Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-11
FORGIVE AND FORGET
This the Message to the Living from
the Soldiers Graves.
NEM0RIAL-DAY AT 0AKW00D.
Elaborate Decorations and Thousands oil
Visitors DIR. Fairs Beautiful Address
Other Exercises.


the Confcderacy who fell IN the ooie"''
OF the South's cause.
Tho grounds Of this grand ora Guy VI
the dead. CARRIED only in the simple b'''"
SO generously supplied by nature arr
beautiful in the extreme. hut "hoh "''
ladies had completed their nome "o'"
md had decorated each one OF the Io'"N
graves jnder which wrapt In their ias'
sio.n ro southern soldiers, ana haH
odo-,o1 tho monuments and archwaya
with ,,re,ths and streamers. the natural
beauties Of the place were brought lh'o
more prominence. and nature ana ART
,o.,ncd tn Vie with each other in charming
the eye.
Orr HONORED DEAD.
over the gateway on the avenue
through which passed the cavalcade that
turned out to do honor to the departed
WAS an arch from which hung wooden
letters. reading. "Our Ilonored Deau'
Above this were tastefully drapei INC
Confederate batne-fag and the regular
colors Of the COnfederacy. The Design
while simple. was very striking Ah!o-'F
the unmarked graves near The man IN
trance 10 the cemetery were huhE pan
nors bearing various inscriptions lnNIuhS
All to unite ia paying tribute To those VINO
go noblv la.d down Their lives III deiehc1
OF Zoe right .., ,,o
speakers stand, draped IN Ieu anu
white. colors so dear On such Occasions
10 oy,rv southern heart. The monument
itself was beautifully decorated rom
arev 4, base L was Cncliclcd WIN
wroaths. and cut flowers OF every nue.
were lastly interviewer among the ever
Green OF which the wreaths were COM
ros,d. Confederate flags were conspcu-
ousiy displayed on ali sides.
MILITARY AND VETERANS.
Tic parade was formed at Oh -.
Johns church. and moved promptly "'
Z o'clock. Heading the procession was
s0uadron of mounted police, under com
,ranl ~ Sergeant Mathews. 1hen cam.
Chicf-Marshai George Watt 1ayl'r anu
his Colonel Tazewoll Elicit 81
,..onf ~. Il. Whitlock, Mr. John Schooltr'
N,r. i. ". Thomas. Captain John -
Hughes. Mr. G. y. Pearman, Mr.. II. a.
erary,in. Mr.. +. II. Bowery, Captain ~
/ crouch. Mr. David =. richardson
rr " l. Smith. Colonel John Murphy
an SIR. James T. Gray. 49,,
Tbov were followed by the First fesI-
,r.rt headed by their band; l1ch''V
C,rp under Colonel Northon; Lee camp
under command Of Colonel =. LesHc
Srencc. preceded 10y their drum ana '"c
.orus. and the old soldiers from Inc HOLM
,,rdor command Of Colonel bigger, III
carriages Then. in carriages cum ~
br lanes Y. Fair Rev. Or GOODWIN
~, t4u,tor. and Rev. Mr.. Cannon
and IN, ladies' Of the oakwood anu MN
y,ooJ memorial associations. ana inc
ladies' Auxiliary Of Pickett camp
At THE SPEAKERS STAND.
,r.ia.1 AZ the grounds. the ladies OF
the various associations 'ooS ,.e.,'
go. ,r,lnsure around the stand, the Ne;c'
nc l.tn., ma-sel behind them; ana the
,oI,,ary formed in a single column
..r, distance N ON tire stahd
,,ro Mrs Henry Christ'7n. pres.
,l.u, # the lakewood Asso. auon ana
r,,rnbor of other ladies, ana colonel
=. - Pollard. colonel +. Leslie spence
colonel Alexander W. Archer, ana inc
crrer. 49,. ooro,uo.
colonel Archer was master OF ceI',I'o NV,
MICS As soon as the procesSio" n"'
ral--l hc advanced 10 the front VI wv
..,ar1 occurred the attention of the oV9
mr. more people who Ind gathered tou,n
.Io',t and said: "Once more, by inc
,,ro,.ilonce of Almighty God, are We per
,rittcl 10 bring offerings To lay Oh nv
',rs,cs If our departed comrades. vi
us occasion u is not only proper mat
49,. ebo.lJ render homage 10 God pul 'h"'
go, eroul invoke his divine blessing Oh
',,. celebrations" lie then nuolucei
,..r Dr. Goodwin. who opener til1
,,.r,,e,s with heauful pr1!e''
referring in the course thereoi -
.h.ec who slept around 'hc mi
who had offered up their lives lor d"
that was noble, pure goou, anu ''u ,h.
,.s, audience. led by Captain FRANK W.
C-nrincharn. and accompanies 10y th'
NM s,n., america" As the ihspitl'''is
,,.,,de "NIv country. it's OF thee' S"V'
,,na ~ liberty" came forth from t''
,r,,eapds Of throats, the voices pIohui"s
;r sweet unison, the scene was one io"6
g. hc remc,nbered-it was Impressive
ADDRESS by DIR. FAIR.
ro,orol Archer. as soon as the RENDITION
- ,hn HYMN was concluded, introducca
,bo orator Of the day, Rev. Jaii''S J.
Iratr and refcrrcd In a ttW "rha'e "oi"S
Ia his being "A South CarolhldI, '"'u Vi
the noble manner In when oo".'
lima had espoused the cause OF the Con
fcderaCy. .. T., ,,roeo
DR. Fairs address was poem IN prose
II was a beautiful word-painting' PIC
,,rine in eloquent language the scenes
throughout the war and the NlclSsi'uuoS
which met the soldier Of the Coniedera-
cv on all sides. lie opened by quothE
selection from one Of Nashlhs'oh
Irvinr's works. and. continuing, said'
"Our presence here this AFT moon prove
the truth of these beautiful words. why
do we Gather under inc shades ot these
,-coa in tuis city OF the dead why
nav. so many left the turmoil and excite
nlent of the other city-the CITY OF NE
and come out here? II is because from
these 5000 graves comes forth voice.
which, while 10 others mute, To US II d
call pleading 90 rs not to forget 'ner
n,mcs and not 10 forget their deeds
their having died for US. These heshiess
liYs, long ago silenccd by uhe
hand of death, speak TO us from the
other shore and call Us. We come because
we revere their memory and love them lot
what they did for US and for our country
VIC come to scatter flowers on their
graves.
LIVE OVER THE PAST.
..In this mystic hour; in this transition
time, when day and night are changing
one into the other, the past seems 10
blend with the present. and we live over
with these gray-cOated veterans their
heroic past"
speech. He painted In glowing terms
the heroes of the Confederacy. and taking
his audience with him pictured the diner-
ent battle scenes from Bull Run 10 Apo
mattox. He rcferred to Lee in beautiful
language Picturing the great chieftain
ms again in the flesh. DR. Fair said. Lee.
the peerless rises from his recumbent
statucsoua rcpose and stands once more
before us in his kingly proportions. one
by one the speaker brought wildly before
his auditors. by skilful word-pantings
all OF the great generals OF the Southern
army. and then paid a tribute 10 the pri-
vate soldiers. who, side by side. shoulder
to shoulder. fought for the right. Passing
on the speaker said: Now we come to
that dark day. just thirty years ago to-
day. when about this hour In the evening
the greatest war general ever produced
said these words: Let us cross over the
river and rest under the shade of the
trees and breathcd his last"
AN ARMY GRAND IN PEACE.
The speaker. in conclusion. advocated
peace. "1he army of the South" he said
was grand on the field Of battle. IL is
also grand in peace The men are now
true 10 the South-true TO the North-aye
true To the whole country. Nowhere In
the length and breadth of this land could
be found more formidable bulwark OF