Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-20

Lee. The sentinel song of tho poet II tho cx-
prcssion OF or thought to-day:
" When falls The soidior bravo dead at the fect
"a wrVng.
The poet sings and guards his grave with SEN
tine,e OF song.
Songs March no glvos command Keep faith
full watch and trae;
Tho LIVING and the dead Of the conquered land
have no guards save you.
Col wearing the gray Of gricfl Go watch Der
tho dead In grayi
ooi guard the private and guard the chief. Go
eontinel their clay. -
And sones, with stately rhyme. and with softly
sounding tread,
Go forth, to witch for time--h limo whore
sleeps the deathicss dead.
Go nng through nations slghsl Col sob
through peoples tcors
Sweep tbs horizons Of all the skies, and throb
through n thousand ycarni
And the songs, with waving wing, fiy "a, float
far away
Prom the ages crosts: o'cr the world they fling
the shade Of tho stainless gray;
And whom they como they'll sweep harp with
And the very notes they strike will weop, as
they come from hearts core wrlngcd.
Bat, oa' n in song or speech. In major or
minor key,
Could my voice Ger the ages roach, would
Eyzr whisper tho name OF Lee.
IN the night Of our defeat star after star had
But he way was bright 20 our soldiers foot
whoro The star o. Leo led on.
Tho world shall yet decide In truths clear, TAR
on light,
That the soldiers who wore the gray and died
with L0e we're clearly in the right.
And mon by time made wise shaii In the fu-
ture SEQ
No name hath risen, or e'sr shall rise, ike tho
name Of Robert Lee.
Dead but his spirit breathes. Dead but his
heart Ia ours
Dead but his sunny sad lnnd wrenthes his
crown with toars OF nowors.
Bat Leo has n thousand graves IN a thouetn
hearts. / woer.
And tear drops fan from our eyes In waves
that will keep his memory green.
All muse. you dare not claim nobler man
than he;
Nor pobler man hath less Of blame;
Nor blamoiess man hath purer name;
Nor purer name hath grnndor fame;
Nor fame--enOth0r Lee.
THANKS AND BESEOICTI0S.
At tho close Of Mr.. Rays address there were
loud calls for Judge farr0r, who in n mos. ieei-
ING eneaeh moved that tho camps tender tho
winch was done by rising vote.
Mayor Ellyson rendered the thanks OF tho
camps 70 the public, and especially 20 the ladies
uresouf for tho encouragement they had given
Inc memorial exercises after which tho moet-
ing was dismissed with q benediction from Rev.
Tho Committee on Han were Messrs. Z. G.
Crnmp, Charles r. Bigger, and Charles Y.
Lochr. Tho ushors we're Messre. Gray, kyland,
and Jones.
The Campfire Last Night.
Over two hundred old veterans, a number OF
members of tho FIRST Virginia Regiment, and
many invited guests assembled AT tie Regimental
ArmOry last evening 70 enjoy the banquet given
by Lee and Pickett Camps IN honor oi tho ann
vcrsary Of the birth OF the beloved General no
bert r. Leo
Among thoge who we're gathered around the
festive board we're: Rev. george II. Ray Colonel
a :. Buford. Senator II. &. Peters, judge +. Il.
Farraf, Captain JACK Hldgins OF Caroline
county, Mayor j. Taylor tllysOR Hon. j. Taylor
Strqtfon, Captain CIssOns OF Glen Alien, hr.
Charles p. Young, hr. James L. Gray, captain
Alexander Coke, Joseph w. Thomns, J' ".
White, James Hayes, Colonel Perry i. hnlnes,
Colonel Henry G. Jones, and Senator Parrish oi
GOOchland county.
THE TOAsTs.
After n supper, which was served upon TIN
plates. with cups OF the same material and
knives and forks OF the order used by the ol1
veterans when they we're espOuslng the cause OF
The C1ufedoracy. Colonel A. ". Archer, the
toast-naster. announced the toasts, ana
speeches were made 10y Colonel n. >. Buiofd'
Senator Peters, Dr. Eggieston, Mr.. joseph B.
Mex Kinnev Hon. j. Taylor klly5On, Judge +. H.
Furrnr Hon. j. VI. Hudgins, Colonel VI. {. Jones.
Cnrfain T.. l.. Spence, Colonel @. Percy Hawes,
Major Henry {. Carter, Captain John Cussoh5'
Captain ). II. Figgatt Richard fl0urnoy, seha-
tor Parrish, and Major Charles NcCann.
Iieutenant-COlonel Crump read an original
poern Captain Frank Cunningham sang, and
MIR. Eugene Davis rendered a banjo solo.
That Pure and Noble Virginian.
Tho Judge OF the Chancery Court yesterday
entered the following order, which was duly re-
corded I'm the Clerks onlco:
"Thls day being the anniversary OF the birth
OF General Robert T.. Loe and the Legislature
at Virginia having made the same legal nol-
day therefore in accordance with the law and
order OF the Governor and proclamation OF the
MAYOR it Is ordained that this court be adjourned
until tomorrow morning az lO O'CLOCK IN oruet
10 allow tne olcors OF the court an opportunity TO
gftiuclv observe the anniversary OF the birth OF
that pure, noble, and grand Nirginisn Robert
l.. Lee"