The Robesonian., 1918-05-13

MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED.


80 Confederate Veterans Attended |
Meeting of Camp Pope-Address
BY H. E. Stacy and Dinner Served
By Members Of U. D. C.-Graves
Decorated by Members of Alfred
Rowland Chapter.
Thirty Confederate veterans, men,
bers of Camp Willis H. Pope, met in
Lumberton Friday, heard a splendid
war speech by Mr.. H. E. Stacy Of
Lumberton, and were entertained at
dinner in the commissioners room at
the court house by Daughters Of the
Confederacy, members of Robson
chapter, who delight to render this
service of love and veneration each
succeeding Memorial day. The day
was further observed in the afternoon
departed heroes by members of Alfred
Rowland chapter. Ministers Of the
town, the speaker of the occasion and
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tertained at dinner by the ladies.
Owing to the absence, on account of
sickness, of Commander ]. A. Meal
lister, Rev. F. A. Prevatt, lieutenant
commander, presided at the meeting
of Camp Pope Gen. F. A. Bond and
| Adj. NJ G. Mckenzie were appointed
a committee to draw up suitable res
olutions in regard to the sickness OF
! Commander McAllister, ex-Judge I.
! A. McNeill. and Mr.. Will Townsend
of St. Pauls.
Following some remarks by Mr.. ".
, H. Graham of Rowland, resolution
was passed to ask the Legislature to
provide pension for each veteran
who can prove a good record, regard
! less of his financial condition ard his
ability to do part of days rk
i Mr.. Graham said he was disappointc!
in reading Gov. Bickett's inaugura
;. address not to find word in it II
) regard to pensions for old soldiers.
The Star Spangled Banner was
sung by some pupils of the graded
, school and ':Tenting Tonight" wa:
), sung by Misses Margie Russell ant
) Lulu NJ. Cassidev, Messrs. Franl
t Cough, C. B. Skipper and DIR: A.. h
: Kerr. A rising vote of thanks wa
t extended for the songs. At the clos
= cf the exercise america" was sung
by the school children.
Y Mayor Jas. D. Proctor Introduce
: the speaker. He declared that it /
II delightful privilege and a fttln!
;, thing thus to honor the remnants o
:, the heroes who fought so nooly in tn
: 6C's. --,..-
Mr.. Stacy made a capital speecf
0 His theme was war. the serlousnes
S Of the present conflict ara the dut
). each one owes to his country IN I'm
e hour of peril. He spoke Of the oeh
g Of gratitude this country owes t
e France, of the heroic sacrifices oeln
e made by the women OF England an
France. Of the Kaiser and his 1nsar
j. dream of world dominion, OF the dla
e bolical deeds of the German soldleI'
d whom the Kaiser admoE shed TO MAJ
s themselves more terrible than Tn
Inns under Attila, and declared the
i I've might as well be dead and in he
~ NC for Germany to win this war.
# He smoke Of the need for increase
h production Of food stuffs and tn
need for saving in order to lend MOI
ev to the Government. Half OF y,
s rome is on the verge of starvation, T
declared. Rations have been cut doW
tn one-sixth of the normal supply
France. ssIt makes me mad" he sal
d ssto see a man go into store ar
hear him say, If can't get fio'
- here will go somewhere else. sue
a man says by his acts, 'Wnae az
care if soldiers starve or no! 50
i've in comfort It is CRIME
waste food, punishable by flne a:
III Imprisonment, and it is also GRIN
8 to hoard food"
r He said he had seen list OF nam
&c of Robeson county people who had o
Is ,;arad flour and sugar in large qua.
ne lilies from wholesale houses: ara q
~ cared he was surprised to lind Tn
II there are people in Roheson SO pli
IS. to the needs of the country "a WI
II mo to take chances of punlsnme
ay for violating the rules OF the 1c
L. adr,;nistration. If the war goes
on he No. said. it will be necessary to reg
as IL Ito distribution of food by TO
"a ca1ds. :, + s.vo a
lat make sacrifices in this war 5 A ias
lte inc ,, in human sympathy" de1laf
lr;; the speaker, che is not a man ou1
nd counterfeit upon humanity,
me In closing Mr.. Stacy PAID tr'o.
ere N the women. He declared that
-ed way Rad never been won without
zen STRUGGLES and devotion OF the WON
Ter and it is the devotion Of the Dauss
ters of the Confederacy that mai
&C &C. such occasions as this possible.
mis- n, r.oh N7ooc Moats This E,v