The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-18
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AFEItHANGE IIo2EL.
Rseiss4so o. oEassoSiss
i~ser"ay morS!aS opsned with slight shower
OF rata, eed tae sesiaailgg continued until And
aiet toe sims hzsd for sas reception Of IN. Wait
ias koish,s At MeeAsais.' Hail, Ths ,.a,.. ~.
t'e'' seemed to DEFY sse lowering clouds and
dropping rain, aud before 0 O'Clock the a,r.n,.
were literally alive With them, on their v.v to Ia,
our visitors feel that The enthusiasm aroused bv
'osH &rf'Fai 10 not cop4ned to the bosoms of the
men s''oe' Long beiore the Sir Knights arrived
'"e aSa va" denseiy crowded With Isdies oply-
no. mao save those Officiating fa seating than
peins present Tue appearance Of the hal,.-it 4.
needless TO say-vAs beautiful Atths door ,..
huns the hsss OF the United States and y;rs,,,.
confined Al the bottom by shield bearing a ma
sonic device. The walls of the room vsrs stpd5aa
~ta shtsids bearing appropriate devices, and the
sA"e'y "As decorated with innumerabie flags and
o"'"efs On the stage, which was hung with
nsss' 'hefs was placed full length portrait Of
Warrington, Supported on either side by the Psa.
erai AID State colors.
ARRIVED At TAR HALL
Abou, 10}i O'clock the Richmond romusnd.rr
marched iIto the hall and ranged tbemse,vs. ON
each aide OF an open space left In the centr. for
their guests, who shortly after entered THAR
uniforms, which are of the most tasty character
presented fac appearance when the wearer.
were arranged In order. The dress of the De Mo-
lay Commandsry is, Of course, black, with a sash
OF black aud gold and a chspeau with white
dovn. That Of the st. Johns is black with a
sash ef Black and silver, silver cross on the COLI
lar OF the coat and ehspeaus with black feathers.
RECEPTION.
Sir Knight Jas. LIONS, Esq, on the part OF the
Richmond Conmaodery, welcomed the eus.ts -
He said tbs duty had Gevoved upon him In tba
absence OF brother, qualified for tho tssk by a
profound knowledge If Masonry, and by eioaueoce
- charming 81 u is chaste. l have the honor
Sir Knights Of Richmond, to present To Won ,ha
huishtsof 81 John and De Molay from Rhode Ia.
land and Massach uSe.ts. TLey are pi,srins tror,
sisf traVsihns 10y that light which is the great
laminary of our order and q crusade OF love aad
friendship to tho door of your TENT where thew
VIII receive all thai generous hospitality which
Knights OF our order always bound to extent to
their brethren. l am glad to welcome brothers
WHO will uphold the constitution, maintsio r..
Law, dc justice aud regard truth for to ALI this
they pledged by the principles which thew hold
ana OF winch they are noble defenders. They
come ron aand where their forefathsrs won their
Claim 10 hnighthood on the red battIs field nnder
the eye OF oar Grand Commander, George Ws.h.
ington. tChesrs) welcome yen to the asylum
OF your prsinren IN Virginia, where you will meet
with the same generous hospitality 30 nooly dis
played to them at yonr homes In the Bay State
the Pilgrim State.
c.'s RESPONSE
Most Eminent Grand Commander Gin
then rose and addressed the visitors as follows:
Most Ensiaent Commanders, and Sir KNIGHTS
OF ne 4hetdy and ST. Johns Encdmpn.eats:
greet you, and in behalf of Richmond Com
maudery, biz you welcome, q cordial welcome To
our Asylum, to our homes and tiresdes, aud 20 our
hearts.
Nearly year has elapsed since It was our good
fortune when on pilgrimage to the tomb Of the
lsfnented Warren, TO have been in your midst -
We met strangers to each other, but your war M
reception, Jour hospitality, your care that our
every want should be supplied, and each wish
gratifed, taught us that were among friends
and brethren, and when the painful moment of
separation arrived, We felt though we were
parting with the friends Of by-goue years. the
friends OF Lang Syne." The recollection Of that
occasion 10 stf!l vivid in our memories and cannot
be ef.eed We regard IL as one of the most iuts-
resting "reminiscences OF our lives, and recur TO il
more as pleasing vision than q reality.
"eh' s,Ts. iUng be our hearts with such memories
Like the vase in which roses have ence been
You m.y break. you may ruin the vase if you
will,
But the scent of the rose, will hang round it
still "
Sir knights of Providence and Boston, again
bid you welcome, thrice welcome. Welcome
ss friends, welcome as brethren, welcome as the
descendants of rhose noble patriots, who stood
side by side with the sons of Virginia. in the
ell and in the field, iu the darkest hours of the
Revolution, in the times that tried mems souls
battling for 'iberty or for death"
to Warren, to Gresue, to Hancock, and to Webster.
Welcome TO the ''0ld Douiniou," the birth place
OF Washington, of Henry, of Marshall and of Clay.
TIE rE MoLAYs.
Host Eminent Commander Parkman, of the De
HoIsys, responded in behalf of bis Commandery.
SIR Knights and Brethren II wish to thank you
for this welcome to Virginia. feel emil rassed-
embarrassed BY recoliec,ions of kindness which
we have already experienced iu Virginia. Yester.
day, when We frat touched the shore of Virginia
and Welcomed by the af A.ris.
tTate Of the State, and felt that were indeed in
the Old Dominion, aud truly at home. We knew
before that We were coming te Virginia, but We did
know What Virginia hospitality was. Coming from
the chilly North, where will admit, We not
genial 10 outsiders. We we're not prepared for such
reeeption-s reception that shall never be for-
gotten. must confess that ] arose frcm sick
bed to come here to speak TO those brethren
who met Us last year in Boston. Ispeak not for
myself alone, in expressing these sentiments of
friendship, but for my brethren, whose hearts are
puisating With them at this moment. We come
from Massachusetts and Rhode Island, where men
fought for country of which every American
should be proud, aud We come here to SOW the
seeds OF love and kind feeling.
When it was first heard In our Eacampment that
the Sir knights OF Virginia about visiting
Boston. ! arose and asked Brethren, what shall
we do" Adtsen Knights lesped from their seats,
ard exclaimed, "why invite them, and entertain
them. IN should" The results of that meeting
he would not speak of; but be hoped /. had sowed
the seeds of friendship iu bosoms where the fruit
nurtured. We have never met since that we have
NOS spoken OF you. You left Que of Jour uniforms
with us, which 10 hung up in our Hall, and 1t is an
Incident Of frequent Occurrences that our Knights,
upon entering, go mp to 1t and say, slow do you
do, 0d Tirginisf" (ProIonged cheeriDg)
We feel, when We take Virginia by the hand, that
We are clasping not its hands only, but the hands
of thousands in the South. (Loud cheering)
sr JOHNS
n e. g. G. BARKER, Of Sc. Johns Encampmsnt:
appear, not only accord with all that has been
said by Sir Knight Parkman, but to add n few
things more. beg to ohsr the thanks ofst johns
Commandery, for this most courtly and knightIy
reception. Whom you paid rs . visit a year ago,
lit:Ie did We expect In . short year We would be
among You, transported to your beautiful city,
and staad by ths same Knights who stood at tho
tomb of Warren with u.s. We never expected,
when We parted from ron 1t the Providence depot,
to see you again, bat We here once again,
TO take by the hand once more our then
welcome visitors. 1t has been said that our
Kaightly forefathers were engaged In bloody
conflicts with the saracen aud the Infdei-
the enemies OF the innocent aud the help
lsss. they went forth, armed not only with bel.
NETS of steel, but with religion; and being thus
aided, II is no: surprising that they carried
evsry field before their flaming motto, " Ia
hoe ngao rinces" Hundreds Of hard won fields
st.estod their daring and the odds OF three TO one
AYE, ten 20 one-suficed not to make them wa
yer lower the points Of their trenchaut blades.
kow, bow changed! We meet no hostile Turk OF
eli 10 pssoe aod hospitslity-we pass from the
chilly North TO the suusy south, from the grey
East 70 tbs glowing West unm,lested, and with
even greater and nobier ends In view than those
sougbt by the Knights Of old. May We not hope
upder the anhuence Of our blessed Imm nuel that
this visit may be the means Of cementiDg togeth.
er not only orr brotherhood but the people, whose
great heart needs only TO know the real feeling
entertaioed by every section OF our country TO-
wards the other wheD 10 order that its pusstions
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