Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-22
Proceedings Of a Great Meeting at
the Academy Last Night.
ELOQUENT CREATIONS
lsrrHm aud Mayor, NCSTS. Sringi,llow and
Wise and Doctors Curry and Jones
The Speakers
TIE MONUMENT FUND.
Good Progress Made with Collections aud
an Organization Perfected for
Permanent Work.

U. State Of Virginia joins in this re-
ce
rrca' majority Of the people Of The
confess the justice Of our claim and
t.t B, nav bc granted. Particularly
trao al the soldiers whose valor
fAc Confederate capital impregnable
... enemy for fourycars and whose he
hos eilded the pages Of history.
crave of The President should DO
bus heart and home were during the
I'm turyine him at the Confederate
..I th,ro would bc o fitness and pro-
.r .h. d the world would recognize
, approve.
tomb should risc from some emil
- Pc view % the circle Of battlc-felds
.a his RESTLESS army under lee fell
r NcCcllan's and Grants hosts and
t ..t the enemy that the Confederate sol
-ta- US great in attack as in defence.
3. should Doe amidstthe graves of our $1,000
dead. whose requiem our historic
,.r SIS ever sounding. - should be- in q
l. which holds the bodies Of Presidents
'-.. 4rd Tyler OF Chief-JustIce Mar
sim. a.l J0ha Randolph of Roanoke. and
.. Generals A. =. hil. J. r. b. Stuart.
f..r.. b.. Pickett. Henry a. Wise. of Pc
.... rI Wheat and Commodore NJ. r.
.. present these views TO rc6erate the
e--.tl- heartily gwen by the Gov
.- .rara MAYOR. the Legislature and tho
,r Council. and many other public
e-lrd to give potential voice TO tho
.. popular wish that Nc. Davis shall be
i.rtt here. great public meeting was
l.lat tho Mozart Academy Of Music last
a-If and was opened with prayer by Dr.
Ii.,o. and Mayor tilvson, Governor Lee,
N...r q. $. Sfringfcllow. General PCytOn
N.-.. Colonel John Ben Bigger. Hon. ). l..
Fl Garry. end Dr. j. William Jones We're
-.. speakers. The addresses made,
t.e resolutions adopted. and the per-
r4rout organization effected, Indicate
t.at Richmond VIII assert her claims
,lfh cioQuence and vigor and that If sue
case attend her Efforts here ln the capital
80 tne Confederacy the President Of the
C.rfederacy VIII be buried and he VIII
lave Is monument every whit as grand
as that * Washington or Lee.
gHr DECORATIONS.
Tho decorations Of the Academy were
simple but ample. an around the dress
r.role front there was drapcry Of black
ana white. and TINS was continued TO the
private boxes.
over the proscenum arch hung Elders
ol-portrait Of Mr.. DAVIS, painted but
a wear or two ago by our distinguished
artist. who went TO Beauyolr and stayed
several weeks. and there had lel5ureiy SIT
tlnce Of Nh. DAVIS.
II i-a speaking Likeness Of the President
in his hale old ace and shows the head
and shoulders Of the dauutlcss soldier and
statesman. every llncam nj beng chaiac-
site IF courage, frmness. courtesy, and
1ues-.
tloye this foated the rich and elegant
aderato lattle-fac of Lee Camp-a
az 10 Thorn from the Indies of idcA-
10 the right We're the national
% the left the blue flag of inc Old
mon. White and black drapery also
tI .u testOOus from this arch.
D4.rtne heads Of the distinguished gem
fa.ru seated on the stage the audience
..ps palace scene set and at the portal OF
-f. .rs- 0t Nj Davis mounted on pcdes-
t arl Confederate flags draped about IL.
i-'- is the bust made by Mr.. Noelck
f.-.r- the war and saved from the IRE OF
evacuation by its owners (Mr. John
t, Dawes. father Of the present owner. W.
ST. u4Nr-.J thoughttulness IN burylng IL
O. l.ie off ashes.
Altogether the stage looked very hand
s-re. There being about il mourning IN
sa1aeucy, but 40 oYercrowdlnS.
-pr ,r-nrF,scv.
r.,
The 'wo camps Of veterans ana me ne lrst
regiment. h.urs., Iio"I'H'is, "If -. In.
- r- Guards lad seats reserved ior them
,- tao main floor. There We're also r.
.t.'l seats ior the governor sun; NY
it--'i. r-'.enei' s. s'ai' ana INC S'"I' -
f..ar.I.eil and cavalry Oau9hons.
was furnished 10y the MOZarI OF
,'-A
.. lflerce "a5 ifli nan, one
I"r 0rt of our people ATTENDED,, re-
.'3 f0 show Boy tner presence lheiI W.
'.t..t ln .Go movement. \ great huhioer
..hes " 2. pre- nt. rar-hair"d Ne'c-
t- mingled W4ih 'ae NoU'N,u vi ND-'t' 80
..-lls. business and proicooI onal-luou,
aug i"o'l'I'' T 1,,,,. ' ,ror T', rb9
aA" 'D' " t,a 49,
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-.,.. ..,.c,.
'' -i-
.-....- ff..a WIN, o.ruWcl seats on tho
,.... Governor Iit1rurh Lee, Manor
....- i.ii-..., Pr, Br Moses -. HOge,
',r ii.o, Ur,, i T
90. I'" =. ~ n
N. 'ifrr. llr. j. VIII "lh Jones' il""' IL
. II.lrInY. Secretary ~ inc common
~.. General Joseph il. Anderson,
-,l Holm H. Cooke. DIR. :. \ Lam
a. fr.,.5t1,y E.o of the
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