Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-18
ELOQUENT T..'11'
TRIBUTE TO-
GEN. R. {. LEE
Address By c. H. Call
ahan Abounds in
Local Color
EDUCATED HERE
Kiwanis Club Presented With
Cake By U. S. Lambert in
Honor of Eighth Anniversary
cf Organization

An able and interesting ad'
dress on the life OF Gen. Robert
F. Lee was delivered by Charles
IH. Callahan this afternoon be-
fore the Kiwanis Club. The ad-
dress of Mr.. Callahan abounded
in local color, especially that. part
in reference to the early life OF
the confederate chieftain which
he spent in Alexandra.
What he could say of General
Lee as a citizen, soldier and pat
riot he said would amount to but
little. but he said he would deal
with Lees antecedants. Lee he de-
clared had been named among the
five greatest military strategists
in the world. The star of Lee ne
asserted did not rise at the be-
ginning of the war between the
states, but arose during the sew
en- days fight around Richmond.
After this he said his luster
never dimmed. Gen. Lee ne de-
clared had his military career
handed down, his forebears be-
ing gallant soldiers including his
father, Lighthouse Harry Lee.
Lees father he said at the age
of twenty in l776 took charge
of company of recruits IN
Prince William County and that
his military capacity developed
during the revolution.
In 1907 Lighthouse Harry Lee,
father of General Robert f. Lee,
ne said moved to Alexandria In
order to give his children a lit
tie more education and that they
first located at house Gil Came
ron street now occupied by Worth
Huffish and subsequently moved
to house known as 4Q1 North
Washington street now occupied
by Rev. Dr.. W. J. Morton and
subsequently occupied house GOT
Oronoco street, now occupied by
Mrs. Ella K. Burson. ''...
I Robert f. Lee he said entered
school mere under William : B.
Leary cultured Irish school
master which school was known
as the Alexandria Academy on
which site was erected what was
known as the Washington Ian
casterian School, In this school
he remained till 1924 and later he
said took up mathematics under
BENJAMIN Hallowell and from
this school he went to West
Point in 1929 and in 1881 he mar
ried Miss Nellie Custis at Ar
'lington where he remained till
1861.
At the outbreak of the war ne
said Lee left Arlington never to
return again. While at the front
he told of the plans laid out by
Lee for carrying on the war OF
the confederacy and he then re-
viewed his work up to the close
of the struggle ending with the
surrender at Appomattox:
Concluding his address he de-
clared that if anyone desires to
get the true story of Lee they
should get a copy of his private
letters compiled by his son.
Immediately after his address
NJ. B. Harlow on behalf of the
club moved that vote of thanks
be rendered Mr.. Callahan for his
splendid address.
Afterward Mr.. Callahan was
presented with a birthday cake by
President J. Randall Cation on
behalf of the club which pre-
viously had been given the ciuo
by u. S, Lambert.
Urban S. Lambert, former pre-
sidcnt of the club, presented the
club with birthday cake illu-
minated with eight candles SYM
bolic of the eighth anniversary
of the organization of the HI
wants International. Mr. Lambert
said that eight years ago this
week the Kiwanis international
was organized in Detroit and to-
dav it has 900 clubs scattered
throughout the United States with
a membership of about $4,000.
: The cake was accepted 9ni be-
half of the club by, President j.
Randall Cation. President Cation
announced that the following
new members have Just been
elected. Rev. E. NJ. Delaney, John
Barton Phillips and Clyde La
mond. $40 80 -a-' ,-' nIe
1t was announced by Presi-
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