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‘(1 last ipaign ved in il, re-com-ned to for in-ons in recita-hand-;ation,werenp ex-sduca-f such being great.eandi-ation.shula-ed his [forts, d for i Col-1 from rmal. en en-■npson e has aother I Mr. itend-190010,8407,8544,4556,2252,0576,0706006.242611rated el on ng atenn.nond.rties.Rev.ipiistbac-also nder-■nerly home She Lcker ii, of ed inMemorial Day Observed.The fiftieth anniversary of the birth ot the Confederacy was fittingly observed in Macon through the efforts of the Walter Barker Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. This devoted band of noble women showed again the patriotism that preserves the noblest traditions of the south and their love for the men who wore theLifemanyulateliate-ville,mbusworkgray.The first exercises were at the opera house, and despite the most disagreeable weather, a good audience was present. Rev. Mr. Gladney opened the proceedings with a prayer. Hon. Emmet Cavett, the orator of the day, was introduced by the president of the chapter, Mrs. L. F. Holberg, and madea magnificent address.After thanking the ladies for the honor shown him in selecting him to make the address, Mr. Cavett paid a loving tribute to Hon. Walter Barker, whose name the chapter bears. He was his life long friend, and as gallant a soldier as ever wore the gray. As a citizen in time of peace and as a friend and comrade, he always exhibited the finest qualities. Coming home from the war, he deyoted his life to his mother and sisters. Mr. Cavett thanked the daughters in the name of the peopleand the'Old soldiers for the monument lately erected to Mr, Barker, which was to have beeh dedicated that day, and for the monument to the soldiers -f-the Confederacy in the court yard. He read a letter from Capt. J. R. Prince, himself a most gallant soldier, eulogizing Mr. Barker. Duty was ever his watchword.The army of northern Virginia and the immortal Lee, the Eleventh Mississippi Regiment, of which the Noxubee Rifles was a part, were subjects of Mr. Cavett’s encomiums. The private soldiers of the Confederate army were the finest body of men that ever bore arms. The courage and virtue of the rank and file was the admiration of the world.Mr. Cavett’s speech was largely in the reminiscent vein. He spoke by name of many of the individual soldiers of this county and related personal incidents in which they figured.Gen. Longstreet’s army career and his greatness as a soldier and commander was a theme upon whicd the speaker grew eloquent.Of the Confederate soldier he said that duty was ever their watchword even when hope was gone.At the close of the speech Rev. Mr. Howze offered up prayer.The Noxubee Rifles, in uniform, were present in the audience. The assembly then adjourned to the court house yard, where the ladies placed flowers around the base of the Confederate monument and the Rifles fired three salvoes military salute.The officers of the Walter Barker Chapter, U. D. C., are:Holberg, president; Mrs. A secretary.The committee having charge of the proceedings was composed qf the aboveand Mrs. T. W. gram? and Misse^ Au-In lt;and int tick, v where tilized bloodeggs, 1(to therquietly posit in from 4 or two the fall positedmale veven m ed, tin fulfilleiof a ligm appi develoi The tin days tc eomliti moistumvery t u n fa vc main lt;from 1;Theminutt brown of an i active groum in largshrubspovt.untheir They r clothii domest than tl but as hosts, or devlt; tie or 1 sitism develo] nally r ever, t live fo ground penden late Se an opei find ea and at the sof flanks, the bel loot o foreleg? ishmen the ho: that th by the ble bfstage, for one.iter DarkerMrs. L. F. I _ D. Binion, iiicovering as an 8-parasitc pair of back.) which iiual oi'|moltseyualljTfcef-by
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Macon Beacon
Macon, Mississippi, US
Fri, Apr 28, 1911
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