaeracy ana
} their friends, the tABetion -aelng under
/ the auspices of the Richmond Chap
4 ter, Daughters of The Conlederaey. A
( profuslon ot Confederate flags drap-
+ ing General Lees and otsAer portraits.
constituted the decorations, while the
electric globes were enveioped In red
- elnpa paper Many members of beth
! branches OF the General Assembly
! were present. ----.--.
( Rev Dr. Laudon r. Mason, COM
mauder of the Camp, opened the camp
tsttta ..s..,.i4t minutes
ANA prayer by the chaplain, the meet
iug was turned uNnr To ttte Ddugh~
ters.
ia the absence OF Mrs. Norman V.
I Randolph. president of the Richmond
Chapter. who was Kept at home on
! account oil the us&tA day before yes
! tetday OF the infant oI hsr daush-
ter, Mrs Archer. Mrs, Walter CHRIS
tan, third vice president OF the chap
ter, presided.
Crosses of Honor.
Thirty six crosses OF honor were
presented u Mrs. Il, 4. Blenner Tor
3 RiehHond Chapter. and nineteen ny
Mrs. j. ID. Gregory. president OF Chess
/ terIietd Chapter.
/ Present to receive the cross for her
/ father Was Mrs, MoIIie Macgili Rosen-
/ berg. OF Galveston. TeS/s. honorary
I president OF the Texas division. AIRS.
Blenner read the record OF AIRS. Ros-
( enbergs father, aid Airs. Rosenberg
was made the object OF many al
/ tentIons during the evening.
/ Plantation SONGS BY Captain Tom
! Booker. VINO accompanied himself on
! the banjo. We're heard with yeiis of
delight BY the veterans and visitors,
/ the enthusiasm over the captain
/ stirring OLD songs eliminating on more
( than one occasion in rebel yeas.
+ OF different type wt1tie eaaahiy en-
I joyable was the entertainment at
/ forded by Miss Gertrude Clarke and
! MIR J. Parker pash!el, who sang 10 the
piano accompaniment of Mrs. Robert
! Clarke, Mary land, My Maryland
Dixie" Bonnie Blue Flag" Cheer.
Boys Cheer" and other wartime melo-
: does ------------
The serving of refreshments closed
/ the exercises OF the evening.
The reception was regarded as one
! of the most successful ever given
| here In honor of General Lees birth
I day.
/ Business Mems Club Reception.
: Following custom of some years
! the Business Mems Club held buffet
( luncheon from L. to o'clock at Its
4 home, tenth floor OF American Ma
! tional Bank building. IL was by far
/ the largest affair of the sort that the
club has held Oh Lees birthday,
nearly two thousand people being
served with roast shoat. turkey.
! Snilhfeld ham. tongue and reiishes.
followed by cigars.
| y. u. Siils. president of the club,
| just out after an operation. was pres
i tnt 10 AID Seer ,aary' sSa'r9rt' AND:
/ the board OF directors in welcoming
/ the visitors,
! Large representations or the Two
branches of the Legislature were
! among the guests of the club.
t The Lee note of the luncheon took
the form of handsomely draped
portrait OF the great general in a con-
! spicuous place.
Polk Miller and Captain Tom Book
err gave several banjo selections and
cracked number of jokes greatly TO
fIr,- DELIGHT of h. 4. al nee.