The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-27
sraUSroN mEmoRIAL DAY.
Col. Anderson's Address-Hrs. Crisp and
Her Daughter Present.


sTAtrNTON. VA. May 26.-Special.-
Confederate Memorial Day is still a
briqbt snot in Staunton and Augusta
county. Under the influence OF clear skies
and a bright warm sun, the patriouc
sons and daughters OF the county began
AZ an early hour 10 crowd the streets
The crowd was larger than has been
seen on q similar occasion FOR some years
The principal streets were decked with
hunting. and the beat OF the drums an
n0unced the marshallng OF the military
The West Augusta Guards. Lieut.. X. >.
Ker commauding and the Flshburne
Cadets were under command Of Capt. II.
NJ Holt. acting major Of battalion.
The Stopewall Jackson Camp of Con-
federate Veterans was led by Captain
Commander r. j. Ransom and Sergeant
Major George ". May.
The orator Of the day. Col. w. A. An
derson, OF Lexington, Va. Rev. DR.. Fin
ley, of Tinkllng springs Va; lion. II.
ST. George Tucker, and others, were in
The procession marched through the
main street OF the city 10 the beautiful
whose highest point is crowned by beau
tiful statue of private Confederate SOL
dier. The base OF this monument was
beautifully banked in flowers. and the
graves around were decorated. Arriving
AT the grounds, the military and citizens
The speaking took place.
In Colonel AndersOn's address he called
attention to the startling fact that the
southern states had contributed not alone
q brI.liadt array OF commanders and oiii-
GERS 10 the Union cause. but that 10000
of the armies Of the North were men from
the sixteen States Of the southern
Confederacy OF the brilliant commanders
were Wingfeld Scott, George Il. Thomas,
and others, and in the navy Farragut
and Porter while the vice-President, An
drew Johnson, was a TennesSean, and
Abraham Lincoln, the great war president,
was born I'm kentucky. The transfer OF
this contribution, said Colonel Anderson,
might have changed the face Of affairs.
on the stand were Mrs Crisp, wife OF
Speaker Crisp and her daughter, Miss
Bertha Crisp pupil OF the Augusta Fe-
male Seminary. Hon. II. ste. Tucker
and Mrs Tucker were also present.
Colonel Anderson noted the fact that
Speaker Crisp enlisted at the beginning
of the war as private IN the Contederate e
army al Luray, Page county, Va. lie
was a member of the Tenth Virginia
regiment.
After the ceremonies at the cemetery
the Augusta Memorial Association OF the
/ Confederate dead met in their hall and
elected the following officers: President,
Rev. DR. o. W. Finley; Nice-President,
T. y. Berkeley. T.. A. Fuicher, j. W.
Drake: Secretary, Newton Argeubrighti
Treasurer. F. b. Berkeley.
brating the Confederate memorial next
year.
Last night an alumnae association was
organized at the Augusta Female Semin-
AIRY. Miss Mamie Tate, the first lady "a
ever graduate In the school, was elected
president; Vice Presidents, Mrs. John r.
/ Sampson. Virginia; Mrs. Lizzie Ad1reW
/ Hill, Georgia; Miss s. .. Stribing, West
| Virginia, Mrs. Mansfield House. Tennes-
see; Mrs. ". +. Cummins. Montana; Mrs
| s. S. Ilick, North Carolina. Miss Marion
| Woodson South Carolina; Mrs. VI. B.
Spratt Alabama: Mrl, J. ). Williams
( Mississippi; Mrs. John =. Richardson
{ louisiana; Mrs. NJ. A. Moore, Texas, Mrs
/ Flora FnOr Kentucky. Miss Helen Mar
/ Bridges, Maryland: Recording Secretary
! Miss Gussie Bumgardner, Staunton, Cor
/ responding Secretary, Mrs. Nellie III. Nc
| CuuOugh, StauntOn Treasurer Mrs. ed
/ gar Timberiake StauntOn.
Mrs. Sampson made an address OF well
! come and Mrs. Mccullough gave a his
/ tory OF the school after which n banquet
| was given by Miss Mary Julia Baldwin
| principal Of the school,