Evening star., 1926-01-29
STEDMAN HON0RED
.. ON 85TH BIRTHDAY
North Carolina Representa-
tive EuIogized by Friends
in House Today.

His colleagues in the House paid
tribute to Representative Charles
Manly Stedman, Democrat, of Greens
horo, y. G., today on his eighty-tifth
birthday anniversary, while he is
completing IS years of service as a
member of Congress.
Maj. Stedman served with distin:-
tiun as a Confederate officer during
The Civil War and was with Lees
army during the entire war, wound-
ed three times and surrendered at
AppomatoX.
A score of his colleagues spoke in
eulocy of Maj. Stedman's services to
State and Nation and of his charac-
ter as man and friend. Many of them
Iikenod him to Gen. Lee and stated
hat he cXcmplitied many of the cfar
acteristics of that great Confederate
general.
Led by Tils0n.
The House, after listening to tbe eu-
iogieS. recessed for 10 minutes, during
which his colleagues crowded about
the veteran North Carolina member
and personally expressed their con
Gratuations and best wishes.
The symposium of eulogleS was
started by House Leader Tilson of
Connecticut, who came TO Congress
one session before Maj. Stedman.
Three members who came to Congress
at the same time with Maj. Stedman n
also spoke. These We're Representa-
tive William T.. Green. Republican. of
Iowa: Representative Charles J. LIN
Ihicum of Maryland. and Representa-
tive Robert l.. DouShton OF North
Carolina.
Representative John II. Kerr of
North Carolina, who represents the
district made famous by Maj. Sted-
mans ancestors and whose father
fought in the Civil War with Maj.
Stedman, also spoke in eulogy of the
high purpose which has always been
manifested by this veteran legislator
Others who spoke were Representa-
tives Pou. Weaver, Hammer, Aber-
nethy and Bulwinile. all of North
Carolina: Representative Connolly,
Democrat, Texas; Representative
Howard, Democrat. Nebraska and
Representative Frothingham, Repub-
liCan, Massachusetts, a Spanish War
veteran.
The symposium was closed with
feeling tribute by Representative
F'inis j. Garrett, the minority leader.
Will Speak February G.
Maj Stedman is to make a notable
speech in the House on February 6.
Maj. Stedman entered the Univer-
sity of North Carolina at the age of
10 and was graduated from that in
Stitution when he was 20 years Of age
Before the commencement exercises,
he responded to a call for volunteers,
and entered the Confederate Army as
a private in the Fayetteville Inde-
pendent Light Infantry company
which was in the 1st North Carolina
Tor Bethel Regiment. Upon the dis
landing of this regiment, he Joined
! c,:onpany from Chatham County and
was successfully lieutenant, captain
and major.
Immediately after the war. he read
law and procured his license to prac-
tiCe. He was married in 1866, and
has a daughter, who will be pres
ent in the House gallery on February
e, when her distinguished father
makes his speech.
in 1880 Maj Stedman was a dele
gate to the Democratic National Con
ventiou. Four years later he was
elected lieutenant governor of North
Carolina. In 1883. after Il prolonged
contest, he was defeated for governor
by Il small majority. He served as
president of the North Carolina Bar
Association. In 1909 he was appoint
ed by Gov. Kitchin as director of the
North Carolina Railroad Company and
afterwards elected its president. He
has served continuously since the
SiXty-SeCond Congress.