| Show ON ROBERT E LEE President Eulogizes Leader of the Confederate Army in inthe the Civil War HOLDS PLACE IN HISTORY soN OF LIGHT HORSE HARRY TRULY GREAT Jan na fla hun hundredth anniversary of r or of Gen aen General eral efI E Lee Loe was bele tonight under the auspices of the tho Confederate and Southern sod or of the tilO District ot of Colum Columbia The Therom rom of the New Willard hotel was A ed to overflowing A special section wit set et apart for or Confederate veterans who m to the th J hail escorted by war veterans Although un ble to attend President Roosevelt Roosvelt nt a letter in which lie he extolled the or of the tho great gen sen genral r ral 1 that the centen 1111 arY rY be celebrated by the I of a permanent Lee me with IUt some great representative institution of the south t 1 with tavor The exercises wore ware ded over b by A Herbert met or of the navy e reading or of the presidents etter 1 to Mrs Ralph Walsh l or of the District of Columbia ton United Daughters of the Con Conf ContaC f taC aCY Presidents Letter To 10 the Hon TIon A Herbert and iid others of the committee I r for or the celebration of I IC hundredth anniversary of General E Lee Loe G nI regret that it Is not noti It i my power to be with you at your I join With ith you in honor the life uro and career of that soldier hl n tame fame fameI I now k matter of pride to aU all our Ji h tho QA rY fir r the Ule c J ara it w wis s st t that hat a conn conflict ct should occur bot between roth rs It I le yet n a matter for t on the tho p pert rt or of all Americans that thIs thil lone among contests of like mug mag magnitude hould have bave left both sides as a apr pr heritage the tho memory of oC the mIghty men and nd the glorious deeds which iron days brought forth The Thc And nd ste s the lofty to the tho right as It was given to arh mIt mati to tec ee the right whether lie he II irp Ute th gray lra or the blue now makes t memories or of the valiant feats alike fir pg t theMe who served under Grant and or of ort t I who under Lee precious to III good Americans Lees Fame Secure G Lee Loe has ha left us the mom mem ury ry not merely of his extraordinary skill s a his dauntless cour ige and nI his leadership In campaign and battle hattle but u a also of that serene great of oC IOU soul 1 of those who most mORt readily the obligations r f chic duty Once the war was over r h Instantly undertook the task ot of oth h And bindIng up the wounds of I I his llis men In the true spirit of oft t I Ii JO f ho feel malice toward none and d toward all In that spirit which the rought forth the real reni and blo union of today rt It was emin fitting that this gret man ma this veteran of nr mighty struggle who at its close and qui quietly undertook his duty a a plain everyday citizen bent only upon helping his people In the paths r f peco and tranquillity turn his hi tte ron toward edU vork ork toward up in fit fashion the younge oun the tho sons of at those who had proved their faith b by their en endeavor deavor davor In the heroic days Son of Noble Sire is no need to dwell on Gen Genci ci Lees record as n a soldier The Thc son h of He Light Horse Harry Lee ot oC the tho revo ho came camo naturally b by hrs hits apU t hado to for i cam am pi h of the of all tithe B t his 1 nW valor and address In war are areno no noI I rl remarkable than the spirit In he t turned to the work of r peace th the war was over The Tho circum were r such Buch that most men even evenor or of his high character felt bitter and or or spiritless ss 1 but ut General Lees temper was as not warped n not 1 His hI S sOUl c cast st clown He stood that hardest of all trains the strain of bearing himself well eU through the gray evening of fall uro nrc anti and ther therefore rore out of what seemed failure ho he helped to build the wonder fill ful and mighty triumph of our national 11 life In which all Ills his count countrymen share Jy after the close of ties Ues he n h with a floss which at that time few of any see sec tion possessed that the interests of the states Were the tho same une as those or of the tho United States that the pros ParIty of the tho south would rise or tall fall with the welfare Wol are of the tho whole country and that the tho duty ot of the citizens ap too plain to admit of doubt Advice of Great Leader lIe no urged that all should unite in honest tt to obliterate the effects of war ar and restore the blessings ot of peace neace To everyone who applied to him waS the advice he gave Although without means ho he refused all Offers of pecuniary aid and aU all po ot of emolument although many were Offered him He declined to go abroad Saying that ho he sought only a place to earn honest bread while en In Some Orne u useful tul Work This brought him the ot of ter fer of the presidency ot of the Washington College oll go a little Institution In Lexing ton Va which had grown out of a modest foundation known as Liberty hall academy Washington had endowed this y with shares ot of stock that had be on gIven to him by the state of Vir whIch he had accepted only on r that be might with them en low dow sInO educational institution To Institution which Washington helped In hi to found in such a spirit Lee leeR Ices the tho same fine finc spirit gave his Re He accepted the position or of prost pros at the salary or of 1500 a year in hi order as ho he stated that he might do Ho me good to the youth ot of the south with Ith the himself to his work ork he same samo singleness ot of mind which haij showed In leading the Army Anny of northern Virginia L True Greatness of Soul p as AU All tho time Ume In word and deed he Striving for tor the tho restoration of real rel Peace ace of real harmony barmon never ti a uttering word or of bIt or of bitterness or allowing a wot WOd go uttered in lifs Pes presence nce tO 9 unchecked ivar ar to From rom the close o oZ the his ath all his great nero powers ere devoted to two great objects The I of his one On countrymen with I r and Willi fitting the youth J JJ J ot of the south for tor the duty duly of a lofty and citizenship Such is career career that you gather to honor honory and T I hope that you will take talce ad advantage vantage antage of the one hundredth anniversary anniversary sary of General Lees birthday appeal appealing lug ing to aU all our people In every evelY section of th the country to commemorate his and deeds by the es establishment at some great representative educational institution of the south of a permanent memorial that will servo serve the youth of the coming years as lie he in the closing years of his Ufo life served those who so sorely needed what he so io freely gave Sincerely yours your THEODORE ROOSEVELT Speeches were made b by Senator Bor Ber Berry Borry ry of Arkansas David Brewer Drewer of the United States supreme court and John Sharp Williams of The annual ceremonies of presenting crosses of honor to Confederate vet cranE of distinguished 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