Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-19
TIE "BErvA LOCKWOOD" cLra.
AT THE SPEAKERS STiAD.
The Fraternai song >ung-speeches OF the
Evening.

o
Evening.
Nr. Goodman Davis. in charge OF the
work OF decorating the speaker stand.
did his duty well. The stand-built I.
by Mr.. W. A. Ch, sternan-had 100 chairs
on il, and wa covered with bunting, nigs
II the United States, Virginia, and Clevs.
hnd.and. Hendricks illgS, stamped with
pictures OF the successful candidates. These
last were placed near the base OF the stand.
Mr.. James HAYES did the work Of making
the gas.Conn,ctlOn. \ very happy coneeit
was the initial letters Of the names Of
Cleveland. Hendricks. and George ID.
Wise. These were brilliantly outlined In
the centre OF the stand. while on either
.ide " ere bright chandeliers. Two music
stands in front of the speakers stand were
ia,tefuly ornamcnted. and served good
purpose in placing The musicians ~ sight0f
the audience.
OFFICERS OF THE MEETING.
The following were the officers OF tho
meeting: Colonel JAin u. Cary, president;
Nicc-PresidentS-E John W.
Johnston and Il. T.. Withers. and tue pre-
sident Of each ward club. and Archer An
derson. Il. T.. Blankenship, William u.
Reed, John ID. Baird, 4. T.. Williams. JoDn
/ Purcell. John l.. Epps. +. W. McCance.
Page McCsrty, Lewis Gintcr. Harris ia
cobs. Mann :. Valentine. Richard +. Beirne,
James II. Pace, William +. Drinkari.
George II. ThaXtOn. SOi.W Fieislmin, W.
n. curtis, Herman B0schcn, Il. Wiley Di-
,is. Peyton Wise, Percy Gray. 4. III.
Ha,nes. l.. q. Addison, VI. j. Rosendon.
W. II. Palmer. &. l.. slegcl. B. II. Nash,
y. NJ, Lee. Claiborne Watkins, Sylyanu,
stokes. Robert +. Williams, II. ". Fuller,
&. &. Tinsley, John ID. Lively, Frank w.
Chamherlaync. Decatur Aytell. M0seo
Glazebrook, John NJ Higgins, II. q. Mil
Ter. q. r. WeiSiger. NJ. ;. Leidy, A. ;. Bu-
ford. Lewis II. Blair. Andrew Pizzini,
Jr.. Luke Harvey. ". B. Warwick. W. II.
scott, Frank e.. Rutiin. l.. ID. Crenshaw.
J. 4. Hnghcs, r.. X. scott. Dr. John Ma.
honey. Merritt Crensbsw. y. A. saunders,
Robert n. Whitloek. Charles A. Taylor.
A. ". Kelley. W. &. Darlington. Isaac Da-
venport. Jr. William l.. Royal, ). L..
schoOlcraft.
The sea OF faces upiumeJ before the
grand stand was something great and Won
deriul.
John W. DANIEL was greeted with deaf
enipg cheers. The crowd shouted and
velled Daniel" and seemed disinciined
20 hear a denial 10 the call, red nights
CLEANED. men yelled themselves h0arse.
and the bands made the ar redoIent with
music.
Oh II was a scene never tn be forgotten.
and Wild rejoicing heid iimitiess sway. All
the great vacant space OF acres around tue
vacant LOT was filled with jubilant people.
| Nothing like il has ever been seen. aud the
! Jubilee was OF nature ~ exuberint a. 70
! defy description. Bad weather aud rain
! did not In the least diminish The enthusi-
/ asm Of the great crowd. which yelled and
| cheered while the various clubs were pass-
| ing around the square aud about the stand.
Among the distinguished gentlemen pre-
sent upon the stand were Major John W.
Daniel, Hon. John :. Barbour, Hon. John
| Goode, Hon. camm. Patteson, Judge Wal
lei X. staples, Hon. Tbomas Smith. Hon.
y. X. Munford. Senator Paul Edmnnds,
Hon. John y. Opie, senator Newberry.
Msior Baker l.. Lee, Judge Leigh 4.
Waits, n. {. Marshall, Il. II. Wexford, DR..
Ex.Judge William 4. Anderson. Colonel
James NJ. Neal. Ex-Judge Lybrook OF Pat
rick, Thomas Braach. Thomis n. Waller.
THE ODE.
When the stand was reached the bands
struck up Aud Lang Syne." and the vast
tbroug took up the tune 10 the following
natrIoilc ode. entitled " North and SOUTH. -
composed by Miss sarah Is. Naleatine, Of
Richmond, va.
shan old aeqgsintafee he renewed.
Aud hand clasp hand 0nre mor,
Then. hsii Columbia. happy land,
Thrice hail an, native shore,
Yaar fsiissts' da,t sad mIne. to-day.
81 this sainc Earth ffes hid,
| shall W <ay south and sou <ny <oft,tf
shades of the dad forbid.