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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
Fill DAT. JAXl'AltV U. UK.
CENTENNIAL OF BIRTH OF ROBERT E. LEE
MEN WHO FOLLOWED LEE
TO CELEBRATE SATURDAY
CENTENNIAL OF HIS BIRTH
January 1*. 1WT—January It, 1807.
M'nvirabla dataa In tba Malory and
. Mr i, of tba South. On the (tret-
date Robert E. Lee flrat eaw the
llfM ut Stratford-on-tbe-Potomac. On
„«t Friday the whole South will unite
ln cimmemoratlnt the one-hundredth
ninivrraary of one of the greatest sol-
dlpr , me world over eaw, and one of
n.'bleat epliite.
r ,.,l. r the aueplcea bf Atlanta Camp
jc„. is?. U. C. V., fitting memorial will
be tit'ltt m «•>* halhof representatives
„ ,he etate capitol Friday afternoon
„ ; 30 o’clock. Every veteran who can
he "there -will attend to pay tribute to
I*. And thoee Who were too young
to debt under hie banner ahould go to
1^,,, „r ilia Immnrtal deeda and life of
the South'd great chieftain.
linn. Hamilton Dougtae, of Atlanta, a
gHtcd and eloquent orator, has ac
cept,.I the Invitation to deliver the ad-
dn-e. Friday. Colonel Douglas will
charm and quicken the pulse of all who
hear him, for he knows the history of
General Lee as few men do.
At the memorial badges of honor
am be conferred on sixteen Confeder-
ate veterans of Atlanta by the United'
Daughter* of the Confederacy.
jUr*. . Edward Warner, preaidant of
th» Atlanta Chanter. U. D. C..'will nre-_
cent the sixteen crosses Immediately
after the exercises. Crosses will also
be presented on Jefferson Davis' birth-
day In July, on Memorial Day In April
anil All Saints In November. More of
the veterans might have been awarded
the emuses, but the rules of the Daugh
ter* "f the Confederacy require every
one wlehlng them to make application
three weeks before delivery, so that
the nppllcanfs record may be Investi
gated.
Those who will be recipients of the
f ro.ee* are: W. A. Hawkins. Company
p Fifth Georgia, now a member of
Camp Walker, (H: J. M. Haynes. Oonv-
panv H. Fifth OMrMa,^B8LJBt^newnll
ptnv It. Second Battalion Georgia., re-
mrve*. no camp: W. F. Ramey. Com
pany C. Forty-eighth Georgia, Camp
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£ TO THE BELOVED LEE. O
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2 H* woe a foe Without hate, a O
“ friend without treachery, u sol- O
S “IfL “t'hout cruelty, a victor O
o without oppression, and a victim 0
O without murmuring: hr wan a O
O Christian without hypocracy. and O
O a man without guile. He was a O
O Caeenr without his ambition: 0
O Frederick with his tyranny; Na- O
a poleon w ithout his eeltiymesa. and O
O Washington without olh reward. O
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1BI, Atlanta; E. A. Robertson. Troup
Artillery. Cobh's Legion, no camp; J. K.
Borsett. Cobh’, legion, no esmp: Vr, J.
Terry. Company F. Thirty-eighth Geor
gia, Soldier*' Home: P. J. Kdmond«on.
Company G, Forty-fourth Georgia.
Camp 832; J. F. Clyatt. Company E,
Flrat Georgia, Camp 14BS; John Peel,
Company C. Eighteenth Georgia. Sol
dier*' Home: K. W. Klm*vy, t.'ompany
K. Georgia Volunteers. Soldier.' Home;
J. P. Klnchen, Company K. Forty-ninth
Georgia. Soldier*’ Home; A. J. Pierce,
Company c, t'nbb'a Legion, Camp MS;
MB. .
The vetemn* will form luat outalde
the capitol at 2: lo o'clock Friday after
noon and march Into the hall In a body.
All local chapter* of the Daughters
and Sons of veterans are requested to
attend. —
Gentral Wright to Preside.
Comptroller General William A.
Wright, who was the first commander
of Atlanta camp. No. IBB, will preside
over the exercises end Introduce the
orator.
Saturday will be the alxty-thlrd
birthday of Captain Wright, and the
event will be of special intercat to him.
.Hr was a brave and gnllant soldier
lilmself. The Camp urged him to pre-
alile, and he finally consented to do so.
—Wurm’»~orchestra wtH—furwtoh the
music for the occasion, and Mr*. W. S
Yente* Is arranging for the vocal num.
bers.
SON OFLEE’S FAMOUS FOE
PAYS TRIBUTE TO VALUE
OF VANQUISHED CHIEFTAIN
One of the most appreciative tributes
to the memory of General Lee I* that
pel'llehed In the current Issue of Col
liers. It ts from the pen of Frederick
Dent Grant, a brigadier general in the
fnlteri States Army, and a son of the
. famous commander of the Union army
who fought General I.*e through so
xuny campalgaa. General a rant's
trttniv tnl.ee, published by the courte-
ej- of i'olller's, follows:
My lather, General t.Vk Grant.-knew
-trs and n.imtmt amt respected him.
They wore both In the Mexican war.
-Lee serving on Genera) Scntt'e staff,
•ad my .father as a .regimental lieu
tenant They met at the City of Mexi
co In 1847, and, In IMS. at Appomat
tox. General Lee told my father that
he remembered that early meeting very
well.
Lee went out of Weet Point a second
lieutenant In the engineer ■ corps. In
1829. my fathers class was 1143. Up
to 1*81, therefore, Lee had seen over
thirty years of service In the army.
Like General Grant, he won promotion
•nil minmendatlon In the Mexican
lampnlgn. He woe brevetted colonel
for gallantry at Chapultepec. He went
ln< > the eervlce of the Confederacy
With a long and brilliant record as a
•"Idler behind him.
It was my father'i Judgment that
General Leo was a great de/cnWve sol
dier It Is a quality that I* exceeding
ly valuable: and. conalderlng that the
problem of the South was to meet and
heir hack the Invading troops from the
North, no better man could have been
found to direct the Confederate force*.
H<- showed reel gentua In hla disposi
tion of hls forces, as, for Inatanee,
W hen he woe put In command of the
Armv of Northern Virginia. He made
them -afe. entrenched them and *•-
vured hls line of communication, turn
ing over the task of reconnoitring the
I nion poaition to "Jab" Stuart.
tine of hts greatest oaseta as a mili
tary leader was hls personality. Every
• ne who met him wa» chnrmed. and
Impressed by hls force. The South hail
|e-f* ' > onltilence In him—the name
»"it of enthusiasm for him that hls
friends felt. With Lee at the front
thoughtful, experienced, culm, conaerv.
ntlve, there was no nervousness at
Richmond. The smallest landholder,
ns well a* Jefferson Davla himself, felt
that the right man was in command
The South was behind Lee: he had
the confidence of Richmond; and, what
was more to the point, hla whole army
believed In him. He was a model man.
had been a model cadet itt West Point,
and hls thoughtful care of hls men en
deared them to htm. Once he wrote
to Mrs. Lee acknowledging the receipt
at a bundle of sorbs and sold that lie
had Just distributed 283 pairs to the
Stonewall brigade.
My own Impression of the Than, of
course, has been obtained largely front
whnt I've heard my father eay of him.
At Appomattox. Oeneral Orant met
him, not as an enemy, huts* a noble-
hearted, high-minded nun who had
simply taken a different view on n
very vital subject. Thnt winning per.
sonallty, which had charmed the
whole South, appealed strongly to iny
father.
General l.ee was a beautiful, lovable
character; he was the best type of
fffiristinn'TcenUeman. In hls military
character ho lived up to hls motto: "In
planning, all dangers should be seen:
In action none, unless very formidable."
He cinne of good stock—he wn* the
son of "Light-Horse Harry"—and of a
family that was richly emlowned with
the power to attract a following. Few
men hnvc been an human, and at the
same jlme held the confidence of mil
itary men.
A NEW TRAIN
To Jacksonville, Fla., via
SOUTHERN RAILWAY,
leaves Atlanta 8:30 p. m.,
arrives Jacksonville 7:30 a.
m., connecting with all lines
diverging from Jacksonville.
FAREWELL OF GEN. LEE
TO MEN AT APPOMATTOX
•;‘V' l wn ? l 1 ^ hu. filln* fhBt v«lor nn.l devotion could
f no distrust of them; but, reeling inn*• '. wou i<i hav**
• "npllsh nothing that cou , 1 ' 1 Vtve determined to avoid the
wUS: pasl servlve* have endeared them to
; !,, " .;>Th7S. of agreement, officer. .od nM cjtnratujn tojhelr
• we* and remain there until < “* c . h 5"5!ei 0 usnes* of duty faithfully per-
ood " m M,cnd *° you
'"’'■•M •sssssa
Osnsrel."
LOW PRICES
UNTIL IAN. 28.
t?cth SET0F $3
KSWSS
an nther tieiitsl work it tiff low
I'Jme st «i»oe snd tsks ad-
n Mb I» offer. Establish*! In
. E. riOMrrarS city ownxjtootn
fciUtutl ^t. . rheoeiw-. t. 4 p.jn
pht under the beloved eom-
birth on next Saturday.
THE SWORD OF ROBERT LEE
By FATHER RYAN.
d, pti
Flashed the sword of Leo!
High o’er the bravo in the cause of Right,
Its stainless sheen, like a beacon light, ,
Led us to Victory.
Out of its scabbard, where, full long,
It slumbered peacefully,
Roused from its rest by the battle's song,
"Shielding the feeble, smiting the strong
Guarding the right, avenging tho wrong,
Gleamed the sword of Lee.
Forth from its scabbard, high in air
Beneath Virginia’s sky—
And they who saw it gleaming there.
And knew who bore it. knelt to swear
That where thnt sword led they would dare
To follow—aud to die. *
Out of its scabbard! never hand
Waved sword from stain as free,
Nor purer sword led braver band,
N’or hraver hled for a brighter land,
Nor brighter land had a cause so grand,
Nor cause a chief like Lee I
Forth from its scabbard! How we prayed
That sword might victor bo;
And. when our triumph wax dela.ved,
And mnny a heart grew sore afraid,*
We still honed on while gleamed the blade
Of noble Robert Lee.
Forth from its scabbard all in vain
Bright flashed the sword of Lee;
'Tis shrouded now in its sheath again,
It sleeps the sleep of our noble slain,
Defeated, yet without a stain,
Proudly and peacefully.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
TO RECITE HISTORY
OE GENERAL LEE
James A. Terrell, recently electeil
president nf the High School Literary
Society, will preside over the exercise*
to be given -Friday morning at 11; So
o'clock nt the High School In honor of
the centennial celebration of the birth
day of General Robert E. Leo.
The following nine young Atlantans
have been honored with an appoint
ment as orators on this occasion:
General Lee ax a Son—Roy Uorae.
General Leo as a Student—Biward
Clarkson.
Oeneral Lee In the Mcxlcnn War—
Carey Calloway.
General Lee In the Civil War—Wal
ter LeOraw.
General Lee aa a Character—Baylor
Landrum.
General Lee ee Loved By Hla Men—
William Campbell.
General Lee aa a Teacher—Joel Hurl.
Jr.
General Lee aa a Christian—Austin
Emerson.
Why Did Lee Side With the South?—
C. C. Fleming, Jr.
UNCLE SAM WANTS
MEN AT POSTOFFICE
An examination for carriers and
clerks, mole, for the Atlanta poatofllra
will be held by the civil eervlce com
mission February 3. The examlnatlnna
are for the purpose of securing e list
of ellgthles from which may be ap
pointed clerks and earners to nil va-
eanctss occurring In the Atlanta office.
A great many vacancies havs oc
curred In this office on account of res
ignations of employees who claim that
they can engage In more remunerative
occupations. Examinations will also
be held In this city In Jnly and Sep
tember for the purpose of securing
clerks nod carriers for the same office.
OE ROBERT E, LEE
The centennial annlveisery of the
birthday of Oeneral Robert KTLee will
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what your friends
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and find out—do your
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any one of the thou
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be accomplished if
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BELL
SERVICE
IS SATIS
FACTORY.
OLD STRATFORD
E Of LEES
iTI
Colonial Mansion on Poto
mac Standing
m Today.
One hundred years ago January II
Robert E. Lee. one of tba world's
greatest generals nmf nobleat men, was
born In Btratford, Westmoreland coun
ty. Virginia.
Btralford-nn-the.Potomac was built
by Colonel Thomas Lee, whose father
cams from England In 1141. This splen
did old home la now secluded and
Somewhat neglected.
The American home was named after
the family estate In England Proud
might lla founder have been had he
known that Btratford-on-the-Potomac
would witness the birth of many men
of hla line who would stand forth os
leaders of men In peace and In war—
men loyal enough _to_ the country of
tholr adoption to make and admlnlater
Its beat laws and to stand for their
■late even lu w losing ea use.
The builder of Btratford was preal
'dent and eommander-ln-chlef of the
colony of Virginia, and after serving
In tbla rapacity for aome time the king
nude hint governor by royal appoint
ment. A flat tombstone In a grove near
the house rovers the graves of bis wlf#
and himself. It Is Inscribed:
“Here lies burled the Hon, Col.
Thomas I-ee, who died November 14.
17B0, aged sixty yeara, and hla beloved
wife. Mrs. Hannah Lee. 8he departed
tble life January 21. 1748."
President Lee had six sons, who all
grew to honorable ami honored man
hood. They were Philip Ladwell,
Thomas l.udwell. Richard Henry. Fran.
els Llghlfnot, William and Arthur. Two
of those brother* were signers of tit#
Declaration of Independence.
Philip Ludwell 1-ee, eldest son of the
founder of Btratford, and Its Inheritor,
had a daughter. Matilda, who becams
the first wife of her cousin, aomawhat
removed. “Light horse Harry" Lee. and
they made their home in Btratforl.
Here, after hla first wife's death,
"Ughthorae Harry” brought hla sec-
and bride. Mix* Ann farter.—Bite be
came the mother of Robert E. Lee on
January 18. 1807.
Constructed Like Letter “H."
The home In which General Lee and
hls distinguished forebears were born
and reared really lends Itgalf to
mental picture of Its distinguished post,
for It la atilt well preserved In many
of Ita features. It Is a massive pile of
English brick, constructed In the form
of the letter "H." It le almoet rug'
gedly simple, and le unique In archi
tecture from the high basement to the
two great clusters of chimneys on the
roof. No ornamental feature beauti
fies nr mars Its substantial simplicity.
It stands solidly and squarely on tta
firm foundation, as did Its builders and
JXSiilCQU IhrnM|f)nt8l aj_l Hirtf jpnm,
lions.
Mansion Has Two Fronts.,
Like most of the colonial mansions if
the South, the house has two fronts,
the more formal northern approach and
that opening upon the broad, shaded
pleasure grounds fronting upon the rtv
er. Btratford contains eighteen large
rooms. The front door opens Into the
central hall, which connects the two
wings and la the handsomest apart
mem In the house.
This great thirty-foot square rham
her rvas evidently the'family living
mom. from Its abundnnee of windows
and tha numerous roomy bookcases
et Into the walls. It le paneled in
oik from floor to celling, with decora
tive pilasters relieving the panels at
short intervals.
The drawing room, on the river front
the house, le a large apartment,
with generous fireplace and deep re
cessed windows.
Room Whoro Loo Firet taw Light.
The corner room In the right wing
Is that In which tradition has It that
Robert E. Lae was born. It la a large
square chamber, high eelllnged and
many windowed, and with a spacious
and comfortable flreplace. over which
high colonial mantel.
I Rtratfon). standing amid tbs
thousand acre* which Is nuw It* dower,
presents a typical Virginia picture. The
house and Ita Immediate grounds are
surrounded by a high brick wall, now
broken Ih many places. The two orig
inal front gatewayn must hare been
elaborate, aa remnant* nf carved
sandstone columns and cap* are to be
seen strewn on the grass around the
cient utilitarian entrance.
Some distance from each of the four
corners of the hotter stand antall brick
out It out;**, like (ultcllltr* around their
major luminary. Theae were the kitch
en. servant*' quarters and office*.
The place of worship attended by the
ls*ee was old Yeoeotnleo Episcopal
chtirrh. which celebrated laat June Iti
bl-rentenn!a) anniversary. It la sixteen
miles from Btratford, bdt In the old
plantation days tints aa well aa money
wan plentiful and distance a small
Item of consideration.
»ATKINSON LINE-
COMMITTED SUICIDE
AFTER WRITINO BROTHER
■peelal to The Georgian.
Chattanoogn, Tenn., Jon. 18 —It haa
developed that J. M. Brock, who waa
reported to have died from alcoholism,
suicided by taking arsenic. In hla
room tvas found a note addressed to
hla brother In which he asked hla
brother to take care of hla property
and In a pathetic manner bade him
“Goodbye."
be celebrated Saturday evening at the
New Kimball with a banquet attended
by 8M sons of old Virginia. The na
tives of the Old Dominion, whether
member* of the association or not. have
been Invited la the reception at 7
o'clock.
J. B. Bllecr, president nf the asso
ciation, will.act as toastmaster on the
occasion and will direct what premia**
lo be a very entertaining program. The
orator of the evening will be John
Skelton Williams, of Richmond, and hls
subject will be "Our Advenes front
Appomattox.”
Dr. J. Gray McAllister and Dr. R. W.
Patton will also deliver addresses.
Secretary Maurice Thomas wish** all
who desire to attend to notify him at
1188 Fourth National Bank building.
The only form of food made
from wheat that is all nutri
ment is the soda cracker, and
yet—the only soda cracker of
which this is really true is
Uneeda Biscuit
soda cracker scientifically
baked.
soda cracker effectually
protected.
soda' cracker ever freak,
crisp and clean,
soda cracker good at all
times.
In a dust tight,
moisturt proof paekagt,
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
WILL CHARTER
ANOTHER VESSEL
As auon aa another freight steamer
can be chartered by President Harry
Atkinson, of the Brunswick Bteamihlp
Company, a regular freight line will be
Inaugurated between Brunswick and
Havana tn addition to the regular i
aervlre recently established between
New York, Brunswick and th* Cuban
capital.
The kddltlon of this new steamer
will Increase the fleet to ilx that will
be plying between these porta as toon
as the ships can be pflt Into commis
sion, The Qgccchee end Oeeebaw,
freight steamers, are being completed
as feat aa possible and It Is expected
that by spring the entire six will be
running on regular schedule*.
President Atkinson returned to At
lanta Thursday morning In hla private
car “Brunswick." and by noon was
busily engaged In looking over a stack
of mall a foot high.
"The people In Havens made a great
demonstration upon our arrival," said
President Atkinson. "They Immediate
ly realised that the establishment of a
passenger and freight service between
Georgia and Cuba waa to. be regarded
0« a matter of Importance. •
"1 was certainly surprised at the
quantities of freight ttMt was carried
over. .The commodities consisted of
Iran, in n wit fur til ml rntton good!. Will*
(low- soehea and manufactured lumber
products, crate goods to be utod In
parking vegetables and fruits, and all
of this wa* manufactured In south
Oeorgla.
"I venture to soy that there Is a mar
ket In Havens and Cub* for every ar
ticle manufactured In Atlanta. Wa
were Invited lo the moat select club In
Havana and I wa* astonished to see
that the Invitations were engraved by
on Atlanta Arm. The trip over to Ha
vana wav a delightful one. I do not be
lieve that batter eervlce to rendered
on any of th* steamers on tho Atlan
tic."
President Atkinson aald that h*
hoped aome day that th* Brunswick
Steamship Company would have a
large fleet of steamers In service and
that the time Would com* when they
could be extended tp Panama and lb*
Bouth American countries.
KX PERT ENGINEER
AT WATERWORKS
C. H. Anderson, an expert engineer
from the Holly Monuafcturlng Com.
pany, of Buffalo, N. Y.. to In Atlanta
Thursday for th* purpose of Inspecting
the hlg pumping engine at th# water
works. the Frank P. Iltce. Mr. Ander
son and Colonel Woodward visited the
pumplng.statlon and examined a crack
In the water cylinder of the engine,
but found It was nothing serious, and
thut the matter would be remedied by
caulking it with copper wire.
MEMORY OF LESTER
W11 Aj RE HONORED
Washington. Jan. II.—Whan tha
hnuna mat yoatarday it decided to hold
memorial aarvlcaa In the house Sunday,
February lo, In honor of the late Rep
resentative Ieratar, of Oeorgla. tp con
nection with thoee In honor of the late
Repraeentatlve RockW’ood Hoar, **f
Maaaachuectte. The house took up for
further consideration the dlatrtct ap
propriation bill.
$300,000 LOSS IN
SAVANNAH FIRE
Special to Tbs Georglao.
Savannah. On.. Jan. 18.—The prop
erty lose to tha car works sustained In
th* fire today will reach tioo.noo. The
damage was found to b* far greater
than was first thought.
RAILROAD FEONTAG*
FOR LEASE. . j
TWO LARGE TRACTS ON SOUTH.)
CRN RAILROAD, AOJOININd OUM
LUMBER YARDS.
RAILROAD TRACKS THROUSH
THE FROFIRTY. WHITEHALL ST*t
FRONTAGE.
E. CL WILLINGHAM * SONS,
M2 WHITEHALL ST.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY.,
Arrive From —
facRsmmue
irt To—
B
XrkaoBTlUa ..10.48 an
Moesa 4.00pm
Jackaeavtll* .. 8.» pm
baranaih ,.15 pa
. WANTED
Carpenters, Masons and Plasterers
at F. J. Cooledge & Son, 150 Pe
ters street, where we will give
you lowest prices on all Tools.
F.J. COOLEDGE A SON.
DALLAS, TEXAS, '
and Return ‘
Via
The West Point Route.
Tickets on sale January
18,19 and 20,1907. Limited
for 30 days. '
THREE TRAINS DAILY.
Making direct connection.
For tickets and sleeping
car reservations apply to
city ticket office, Fourth Na
tional Bank building, or;
ticket office Terminal sta- 1
tion.
F. M. THOMPSON,
Traveling Passenger Agent.)
C. L.WICKERSHAM,
City Passenger Agent.
Ml
W. G. SANDS TO RUN *
FROM FOURTH WARD
W. O. Bands to a candidate for eoun-
ell, but desire* to represent the
Fuurth ward instead of the Third, as
was published through error several
days ego. Mr. Btanda I* doorkeeper at
the Grand theater, and there are few
belter known rltltena In Atlanta. All
those who com* In contact with him In
hla dally work will give him their beet
wishes for a successful campaign.
SEABOARD PROMISES
A BETTER SERVICE
Whenaver a train on Ih* 8eaboard
from New York and th* Bast Is more
than one hour 1st* It to quits likely
that In the future a train will be nude
up In Atlanta to make the trip to Bir
mingham and Mamphla. In doing this
the Fes board will accommodate its
patrons on the Birmingham division.
J. M. Hltea, of Birmingham, division
superintendent of the Heaboard. waa
In Atlanta Wednesday conferring with
local official* concerning the new de
parture. It I*'expected that the order
will, be Issued Immediately after the
auperlntendent’a return lo Birming
ham.
Maddox-Rucker Banking Co.
Capital and surplus •. $ 700,000.00
Total resources $3,000,000.00
New accounts invited. We offer to depositors
every facility which their balances and business re
sponsibility warrant.
4 per cent paid on limited amounts in our Savings
Department,