Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-25
AIEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND YIRGLNIA ADVERTISER

sentiment expressed by one whose ashes We
laid away not long since at Rarcnsworth, and
whose widow still wceps disconSolate because
he is not In Richmond about 20 years ago
ut a reunion of the Society of the Army OF
Northern Virginia Gen. w. II. F. Lee said,
Have no respect for those who. speaking OF
or course in the Confederate war can say
'wc thought We were right; kner we were
right" Let us hold TO this, let us teach our
children that our heroes died, not for mis-
take, but for the truth, the inherent, inaliena-
BILE right Of self-government. Let US carry
ont their high resolve in taking duty As our
yatch-word, in love to God, TO our neigh
Dor, and our State; let Us never lose pride IN
our dear old mother, and her children anu
her children's children to the latest genera
ton shall rise up and call US blessed
DR.. Nelson's speech was heartily ap-.
plauded, and at the close many OF
the veterans advanced to the plat
form to shake hands with and to con-
graduate him.
A hymn was then sung during which
the veterans gathered around and
placed their floral offerings upon the
monument erected to the memory OF
their dead comrades.
The line was then reformed and the
procession marched to Christ Church,
in the yard of which. is the mound over
the remains of the Confederates, which
had been banked with flowers. The
fireman halted on Washington street,
and the military on Cameron, while the
veterans entered the church yard and
formed three sides of hollow square.
Large numbers Of ladies and gentlemen
had also gathered in the church yard,
while the streets on either side were
thronged with people.
After music by the instrumental
quartette and the chorus, the veterans
and firemen advanced and placed flow
ers upon the mound. The bugle then
sounded taps, after which the process
sion again reformed and marched to the
Columbia engine house where it was
disbanded and the various organizations
proceed to their respective halls.
NOTES.
While the procession was not so
large as on some former occasions it
was q most imposing one and the fire.
men and military, especially, showed
that they had taken pains to present so
creditable an appearance, for which they
deserve credit.
AS the procession, on its march
down Fairfax street, passed the resi-
dence of Mrs. Edgar Warfeld that lady
stopped the bearer of the old battle-tiag
of the 18th Virginia regiment aud with
ribbon tied to the staff beautiful
wreath of flowers, which was carried
through the remainder of the parade.
The act was a most graceful one.
After the parade as many of the
members of the Confederate Veteran
Association Of Washington who were
not compelled to return to that city at
once, were escorted to Armory Hall,
where the Alexandria Light Infantry
Fair was in progress and were there en-
tertained by Lee Camp.
The following was the musical pro-
gramme At the monument-Quartette,
The Chapel chorus, Autumn chorus,
America quartette, Prayer from A
Night in Grenada chorus, Sweet Bye
and-Bye. At the churchyard-Quar-
tette, Interge Vitae quartette with
chorus, A Tear for the Comrade That's
Gone chorus, Nearer My God to Thee
taps.
Not an incident occurred to mar the
harmony of the occasion and Memorial
Day of 1898 will long be held in plea
SAINT recollection.