The Sons of Confederate Veterans, Stonewall Brigade Camp #1296 is putting on the annual Lee-Jackson Day events in Lexington this weekend.
Friday: Lee-Jackson Symposium at the Holiday Inn Express, in Lexington. 1-5pm. Multiple speakers/authors. Drinks & snacks
Saturday starts with a memorial service at the grave of Stonewall Jackson in Lexington 10:30 am. Parade through downtown Lexington begins at 11:15am, & ends with a memorial service for General Lee at Lauderdale ARP Church.
Parade & services will be followed by a Luncheon/Dance at the Holiday Inn Express in Lexington. Luncheon begins at 1:30 pm with dance/ball starting approximately 2:45pm. Cost for the Luncheon/Dance is $25/person. All other activities/events are no charge.
Lee - Jackson Day
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Re: Lee - Jackson Day
I wonder why there are no events at Lee Chapel ?
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Re: Lee - Jackson Day
That was the plan. A memorial service for General Lee, at Lee chapel, where he is interred, was deemed inappropriate by the university.smltooner wrote:I wonder why there are no events at Lee Chapel ?
In my opinion, it's a special kind of stupid to declare a memorial service at his grave site, under the chapel bearing his name, on the grounds of the university bearing his name is deemed inappropriate. It's strictly a mud in your eye gesture from a university that is ashamed of it's own history/heritage.