The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-27
MOORE CEREMONY
SLATED TUESDAY
Southeastern N, C.. Attorneys
Will Pay Honor To Late
Associate Justice

Members Of bar associations in
New Hanover, Fender, Brunswick
and Columbus counties will gather
in Southport Tuesday to pay tribute
to Associate Justice Alfred Moore
in a celebration marking the 150th
anniversary of the commencement
of the Supreme Court of the United
States.
At the request of Rep. Sol Bloom
of New York, c. Ed Taylor, Of the
Southport bar, is making arrange
ments for the celebration, and will
preside over it as master of cere
monies.
The program, as announced by
Taylor, will be as follows:
Introduction of Clifton Moore
Burgaw attorney, by R. I. Mint
of Southport.
Historical sketch by Clifton
Moore.
Presentation of H. L. Lyon, Jr.
of the Whiteville bar, by ]. W.
Ruark, of the Southport bar.
Introduction of John D. Bellamy
of Wilmington, dean of the North
Carolina bar, by H. L. Lyon, Jr.
Address by Mr.. Bellamy.
A committee of representatives OF
the Bar associations of Whiteville,
Burgaw, Wilmington and South
port will place a wreath on the
grave of Associate Justice Moore.
The celebration was planned by
Mr.. Taylor after he received a let.
ter from Rep. Bloom, which fol
lows:
1.-THE joint congressional commit.
tee on, the 150th anniversary of the
Commencement of the Supreme
Court of the United States is ad
vised that Associate Justice Alfred
Moore is buried in St. Phillips
Ichurchyard cemetery in your city
Your cooperation in arranging ap
propriate ceremony for laying {
wreath on his grave on February
LIST will be greatly appreciated. WI
would like to receive your sugges
ton and trust that in cooperation
with local bar association, civil
groups and officials you will ar
range for such ceremony and alst
send us for our records clipping
of newspaper accounts, photograph!
and copies of speeches delivered"
Following is an extract from his
torical sketches of North Carolina
by Wheeler.
"Alfred Moore, Senior, of Bruins
wick, was a son of Judge Maurice
Moore. He was born on the 21st o
May, 1855. He was sent to Boston
to acquire his education, and Will
there was offered a commission il
the Royal army, 1868; this was de
clined, but the presence of a larg
garrison, the friendship of one o
it's officers, added to a taste for
military profession, led him to &C
tary tactics, which Don was des
tined to be called into the activ
service of his country and useful
ness to her cause.
"In IT'S he was appointed a car
tain of the LIST Regiment of Mort
Carolina Continental troops, whicl
was commanded by his. uncle
Colonel James Moore. He marche
with his company to Charleston, an
was on duty there at the memorabl
attack on Fort Moultrie. Here h
evidenced that ardor of patriotism
and thirst for military glory, pa
tience in fatigue, and holiness i
action, which would have distir
guished him for one of the captain
of the age. But misfortunes Grove
ed so thick upon him that he wa
forced to resign. His father, Judg
Maurice Moore, and uncle, Colone
James Moore, both died at the sam
time. His brother (Maurice) wa
killed at Brunswick. General Fran
els Nash, his brother-in-law, wa
killed at Germantown. A helples
family was left without any othe
protector.
"Although he left the regula
army, his martial spirit was no
inactive.
"When the British landed an
took possession of Wilmington, h
left his family, wife and two SINAI
children), and raised a troop of vol
unteers and greatly annoyed tn
enemy. He became che peculiar OF
iect of hatred to the British com
mander, Major Craig, (afterward
Sir James Craig, Governor Genera
of Canada). He sent a troop to Car
tain Moore's house, plundered it o
everything valuable, and destroyer
the remainder"