The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-10
THE BRAVERY OF
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
ELOQUENTLY TOLD
IMPRESSIVE cEREMoNIE
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES
Tribute to the Dead by Major
Hawkins Tyson. First Sub
marine, First Torpedo and
marine, First Torpedo In
vented by Confederate. Hon.
Lasker Polk, Speaker.

The valor and the achievements of
the soldiers of the Civil War were
told by number of speakers today,
and the exercises from the time the
veterans met in the city hall this
1nOrning to hold their business sess-
ion to the close of the day when
they assembled in Maplewood and
cast flowers over the graves of the
departed dead who have answered
the last roll under the watchful care
of the lone sentinel which surmounts
lies, the services were most impress
tive.
At ten o'clock the veterans met in
the city hall and the meeting was
C. Hadley with Dr. w. S. Anderson
acting as Adjutant and treasurer.
Rev. F. S. Love pastor of the Meth
odist church in this city delivered
the invocation
On the roll call it was found that
five had been called 10 their long
| home since last they met. These are
Allen M. Murray, Woodard Thorne,
Hardy Boykin and w. w. Robbins.
The election Of Bficers resulted in
the election OF J.. C. Hadley Com
mander, B. H. Tyson First Lieuten-
ant, Wiley Mercer Color Sergeant,
DR.. w. S. Anderson Adjutant and
Treasurer, DR.. N. B. Herring sur
geon and Rev. F. S. Love Chaplain.
| An interesting talk was made by
Mr.. Wiley Fort OF Pfkesyf1le who
was in the Confederate navy. He said
that the first submarine was invented
by a man named Hundley and launch
ed at Charleston. At sailors were
drowned before they perfected the
named the Columbia. The Confeder-
ates also invented the first fronclad
the Merrimac, obtaining the iron ON
the c. & o. railroad The yankees
sent to Norway after a man named
Ericsson who built the Monitor and
when he returned home they sent
him back in a man o war. The Con-
| federates also invented the first tor
pedo, and the Yankees stole the
patent and would not tell the world.
lDr. Gatling a North Carolinian in
vented the first machine gun. The
Hast gun was fired by the Confederate
Igunboat Shenandoah which captured
a sloop seven months after Lee and
jackson surrendered. The captain
read the news in a newspaper and
then carried his boat to England
At the meeting in the city hall
Major Hawkins Tyson delivered a
beautiful eulogy ON the dead that
have passed away during the past
few years. These are Allison High,
HARDY Boykfn, Stephen Peele, Henry
IL. Graves, Ely Williams, Thomas
'iFelton, Samuel D. Marshburne, Ben
i jamin E. Thompson, Levin Watson,
fW. r. Pfttman, Pat Coley, Allison
Murray and w. w. Roberts. This
address will be published in a day
or SO. It is too lengthy to insert to-
day.
The music of the day was furnish
ed by the Wilson band. which gave
most excellent music.
At twelve O'Clock the veterans and
Icitizens gathered in the court house
to listen to Hon. Tasker L. POLK the
principal speaker and at one O'Clock
partook of a delicious spread in the
Banner Warehouse given by the
Daughters of the John w. Dunham
Chapter. In the afternoon the veter-
ans and daughters escorted by mem
bers of the American Legion march
ed to the cemetery where the graves
were decorated.
The Court House had been most
beautifully and tastefully decorated
with flags and flowers by the Daugn'
, ters, and the building was filled &C
II overf1owing.
j Mr.. f. L. Carr was master OF cere
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