MONUMENT UNVEILED
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In the Presence of Fully Five Ttpusand
Devoted Sons and Daughters
P t OLD VETI
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,,, rijk-SSU- , _
day dawned wih"BI?
sections far Mf
our little'car
bl they were
J to lend thi
rtlto* ceremooUs of the
s monument JSd tfrerofcjr to _
t reelects theyf co?M to the hon-i
nd memory of the brate heroes
fontfftt so wtfUmrttqr th* period
i 1861 to lMflnd to thoee who
alned i^nd laid t'V "
!r?it tf country
__ GOTEKSftB LOCKE CEAIG ?
"Who made a most eloquent address
iy.i the occasion ol the unveiling ot
the Confederate Monument last
Wednesday. . ' /
land. Its true 11 may iyive tirbught
back scenes ot ??row and sadness
tc those who on ijje spot where the
-exercises were heM, bid farewell.to
father, huBband^Drother or sweet
heart, but i^tfrought greater Joy to
know t ha, t "after these long years the
-causers so fondly remembered and
ao/tJatridtlcly engaged in by the de
scendants as far back aS they may
reach. Attorney Oeneral Thomas
Walter Bickett was the master of
ceremonies, and* better may for the
place would hare been hard to find.
His true devotion to the. cause ot the
Confederate veteran and hlB untlrlng
loyalty to the Daughters of tbe Con
federacy created a iKial for the occa
sfon that resulted ln a most interest
ing program and the rendition of If
in a most pleasing and easy going
manner. No less commendable was
the services of 8H* James M. Allen,
chief marshall, and. his. assistants
Messrs. Wm. H. Ruffln, B T. Holden,
A. W. Person. N. M. Perry, W. H.
Scarborough, Jr., Joe Stanford, 8. 8.
adows, A. W. Ala
6^4 R. Collie, '
on*,.In bis
(lelr utmost to maketiUTOOcaalon ono
?Mjy hoth. taj^be oW Vttenutfymd
ghleVs and did credit to tnW&
iidet difficulties, ?0 complete!;.
' >rrangep?4iM?- ot. t?? piX
? was
cemment. to, t
gers visiting"-6il this i
f eleven o'clock th% i
formed (Mftnnfer the
i the allied Baglment Band Bp
front, and folio*!?* In the order
red thecal
ide that It
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the cdfl.
On thU i_?,
the role*MM?
ton Mi Mr. Jata
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Ing the brtde and groom Miss Utile
Hatrte and Mrs. E. James Macon the
" '^hto. float was design
M. .8. Davie Sr.
Ited Guards from two town
it representing "Tentla*." bp
float wan erected a tent and
:ed Wiut such equipment as WM
Confederate soldiers lot
Will Cottta Maury Cmlto,
art Hill Jamas MM? and VU
.Vhlte r?rwaaartn? the soldiers
0' roost realistic
was *Mfen?4 by Mrs.
#Wte. *
-Another detachment of
?WUM trom t#? townships.
Float, representing v Cwdliftto
hss^tal ly'yhioh Q- * Var
the wbtuWed sol?W#-ai# Miss Hlea?
Cooke aird Mamie Jones the Nu
with Mr. O^o. Walker, as Burgeon
tiplcal sees?-Is hard to Una
Mid did credit to the designer,
8. J. Parham. ?
Boards (ran two town
t picturing the home guard,
was a ecepe showing the home
left by the soldiers and portraying the
part relayed in this drama by faith
ful wives and da*ftt*s at home.
On * this float was Mrs. X. M. Hall,
Mai? Stuart Kferton, Mrs.
,nn, Mrs. O. A. Ricks and
_ lien representing the mother
d Wl'ldren with Miss Lynn Hall ao
the "Old black mammy."'.Ainong-the
furnishings iiere was theold splnlng
wheel, an heirloom of those times.
Tills was a splendid production. and
?was designed by Mrs. A- M Hall
^Another detachment of mounted
guards. y-*\-- L . *
Float represcktlBR tb&return iioime
o: tlie soldiers after tlis surrender.
This was masterful ' 04<. it was
Misses Mary Belle Macoif k&d Julia
Barrow, sweethearts of Mdaam. Clllott
Egerton and June Egerten, the ^re
turning soldiers and AnntaFdrryNea]
"J Walter GUmore, little children,
white Mrs. W. H. Macon did well the
rolSLOf the old black mammy." This
designi was the-handwork of Mrs. J. S.
Barrow. * V v
Following these came the detach
ment of the National Guards in t Tie
following: order
Adjustant General - L.; W. Young,
Col. W. L. McOhee, Majors J. B. Thom
as C. L. McGhee and l,l<?et Geo. L
Cooke, mounted. <&.?SF Franklin
guards under command of Capt. I. H.
Kearney. Co. D Louishurg Rifles,
under Command of Liuet ?. P. Bod
dle.' t . I
In this order they moved along
main street to the monument at the
top of the College hill followed by the
large number of visitors, who had
come to Laulsburg, for the occasion,
where the exercises -we?e continued.
After arriving at the monument
Attorney Qeneral T. W. Blckett, as
master of ceremonies, and before en
tering Into the regular program paid
? >J?ii*?tittt trfbute to the daughters
. of the vToseph J. Davis Chapters of
the united daughters of the'Confed
eracy, reviewing their work, ?elf-sac
rifice and hard straggle through these
-m** years to erect tie monument
ttgw about to be unveiled. In hla
?TOmarfa he gave the history of the;
sey contributed which nt
low of a Confederate soldier
thirty years ago, and which
Ibtadatlon that has been ad
by the wives, and daughters
the desired end had been
In this magnificent structure.
His remark? were beautlfut' Jmd
placed a deservlvng honor upon
worthy subjects.
Prayer was then offesfldMjf' R?V.
Oeo. M. Duke, ofl? of fpttklln^ most
Ignored veterans, after whlclf Gen*
jral Blckett Introduced- Mrs.' J. P.
W(n?ton, president of the tyseph f.
a most neautnui and well ynpitntt
mted tho monument to
ll Williams, 'ft Falsoffr
_ . ft of the Stalil erganlsa
?0? 0? the yalt<*.itauSi|ftir*.?< tU
ittle Gee Hill and Bererla
Pearce, daughters of members of the
local chapter and revealed a moat
hAndsome place of architecture.
Mre. Marshall Williams was then
introduced bgr the master of c?rt
monies who presented the monument
to Mr. T. 8. Collie, chairman of the
Board of county commissioners, in
a moat fitting address, whleh waa
well prepared ami masterly deliver
ed and was a? follows. H
It waa a great pleasure to be with
you on this auspicious occasion and
to re)olce with the Joseph J. Davis
Chapter in the realisation of the
hopes and lofty Ideals.
Representing 6,000 Daughters of
the Confederacy In tha-State of North
Carolina?it is my proud prlTllag? t*
,tel! this vast audience a fe* thtegr
?for which oar organization stand*. '
? Organized 20 yean ago in NWfh
vllle, Tenn . now number ?0,000, rep:
Vcpented in U BUte?, "our dominion
a|id Influence baa passed beyond the
confines - of Dtstielaad from the >1
I an tic westward to the gun kissed Pa
cific, from the gulfs to tht.grwM
-tikes, aye eves into the heart of Me*
too wherever seven women of.CenXi
arate lineage ara to be found, ttMjhi
they feel themselves the high-priea
? teas at the altar of patriotism to
ta live the torch which will tell tfca
story of the glory of the Men who
wore the gray."
Realising an education Is the beat
asset yon can give { boy or girl aad
that intelligent cHtftustup la the
asset you can give a nation?we
annually 260 scholarships valued lit
?1,000. p
We have decorated over 70.000 vet
erans with crosses of honor. "These
little crosses are not made ot gold or
silver or rubies but they are above,
price, money cannot bny them." '
We" have erected (par 700 moni
ments to Confederal)-causes; la
the history of the\^dVV there
never before'so mefiy' mon
erected to a single cauae. We ijjrf
"cold Is that country that hast
heroes, but laggard is that who hav
ing the pi forget." We of the South
revere, we remember our soldiers
haveadded immortal g]pry to Ameri
can history?that "the world unite*
in giving them honor equal to the
hardened legions of Ceaser* and en
thusiastic followers of -Napoleon."
I- It any wonder then the member.?
of the Joseph J. Davis Chapter wish
ed to perpetuate the memory of such
heroes. This beautiful monument
represents their labor and sacrifice.
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It hu been watered with tbelr tears
and', contecrated with their prayers.
11 " in their behalf I present this
?nt to Capt. Collie, a man who
out pre-eminently as a man
has kept close to his heart the
of Franklin county?llke
of one of those Immortal sol
who helped make It possible for
-1j9# and Jackson to be lifted higher
'?nd higher until they wrote their
aainee among the stars. May tho
young men cherish and preserve this
monument and when the stranger
asks what means this monument, tell
. /
i' "These grand memorials
'? Here ewcted,
HU* lore and pride to those ?
' -vh> o fought for a principle. '?
I, Aid for their conviction died."
**11 him? ?
- "?ben* monuments a wondrous tale
I : 3 d? ten, T
' <X the boys of "61-? ?'* ,-y-;
Who sallied forth, to fight for their
State with sword and gun.
Till him; r ? ?
Of all the Inatlncts of the .human
there Is none more difficult of
than lore of country, alto
lnscrult&ble, altogether ' be
power of description is that
voice?vague It' may be?vague
pale gray smoke of HreBT drift
ndlan summer's evening
hillsides, mysterious as the
Vtat-of the moon rays through bar
Mfli wind swayed branches, gentle as
the sound of moving waters, but he
be blind or deaf Indeed who
Would deny It the mighty strength
ot passion woven from jthe: fibers of
theKrst heart that ever throbbed in
the misty dawn ot time. This pas
isMlate love the United Daughters of
iHM:Confederacy have tor the South,
? lov. beyond analysis.
" Daring the singing of the decora
tin hymn by a chior ot yo ing ladies
the little girls and o:y? of the fiist
a-ad second grades s/Sutefi 1 llow?r?
al-i j* thc^base of tlf-* monument. At
iirfrh.ch the -Krankllnton And Louls
PHpMilitary Companies did the Mili
tary hanors in firing the regulation
salute. *^
While the Band played the crowd
assembled again around the stand
prepared for the Governor's speech
in the graded school grove and after
the veterans and the Daughters had
bbeetk seated General Blckett announ
ced that the speaker of the occasion
would be Introduced by Hon. Charles
M. Cooke, one of Franklin's most
loved and honored heros.
Whereupon Judge Cooke came for
ward and in Ills own easy and Inter
esting way did credit t himself and
his home In the splendid talk he
made . Although introducing North
Carollnas honored Governor- he did
not forget'to pay tribute to the brave
men of 61 to 65, which he did In a
most totalling manner.
Uovernor Craig Speaks.
"I feel that the ground upon which
[ I stand la almost holy ground and
the occasion one which thrills the
: souls of men of North Carolina,"
Governor prafe said. ?.
"The most Impressive fact In the
Divine ewnomy of things la the all
persive effect of law. . There is
nothing lost, nothing destroyed. Yon
i see the Divine manifestation In the
fall of. the apple, the dropping of a
energy Is lost"
The Governor was leadlnf to Ms
proposition that no heroism is lost,
ke.told the story of the discovery of
Neptune;'" The. strange conduct of a
world appeared to abo? a violation
of ml
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PKOF. EDWARD L. BEST
Who has been elected County Super
intendent ot Education to succeed
Hon. R. Bruce White.
observing this, trained a telescope on
the heavens, "and behold Neptune was
swept into the fields of space*" Gov
ernor Craig said, i
Love t be Soldier*.
Governor Craig declared that every
heroic effort is worth while and that
evpry sacrifice, every deed done in
the service ot a cause Is gufejected to
the law that no energy is lost.
?"Why do we all ljrr" a soldier"
he asked. "I nover s*v,- .1 woman In
my life who did not V>"*rs buttons
Why do wemcet In great multitudes
to'honor them? We do not love var.
During the trumphant trip of Gen
eral Grant around the world he sat
with the*. Emperor of Germany and
watched the great-army of Germany,
SO,800 of the best trained soldiers in
world passed in review as the bands
played the music of the Fatherland.,
Yet, Grant looking upon the gorgeous.
Bcene, could not say the thing that
the Emperor wanted said. Twice
elected president by his military re
cord and Indebted to war for his fame,
his only comment was: 'Sir, I hate
war*.
"Grant knew the horrors and the
glories of war, but he did not love it.
And so we do not love war, but we
love a soldier because he dies for the
highest and best in manhood, because
he has been trained by the balances
and pot founds waiting- It is this that
Is. grander nobler than monu
ments or brnae. "Brighter than the
stars is the heroism of bravery.
Many Will Ealeflrt.
"And so the people of Franklin can
do nothing more gracious than the
erection of this monument to their
soldiers. Generations may come and
cycles may fly away, but here under
the gl*nt oak, eloquent lips yet un
born will pronouns? eulogies upon
this beautiful monument ?
'This scene brings back M .years
ago. .You were not here then, but
ethers bore beautiful* I am speaking,
of the' maie< population, were. The'
notes of bugle called your men aWfcy
Mothers predaed their I ret born'W
their bosoms as they parted with th?*?
children. 1 will not sta&d here afc$
argue about who waa right or wrdfcg,
bat lea?* that to tke e^ndO* historian.
-But when we remembtfr that fte^e
ure 40,000 soldiers ttoOl NorthCar
oMna 0? the bosom ei Virginia &M*.
the land of Dixie stands With tlx
fratortelfg-th? earth."- (ApW??e.).
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Here Governor' Craig read ? de
scription of ob? of the grant fights
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written by a Federal historian, who
pictured ' the bravery and gryce of
tbe Confederates wtfb met every on
slaught of cannon grape and cannla
ter by closing up the gaps and march
ing steadily until they selzed the po
sition, of the Federals and drove them
from it. He told the story of the boy
who knew nothing of retreat and at
the call of the bugle rushed more'
fiercely tp the heights, bringing back
a Yankee- soldier from behind the
breastsworks." /'That sounds fike he
was from Franklin county," Governor
Craig said.
Lee Sainted Tar Heels.'
Governor Craig told a. touching
story of General Lee's love for North
Carolina soldiers. In Pickett's bri
gade the flag had been shot to' pieces
and ever^ offl?er killed. "When the
remnant? hobbled by, General Lee
saluted the soldiers as though he were
the private and they the general."
The Governor declared that he had
heard veterans tell of General Pen
der's taking the. array scroaft 'Harp
er's Ferry and making theipropbsltlon
that If any feared to go with him,
the general would ferry them back in
safety. "Not one asked to go back,"
Governor Craig said.
\ ;,rWe do not rear this monument to
-vtctortes soldteta," Governor Craig
tontlnaed. He paraphaded the clas
sics and abouted: -"Tell by this monu
ment, and let all the historians tell
and let the nations tell that the men
of Dixie died In obedience to her law.
Heroshci JTqt Lo3t.
"Was It lost?- Was heroism lik?
that every 16st. If we hut', taever won
d victory. It still was not lost. I
utrnili litire and to vou- my ever
lasting gratification to the men of
Sixty One. Southern ideals 'were
jSi'lvfin HUe an e.dle dynasty from
place and, power and it looked llkq
they were ?one forever. But they
have come back
"And so it has came to pass that a
Southern-born man, a Virginia-mHH
educated in the red hills of North
Carolina, has. been chosen to fill the
presidental chair (applauBe). He was
not elected because he was from the
South, btit becatjse he had the ideals
of the South, tor the flr8t time__
In fifty years North Carolina Itars a
cabinet oSIeer, tire commander of the"
greatest navy that floats the high
seas, Joseph Daniels. The head
of the most powerful committee ?
In the greatest deliberative body in
the world, is fifom North Carolina,
F. M. Simjpons. ? ?- &
Who Was Tramphantf
"WUo was trumphant? . Was It
the 300 Macadonians or the Per- .
sians? Was It Pontius Pilate or Je
sus? Socrates or ths judges? I tell
you that the men and women o tri
umph are those who see their duty
and dare to do it.
. "As Governor I am getting letters
? from all parts ot/ttre State offering to
go to Mexico to fight for the -Ameri
can flag. We love the flag, but Dix
ie's is hallowed by our tears.
This monument will not be limited
to the art of the sculptor. It will
speak to men of heroic days. It
standi for the soldier in plain ray
and he must not be forgotten." (Long
applause).
address, the band played the closing
music and the big flay was history,
Immediately after the Governor's
had finished the old veterans #ere In
vited to take dinner with the Daugh
ters of the Chapter which they
had beautifully prepared for the oc
casion and which was greatly en
Joyed.. . .
This ended the exercise of.one of
greatest days In the history of Louis
burg and the members of the Joseph .
J. "Davis ^Chapter U. D. C. ^
' The Monument. *
, The"Tnonument is one of the pretiest
designs on the market and' lp hand
somely located upon the top of the
College hill. It sflnrds thirty feet ?
Including the beautiful bronze figure
of a Confederate veteran. It has
five large ; massive hates three of
which are of j-ock finish the other two
tianiriiin h-i-u-j a
??"?MB vuo
fourth bas? aad In front is seen In
.beautiful raided round letter^,'To our
l&tti&eirtta Dead. On ?e" "fifth In
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