The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-30

tn EOWfrZRR MONtFfNl
To the memory OF the gallant Howst-
zer's Battalion a beautiful bronze inOnu-
ment was unveiled on December II. l&2.
In Howitzers Square. on Grove avenue
and Harrison street The dcdlcatOry ora
ton was delivered by Mr.. Leigh Rob
inson. OF Washington, at the Richmond
theatre on that afternoon. Sir. J. Blythe
Moore, who was then president OF the
HowitZer's Association, presided over the
gathering, and Rev. w VI. Dame opened
the exercises with prayer, while the ora
tor was introduced to the audience by
Mr. VIM. l.. White. After the address
procession was formed 70 the site OF
the monument, and the latter was i'm
yelled by Colonel j. G. Shields.
The statue represents the figure Of =
Richmond Howitzer, on stone pedestal
which bears toe Inscription: TO com
memorate the deeds and services u the
Richmond HOwi;zcrs OF the period ISL
1886" The city OK Richmond donated mo
site for the monument. and also con-
triDuted the sum OF N,CW for It's pedestal
~ MFN ly p &C.. o2rEr. frcErr.
Some two years after the organization
of the George T.. Pickett Division Asso-
citation, n memorial IN honor Of the dead
under the supervision II Captain +. T..
Reeve, president Of the association. Il
was originally contemplated that t.e
monument should be erected In or
ie. on the battle Held. ~ Gettysbaw
but the rules governing the location 70
monuments there stipulated that none
10 COnfederates should be placed DO.
yond certain point. and Il was then
decided 10 erect the monument over
General PiclSetts grave. on Get,ysbu
hill. In Hollywood cemetry near ',h.-e
lie the bodies OF about 200 Cous.la--
ates. several hundred OF whom we've
members OF the historic division
L. a..
I'VE iPet ilsr. o. % feet two inch 90
It's base. and stands as n Hitting memo
rial 10 the great Captain who lei f.e
memorable charge on GcttysburE. 800 d.
the brave men who followed him The
base is OF rough-cut granite and on
this Is n seXagOn with s-a site co Gm .
and six bronze or copper tablets, on
which are engraved tnc i1-crlptn.
Above this are circular and taperinr
courses Of granite. next a pedestal about
two feet high and on this hevei eds.
cap. on which rests n handsome bronze
urn. The monument stands near the one
erected by the Otey Battery As-DDlH
ton. and is . very handsome and az
tractive memorial TO the dead hero.
4 AKAolC VIOLA,
Mrs. 4. s. Green, the owner and cdl-
tor of the Culpeper Exponent IS IN Ricl-
mond. The Exponent has been IN behalf
Of traditional history working for 'ae
past, present ana t"~Ht't A.t f"-t'it' 81
prosperity. Mrs. Green took an active
part I'm the Lost Cause as the Wife az
Major l. ". Green. who raised ara
equipped Company f.. Of Cuiiepcr. She
measured and cut the military suits
which they wore at the battle Of Na-
nassas. which was of Virginia cloth from
Miiler's factory. I'm Fauquler county. Va.
Mrs. Green is a daughter Of Colonel Angus
Mcdonald. who was commissioned hy
jefferson Davis 10 raise the nrst legion
OF cavalry OF the war. which afterwards
became the famous "Ashby Command
Colonel Mcdonald was captured az Lex
ington, Va, and was put In irons. for
whom Mr.. Davis placed as hostage 90
irons Colonel Crook. Their exchange was
effected through the efforts OF Mr. Green
with General Eathan Allen Hitchcock.
Commissioner Of Exchange. at Washing
ton u. c.
Colonel Hitchcock had been a classmate
of Colonel Mcdonald Of class 1873 az " est
Point Mrs Green and her three broth
ers. who are now living, Colonel Marshall
Mcdonald, United states Fish commits.
sioner; Captain William Mcdonald and
Colonel Edward Mcdonald. Of the famous
Eleventh Virginia regin ent OF Rosser 8
brigade, are the guests Of Mrs. Franklin
Stearns Jr.. No. 10 south Third street.
H.v Ao.e. y. uoee O.. u.
The Rev. Moses Drury Hoge, d. d.. LIZ.
ID. MAS DOTH III lllNNf ArAN eaAN N'+'-
~ Va. on his fathers side his ancestors
were originally from scotland, whhe on
his mothers the family ~ Lacys emf
grated from England His Two sfant-
fathers, Or; Moses Hoge' ana me hey'
William $. Lacy, wer- at different tines,
each president Of Hampden-Sidney coz
!tge. Nearly all Of Dr. Hoge uncl's
were ministers. The eminent diVine came
10 this city In is4A His c.urch !tae
second Prcs5, :erian) was butt IN 1873.
During his ministry here invitations 10
ACCEPT the presidency Of Hampden-Sid-
ney College and other situations ot
learning, and the pastorate 81 large
churches from various parts Of the colln-
try have been held out 10 Or. hoge, put
none have tempted him from MS iifst
laboTs. lie ran the blockade IN iovf'f "a, 80
il was by his aid, assisted 10y, i6,st5
Shaftesbury, that 1900 Bibles ana 'y 80,
Testaments were sent 10 the C0hIeaeia''
DR.. Hoge delivered the grafton ot the
unwilling of the jackson Statue, ~ 70 %,
In the same year ne was elected by the
General Assembly, which met
i'm st. Louis. to preside over that BODY.
ylsnEp vHr GROWN rEiScts~
He was a delegate to the meeting OF
the Evangelical Alliance. heid In New
York In 1873, and also 10 the Alliance
OF the Reform Churches OF the World,
he made an address which obtained Tor
him an invitation 20 visit the Crown
Princess Of Denmark at the palace. IL
was cent as q commissioner 10 the Al
lance Of the Reformed C,hnrches whicn
In London In lo~. Dr. Hoge
is quite a traveller. In 1850 he visited
Egypt and Palestine. returning through
and Hungary, by way OF Rus
check, Bucharest Buda- Pesth, and "
emma 20 Paris. This tour embraced the
Oriental cities OF Cairo, Jerusalem, Da-
mascus, COustantinople. and smyrna
Or. Hoge has been the instrument ~
inducing many young men TO enter Oh"
ministry. He commenced the old Mar
lSet services which grew 20 such an exc
tent that the Rev l.. y. Turnbull Was
called as an assistant 10 the work Dr
Hoge Is thoroughly orthodox, but With
out the narrOwness ~ n sectarian he
IS a logician with che combined charm
Of being an able rk-tOrcian. 4 ripe
scholar. with endless knowledge gather
cd from every teld ne bears The I'M
press Of genius always with him. Dr.
H0ge is also an eminent writer he Was
associated for five years with Dr. +. y.
Moore. IN editing the Central Pres5y-
terrain. His genius. his good works. ana
his great ability have been Ia a meas
urc recognized by the comforting ~
degrees upon him. The degree - -. -.
was conferred upon him ~ Hampton
Sidney College, IN June, 1885,, and that
Of Lii. D., by Washington and Lee
DR.. Hoge has been assigned a leading
cart In every similar demonstration that
has taken place here. lie ~ as well
known 10 the Veterans throughout the
South as he Is 10 the Presbyterian com
r.union and has been prominently ideat.-
ned with the Confederate cause ana I'll
that pertains 10 II since the day Virginia
seeded.
AZ THr u~TPLs.
The visitors were coming IN last eyenln5
by every train. 4 great many are tht
guests Of friends, and the registers az
the hotels give little idea OF the nlnb r
Of well-known NirginianS from az over