The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-19
MAJOR H.. A. LONDON SPEAKS
Large Gathering of Alamance
County People at Graham
See dwelling of Monument
In Honor of The Men Who
Gave Their Lives In Cause
of South
CRANK


Graham, May 16.-Major a.. A.
London, of iPttsboro, delivered the
principal address here today on the
monument erected by the Graham
Chapter Of the United Daughters Of
the Confederacy in honor Of the "A
nance Confederate lead.
Graham did fitting honor to the day
and Alamance county, from end to
end. was represented by the thOus-
ands who focked into the county
seat to witness the ceremnoies. 1t
has been a day long talked of, longer
dreamed of. for the Daughters of the
C~onfederacy have been long agitating
the question Of suitably memorializing
the men who gave their lives for the
cause of the South. 1t remained,
however. for the last year to see the
elimination of the hopes and the ac-
~tivities of the patriotic organization,
after ~tireless efforts, county fairs, en-
tertainments OF various sorts, tag days
and the unlisted methods which WO-
men only know how to put into prac-
lice successfully. The total noun
was subscribed under the regime
of Mrs. e. G. Murray, as president Of
the Graham Chapter Of the organiza-
ton.
1t happened entirely by accident
that the late selected for the unveil-
ing ceremonies was also the ami
versary Of the battle of Alamance, the
forerunner Of the American Revolu-
ton. in Which the colonists first DEM
onstrated their distaste for British
rule and their thorough willingness
to further evince theid distaste in ac-
tual bloodshed. The date of the bat
tie of Alamance was May 16, 1771,
just 143 years ago.
Veterans Present.
All the last annual dinner to the
Confederate Veterans Of Alamance
ounty there were a hundred and
fifty present. A few of these have
died since that time, but over a hun
dred of the survivors of Camp Ruf1n
were enthusiastic spectators at the
exercises. These frequently uttered
exclamations Of approval during the
address by Major London, and they
expressed themseiveS in vigorous
nod of the heads when the speaker
appealed to them directly.
Location of Monument.
The situation of Graham made pos.
sibie a most advantageous location O.
the monument. The county cour
house, itself an old structure, occu
pies the center Of the town. TOul
streets converge toward it at RICH
angles. 1t is directly in front of Thu
court house, and facing the mort,
'hdt Tile monument StdIluS.
Erected upon u rolling mound o
turf, it raises from it's base twenty
feet and ten inches, and capped b,
The marble figure OF a Confederat
soldier. Somewhat above life size
the figure hands at rest upon a rife
gazing upward and into the North
The monument and it's statute can b
seen easily from any street save tn
enc directly behind the court nous
InS<scsntfOnS
-Four inscriptions on the monumen
stand out prominently. The first fac
ing the North, reads: ITO commenlo
rate with grateful love the patriotism
vaior. and devotion to duty of tn
brave soldiers of Alamance count.
this monument is erected through tn
Efforts Of the Graham Chapter of III
United Daughters of the Confede,
acy."
Ihe West inscription reads: Cor
auered, they can never be who's
spirits and whose souls are free"
The East inscription is:
On Falne's Eternal Camping Groun'
fheir silent tents are spread
and glory guards with Solemn Roun'
The Bivouac of the Dead
n South side bears these words
taithful unto death, They -
crowned with Immortal Glory
fcrt. nfelw6 Th IvPA.et
Crowds inspect
All through the day, hi
shrouded by its canvas veil; u
monument was the center Of attra,
non. The large part Of those presel
Tor the ceremonies were people livit
IN country from Graham, Al
these today saw the monument for I'll
hrtS time. At the conclusion Of III
ceremonies when the finished wtl
was revealed. many kodaks we
trained upon il. ... -,
Exercises Begin.
fhe exercises began at TWO o'clo,