Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
LEE AND JACKSON
HONORED BY SOUTH
Citizens Aided by U. D. C. and
Sons of Veterans in
Birthday Events.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, January ia
new South today honored the man of
Appomattox and the hero of Bull Run.
Tribute was paid to Gen. Robert E.
Lee on his 12lst anniversary, and to
Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson, whose an
niversary is Monday, in memorial ex-
ercises throughout the vast territory
south Of the Mason-Dixon line.
The stars and bars fioated again in
memory of the men who led the daunt-
less gray hosts in the Sos. .
Banks closed, State Offices suspended
business and schools conducted special
exercises, many of the States observing
a legal holiday.
Virginia, on whose soil the battle
ragged, and who gave to the Confederacy
its famous chieftain, held notable ex-
ercises at Richmond and Lexington;
Mississippi. who gave the Confederacy
its only President, Jefferson Davis,
honored Lee and Jackson at its home
for veterans: the Legislature was in ad-
journment in North Carolina In their
honor. and in other States, including
Kentucky, the day was observed.
Honors for Veterans.
In the old House of Delegates in
Richmond where year ago Virginia
LEGISLATURE adjourned in honor OF Apra-
ham Lincoln, Maj. Giles B. Cook, last
surviving member OF Gen. Lees stan,
and 10 Confederate veterans were guests
of honor tonight at joint ceremony
held by Richmond chapters OF the
United Daughters OF the Con1ederacy.
Crosses of honor were pinned on the
breasts of the veterans in a public
ceremony. Douglas Freeman, editor OF
the Richmond News Leader, delivered
the principal address, eulogizing Lee
and the man Lee called his right arm.
Cheers rang out as the audience sang
the stirring tones of Dixie"
Gen. J. o. Lane Stern and Mrs. FLOYD
Crutchfield. followed by veterans IN
uniform, led the grand march at a pail
given at the Commonwealth Cup OF
Richmond by the Sons OF Confederate
Veterans. Costumes of the Cos were
worn by the guests, who became young
again for the night.
Founders day at Washington ana
Lee University brought hundreds on
to Lees tomb in the little
chanel of the university, where he
spent the last five years OF his life as
president, teaching economy, forget
fulness of all animosity, and faith In the
future of the Southland. 1t was Lee
the teacher, the citizen, the humani-
tartan, who was honored there.
A wrought-iron grill and gate at the
entrance to the mausoleum was pre-
sented by Harry Litchfield OF Richmond.
William M. Martin, governor OF the ST.
Louis Federal Reserve Bank and a
member of the university board OF
trustees, delivered the principal ADDRESS,
urging the students to follow the wise
example and precepts OF Gen. Lee,
under whose leadership the college grew
into great university.
The Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Spon-
sored by Gen. Lee, held memorial serv-
ices in his honor on Lee Circle in New
Orleans.
Made Legal Holiday.
In Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina,
Alabama, Florida and North Carolina
the day was a legal holiday. Banks
were closed in Tennessee and play
ground exercises were held in many
sections; Kentucky, not a member OF
the old Confederacy, closed its banks
and State, county and city Offices while
local exercises were held; the United
Daughters of the Confederacy held eX-
ercises at the Georgia Capitol in At
lanta and conducted exercises in Ark
ansas; the United Daughters Of the
Confederacy held memorial dinners for
veterans in South Carolina and spon-
sored memorial exercises at Beauvoir,
the old Jefferson Davis home on the
Gulf Coast of Mississippi, now home
for Mississippi veterans.
Before adjourning in honor of Lee
and Jackson last night, the North Car
DINA Legislature heard the Confederate
chieftain eulogized by Judge Francis w.
Winston, Representative fro BERTHE,
in night exercises in the StatehouSe at
Raleigh.
Hundreds visited Battle Abbey as ii
was thrown open to the public at Rich
mond today, inspecting the mural
paintings of famous battle scenes and
the picture of Lee surrounded by his
generals and other officers.
AT Culpeper, Va, the battle flag OF
MoSby'S men, famous Confederate
command, was presented to the Con-
federate Museum by the Arlington
Chapter of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy. The flag was the prop
erty Of the late Capt. S. M. Angelo
who requested the presentation by the
Arlington Chapter.
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