The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-22


ST. ALBAN's HALL LAS T.rNIGHT-AD-
DRESSES OF WELCOME By GOVERNOR
KEMPER, MAYOR KELLEY, AND GRAND
MASTER TAL1AFERRO-REsPONs BY DIR.
WHITE-A HANDSOME SPEECH FROM
HON. MR.. PARKs-PREsENTATI OF A
BANNER OF PEACE TO RICHMOND COM
MANDERY : DISTRIBUTION OF soUvE-
NIRs-THE BANQUET, ETC.
The Boston visitors, accompanied By
May or Kelley, Superintendent Binford, Sec.
retafy Mosea, Colonel w. c. Knight, Sir
Knights o. Nj. Marshall, George A. Hundley,
William 3. Isaacs, L. l.. Bass, Charles T.
Rinford, and William E. Tanner, visited the
High School yesterday morning at 8 o'clock,
and enjoyed the opening exercises, reading
the Psalms in concert. the fine singing, and
the reading of Misses Ida Huiz,er and Flora
Wilkinson.
Hon. Mr.. Park made brief address, In
which he expressed his establishment at the
splendid read9g. He even admitted that it
was better than the reading in the Boston
schools, and he had fair chance to judge,
for be had been one Of the trustees for seven
years. 8.
OTHER POINTS VISITED.
The Massachusetts committee went to Cen.
ira! school next, and viewed the JEFF. Davis
mansion with curiosity and interest. They
made hurried visit to the several school
rooms. and were particularly pleased with
the examples in mental arithmetic in Miss A.
Pecor's class.
From the Central school they visited VAL
entirc's studio, where they had the pleasure
of seeing the model of the recumbent figure
of Lee. They next went to Baker school,
and heard some good singing from the
coIored children. At the schools brief aad
appropriate addresses were made by Messrs.
Parks and Baker, OF the Boston party. They
also went TO the State Library, the Senate
chamber, and hall of the House of Delegates.
AT ST. LLBAN's HALL LAST MIGHT.
This handsome hall witnessed last night as
brilliant an audience as Richmond can fur
nish. Not even the royal attractions of Lear
could draw away the representatives of Rich
mond from the duties of hospitality, and ST.
Alben's WIS tbronged by her fairest and
courtliest, assembled to do honor to the re-.
presentatives of the intellectual metropolis
of the land.
At S:20 the band struck up an inspiring
march.
Ate O'Clock Sir Knight Alfred S. Lee, EN-
ineut Commander of Richmond Command
ery, No. Q, called the assemblage to order
and introduced the Governor, who took the
chair, and. addressing the ladies and gentle
men of the city of Boston, said that mere
words and ceremonies but iDadequately ex-
pressed
THE HEARTY WELCOME
extended by the Old Dominion to the fair
ladies of Boston. That since the time
of John Smith the men Of Virginia
had ever been the truest champions
OF the truest "woman's rights: that
the descendants of the gentlemen of the
Old Dominion were not whit behind their
gallant ancestors, and the Governor himself
was "a young man and an unmarried one %;
that their presence recalled the time when
Virginia and Massachusetts stood side by
side struggling for constitutional liberty ;
that Virginia bad never slackened her en-
deavors, and was as loyal now 10 trying TO
establish equal rights and laws to all States,
all classes, and all men.
The Governor said it was most unfrater.
nal and unmasonic spirit that prompted the
commander to call him to the chair but he
gave them O most earnest welcome to VII
giuia. e-s,s--
Mr.. Lee then introduced
MAYOR KELLEY.
The MAYORS remarks were, as ever, plea
SAINT. eloquent, and pithy. He said that be
being really a young man, labored under
a disadvantage in following one so accus-
toned to talking as his Exeellency. He said
that whilst it was an hibernianism to vel.
come people about to depart, he nevertheless
did welcome them most cordially. That he
believed Bunker Hill Monument to be really
the tip-end of the axle of the Hub.
He said be wanted to complain about the
hospitalitv that Boston extended to our visi.
tors. as Virginia had sent about five hun.
dred men to Boston and it took them five
months to get home. Therefore, be sup
posed the guardians of the Massachusetts
visitors had come with them, and we. should
send guardians with ours next time. He
referred to General Washington having gone
to pay his first Presidential visit to New
England, and thereby set the example Of
interchansiBg visits. He touched with good
taste for a moment upon the political situa-
ton, and remembered that when son OF one
of the eastern States had so bitterly assaied
the South a son Of Massachusetts had raised
his voice in her defence.
His remarks were erJoyed equally by the
visitors and the res. ofah assembly.
AN ADDRESS FROM GENERAL TAL1AFERRo.
General William 3. Taliaferro, the Grand
Master of Virginia, was then introduced. He
claimed to speak as the representative 10 this
ancient Commonwealth of the most aEcient
organization of the world. After pleasant
reference to the )ipt part Virginia and Mas
sachusetts had ever taken in the struggle for
liberty. he stated that te was an alumnus OF
Harvard, as was bis father, and that he had
tonight shaken hands with his fathers class.
mate (Mr. Parks. He mentioned, gratefully,
the compliment paid Virginia by Massachu-
setts in sending lately from her chief port
the gallant vessel Stonewall Jackson.
In referring to the time when all our he
roes shall be national, he cited the wars Of
the roses, the bitter strife between Ireland
and England in the days when William ILL.,,
with such gallant men, fought those eq1ally
brave at Boynewater; the wars in France,
where the heroes on both sides are now the
pride of France.
THE BANNER OF PEACE CNFURLED.
At the conclusion Of General Taliaferro's
remarks the banner presented by the ladies
of Boston to the Richmond Commandery
was unfurled. l. is about seven by nine
feet, and was made Of heavy white silk on
the; face and royal purple on the reverse side.
Upon the tip of the staff sits the dove of
peace. 1t also bears representation of the
Burker-Hil Monument. At the base is
embroidered The inscription : g. From the
Boston friends to the Virginia Encamp-
ment"; and at the top, "Souyenirs of the
Bunker Hill Centennial, June II, 1915"