The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-25
CONFEDERATE MEMORY
UNWILLING or THE LEE STATUE YES
TRRDAl AT ALEXANDRIA.
THE TOWN TURNS OUT IN NUM-
BERS.
4 DAUGHTER OF GENERAL cORsE
uNCOyExs THE srATUE.
speech of Governor fitxhugh Lee Incl.
dents aud Description Of the ga
gcanf. aud the fcryor of
Feeling shown.

I sion OF the unVeIllng of the monument
OF Rob IT Il Lee, or, cted to the memory
Of the Confederate dead, drew together
a large crowd. The parade was com.
posed OF militia companies from various
parts of the Safe, fire companies. and
/ COnfcdt rate veterans. The line of
march was ra'hcr long. and 1t took
nearly an hour for the pro.
ccssion to pass over it and reach the
monument at WashiOgton and Prince
streets, where IT was disbanded.
The procession was as follows:
Police squad, mounted.
Music, Marine Band. Chief marshal.
VIM. 4. Smoot. and aides. Colonel L.
/ HOxtOn. Colonel Ell. Berksley. ID. A.
Windsor. John ID. HOal. j. NJ. Love.
/ T. G. Pitcher, with IN lrshals from or
carnations.
r. +. Lee Camp Confederate Vete
/ rams. of Alexandra, with badges, Lieu
tenant Commander John II. Zimmer-
man.
Music, Charles band. of Baltimore.
I'D. Society Of the Army and Navy Of
the Confederate States.
Pickett Buchanan camp. Norfolk,
Va. Commander Smith. Maury camp
/ Fredericksburg. Va. Commander Dan
Lee. Clinton Hatch's camp. Leesburg.
/ Va. Commander Elijah White. Unat-
tached Confederate veterans, Com.
mauder Arthur HeI bert.
Music. drum corps. Alexandra Light
/, ,fantry, Captain George Mushback;
Merchant Rifles. OF Washington, Cap
tain COstiDct; National Feuclbles, Of
Wasl ingron.
Music. Washington drum corps; St.
Johns Academy Cadet Corps battalion,
Captain Will +. Carne; company A.
Captain w. ii. Sweeney; company b.
Lieutenant f. G. Helphenste n. of
Washington; CorcoraD Cadets, Captain
Edwards. OF Washington.
Music. cornet band: RathbOne Divi-
sion, Uniformed Rank, Knights of
Pythias. Captain s. S. Monroe. com
mandiug: COonels !. c. Deputron. j.
lG. Maxwell. aud ID. j. Turner, mar
shals.
Pythian Division. Of Baltimore. II. c.
Cox, commander: Washington Divi-
sion. No. l.. Of Washington. ID. c.: Os-
lceola Tribe. l. O. r. NJ, of Alexan-
ldIia. Fred. Klaus. marshal. Tue Red
! Mtl Nlrild W a. i"Niht' N'HNN
/ by Indians IN costume.
Music. drums and fifcs; Alexandria
fire department. Chief Engineer j. Car
lin Creighton commanding; Friendship
fire company C77l, James Hammers
lev. marshal. The company wore the
red shirts. black pants. and white fire
hats worn on their recent centennial
visit TO New York.
Music, martial band, Hy6raulion
steam fire company, Of Alexandria
lBraNtOn B. Smith, marshal. with deco
rated engine and hose carriage. the
iremen wearing their handsome blue
uniform, dark pants and fire hats.
Music. drum corps. Relief hook ard
ladder company. Frank Carliu. marshal
truck and ladders tasteiully adorned
with beautiful flowers.
Music. c0rnet band, Columbia steam
fire company, of Alexandria George
Uhlcr. marshal: the engine and hose
carriage, tastefully Ornamented. came
behind handsome horses. and the com
pany made a fine show in red shirts,
black pants and fire hats.
Then came some displays of private
lciuzens.
A part of the display of the Columbia
Fire Company was a pedestal, on winch
stood q young man, equipped IN the
marching order of a private Confederate
soldier. Friendship Fire Company. the
oldest in the city, and the one 10 which
General Washington used TO belong to.
turned out score or 20 Of OLD gen le-
men. This company, though stiil III
..ff raH firm, active NnfN .
A. the monument, Captain w. a
Smoot. Of Lee Camp Of Confederate
Veterans, acted as master Of ceremonies
and introduced all the speakers.
After the Marine Band had played
Bach's "In Memory Eternal. Rev
George III. Morton. ID. d., chaplain OF
Lee Camp. delivered prayer. Thet
Cant. Raleigh T. Daniel. Of Richmond
made an address on behalf of the
artists. formally delivering the monu-
meut 10 the Camp. At the cOnclusion
Of his speech, Miss Virginia Beverly
Corse. daughter of General Corse
nulled the string that 1t the canvas
covering fall from the statue. the Ma
rine Band meantime, playing The
M serere.
Governor Lee. on behalf of tn
Camp, .iccepted the monument III
said:
Mr.. Chairman, ladies and gentle
men. this great gathering OF nool'
women and brave men tells our people
i'm common tones that, though the SUI
went down behind the hills, and th'
wind behind the clouds at AppomattoA
! twcniy-foar years ago. the memories o.
! The men who fell with their faces L
b their foe. are still eushnne'
in the hearts of their living comrades
To-day Federal and Confederate soldie:
. are citizens Of one coun.ry~over thei
! head flies one ilig, and common des
b tiny is revealed to both, as the curtain
b rises on the future and exhibits 10 IN
gaze Of the world 60,OOO.OVO pe0pl
o living in pesce and equally interested
: in all that pertains To the common
glory Of the American rs
r. Dublic. Ceremonies by Northerl
ORGANIZATIONS in honor OF III
devotion to the union of the States b.
Federal soldiers, are right and proper
and celebrations in the South by South
ern soldiers. in honor OF the memory o
those who died in the deienre of thei
States. their homes, and their people
should be equally recognized as IN
merited tribute TO Their yalor, and IN II
8 sense inconsistent with all the respoor
, sibilities and duties that now dev"iV
npon States and individuals witnAqua
force. 49,.
- Reviewing the history of Georg
Washington and that of Lee, he sald
(, III Washington was Rebel SO wa
. Robert T.. Lee, in the opinion OF som'
J. The crown Of success was bound to u
+ brow Of one and chains OF defeat ei
q compassed the other. but their col
=" scientious devotion to the cause eac
exposed. remain the same, and neith'
victory nor disaster can dim one ray
their respective careers. To-day "
meet here TO dedicate a monument
The men who followed even to des' .
the plume of their commanders. uo
grant that the time may speedlly con
49,, Tho survivors OF the cOntcnuli