Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-20
OF
ORATORS DO
HONOR TO lee
-Four Members of the
House Of Represen-
l; tatiyeS Speak
LEE CAMP BANQUET
Representatives Garrett, Collier,
Crisp and Moore Speakers-John
~. johnson presides-Daughters
of Confederacy Serve Banquet

Glowing II ibptes 10 Cen, Robt.
Z. Lee. the Confederate soldier
and the cause of the Confedracy
and the women Of the South d,,r-
ing the dark days of the Civil
War were paid by four members
of the house sc Representatives
at the annual banquet of K. f.
Lee Camp Confederate Veterans
held last night in the parlors OF
Lee Camp Hall. John VI. Johnson
past commander OF the camp.
presided and Lees farewell adj.
dress WIS read by Adjutant Ed
gar Warficld. Invocation was pro-
nounced by Rev. DR.. =. V. Reg
ester. who also pronounced 6ene-
diction. The banquet was served
by the United Daughters of the
Confedracy.. Attending were the
majority of the few remaining
veterans together with a large
delegation Of Sons Of confederate
veterans and others. The tables
were prettily decorated with
ferns and small Confederate
flags and the siievalls of the
hall were draped with flags Of
the Confedra.cy.
The speakers in their respec-
tive order were, Representative
Finis Garrett, of Tennessee;
Representative James W. Collier,
Of Mississippi; Representative
Charles Crisp, of Georgia ard
Representative X Walton Moores
of Virginia. 10Y %
lust rs the barquetcrs sat down
John ". Johnson, who presided,
made a shor. talk ri which ne
culoqized General Lee. '',
/. Representative Garrett said
in part: There always COMES
70 me a feeling indescribnble
whcr | stand on the soil Of Viz
ginia, and that is particularly true
when in this vicinity. Statutory
halt in the Capitol is Z. wonder
fpl place. II he's been much
abused, as4there are statutes that
have 40 right TO be there. l
nave often thought when passing
through ghat hall thai when Vir-
ginia was called to place her
allotment it must have been a
difficult task, but Virginia select
cd Washington and Lee.
Very seldom ] have seen a
Confederate soldier who did not
appear neat and who did not have
pride and devotion 1t seems TO
me sometimes that after God
created the Confederate soldier
that the moulds we're broken and
nothing ar was created like
them sirc.
"$on NotL, someway, splendid
spirit ran DOWN through the lines
under General Lee and gave
them the character that has never
been approached, and inspired
them 70 he lawful, inst and true.
Certainly Ice. one of shc groat-
est men in history, pcrmatcd
their lives 7i.+-.-
REPRESENTATIVE Collier. Of Mis-
sissippi took as his subject. "Thc
Confederate Soldier" The speak
er in part said: "Today we
celebrate the birth of thc''great-
est. purest man tl.at. history ec!is
us Of Alexandria ;s a city rich
in the memories Of Washington
and Lee. Upon occasions of mis-
kind feel l would be untrue to
that father in Barksda,e, Miss,
and that who fought for his COM
rades in cause he. knew TO be
right. ! scorn the charge 50
often made that they were rebels
and traitors. No well informed
student Of history could question
;hcir right. ,,> ..ti..
THE sorth has played sn mn
portant part in the building OF
the country. Virginia has more
than played her part. We are
proud Of that history, We look
back when ali ras 'v4eIl! !atlon..
Then il was tirat the eyes of the
American colo,iists turned to that
great Eirginian, George Wash
inrton. The Declaration OF In
dependence that followed will Tor:
ever be Recognized as the CHIEF
instrument df freedom. y open
ed all paths tos wealth, and. tane.
Whenever isef dreamed Ok libert-
ty thar INSTRUMENT Iiabtsd they,
dream.r - .! Sc is@sht ,..,.. -
The speaker chen enumerated +,
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