The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-24

costly one Is that which meets the eye o
every visitor as he enters--the keepers
lodge, built Of granite in the form and
semblance Of a ruined tower. 1t will grow
in beauty with age. It Is great pity that
10 was not IN the power OF the cemetery
company to erect it at the corner where the
flower-garden now is-an elevated and
command ding point. The two main avenues
have been widened.;l The walks have been
freshly grayelled in many, places. Very
many fine monuments have been erected
within the past three or four years. The
fashion now Il to enclose sections, not
with ugly iron fences, but with more
beautiful (and more costly granite curb,
ing. The circle around Monroe''s tomb
is very elegant, but is hardly superior
to that portion OF the cemetery in
the "cut-out" near the steam-pump.
That "cut-out "a place where the hillside
had been rudely dug into to furnish earth
for the canal embankmeDt, or for some such
purpose-was for years scar upon beau
tifuI scene; now it is one OF the loveliest
spots in Hollywood.
/. The Hollywood Company is managed by
gentlemen of taste and culture, and in their
hands it will steadily improve. But the
next hundred dollars they have to spare
they could not better employ than in putting
up q few guide-posts and signs. Every ave-
nue. ought to have name, and the names
ought to be painted on boards or tin and
attached to trees or posts, SO that localities
might be described. AS it is now it is near
ly impossible for person to tell another
where grave il after he has gotten beyond
the range. Of Monroe's tomb, or Major
Branch's grave, or one or two other as we'll
known points. f,.s,....r.....
ETC. t-s
Many Of the places Of business in the city
were closed in the afternoon, and on some
of the store-doors was the notice, "Gone to
Hollywood %; on others, "Hollywood BE
morial-day"; and on few, "Memorial-
day"
The grave OF General Pickett, the hero Of
Gettysburg, was handsomely decorated.
The police on duty at the cemetery rem
dered effective service in regulating to some
extent the movements OF the vehicles and
in preventing people from being run over.
Company +, under Captain Miller, is
growing in strength, and made fine turn
out yesterday.
The gate leading to the soldiers section
was decorated by the Richmond College
students.
Many children and nurses were among
those who participated iq the decoration OF
the soldiers graves.
The Pump-House was filled during the
whole day with ladies. Mr.. Mahony was
untiring in his efforts to please everybody.
Upon leaving the cemetery the regiment
marched to the lot corner OF Franklin and
Belviderc streets, where dress-parade took
place, ard the command was dismissed
The officers were invited by Colonel John
son to his home, where refreshments were
served them.
MENORIAL-DAY AT HEBREW CEMETERY.
NIcmorial-day at the Hebrew Cemetery
was observed yesterday. The handsome
enclosure dedicated to soldiers Of the He
brew faith who fell fighting for the "Lost
Cause" was most tastefully decorated. Not
soldiers grave was overlooked in or out
side of the enclosure. Many private graves
were also handsomely decorated. The grave
of the late lamented president OF the Asso-
citation, Miss Rebecca Hays Myers, was
covered with flowers by it's members in
testimony Of their esteem and respect. The
decorations consisted Of an arch five feet
high, lined with evergreens, encircled with
the words 8: Our President" in immortelles,
and pillow at the foot with the initials 'R.
II. NJ" Numerous designs in stars. wreaths,
and anchors, composed Of the rarest and
choicest flowers, hid the grave from view.
The cemetery was thronged with visitors
during the entire day.