Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-01

WOULD BE A MOCkERY
REGARD Proposition for Blue and
Gray Centeunia! IN Insult 10 the
Living and the Dead.

, Richmond Aril, stern opposi-
]! tion, mingled with astoniShmen. at
! the proposal Of I: Jubilee to cont
ntmorate the &urrender nt General
Robert f. Lees army al Appomas-
t"x on April was voiced by the
atembers Of the Confederate Memo.
rial Literary Society at meeting Of
the society called yesterday morning
fer the purpose Of discussing the
plan. Such 4 celebration. it is saia
would be moclscry o: the solemn
and disastrous event. and would be e
announcement oy the South Of the
principles for which she fought.
Resolutions were adopted declar-
,i:g The paper prepared by Mrs
John Mason, corresponding secrc.
tiiry. expressed The sentiment and
ricw of the society The resolu-
zion requests the papers Of the State
10 rubbish Mrs Mason's letter -
g"cteSt with tie society g endorse
;,lcnt.
The protes! follows
We read in the Times Dispatch
% Sunday. March 2S and in the Bal
t.:rnore Sun Of the same date of >
movement started 10 have a Jubilee"
~ AppomattoX on April Q next. in
which the Blue an,i Gray were TO
unite. IS it men;iorcd that the con.
rander Of Ewell Camp OF Confede-
:4tc Veterans and the president of
he Bull Run Chapter Of the Daugh,
tcIs Of The Confederacy had uniteI
t:th g. a. R. veteran and th4
resident OF rhe Manassas business
League to promote this very astound
:r-m movement, We cannot restrain
iJr surprise, bat must utter protest.
hat a jubilee ut Appomattoy On
April . Just fifty years from the
late our forces surrendered, would
ne mockery to our dead. as well as
~ Insult To the remnant still living
i that unconqucrable little army ur
Ger General lee. It was overwhelmed
ty greatly superior forces, and worse
still. starved out, both in camp and at
homc, but the spirit 9f and the be-
iaf in the causes they fought 70"
"cre rot surrendered or conquered.
Jubilee not only means the 30th
anniversary Of al event, but i
i,canS as all know a rejoicing over
..lat event. Could anything be q
.:ro;ttcr mocl;c:y TO our sutfcringa
md privations OF all kinds AMI to the
;!,od o.: our hest AND deareat shcd
on the field of battle or starved and
Tortured IN Northern prisons. than
,G.s on the anniversary of the cu!-
.lination Of our misfortuncs, ~nen.
18th sore bat loya! hearts. or great
..i,icrtair and his troops surrendered
to General Grant 10 save further
rloodshed realizing> that the South
t2i no more treasure or men TO gige
hin. a Jubilee 10 commemorate
,f,e broken hearted commander
,.aer 20 mis- troops u yield up their
arms. Can any loyal Southern man
or woman stand Tor such a move
:,e:it? believe such an outrage To
the memory or those ;shc laid down
,ieir lives. OF were striped Of every
ming ttlat had made the home. would
be 4 dcsecration of the past that
!rlc Southerner could :toop to,
i il were placed in It's real light.
We had too MUCH III the Getty
ovrg Reunion. Let the past honol
and glory cf the South not be tarnish-
ed now by furthe, ard false move
,aen:, which could OILY rebound 70
The glory of the Invading army. Far
LaIrc: a requiem to the departed
heroes ard the Lost Cause should
usher in April 8, 1915.