Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-13

sha streets? Such decorations
erecteu On .sat,la to some occasions, but
may % air,,ys about them q certain
tnere y oa,S ,Snselp effect which mars
up pA d;snity of really grand occasion.
~ THE Old FLAGS.
.,, have the old hags. the old uni
We sn a. r,or-yoxn veterans. and tho
forms, sn. nds,r Of tlTestatue of our great
s,inp.o ard what need for the ostenta-
c .inrs chow of the fimsy decoration of tri-
n,nnbaj arches the arpropriatencss OF
wb;ch' indeed, my DC ga sstlonea on any
occasion associated WIN .ne shd ana
. H. ,,eonlc 10 decorate thor houses as
~ ~ ". and -everentaal hearts my prompt,
iio,'v.iat o,,r Great procession be simple, aud
orave and grand. in accordance with tho
sla,o' -. 20 .be man whom we seek 10
Snaa" Above all. let not the occasion be
.n.'o,ilSa,;zed Inv n trades-exhioitlon. which,
however uuobjectionaDie as q " o naval
relic in n l,ord Mayors show, would scarce.
" add 10 the dignity or linpieSsiVeaess OK
a monumental celebration 70 u sreat nero
nso1v Zoo long and unwelldy. recently
L LS wy, who hnd from the
80 toi,an a Great interest in this proposed
a'o,,sNtyst,on-rcmark with intense bit
,ornoss' "They will ruin the whole
.i,;,,T. tbov sc-e going to make q Punch
I'D s,r'f rdv show of it," This remark vas
si;cited Nv a rublic suggestion 70. adorn
tbc monument with gaTiands OF flowers.
and TO celebrate the occasion by punhc
hall-a repetition, 1t was proposeo' Oh the
Colonial ball.
A ETyiIy1sCrNCE.
There IS yet another subject upon which
/ would offer n suggestion. On occasion
- ~ unve,Iino of JackaOn's statue the
GtonewaiI brirade was present as invited
ouests of tho city. Most of them were
,n,oor mon from the mountains OF West Viz
ginia who would have been unable TO de-
VA tho expenscs or such visit; but natu-
rally expecting TO he provided for as invited
The ONLY preparation made for them was
some carloads OF straw streHn upon the
floor ola large room In the st: Glare Hotel
nj that time uaoccupied and IN most d.
lapidated condition;
-nouthfui of food offered them after their
lone Journey and wearisome marcn IN the
nrocession-but they were included in the
invitation 10 the public military BAN
ouetp that evening ct 10 o'clock.
They had brought with them their old
battle-lags and other war relics 70 snow
their visitors. but no one called upon them
ar invited them 10 tnclT 3pOUet, even III
the midst of the "profuse hospitality" ex-
tended TO other visitors. A lady OF this
CITY sent n communication to the Dtspotch,
througb which this extraordinary state o.
things became known to the public, and an
inquiry appeared in that paper ~ TO what
had been done with the $500 Appropriated
bv the city to the entertainment of tue
Stonewall Brigade? No answer appeared.
and there the matter dropped With no
means of providing for their own necessl--
ties the neglected veterans. mortified and
Justly indignant. had been compelled to
cut short their visit and return home.
THE Lesson.
IL the recalling of this painful and hu-
initiating episode be means OF ahording a
hint TO those who are contemplating the
entertainment of our city's guests, aud es-
peciallv of the few who remain OF the
Stonewall brigade. then [ shall NOT regret
having written this article. 3. A. ".
Seats for the People.
To he Editor of nc Disodiot
There is one matter which IT seems 20 me
worth looking iDto-namely, the bu ldlnG
of seats such rs lined the streets OF New
York for miles at the Washington insugu-
ration centennial last spring. Hundreds
of people will willingly pay small sum for
somewhere 70 sit down. Gould 1t not be
ARRANGED to sell privileges to builders and
devote the funds to the expense account