Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-27
Decoration Day

NEW YORK, April 271.--The czcautivt com
mittec Of the Grand Army Of the Republic APP
pointed to perfect arrangements for the ce!c.
brat0n OF Decoration Day recautly resolve d to
Invite the corporation OF all ey Confederate
veterans IN the cnrcmouy. 10 furthorance OF
the object ut differentiation, Mr.. John ".
Shorter called Il meeting Of gentlemen who
had been 10 the Southern army, and last even
crates anIGor whom were Roger A. Pryor,
Edward Voolfolk, Capt. kbbae, VIM. UaId-
well, Amos g. Bates, Joseph W. Glider, cx-
Senator Norih Col. u. l.. Fox. and others.
Mr.. Shorter stated the otiac OF the meeting,
aud Mr.. W1oIioik aa.I he felt assured that all
Southern men would be pleased, as he was to
display spirit Of friendship, and would be
glad to accept the invitation which had been
extended to thcm by the Grand Army. There
are i number Of lon!adcrates buried ~ Brook
yu cemeteries. and their graves had been reg
ularIy h0nored by the Grand Army comrades.
All party feeling Waa now past, and Southern.
cls resident in Brooklyn should and would at
test their appreciation OF The courtesy extended
to them By the memorial committee by attend.
lug st the cemeteries and joining in the cere
monies there Capt. kibbce and others urged
the appointment q! 4 committee to communal
cate with Southern residents OF the South, that
tllcy mag mare fnlly Learn their views ia rcIa.
ton to TIC matter The committee appointed
is comprised ~ t,I!ow5: Mesirs john ".
Shorter, Edward Voolfolk Captain kibbcc,
Wm. Caldwell, Il. 4. Pryor. j. ". Glider, $.
b. Lewis and j. &. Bronze.
\ Tallahassee dispatch to the Herald says:
The graves Of the Confederate soldiers killed iu
battle who are buried here were prolusey dec.
GRATED yesterday with tl1ral offerings, but those
Of tic Federal heroes were neglected.
TIE PRESIDENCY Of Howard UNIVERSITY.
The color line, it seems, Was dragged into the
election for President Of the Howard Univer.
sity, held yesterday. The competition between
DR.. ". W. PattcD, Of Chicago; Clark, of Gin
cnnali, colorcd; aud UardcZa, colorcd, of South
Caroliua, was quite spirited. The colored men
on the board aIl voted for one or the other OF
the two coIorcd candidates, and although the
vote for Patten was made unanimous, after the
first Ainrmal ballot, the c0lored trustees eX
press regret that l. prominent colored man
could not have been chosen to the Presidency.
They think the c0Orcd race, tor the education
Of which the institution is fostered, could have
been better served by the choice Of coored
man. However, there is no ilI.feeliDg. The
cJlor line WIS rather sharply drawn among the
trustees upon III" Informal ballot. On this
ballot Patton had nine votes, viz: ilcssrs.
Tu0ck, Smith, Mitchell, Ayord, Balloon,
Richards, Chatl... Howard, a1d Prcsbrcy. All
OF these are white AMI hclong to the Congrega
tionaI Church. here appears to have becn
quite an otfoTt amJng the ConerepatiouaIists to
secure control Of the college. Clark, the Ohio
professor who was strongly indoraed by Presi-
dent Hayes aud cz.Secretary DenDison, re.
ceivel live votes, four Of which we're colored.
Fred DougIass made an earnest speech in be-
hall Of Clark, claiming that it was due to the
coIore1 race to elect a col0red man to the Pres
ldeIcy, because all The students were col9red
except few lie the Medical department. Johu
I. Cook also voted for Clark. Carbon, Of
South Carooa, received two votes one from
ez Senator Pomeroy, aud another Of co!ored
trustee These two Votes were cast for him to
the end, notwithstanding there was 40 agree
meot after the Informal ballot that the election
OF Patten should Be declared uaanimous.-
Fash. Star.