Fletcher, N.C., Aug. 13 (AP)—Sidney Lanier, believed by many to be the South’s greatest poet, will be honored at a special “Sidney Lanier Festival” next Sunday afternoon at the old historic Calvary Episcopal Church here. The ceremony is scheduled to start at 4 o’clock under the direction of the Rev. Clarence S. McClellan Jr., rector of the church.
During his lifetime, Lanier was a visitor at Fletcher on a number of occasions. The last poem he wrote, “Sunrise,” was dedicated to George Westfieldt, who is a member of Calvary Church.
A bronze tablet will be unveiled to the memory of Lanier. Harry Stillwell Edwards, author and lecturer, will make the principal address on the subject of “Sidney Lanier.” A distinguished assemblage of poets, writers and musicians as well as many from the surrounding country are expected to attend the ceremonies.
A part of the program will be the presentation of greetings from the governor of Georgia and the mayor of Macon, Ga., which was the city of Lanier’s birth. The Rev. MClellan will speak and will dedicate the tablet to the poet.
Editor’s Note: Project Gutenberg offers a collection of poems of Sidney Lanier. You can read them for free online at www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/579.
From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Aug. 13, 1926
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