The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-30

.ioiI W. III VI the yalor and patriotism of those
whose bioed ae#ad, and whose lives were
sacrificed upon the altar Of our liberties.
dad victory perched upon the Confederate
standard there would have been mo lack
o.. more imposing, though lens affecting,
tributes. Lofty mohnments would have
arisen, ftaaisoleums would have been
erected, and year after year the tongue
Of the orator would have .sounded, and
the pen .of the historian and poet record
ed, the glorious achievements and the unsur-
passed virtues of those who fought the bat
tie brayely but whom Providence had shut
out froma participation In the fruits Htheir
yalor won ono-~wfiose eyes had not been glad
.dened with the sight Of free, untram-
melled South. But when the cause failed
great fear seized upon the southern
heart--7a fear lest, in the shouts of our CON
qnerors, in the opprobrihm heaped upon the
conquered, in the desolatien of our sunny
land, the dead should be forgotten.
- The ladies-foremost In every work Of
love and mercy-were the first to move.
In Richmond there were many fair ones
who, as mihistering angels when the war
was raging, and every hospital was crowded
with suffering, sick, mangled, bleeding,
dying soldiers, did not: hesitate to throw
aside false modesty to minister to. their ne
cessities, The same gentle ones who then
enoothed the soldiers pathway to the tomb
were quick to show their gratitude at the
grave. case 5..-1
Then the flowers were brought into re-
QUESTION, and on the 10th Of May, 1866
when the prospects of. the South, were
darkest, when our late leader languished
in dungeon, and the gallows stared every
prominent /" Rebel 2 in the face-the ladies
of Richmond, under the management of the
Oakwood Association, celebrated the first
memorial day. What grand success ii
was, and how the custom has spread all
over, the land, and how our late enemies
have followed the example set at the South,
need not to be here rehearsed. Memorial
day is. now the dearest and most generally
observed Of our southern anniversaries.
5.tgs Yesterday
was the third memorial day Of the Holly.
wood Association. We were favored with
lovely weather, although threatening clouds
in the merning caubed some to fear a storm
Those croakers who had prophesied that
the thing would soon die out" were
doomed to disappointment, for there was
early evidence that this would be the
largest demonstration yet.
The principal rendezvous for the flower.
bearers was Grace church, sand hithe1
everybody focked with such flowers as
they could beg or buy. Every garden in
the city seemed to have been ransacked for
its choicest blossoms, and not only SO, but
the surrounding country contributed its
quota, the loads of flowers brought to mar
ket finding ready purchasers.
| The flowers sent to Grace church were
received by q committee of ladies and gen
| tlemen, and forwarded at once to the ceme-
tery-our own beautiful Hollywood. Here
o busy scene was seon presented in the
arrival and departure of vehicles, and the
unloading Of the sweetly -perfumed burdens
The cemetery opened it's gates to receive
the rapidly-swelling crowd, and. then
rushed in the van of the army Of ladies
and from that moment until dark the field
was theirs. 1
| A full description Of the scenes and in,
cidents of the day cannot be. given at: the
late hour at which we write. Indeed
another pen would be required to do them
justice. Hastily, however, we have jotted
down q few points; which attracted our at
tention in rambling among the graves.
'''s-S -,c5 The Children.
The grave of little joe Davis, son of the
ex-President, seemed to possess o peculiar
attraction for the children. 1t early pre-
senteda perfect mass of leaves and bios
SONS, bouquets being piled on bouquets
gwreaths on wreaths, and at the head ant
foot were crosses bearing the inscriptions
l~".To Little Joe Davis !" We Love to Homer
| his Memory The orphans from th'
asylum here dropped their offerings.
| A procession of little ones-s the Sunday
school class Of Mrs. J. 7. Rogers VISITED
| this spot. As they passed, We noticed tha
they bore several banners. One was IN
| scribed: g Our 4Honored Dead-the Fallel
heroes of Good Cause are Never Forgot
ten =; another: !" They Sleep in Peace"
special offerings to the Brave.
/ The grave of General Jeb Stuart was frs
sought after by nearly every party enterlnl
the gates. The enclosure around 1t wa
crowded with ladies from early morning
until sunset, and almost every passing per
son dropped a flower upon the mound q
Wreaths and bouquets were heaped about !
in the greatest profusion, and the head
| board was hidden bysa beautiful cross o
evergreen and large white flowers. Tn
branches of the tree above we're bendln
beneath the weight.of flowers fancfully ar
ranged, but perhaps the most attractive Tea
ture was beautiful sheathed sabre com
posed of boxRoed and scarlet yerbena
. This was the tribute Of Miss Maggie Rison
! tt hung by the hilt Immediately over tn
spot where the head Of, Virginia's noble ca
Waller is resting. - 3s9l.
The unmarked grave of Q. Jenning
! Wise gallant man-receiyed q great dea
4 of attention. Two tastil tily.arranged dora
offerings were laid upon this grave By Mrs
I6W. II. Banks and Mrs. Kate Clopton. Iher
| were others, the donors. Of which we're .un
known. Near Captain Jennings Wise, lie
the body of his cousin, Captain Wise, VII
was also q faithful soldier of the lost cause
A. P. Hill, who fell upon one OF the lag
batsIe-felds of the war, after many . day
good service for the Gonfederacy, is burie
/ in q part of the e.cemetery little frequented
and, his grave being unmarked, dld NO
bear marks Of the attention sWhicns other o.
wise it would have received. Still itiWa
not neglected. Some who noticed; IT smooth
4 ed the tangled wild grass and strewed TOW
4 ers over the mound Ind TO one bouquet wa
4 attached q modest little card, upon Whic
were inscribed the simple words, A. !
Hill. = - ...:..s
Thee graves sof the PegramsL Genera
John and Colonel ". r.. were agai
i tastefuliy deco Grated, and many ladies wh
knew thess brave sold dieYs when living pal
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