The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-12
RETURNING THANKS.
Resolutions About the visit to Hiohmond
at the Unwilling.

Ata meeting Of the Louisa Veteran A.
soc.ation" held in the Courthouse building
Monday. June 10th, 1890, Captain W. l.
Meade was called 10 the chair. ana W. u.
Young requested to act as secretary. Inc
chairman stated the object OF the mecuhg
was 10 pass suitable resolutions IN regard
20 the favorable impressions made by inc
recent uAyeiling ceremonies IN hlchhohu
on May 18th, whereupon tue iollQWlnE resp
lutions were read and unanimously adopted;
whereas. the "IOuisG Veteran Associa-
tionr has been TO Richmond 10 the unNelllns
of the statue Of our beloved Ice; ana
whereas the hOSpitable treatment ana many
cOurtesicS received al the hands 'hc s"o'
peOple OF our metropolis demand Holne "C-
kbowIedglnput on our part: Therefore. ir III
Resolved, LIST. Thst they were profoundly
Impressed with the success Of everything
connected with the ceremonies attchuinI
The unVciling; that the enlcilaliihtHl 80
generously provided for the various veteran
and military orsaniZ ttiOns by the lee ana
Pickett Camps Of Confederate veterans was
simply magnificent, ana tNclted our 'ii-
prise no less than our sincere grdlUuur
that the details of the para ic were SO duil-
rablv managed as To call for the highest
praise of all who witnessed II; that the deco
ratiOns displayed Ia such proluslOn III cNt ny
part Of the city were in all respects Woi my
of the grand occasion. and reflected great
creoif on the various commercial houses
and private individuals along me INC oi
march: that the OraliOn delivered ny Coroner
Anderson descriptive of the lie ana services
of our illustrious chicftdin was mag
nificent in conception, Weil-timed. ana
worthy of the theme ana SURROUNDINGS
That the enthusiasm of our lovely women
who graced the occasion by Their presence
was an inspiration watch can be forgotten
only in death. That the genial feeling ana
good fellowship perVading all ranks ana con-
ditions was a source OF much qualification 10
all present. and. last. the immense crowd
was national event in our history ana
benedctiOn on all who attended.
Resolved. 2d. That these resolutions be
forwarded TO "Lee and Pickett Camps Of Con-
federatc Veterans and q copy hc sent Inc
'Richmond TINES" the "ItichmOnd Dis
patch" and the Louisa Advance win re-
quest to publish. WI MtAbt'
W. III. Young, Secretary Chall man.
The Roanoke Light Infantry has among
its members quite a number OF young gen
tlemen from Pennsylvania, New OrS and
other Northern States, who have made hoa-
nOke their home. and who were as much In
terested and Jealous in the unyeiling cere-
monies as the natives of Virginia.
At meeting of the Roanoke Light In
fantry, held in their arm0ry on Monday
night, June 9th, 1890, the following r3so-
luton was adopted
Resolved, That we hereby return ont sin
cere and hearty thanks 10 the military and
citizens of Richmond for the kind, courteous
ana hCspitablc treatment received ~ lhclt
hands during our visit 10 that city, upon The
occasion Of the unveiling of the statue Of
General II. +. Lee, which we VIII ever hold
in grateful remembrance. -. =. BROOKE.
Chairman Committee on Resolutions.
A, L. TallaferrO, secretary pro TEN.