Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-31
DECORATED IN RAIN.
pReNcHlNo DAY FOR THE MEMORIAL
OBSERVANCE AT HOLLYWOOD.
Ladies' Perform Their Trust siiiissry ana
Veterans Parade, and Judge oarnett
Delivers n Beautiful Grafton.

All around GettysUutR hhh "oio hhOn
wearing the Confederate gray. On raised
platform stood venerable gentleman in
clerical aspect, and by his side were two
Younger men. Overhead Heavens artil-
lery was sending forth sa,vo after salyo,
and the rain was falling In torrents. Ever
and anon the sound of yolley-a salute
being fred over the grave OF some nonored
one-could be heard.
Amidst the war of the elements the vast
concourse-msn. women, and children
remained unmovsd-a mute testimonial
| of the love and honor they have for tho
! brave ones sleeping around. 1t was a
weird. vet touching. picture. and ono not
! to be easily forgotten.
THEY BROUGHT FLOWERS.
Early Yesterday morning the ladies OF
the HOLLYWOOD Memorial Association went
out to the cemetery and placed a floral
| tribute or fac on each Of the graves OF the
| thousands of Confederate soldiers resting
| there. During the entire day this was
! kent up by steady stream of visitors.
| Some OF these came with n view OF placing
| n token on some particular grave, others
/ had the one idea of doing honor to tho
brave dead.
Among the graves that received especial
attention were those of Generals Pickett,
| u. a. l.
Walker, Henry A. Wise, Captain Fred.
| Carter. Alfonzo Figner, Little Joe Davis,
and Major George Norton. Ihere were
/ also vreaths around the Pickett-Division
| and 0tey-Battery monuments.
PROCESSION FORMED.
As tho afternoon advanced the number
| of visitors TO the cemetery increased
/ rapidly. Street-cars, wagons. and private
| convsyances were taxed to their utmost
carrying capacity.
| About 5 O'Clock the military veterans
and Memorial Association began to assem-
| BILE. -.
tary arrived ut Fifth and Franklin streets.
| The ladies Of the Memorial Association
/ rad met OF DR.. Hoge's church, where
| Pickett and Lee Camps and the sons OK
| Veterans Joined them. No time was lost IN
| forming the line, the military continuing
up Franklin street without stopping.
! The order of the procession was as fol-
! lows: Band. Colonel II. G. Jones and
! staff. First Virginia regiment of infantry:
! Richmond Howitzers dismounted, Colonel
j. V. Bidgood and staff, Stuart Horse
/ Guard. Richmond Light Infantry Blues
| Band, Richmond Light Infantry BIues, Lee
Ladies of HOLLYWOOD Memorial Association
in carriages. The line of march was up
| Franklin street and Park avenue to Cherry
! street. down Cherry TO Beverley, and
/ thence into the grounds by the western
| gate.
pRRNCHED WITH RAIN.
The streets along the latter portion OF
| the line were in wretched condition, ana
! at some points il was found necessary 10
march some of the soldiers on the pave
ment. Luckily for the regiment its mem zen
bers were equipped with legglns. The
/ trousers of the other soldiers suffered Sc
/ verely.
Just as the line entered Hollywood ter
rife downpour of rain set in. The soldiers
were of course entirely unprotected rom
! this. az were also the police who were on
| duty u prevent the crowd from entering
| the enclosure on Gettysburg Hill, IN the
centre of which platform had been erect
/ ed. The boys from the Male Orphan Asy-
lum, who were TO sing, by order OF Mrs.
| Gill crawled under the stand, where lhey
were partially sheltered.
! After q while there was a slight lull IN
! the storm, and Rev. DR.. Hoge. Judge Car
nett. the orator of the evening, and Mr.
/ Joseph Bryan assembled the platform, 81,
The veterans were drawn up inside the
| enclosure in front of the stand, the regl-
ment and other soldiers forming outside.
/ There was an ominous- looking cloud IN
notwithstanding this the boys from the
ASYLUM sang hymn in good style.
! All the while DR.. Hoge and Mr.. Bryan
/ had been in consultation as to the advisa-
/ bility of continuing the exercises. Finally
| DIR. Hoge announced that the programme
| would be concluded at his church.
| As the main body of the crowd and SOL
| diers was about thirty yards OF this state
ment was not audible to them. The ladies'
| e Hn nnnT1Cp0 ms
| determination, and without slighting from
! their carriages were driven at once to the
! church. Lee and PickettCamps and the Sons
! of Veterans reformed and marched down
main street TO where the exercises were 70
/ he concluded. Before leaving the cemetery
! Pickett Camp placed numerous floral Offer
| ings on their division monument.
AT THE CHURCH.
The military and general public, think
! ing that the programme had been dis
! pensed with. did not 90 TO the church.
A DISPATCH reporter, who heard Dr.
| Hore's announcement, arrived at tho
/ church about half-past clock and found
the Ladies' Axilliary awaiting the arrival OF
the veterans.
Rramme was resumed In the lecture-room
! of the church.
After an appropriate prayer by DR.. Hoge,
Mr.. Bryan introduced Judge Garrett as
the orator of the occasion. In. doing so
| Mr.. Bryan said that the ladies of the asso-
citation followed the example of Washing
ton in one respect. Once in O time OF great
crisis during the Revolution the order was
given that none but Americans should be
put on guard. So 1t was with them; when
/ they selected their orators they always
chose those who, besides being men of
/ oil mo nf
! Doubtlessly, continued Mr.. Bryan, 1t
would astonish many of those present to
/ hear that man so young IN appearance
as Judge Garnett had been captain Of
cavalry under the immortal Stuart. And
| when that gallant chieftain received his
mortal wound at Yellow Tavern, tho
| chosen orator il was who helped to bring
him from that Inflated field TO Richmond.
and remained with him until his death.
! Then he returned to his command and
! fought through the war until the bitter
| end at Appomattox.
Judge Garnett's Grafton.
Arising and bowling pleasantly to his
| audience, Judge Garnett remarked that he
was taken by surprise by such an intro
! duction, which he feared he did not de-
| serve.
Proceeding he asked his hearers TO i'm
agine themselves in the holy precinct of
! Hollywood among the noble dead. His
! language in describing the first historical
record of a semblance Of Memorial-day
was superb. He said:
! 1t was enacted by the Athenian Senate
and became law unto that heroic people
| that an grafton for their gallant dead
should be annually pronounced.
Virginia, unlike many of her sister Con-
| federate States. has not yet adopted this
! law of Athens, because, forsooth, it needs
no command during our day and genera
ton 10 follow this beautiful custom.
On Just such On occasion as this in ODE
dience to that law, but fred with no loftier
inspiration than our own, Pericles paid his
loving tribute TO the memory of departed
warriors. whose virtues had adorned their
city. and exhorted his hearers to emulate
the spirit Of those who contributed TO
I their country the noblest sacrifice. They
| bestowed" he said. "thelr persons and
their lives upon the public, and therefore
as their private recompense they received a
deathless renown and the noblest of sepul-
chres, not so much that wherein their
bones ore entombed rs in which their
glory IL preserved, TO be had in everlasting
remembrance on all occasions, whether of
speech or action, for to the ilustrious the
whole earth Is q scpulchre.
Initiating, then, these lllustrious mo-
dels-accounting that happiness is liberty
and that liberty is yalOr-be not bac ward