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.—tv Tuesday morning jan. 22, 1*07. THE TWICE- A-WEEK TELEGRAPH The R. E. Lee Centennial Lee Day iin Macon I The Voluntcerr.' Armory was tax*d *0 its caparity | ; ,st nip!.: with the beauty anti manhood of ihc ritv whfn > <jt-n. Wlhv called the assemblage to ; °rdt r ami opened th, exercise? In . Ge- I brailort of the rt>iitor.irv tif the South's 1 gr-nt chieftain. Hubert E. Lee. Rev. D. McLaughl.n mked the bless- injr. and tite vocal solutions, with which th" oxertists wen Interspersed, were delightfully rendered by Miss r '-'>IS. Mr. I'indlay and Mrs. ‘E. W. Gould. Mrs \V. I). Lamar, pres dent of H'dney Lanier Chapter, L* 1» C.. re- t ttoii |n ;. spirited manner "The S vord of Rob. n E Lee," by Fsth t Ryan, aid st the conclusion >.f ti’.e atldn ssen decorated a number of the gallant vet. .Its With the cross of hon r. island? The die was cast. The sons , name, through the fury of the fight, af the South wore unmindful of the I around Richmond and Petersburg. , prrr . rf v.ellton,* applied to their right- | Alas, it was .wered at Appomattox. ful efforts: ■•Rebellion, foul, dishonoring word. Whose wrongful blight so oft has stained The holiest cause that tongue or sword i Of mortal ever lost or gain'd, i How many a spirit, bom to bless. I Hath sunk b»neath that with ring | W1 Hi name. m but a day s, an hour's success d wafted to eternal fame." i and sank to rise no more at Greens boro. That cro=s and those, stars which so often guided us to victory— though veiled from view, still shine with undimmed radiance in the firma ment of the nation's fame. Of An Illustrious Line. "Gen. Lee was one of an illustrious Tlx unitor of tii. evenit James? Armstrong, of ('limit C. was gracefully introduced James G. Holme? fun, , .1. r.f , toil, and now a res lent f M ' Armstrong Immediately b> .rt? ..f hi? auditor? tv. i,i f'-' e and mil- u.. Icfs than •r and Hp| ndi.I conclusion of Irs A. S'mltl and C:unj Intl.v the following it c. an th s genial by bis oratory, addn ?s i Macon ir.g resolution, lo.s .1 bv the s mmbloge: memorial ser- of the « di -v r-adv hut T'poj. th, f'.iinp It. offered j. which v. unanimous v of th- '•Resolve*, That th vice?, until r the mi-nii T.itnler cl.apt. r. U. D with our hearty . ndoi -, n eBL as fitting tiilm- to our great old cor b'.uid, V. Gen. li K Lee. the grande man Urn ,.. nttirl .■ have produc. c I. Arms: >-..,!?• to ?tr< nglhen t oml women win South." Col. Armstrong's Address. Col. Arm lows: "Tim name of tlm :. ij.tcr under whose niisjiiees the r-x,-r,d.*e.< of the evening are being Judd, Is ont that i.= strikingly Miger-stlVe <■' tin tender grace an.) touching >-.■!, dv of the ; in? courage anil fidelity as a soldier, hi? romantic zeul and soul-nurtured devotion as a patriot. Sidney Lanier v.as one of tile most brilliant of Geor gians and his name shims with im- *<rMmb!o luster 1, galaxy of R, E. Lee's Environment*. Turning to Robert E. Lee Col. Arm- sirong continued: 'Robert E. L-e was born In a ro mantic region, and at a time wnen_the star of the great Napoleon shore in :he meredian of Its splendor; when his triumph? and his trophic? entitled him to be call' d the Alexander of the age; the Caesar of conquests. There are in this large and brilliant aufli- * .:co men who followed the fortunes of the Army of Northern Virginia, and wiio remember the beautiful valor of (he Rappahannock, and the smiling slopes of Stafford's Heights. It was there that Lee passed the golden line. He inhe'i:»d greatness, being the i son of ‘Light Horse’ Harry Lee. the friend nr.d compatriot of Washington, and hi.-- ancestry has been traced back to ami beyond the Norman conquest of i England. Lofty as was his lineage, famous as were the feats of his pro- : j genitobs, the fame lie acquired—the : skill he displayed and the glory he ; | gained as the leader of the Cqnfeder- ; : ate Army, outrival and outshine the ■ ! achievements of any of his name from j I the defeat and death of the lion heart ed King Harold, at Hastings, to the crowning triumph of American arms ! at Torktown. Curran’* Felicitous Word*. 'In speaking of Robert E. Lee I am ; reminded of the felicitous words of j Curran, touching the noble blood boyhood. Every surrounding Lord Edward Fitzgerald, which is no th rill iril litjr of born b ufe tends the men .al to the In pa 1 fol- was suggestive of wealth and refine ment. The palatial homes were the seats of hospitality as gracious as It was g.-nerous. It was a mimic court, where the queer, of the household held empire over men’s hearts, and wield 'd. the sceptre of affection over loyal and loving subjects. Were it not for the limit of time and the exigencies of the occasion, I should take pleasure In tracing the beautiful and benefic ent life of Robert E. Lee from the morning of his manhood to that last sad scene of Its existence, when ‘God’s finger t inched lilrn and lie slept.’ The ?ou! of Lee folowed the battle flag of Hie South with Its bright cross and shadow!css stars to the eternal Home on High. The Conquered Banner. “Oh. that conquered banner. I seem to see it now as It was first unfur’ed and proudly floated along the sunlit shores of Charleston harbor. It is wav ing in the forefron* of battle at &a- nass-is, where it was. bathed in bap tismal blood, the crimson life current less apposite when applied to the com- t mander of the Confederate Army: . •Nobler than the royalty that first en- | nobled it—that like a rich stream rose i till it rail and hid its fountain.’ “We have read that when the Home- i rlc Legends were worked up into tales ; of Christian chivalry, Hector and not Achilles, became the model of the Christian knight. When we have gone to the spirit land and most of the I events of the war have grown dim as dreams, the hero of every heart will be ; Robert E. Lee. Yes, my friends, as the , university of which our loved leader , was the President, beautifully blends I the names of Lee and Washington, so ; In the future, discriminating visitors j from abroad, when approaching the : shores of the republic, will salute this \ free and favored nation as the land ! of Washington and of Lee.” WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.—With elab- ! orate exercises and in the presence of | a distinguished audience, the one hun- ; ‘ dredth anniversary of the birth of | ^Southern genius. II. was the tru<-st ; r,f the bravest and the best of men— j Gen. Robert E. Lee, the soldier patriot v|,c uf a 'Georgia Volunteer.’ and that where Southern courage vindicated It- of the Confederacy, was commemo- was the synonym f.,r unflinching brave- Uejf and Southern valor proved trium- rated here tonight undei* the'auspices Illustrated by j phant. I see the forms of the fearless j of the United Confederate and Souths t hi old ill haul __________ commonwealth —the Empire State of the South. It I? not necessary that I should praise Sidney Lanier before a Macon audience; this was his cherish ed home and he i? enshrined In your hearts. His name is known to the na tion and In Europe his works are read and admired, "It i? not with the grace of’diction, the subtlety and potency of scholar- shir., that 1 try to address you on this the centennial of Robert E. Lee. Willi ar.lnr and affection we greet his shade! ‘Robert E. Let.’ How dear to «.ur hearts is that name; how sweetly it falls nn tile car, how lovingly it lingers en the lips. What glorious Georgian' as tack. advance to the at- was their ringing meinori.' It i\\; II th ,‘itli which it is in isuretl epara- recolleciion association., bly link. d. Tribute of Old Soldier. "I com,, tu you in render my Iribute simply as an old soldier, anil one whose proud privilege it was to be with the Army of Northern Virginia, from the beginning of its unsurpassed career, until the sad closing scene in the dread drama of war. at Appomattox. There are many in Georgia, who served with that army, and by their deeds of during added luster to its fame. Some of the number are in this hall, and I am speaking not only of heroes, hut also speaking to tl.un. The muse of his tory has assigned to the renowned and revered commander of the Confederate Army one of the loftiest niches In the temple of fame, alongside 1 is inscribed with the nan illustrious Southerner, George Wash ington. The sword of Washington was drawn in resistance to the domi- nhtion of Great Britain—against the aggressions of the Government which claimed the right to i-.iciee her Ameri can colonies. Washington and Hie other partiots were stigmatised as re bels, and denounced as traitors. The cause of the colonies triumphed and it was not any longer termed rebellion— for a revolution is but a successful rebellion. ’"Treason doth never prosper; what’s the reason? Why. if ii prosper, none dare call it treason’ Sword of Lee. 'The swor.l of Lee was drawn in do- M fence of rights gua fititutinn, which w people of the Unlit was established by durance and self s: ond Heroic men of lotion. "Lee was the highest rmli idlniet exemplar of liberty though he was. wi paces of Grecian ud of Ri dopl h Impressive cheer and. inspiring was their irresis tible charge. In (he blood which en- rielipd the field was that which flowed from two of the kr.ightliest of South rons—who died deaths sublime in de fense of hearth and home. The re mains of the one rest near the shores of the Savannah, the other lies buried bv the batiks of the Cooper, and Geor gia and South Carolina, like mourning mother', shall ever laud and lament their illustrious sons. Francis £?. Bar tow and Barnard E. Bee. "Our flag Is borne over the field of victory at Leesburg, as the defender of the South drives the daring Feder al* over 'Ball's Bluff and Into the Po- tomae. How its folds rustle in the breeze on the ensanguined field of Shi loh. where the noble old army of the West was winning a decisive victory, until the lamentable fall of that flower of Southern cHlVulfV, and one of the ablest of our leaders, Albert Sidney Johnston, checked the tide of success. Tt is followed by our brave. bare? fooled comrades through that dread deluge of death, as its dripping folds • reflect the terrible struggle at Chieka- I manga. We see It wreathed in the curl of batt'e smoke at the second fi—ht at Man-ssas. in the trophic* of which men from every Southern Statf* shared where so m'nv da on f lp**iv dfed. We watch it at South Mnunloin and at Sharns’uirg: along the snow-clad >f that Which | a1 . 0 P PR n ”'T Fredericksburg as the s.in e of another of ’Gonfederat* fame has beamed hrleh'e*t—where the drb red life tide of Georgians end of Smith Carolinian? mingled Wt*h that of th“'r comrade? from other Sfnt<‘?-. Your Thomas R R. Cobb nnd our Maxcv Cregg—lwo in- trenta and Intuitive soldiers, fell fi-ht- I mg a: the post of danger nnd of duty. Cobb's Brigade. . "There are those In the audience who | will remember that Gen. Cobh’s Geor- | gia Brigade materially aided in renul«- | i”g the charges of Gen. Meagher's Irish Brigade, of which in a charming sketch j I of Gen. Cobb, published in the ‘Land j We Love,’ it is said: ‘They came un to their work, time after time, with | a persistent and nn enthusiastic spirit | Absolutely admirable \s we gazed upon their hone'ess audacity we could 1 n,,t help wondering whence came the=e men. and whv rushing into sudden 1 .1 "th? We did not then know that j thev were mo*ilv Irishmen, faultless ; soldiers everywhere.’ Gen. Lee was j anxious about that part of the line, i although it was held by the flower of 1 his forces—commanded by another j • the cou rt by : lie in 1 which he hardy Hi Revo- ltativi -th* rt exulted inquished nra vi Lftfir 5 uni or Roman <lo< \ feats of the Fran / Teuton, of Celi ai leeds. in th in mils. A meric thr name of a <1 radiance su encircles the i "I seem lo Hie bounding magnetic splr breasts, old co ik. the : «Mil uf S: nlid the: famous iunipbs ot ill. >r in r lie found ! _ victor.’that shines with | v parsing Hie halo which nw of Robert E. Ley. el the fervor of youth, ardor or boyhood; Hie t whi h stirred our u'.adis, as ; hey throbbed with patriotic pride inside !he gray jackets of ;He Confederate soldiers. Comrades of tile batilefleld our hearts glow and are gladdened when we tneot and recall undying memories of distant and. h«*inic days: refresh recollections ,.f file guoHiii and devoted men along side of i I1.1111 we stood hnd fought for S ai 1 hern liberty. (Tod ides? tile ladles I d. G held *e°t «t, Wlallv d brilliant MeLaws. b that the n. Cobb’s a o the last.' -y told of H-imnden iv nindi-d on the Held Georgian. Gen. He sent word to position must lie “■"cr was ‘it Will Tb?re is a S«d. ip fell C-hal* rive. Tile mu "Mon from which in nith lie hnd carried home his hfidc is in s'gbt: lie looked for a moment ward Hie be'pved house, and made nn r ri to go thifhef to die. Gen. Cobb the kin Lai • f the Confede Daut lin nffi huppl- tna ilif fair dear uni young men of liberty mingling with tile grandest army that H o Is "v- led legion: ride . v for Hi ded me a s and the worthy loving Macon—at survivor* of the ever faced a foe. of Lee: whose I verse, and lors as the univ r cchrs from sea tu star, from field to tii nmm.ent. Greetings of Sumter. "I bring t.« you. old soldier*, the cor dial greet!.-gs uf your comrades of 1' imp Sumter. United Confederate Vet eran? of Charleston: one of the most d- v ded of whom has made his home I a i hide to one of the ho rode with that beau f the South. Gen. Wade who is my chosen friend and M: Jame -iters Illy llolntes enjoys the c-.v- 1 of being an honorary Charleston Chapter of of the Confederacy, and s that homo. "The harbor. 111 which the far-famed Fort Sun.ter stands as a gray and grim t-nHnei. i* indissolubly linked to the historic '.lids of grand old Georgia, by t dr.in of cherished recoliection. of tender ami treasured association*, for j:s ever restless waves rise and ro.l again*! the shores of Morris and Sulli van's r*’ands. on which Georgians heroically fought, where they won lau rels and gave renown to lenders and to comrade*. 1: was from James Isl and tljat the signal gun of the war was flreil. It was the armed struggle for constitutional liberty: (he assevera tion of rights guaranteed to sovereign states. When the sound of that shqt reverberated over the bay. there were cheer* from the soldiers nn the Other birth place inl.-d mother and his final we* dmwn neat the svlvatl spot her childhood was passed. P ains of Chanoellorsville. the famous plains of Chancel- ie our flag is again carried to victory: but it .is atlrouded In gloom as the terrible tidings are told that 'Stonewcir Jackson Is fatally wounded. Up Cemetery Heights and into the town of Gettysburg our flag is waving. The bids, bristle with cannon and long line; after line of Federal bayonets glis ten In the July sunlight. Yet on. on air columns charge, the danger of death depresses them not. “Where, where was Roderick then? One blast upon hi* bugle horn Were worth a thousand men.” ' Though 'Stonewall' Jackson is dead his spirit hovers around his old corps. Can it be that A. P. Hill—of whom he sp"ke in his dying moments, car ries ;he heart of his old corps com ma nder. to be thrown by him into the midst of Meade's army: with the soul- sTirring expres*ion of Douglas, as he bore the heart ef Bruce toward Pales tine. 'Onwards, as thou wast wont thou fearless heart." How defiantly the flag | lu: floated above Fort Sumter's crumbling | tude wills, over Morris and Sullivan's Is land*. where glory traced In unfading characters the names of the valiant de fenders of the sea burn city. Blood stained and bullet lorn our flag vi brates to the rnu'ic of war’s death march at Franklin, at Missionary Ridge; at the Wilderness. Pottsyl- vania. Bentonvi’.ie and Cold Harbor. “Gtrdon’ is the Cry. . enn societies of the District of, Co- I , lumbia. In the imense ball room of the : New Willard Hotel, the meeting was j filled to overflowing. The United States marine band stirred the audi- I ; once with ‘Dixie” and other South- I : ern melodies. Almost every mention j ! of the name Lee was greeted with ap- j j plause. Although unable to attend , President Roo*eveit sent a letter In which he extolled the virtues of the j , Confederacy’s great general in war as j well as in peace. His suggestion that \ j the centennial anniversary be cele- j : bra-ted by the establishment of a per- j manent Lee memorial at some grpat ! representative educational Institution i of the South, met with instant favor. 1 The exercises w*re presided over by [ Hon. Hilary A. Herbert, former Sec- : rotary of the Navv. nnd were opened with prayer by Rev. Roland Cotton Smith. D. D.. rector of St. John’s Epis- I copal church, who was followed by Rev. Wii'iam T. Thompson. D. D . With , the rending of selections from the , Bible after which the surn'iced choir i of the church n r vuihonv rendered “The 1 Souls of the Righteous.” Chairman Herbert then delivered a brief address, after which be rend nn | extract from ‘tbe “Life of Thomas H. j Benton." Written bv Thpndore Rooso- , t veJl In which he referred to -the Con- ■ federate leadev ns "the very grentrst 'of all the captain* that the Enei'sb- ' sneaking peoples have brought forth, and that the world has never seen bet ter soldiers than those who followed him." * Tile reading of the President's letter i wa* assigned to Mrs. Ralph Walsh, . president of the District of Columbia 1 ■ division. United Daughters of the C011- ; federaev. The White House, Washington. Jan- j : uarv IS. 1907. To the Hon. Hilary A. Hcrhert, I Chairman, nnd others of the Cominit- ! tee of Arrangement for the' Celebration of the Hundredth Anniversary of the t Birth of Gen. Robert E. Lee. ' Gentlemen: I regret that it is not in ; lav power to be with you at your cel ebration.- T join with you in honor ing the life nnd career of that great soldier nnd high-minded citizen whose fame is now a matter of pride to all our countrymen. Terrible though the , destruction of the civil war was, aw- ! f 11I though it was thnt such a con flict should occur between brothers, it' is yet a matter for gratitude on the . part of all Americans that thi*. along | among contest* of like magnitude. ! should have left to both sides ns a priceless heritage the memory of the | mighty men and the glorious deeds that the iron days brought forth. The > j courage and steadfast endurance, the : I lofty fealty to the right as it was giv- I en to each man to see the right, wheth- er he wore the gray or whether he : I wore the blue, now mnkes the mem- 1 ! orles of the valiant feat*, alike of ' i those who served un ’er Grant nnd of j ; those who served under Lee, precious ' to ill good Americans. Gen. Lee has , i left us the mem ary. not merely of his ! j extraordinary skill as a. general, his : dauntless courage and high leadership j in campaign V"d battle. <btit also of ’ that serene greatness of soul charac- ; teristlc of those who most readily rec ognize the obligations of civic" duty. ' Once the war was over he instantly j undertook the task of healing anil I binding up the wounds of his conn- i trymen, in the true spirit of those who | feel malice toward none and charity | toward nil: in that spirit which from the throes of the civil war brought | forth the real and indissoluble Union i of today. It was eminently fitting j that this great man, thi* war-worn i veteran of a mighty struggle, who. at its close, simply and quietly undertook his duty as a plain, everyday citizen, bent only upon helping his people in the Piths of peace and tranoultlty, should turn his attenti-n toward edu cational work: toward bringing up in fit fashion the younger generation, the sons of t*io=e who had proved their faith by their endeavor in the heroic davs. There is no need to dwell on Gen. Lee's record as a soldier. The son of Light Horse Harry Le». of the Revo- he came naturally by his apti- for arms and command. His campaigns put him In the foremost rank of the great captains of all time. But his signal va.I-w and addkess hi war are no more remarkable than the spirit in which lie turned to the work of peace once the war was over. The circumstances were such that men. even of high character, felt bit ter and vindictive n- denre*sed and spiritless, but Gen. Lee's heroic tem- those of the United States: that the prosperity of the South would rise or fail with the welfare of the whole country; and that the duty of the citi zens’ effort to obliterate the effects of war and restore the blessings of peace; that they should remain in the coun try, strive for harmony and good feel ing, and devote their abilities to the interests of their people and the heal ing of dissensions. To every one who applied to him this was the advice he gave. Although absolutely without means, he refused all offers of pecu niary aid. and all pcrsitons of emolu ment, although many such, at a high salary, were offered him. He de clined to go abroad, saying that he sought only "a place to earn honest bread while engaged In some useful work.” This statement brought him th* offer of the presidency of Wash ington College, a little institution in Lexington, Virginia, which had grown out of a modest foundation, known as Liberty Hall Academy. Washington had endowed this academy with one 1 hundred sha.res of stock that had been given to him by the State of Virginia, which he had accepted only on condi tion that he might with them endow *ome educational institution. To the institution which Vnsington helped to found in such a spirit. Lee, In the same fine spirit, gave his services. He accepted the position of President at a salary of $1,500 a year, in order, as he stated, that he might do some good to the youth of the South. He applied himself to his new work with the same singleness of mind which he had showed in leading the Army of Northern Virginia. All the time hy word and deed he was striving for the restoration of real peace, of real harmony, never uttering a word of bit terness nor allowing a word of bitter ness uttered in his presence to go un checked. From the close of the war to the time of hi* death all his grfat powers were devoted to two objects: To the reconciliation of all his coun trymen with one another, and to fitting the youth of the South for the duties of a lofty and broad-minded citizen- shin. Such is the career that you gather to honor; and I hone that you will take advantage of the one hundredth anniversary of Gen. Lee’s birthdav by annealing to all our people, in every section of this, country,. to commemo rate his life and deed* by the estab lishment at some great renresentntive educational lnstitutien of the South of a nermanent memorial, that will serve the youth of the coming years, as he. in the closing venrs ot his life, served fhn*e wbn so sorely needed what he so freelv gave. Sincere 1 ” vnur*. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Following brief remarks hy Senator Berry, Of Arkansas, and Justice David Brewer, of the United States Su preme Gourt, Representative John Sharp 'Williams, of Mississippi spoke. The annua] ceremony of presenting crosses of honor to Confederate veter ans of distinguished military recr.-d then occurred, the exercises being brought to a close with a benediction bv the Rt. Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee, bishop of Washington. the chapter were Mrs. George Dennjr, Mrs. A. I. Nelson. Mrs. William Flun- j kin and Mrs. Charles F. McNulty. To night at 7:30 o'clock a banquet was . tendered in the engineering hall to the ! old students who attende the unlver- j slty during the administration of Gen. ; Lee. Numerous tuasts were drunk and responses made. Frank F. Wisdom, of Louisiana, was toastmaster. North Carolina’s Tribute. CHARLOTTE, X. C., Jan. 19.—The one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Gen. Robert E. Lee, together with the anniversary of the birth of Gen. | Stonewall Jackson, was observed with fitting exercises, held at the Academy j of Music this morning at 11 o’clock. ; under the auspices of the Stonewall Jackson chapter of the Daughters of j the Confederacy. A prayer was offered , by Rev. Dr. R. C. Holland, an address delivered by Dr. Henry E. Shepherd, . of Baltimore, a native North Carolln- 1 ian, and solos were sung by Miss Hazle ; Brown nnd Miss Wade of the Fresby- , terian college. | At the conclusion of the regular ex- I ercises, while the audience remained seated. Confederate crosses of honor were presented to a number of veter- 1 ans by Mrs. Stonewall Jackson. After j the presentation of the crosses the vet erans marched to their hall, where a , big dinner was served them by the ! Daughters. As the old soldiers tiled . out they cheered the widow of their beloved leader to the echo. Address and poem, Lee at Gettys burg. Hon. O. D. Gorman. After the exercises officers for the year were elected, as follows: Mrs. J. A. Bryan, president: Miss Faille Fannie Yoeman, vice president: Mrs. Greer Maxwell, corresponding secre tary and treasurer; Miss Willie Carter, recording secretary; Miss Virginia Persons, historian. R. E. LEE CELEBRATION BY DOUGLAS PEOPLE Honored in Florida. JACKSONVILLE. Fla., Jan. 19.—The centenary of Gen. Robt. E. Lee’s birth j was appropriately celebrated here to- : day. Veterans, sons of veterans and j daughters of the Confederacy assem bled around the Confederate monument in Heming Square and marched to the First Baptist Church, where the exer cises took place. Former Governor Francis P. Fleming presided, and Wil liam J. Bryan, a young attorney, was orator of the day. Celebrated in Atlanta. ATLANTA. Jan. 19.—The one hun dredth anniversary of the birth of Gen, Robt. E. Lee was appropriately celebrated here today. Large repre- i sentations of the local Confederate or- I ganlzations gathered this afternoon I in the hall of representatives at the { State eapitol and heard an address I by Hamilton Douglas of Atlanta. Ap propriate music was rendered and the local Daughters of the Confederacy j conferred crosses of honor upon sixteen Confederate veterans. Roanoke Celebrates the Day. ROANOKE, Va.. Jail. 19.—Governor C. A. 'Swanson, of Virginia, delivered the chief address here tonight at the Lee centennial exercises held in the i Academy of Music under the auspices i of the Confederate veterans of Roan- ; oke and Salem and the chapters of i the Daughters of the Confederacy, i The Daughters pinned crosses of hon- I or on a number of old warriors. A : service was also held at St. John’s Epi*copal church, which was largely attended. TRIBUTE TO GFN. LEE AT LEXINGTON, VA. LEXINGTON, Va., Jan. 19.—The one hundredth anniversary of the national day of the South’s greatest chieftain. Robert E. Lee. was observed by ap propriate exercises today at Washing ton and Lee University, which bears bis naive, over which he was. so long the guiding genius, and where he now lies burled. The principal exercises were held in Lee memorial chapel, where an address on h'ls life was de livered by Charles Frauds Adams, of Massachusetts. The large auditorium was packed with an audience until no more could be admitted. The exer cises were opened by ; the singing of a favorite hymn of Gen. Lee by the university student choir. Praver was offered by Rev. Dr. G. B. Strickler, of Richmond, rector of the university. Dr. George Dennv introduced the dis tinguished sneaker of the occasion, and in concluding his remarks, conferred upon Mr. Adam*, in the name of the university! me decree of LL. D. President Denny's Tribute. President Denny, in introducing Charles Francis Adams, declared that it would be impossible to picture in imagination a more appropriate spot in which to celebrate the centennial of the birth of Robert E. Lee than on the campus of the Washington and Lee University. He referred to Gen. Lee as “The greatest man who has ever adorned the presidency of an Institu tion of learning, hot merely within Vir ginia, not merely within the South, but I dare also to say, within the limits of the American republic. He de clared tbe Confederate general’s work at tbe head of tbe institution some dnv would rest like a capital Upon the so'id shaft of hi* civic and military renown." The _life and services of Robert E. Lee, he said. Is the institu- tldYi's large*t asset, its richest tradi tion. and its noblest memory. The President referred to the fact that to- dnv all sectional striffe and sectional hate had ended, .and that students were now In attendance at the univer sity from oven' section of the country and declared that it was a genuine pleasure to welcome n great citizen of Massachusetts, a gallant soldier and officer in the Union army, who bore himself as bravely in bailie and laid down his sword ns free from stain as did any son of Virginia, in that fierce ordeal 'through which “God remolded and cast anew the nation.” “The corning of a man. distinguished in the services of his country,” he said, “from the capital of New Eng land in midwinter, n thousand mile*, to the tomb of Robert E Lee in order to strew fresh flowers upon bis grave, i« a sure evidence that Virginia is loy al to the nationn] flag." President Denny then conferred upon Mr. Adams the degree of doctor of laws and presented him to the audi ence as “A ton of Washington and L°e. and. therefore, a son of Virginia." 'r’.n sneaker was received with great npnlause and for over an hour had his audience's closest attention. Mr. Ad ams at the s*prt captured the great au dience when pc *a!d: “I would have done p* f ee did. though it may be deemed traitorous to say so.” LOYAL OBSERVANCE AT CONFEDERATE CAPITOL. RTCUMOND. Va., Jan. 19.—Cere monies were held here teday in honor of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth cf Gen. Robert E. Lee. The day is a State holiday and the State and city offices, the banks and many places of business were closed accord ingly. The ceremonies began at noon with a memorial service at St. Paul’s Episcopal church, the church Gen. Lee attended during his residence in Rich mond. Bishop Randolph delivered an address and'Rev. James Powers Smith, chaplain on the staff of Gen. Stonewall Jackson: Rev. j. William .Tones, a biographer of Lee’s. Bishop Gibson and Rev. Mr. Forsyth took part in the service, There were present at the service Capt. Robert E. Lee. of 'West Point. Va.. and family; Miss Mary Custis Lee. Mrs.. W. K. F. Lee, of Fairfax County, Va.: Col. Robert E. Lee, of Fairfax, Dr G. B'olling Lee, nnd other members of the Lee fam ily. In the afternoon there was a pa rade of the local military Confederate veterans and Daughters oF the Confed eracy. the last named In carriages, to tlie Lee monument, where wreaths were placed on the memorial. Later there was a presentation by the Daughters of the Confederacy to the Virginia Historical Society of an oil portrait of the Confederate chieftain by Mr*. Andrews, daughter of the late E:ev. Dr. Charles Minnigerode. Msg. Andrews was present. At 7 o’clock the men’s club of Rich mond held a meeting at Second Bap- t'st church, which was addressed by Dr. Thoma* XMson Page, the author, Edward Valentine, the sculptor of the Lee recumbent statue at Lexington, and others. DOUGLAS, Ga.. Jan. 19.—The Rob ert E. Lee Chapter, U. D. C.. celebra ted the centenary with the following newly elected officers: Mrs. W. W. McDonald, president: Mrs. 8. Powell, first vice-president: Mrs. J. L. Shelton, second vice-president: Mre. Turner Brewer, recording secretary: Mrs. J. W. Quincy, corresponding secretary: Mrs. H. C. Welchell, treasurer: Mrs. Frank Appleby, registrar, and Mrs. W. P. Bellinger, historian and with the Douglas citizens. Addresses were delivered by Mayor F. Willis Dart. Editor W. C. Bryan. Prof. J. W. Hendricks and other noted local orators. The banks and princi pal business houses were closed throughout the day in honor of the occasion. The music by the students of the Southern Normal Institute was superb, and reflected great credit on their mu sical teacher and directors. The spring like weather has done incalculable damage to the farmers of Coffee County. Those who have killed their this year's supply of meat have lost by the weather all their hams and shoulders, which will prove quite a hardship. Those, and they are many, that have not killed are forced to the expense of keeping their hogs fat on corn, the fields having all been eaten out. COLUMBUS’ TRIBUTE TO ROBERT E. LEE COLUMBUS. Gh.. Jan. 19.—A beauti ful tribute to the memory of Robert E. Lee was paid at the high school audi torium tonight when interesting exer cises were held in celebration of the birthday anniversary of the great Southern chieftain. The exercises were under the auspices of Camp Bcnning, United Confederate Veterans, and many old soldiers, sons of veterans. Daughters of the Confederacy and members of other patriotic organiza tions were present. A splendid address was delivered by Rev. Dr. M. Ashby Jones pastor of the First Baptist Cliufch. nnd the son of a chaplain in the Army of North ern Virginia. Rev. Mr. Jones, who is thoroughly imbued with Southern tra dition. came to Columbus a few months ago from Richmond, Va. He was in troduced tonight by Rev. Dr. I. S. Mc- Elrov, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. A beautiful and appropriate musical program was carried out. and crosses of honor were bestowed upon Confed erate veterans by Lizzie Rutherford Chapter, Daughters of the Confeder acy. GOLD CROSS OF HONOR CONFERRED ON CAPT. SMITH J. Skelton -Williams Spoke. ATLANTA Jail. 19.—John Skelton I Williams, of Richmond, was the pritmi- ! pal sneaker tonight at the banquet of ■ the 'Virginia Society of Georgia. His i subject, “Our Advance from Appomat- j tox," was treated as a review of the i progress of tlie? South since the Civil j War nnd a tribute to tbe worth and ' character of GCn. Robert E. Lee. whose birthday anniversary was celebrated. Observance at Norfolk. ! NORFOLK. A r a.. Jan. 19.—The one ] hundredth anniversary of the birth of i Geh. Robert S3. Lee was fittingly ob- ■ served in Norfolk and Portsmi”’th to- | day. the public largely joining -^.c Con- I federate organizations in their cere- ' monies, those in Norfolk being at Cum- j herland Street Methodist Church and ' those ill Portsmouth being at Trinity I P. E. Church. Former Governor Wrn.' E. Cameron, the orator of the day in Norfolk, being ill. Ills address was read by Rev. W. A. Barr. Col. Wm. H. Stewart, commander of the Confeder ate veterans In Virginia, and Rev. A. C. Thompson, made addresses in Ports mouth. Tile Confederate veterans of Norfolk held their annual Lee day banquet to night. In the gray and gPom of that March | per was not warped part of our half-f.ami- force hareed with the flag, now "shot to a shre-!" and "Gordon,” is the cry, as that magnetic Georgian burls his heroic columns against the leaden lines of batli- at For> Steadman. Though the staff i- shattered and the fag is dved .1 d- eper red in the precious, priceless blood of it* dauntless de fenders. ii is taken fr m the relaxing grasp of th? dvjng color bearer by an other daring follower of the immortal Lee and carried through sheets of his great sou! cast down. He st ,od that hardest of all Strains, ‘.h,' strain of bearing him- *elf well through ’he grav evening of failure: nrd therefore out of wh.at ! see—od failure he he’oed to build th? 1 wonderful and mi°'Vv triumph of our national ll'e, in which all his country men. North and South, share. Imme diately after the cl -se of host’litie* he an-ounced. with a .-de*r-*(e-hterlne«*. which at that time few indeed of any section possessed, that the interests of j tbe Southern Slates were tbe niff a* j Reception Tendered Adams. At the cone’iisiori of th" exercises in the ch*nel. Mr. Adants held a recep tion on the rostrum, being Introduced bv Mr. Dennv. Among the audience were manv of the old students who attended the university forty years ago nnd sot under the guiding snir’t of Gep. Lee. The eaff»t)S of Confederate veteran* ha.l fnrmpr? a procession, and me-rhed ''-nm the court bouse to tile cbone!. The linircrs’tv faculty in van and gown with trustees, followed hy tbe student body in cap and gown formed their ni-ocession nj Newcomb boil and marched to the chapel ac-n*? the enmi.ua. Following the exercise? in the chnnel a luncheon with nn einb- ,,r.:e menu was served by the L°e- .Tucksnn c«tr>p of Conf“iie- ,to veto-nos in the university gymnasium, where co”'-*-* wr-o laid for ?90 Among the snookers there were Attorney General AniU»r*i."i of Virginia, who r e?r.,-,-,rje,i Charleston Celebrates. CHARLESTON, S. C., Jan. 19.—The centennial .of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s birthday was celebrated today under the auspices of the Daughters of the Confederacy. A large memorial meet ing was held' and the day was ob served as a public holiday, municipal office* and banks being ciosed-and bus iness generally suspended. LEE DAY OBSERVED IN AMERICUS, GA. AMERTCUS. Ga.. Jan. 19.—Lee day was appropriately observed in Amer- icu* with imposing ceremonies at the i armory of Company L. Fourth Georgia, j under auspices of Amerieus Chapter, U. D. C. Hundreds of citizens and Confederare veterans attended the ex- ert is, s. Tile address of the occasion was delivered by Hon. AY. T. Lane, and was masterful and eloquent withal. Crosses of honor were conferred, and a delightful luncheon served the great throng attending the exercises. af I r. H. Ros- f the Coni T’--;-' ,fto ernn*. and F »v» remlnisc, i-a’dier. ck W we given .1 reception bv V’rv H- c„-:k T ,00 chanter of Daughters nf tse Co—a- 1 "SCV .p the home of Presj- rlenT a’’.l Mrs. Dennv in tbe Tinivr-rsitv v-oune?. so tong the resting piece of rton T^-e. "This wa* a meat brifi’ant lore! funr'ion. Among those of tne receiving party beside the officers of- R. E. LEE'S CENTENARY CELEBRATED AT TALBOTTON. TALBOTTON. Ga., Jan. 19.—The Alice Reaii Mathews chapter of the U. D. C. paid eloquent tribute to the memory of Robert E. Lpe at the court house Saturday' morning. The artis tic decorations Mere under the direc tion of Mrs. J. M. Mathews and Mrs. N. P. Carreker. Prayer by Rev. F. McCullough. Trib ute to Lee. Mrs. J. A. Bryan. Hymn, “How Firm a Foundation.'' DUBLIN, Ga., Jan. 19.—At a meeting of Camp Smith held today a gold cross of honor was bestowed on Capt. Hardy Smith, who has for years been the commander of the camp. He was re elected at today’s meeting, as were also the other old officer* of the camp. The fact that a gold cross of honor would be bestowed on Capt. Smith had been kept a secret from him and he was very much surprised and affected by tlie incident. Capt. Smith went to the war from Laurens County as captain of the Blackshear Guards. He fought through out the war. except during the time that he was laid up from a wound. He lost his right arm in one of tlie bat tles. He refused to allow the physi cians to administer ether when they were taking off his arm and watched them as they worked. After the wound had healed lie went back into the army and commanded his company until the surrender, although the loss of his arm gave him the right to re main at home. It was in recognition of his bravery and his faithful work as commander of Camp Smith that lie was honored today. There were several addresses deliv ered at the’nieeting of tbe camp today and at tbe noon hour refreshments were served to the old veterans by the people of the city. Tomorrow morning the ninth annual session of the Dublin Bible Conference will convene at the Dublin Baptist Church. The opening sermon will be preached by Dr. J. J. Bennett, secre tary of the State Baptist Mission Board. Rev. Julian Rogers, of Atlanta, will preach tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock. The minster who will preach tomorrow night has not been an nounced. During the week tbe conference will have three sessions a day. Monday night Dr. AY. H. Smith, of Richmond, ALi., will preach. There will be some noted preachers here and it is expected that the addresses and sermons will be listened lo with much interest. Rev. Allen Fort, Jr., pastor of the Dublin Baptist Church, will be master of ceremonies. He has arranged tlie program with much care. It is expect ed that there will be a large attendance. Unless there should be some un looked for interference on the part of the Governor, next Friday Andrew Bell, a negro, will be hanged in Laurens County for killing last year a negro by the name of Rose Mathis. Bell was convicted at the July term of Laurens Superior Court. His case went to the Supreme Court, but that body affirmed the decision of the court below. An appeal was then made to the prison commission, but the pardoning board refused to interfere. Tt therefore seem* that there will be a legal hanging here next Friday- If Bell is hanged this will be the second legal execution in Laurens County in more than forty years. Athen* Observed Anniversary. ATHENS. Ga., Jan. 19.-—The one-hun— dredth anniversary of the birthday of Gen Lee was celebrated here in a most fitting manner. At 9 o'clock this morning the State Normal School students held most interes.ting exercises, and at 10:30 o'clock at the University chapel the Uni- versity hoys paid tribute to the mem ory of the great Virginian. At noon tlie members of Cobb-Delonet Camp Confederate A'eterans. gathered at tlie city hall and the Daughters of the Confederacy and other citlbens also as sembled there. Capt. J. J. C. McMahan, commander of the camp, called the camp to order, after which Capt. Fears offered praver, and the entire audience sang “How Firm a Foundation.” Prof. Sylvanus Morris, of the faculty of the University of Georgia, paid the memnrv of Lee a fitting tribute. His re marks were full of information as well as enthusiasm. After the addresB a song was sung, and the benediction pro nounced. This afternon at the Y. M. C. A. the "Evening in the 60’s" was enjoyed, it being a birthday party, the praocetds going to the purchase of a piano. Prof. Morris also made an address on that Oc casion. GEN. ROBERT E. LEE. Some Reflections Upon His Character istics by Col. G. N. Sausay. “It was my father’s judgment that Gen. Lee was a great defensive sol dier." The above sentence I* excerpted from Gen. Fred D. Grant In "Collier’s" for January 19, 190S. The inference of that sentence is de fensive action was Gen. Lee's best de veloped trait as a soldier. Gen. Fred Grant does not qualify his estimate of "Marse Robert" by expressing any comments on the offensive character istic* of the great Alrginiah. There- <ore those who have carefully studied the tactics and strategy of Gen. Lee can take issue with Gen. Grant In his estimate of Lee's abilities a* a soldier. A good general, commanding the weaker force, naturally provides pro tection for his troops. Soldiers behind good defensive works, fully double their effectiveness by reason of such pro tection: therefore Gen. Leo in assum ing the command of the Army of Northern A'irginin. properly strength ened the defense® of Richmond, behind which the army then rested. He took advantage of every point that could be utilized, as far as men and means permitted. But he did not j sit down satisfied behind those de- ! fense*. awaiting the assault a com mander must expect from his adver- 1 sarv. Making his positloh as reasona bly strong as circumstances, time and men could accomplish. Gen. Lee. with I the Instinct of a good soldier, saw the necessity of breaking up Gen. Model- ; Ian’s combinations before the Army of j the Potomac attained such strength 1 as to overwhelm him. The Federal commander made liye*- ' sant and constant demands upon the Washington Government for additional troops. He also strengthened his army with defenses thnt it might be in bet ter condition to resist any attack from the Confederate forces. Seven Pines had been a battle of aggression nn the part of Gen. Joe Johnston, and ’ts re sult impressed Gen. McClellan with th* fact that defensive works were an ab solute strength to hi* army. The works constructed by Gen. Lee were simply defense* of Richmond, not particularly In which his troop? were to await attack. Gen. Lee. aware of the almost un limited resources of the Federal Gov ernment, knew if be awaited assault upon his lines by Gen. McClellan, it (would be done when that conservative ; Federal captain had acquired the enor- j molts army he so persistently demand ed of his Government. ! Leaving barely enough force to cover • his defensive works—baring his right, and center—Lee massed heavily upon his left, and arranging his plan where by tbe great Stonewall should secretlv and speedily withdraw from the “A'al- ley” and form on hi® extreme left, be gan on the 26!h of June. 1S62, the won derful Seven Days’ Battle of Rich mond. Does history show the Battle of Richmond fought by Gen. Lee on defensive tactics? Hardly. Gen. Lee. under the common usages of war, should have done so. but his great tnind saw the necessity of rais ing the siege of Richmond by attack rather than defense. McClellan was daily strengthening his position by works nnd increasing forces aitd it became a. military neces sity to raise t-he siege, nnd that could be done only by attack. It would exac: too much space in Tlie Telegraph (o give details how that was dolm. His tories will give these to the student* of war or inquirers Into Lee’s methods. Suffice it to say. position after posi tion was forced from tbe grasp of Mc Clellan nnd laid as trophies at the feet of Gen. Lee. Rut a consideration that deserves mention la the disparity of forces. AH the troops under Lee’s command were SO.000—of which 11,900 were in south eastern A'lrvlnia and eastern Nnrtli Carolina and in no way participated ill the assaults tjnon McClellnn’s forti fied positions. The Army of the Po tomac by tbe lalo*i return* showed tie.000 present for duty—including 10,- onn iii and around Fortress Monroe, but within two days delivery at the firing line of (he Army of ibe Potomac. AVere Gen. Lee's tactics “defensive?” Military writers and critics won't so construe them. Next followed the second Manassas campaign. Did Gen. Lee assume, the “defensive" here? "Pope the pestiferous.” was engaged in plundering tbe defenceless non- Combattants in the territory hound by tbe Blue mountains, the Potomac and the Rapnnhannoek. The pitiable con dition of these people appealed to Gen. Lee. AA’hen he knew that he had given McClellan a severe stroke of milltarv paralysis that must take wo*ks to nurse and overcome, he transported and marched his armv from the defen ses of Richmond io tlie territory men aced by Pone. Did Gen. Lee attempt to draw Pope into an attack unnn his troop? in a defensive position? Lc vnur reader® carefully scan the second Manassas campaign by historians oil either side, and the question is easily answered. Driving the "HendMUnrtprs-in-lhe- Saddle,” and his demoralized ariTtv Into the exceeding strong defenses of ■Washington. Gen. Lee like a might.v miltary athlete, thrust his armv aero?.* the. Potomac into, virtually, the ene my's country. Confederate writers give ihe sum total of the Army of Northern A’ir- ginia that followed "the Starry Cross" upon the plains ,,f Manassas (second Mana*sas), as 46,030. Major c. B. Lew is. whoso pen name of “M. Quod.” is known wherever the English language is read, a historian of deserved nierii. gives Pope’s forces, including rein forcements from McClellan, fmm tlie inclptloh of second Manassas until his army cowered behind the huge de fenses of Washington, ns 125.000 men. Sharpesburg! how its name thrills the nerves of the surviving fragment* of Lee’s elastic army! | In a measure Sharpsburg was On the nart of Lee. a "defensive" buttle. . McClellan had by accident possessed i himself of a copy of t’>e now famous ; “General Orders No. 191.” at Freder- ; ick City, on the evening of 12th Sep- | tember. isfi2. in which Gen. Lee had j outlined lo his corps commanders his | plan of operation. j Military critics fall to compute the intrinsic value of that order to Mc- | Cleiian. It was truly priceless In his ! hands. With that information in hi* j po*es.=ion, and 87,164 well and r<- ' equipped soldiers, well in hand, he surely had it in his power to annihi- I late the Army of Northern Virginia. Space forbids details; surely It will well reward those interested In "the War Between the States” to review this brilliant, bloody battle. Few in history were more sanguinary. How Gen. Lee accepted battle and acted on the defensive because. McClellan in possession of General Orders No. lBl. knew the disposition and numbers of Gen. Lee's army, and a forced attack was his best card, before Gen. Lee could mass his spattered troops. A* numbers were the busy factors that entered largely in these battles, they are potent here. 35 355 troops were all that Gen. Lee could put in action on 16th and 17th September. 1862. So terrific had been the punishment to the Army of the Potomac. Gen. Mc Clellan lav upon his arms paralyzed during 191!h. That night Gen. Lee withdrew bis army across the Poto mac. McClellan’s inertness, lethargy, or disinclination to aggressiveness, even under the earnest insistence of the Washington Government, cost him his official head. He disappeared from command, never to again to take po sition on the firing line. Fredericks burg was clearly a defensive battle by Gen. Lee. Burnside, the new Fed eral commander, stormed at by that mighty factor beyond the Potomac. Public Clamor, was forced to an at tack that did not and could not re ceive the hearty sunport of his sub ordinate corps and division command er*. Honest historian* ori either side of this great controvert, admit of the Armv of Northern Virginia, then at its maximum of “present fbr duty,” but 20 000 troops, actually* participated. Burnside, In his testimony before the "committee on the conduct Ot the • war,” testified of the 116.6f»0 men then constituting the Army of tbe Potomac