The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-17

| CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, aug
! Specialize tournament ah1 pan ~ u
! fersOn Park yesterday afternoon WIS q
| grand success. About two inobsdhu p'o-
/ pic. many Of them from distance VII
! messed the riding. which surpass - any
/ thing ever happened IN TINS section,
| Ihe charge to the knights Vas denver
| ed by Mr.. W. NJ. Chandler, OF texas
a member OF the University law class.
| The judges wer. Messrs. W. l.. M3I-
/ pin, l.. G. Watts, O. Bowcock, -)r. II.
| +. Nelson, chief marshal
ME-. cmAyDIEE's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Chandler spoke as follows:
am deeply touched by the magic
influence OF this hour. am uc-
| lighted beyond expression 10 slahl on
| old Nirgi las soil and re prVile5tp I"
adC rers an audience of beautiful lIaics
| and gala NJ gentlemen ! am ch'iiite't
| boy the pleasing incidents OF the hlot,eN,'
| by the accOutremcts OF man anu ste.u'
and by the festive spirit OF the thFpAS-
Knighthood saved maySind from Dai-
| harism. My friends. the year so OF the
| Christian erd marks the fall oi tue no
! man Empire and the END or f0iilah uo.io
! nation i'm the affairs Of men. lhen cai'''
! sad and melancholy epoch IN H"a'""
history. ,,,
rho barbaric hordcs Of Alaric and Atlla
trod under foot the ancient clVilzaIioi, ot
! the r. ce. The lights Of l'alhlhsi ~
from off the earth. Mankind seemed Us
| tired once again 20 tread lrlneNal pa''''
| OF ignorance end supersutuuoh. $1,000.
| fell upon the human race. just one sur
| ilt mined the darkness Of the Norlu- ~
| institution Of chilyary saved haiihlnu
from total larbarism, AMI pres,fNe u , VI
civilization of the earth from utter WIZ"
| ara ruin. ,..
But. gentlemen. human history teaca's
| this painful ana DISAPPOINTING truth, .'e
! knights Of earth have had 10 reW"i H.
| save tho cOIseiogsncss az t"tH W'.S
bravely done. II ere are. no monuments
| 90 them Their famo. like the voice or
| the prima donna and the periods d. t'e
| orator. live cnshrined in TRADITION ana let
in marble. just one example OIL D''S
In the cemetery Of Pere-la-Chaise. in
| Paris. is the grave Of the celebrated Mar
| shall Nev BE DO said TO the eternal lu-
| fanny OF France that not even Ailit
| marble lab marks the place Wnei' sl'fis
| the bravest of the brave. Ihe ro",r
| of ~ nch chivalry, the knlsntllest n.1n
I'm France the last TO leave the horror
81 a Russian winter the hero who on
| the field of Waterloo Ted the last cnaIs'
! Of the Imperial Guard. and M every uat-
| he OF his life was az merry as ho.sPu.
| ard as crpnd as Achilles-tnls man must
sleep ip a suuken and neglected crave.
Shame be upon an the men OF fIaHe'.
| But could the immortal warrior ll93,
| from the shades OF death, ana Maln
again among the men OF carin. Wn-i'
, they could marx his wariike tread, inc
| cleaning Of his sword the fashliB OF
| MS eagle eye. and the haunting OF nls
| gallant plumes this magma limouA' gem
| cr0us-Hcdrtei man would make Hp COM
| plant. would offer DO rcbuke, bug loihI-
| Ing 10 Jena. Eylan. frl'iland, L'ip@l''
| and Waterloo. and speaking rom inc
grandeur Of MS own soul he NS"l 'l f Az
| with an ancient Greek. IL wouid .at-tI
| that pOsterity should ask why mo4t-
| ment bad not been erected than nat il
! should ask Why one had.
! charge you. most noble knights, carry
with You this splendid sentiment az "a
| shield and refuge I'm every storm or me-
| and rem cmbcr that monument bai'HcH
| Il loving. grateful. human hearts l5
| grander and more beautiful than "a gram
tie shaft that would pierce the skies
his CHARGE TO HE KNIGHTS.
| would deliver 10 you. most gallant
! knights. a general and specific charge.
! ln my general charge 1 can think OF no
better sentiment and advice than the
| charge Of WOlsey 90 Cromwell.
BE just and fear not.
Let an the ends thou aim'st at, be- thy
| -ountry's. thy Gods. and truth $. Ineh
| II thou iallst, . knight, thou ran ~
blessed martyr Again would ] charge
! thee three times aineiy-
| First BE true 10 woman and 10 Wo-
| manhood. In the diadem OF chiFdtfy
there IS no brighter star than love Tor
! her. The mother OF thy being, she IS the
| source Of thy sweetest dreams ana lIe
| .nspirer Of thy most splendid hopes. IAe
| masterpiece Of deity. she illustrates ma
| .ure's pcrfecuon the child of society
|
| and without her. the purity and beauty
| of Christian civilization would soon crum-
| bic and the nOhlest impulse mat sNals
| the breast OF man would relapse lHlo
| savage and harharic night.
| Remember this Tonight. hen you crown
| her hr0Ws with buds and blossoms. Again
| would / charge thee. Knight Doe faitniul
| TO thv God and 20 the toarnllgs OF hl7
| sacred Word. From the priests of old'n
| times came lcrcdiclons that sustalfru
! tho ancient knight in his lonely Nisils
| ard fortified his arm and heart ln ine
| strain and shock of battle. For one -hOu-
! sand years llnighth0Od and Dr. CHRISTIAN
/ faith went hand in hand and heart 10
! heart for the elevation and hctterment
| of mankind And n you would Doe true
! 90 tie ancient order and the ancient laltn
| YOU viii rest your hopes ~ the l-teihdi
| ere FC. whether Christianity De true
| or false. whether. as inhdeis say, Il De-
| nothing but supcrsu-ous slumDt4 thdt
| envelopes the mental laculNts lh llt
| night of life. or, as Chrisutn say lir
| Rock Of Ages lu whose shadow inc fnul
| rcpOses the Bible is stlll the surcst an
| Choir OF the soul. and belief IN and One
| lIcnCe 20 its teachings are man pesl
| hope OF Immortality
! And lastly would / charge thee' su-
| liant knights. Doe loyal 10 thy country
| I'm the name Of constitutional freedom
| and republican institutions throughout
! ,hc earth, I'm The name or Nashlhsioh
| jefferson. and ia fayctte, On the name
| OF an those brave and splendid souls
| who. in every ago have maintained i-e
! freedom of tongue and brain, and haFr
| diCl for the liberties of their fellow men.
! in the name of AN The revolutionary ara
! an the Confederate dead that sleep .h
| distant and sunkcu graves, where insects
| midnighrs yigils keep. 1 charge tnee'
! knights. protect. defend. am. preserve
| fria republic. for when She is cone hur.ah
| tragedy ends. and the curtains OF ohliN-
| ion lal.
The stcccsyful knights were III. 7. Par
| IRISH. Knight of Rose. crowned Miss Lille
! Leltch. of Charlottesville queen. VII. =.
| r. Parrish, knight Of GoOchlaud. Miss
| Barksdale, OF Albemarlc. seeOnd queen,
| Mr. II. q. Groth. knight of Golden Horse
| shoe. Miss RuL.c Thomas. of R-chm lnd.
| third: Mr.. a. s. Klsc. Knight OF OH
| Dominion. Miss Ceiste Berry, Of Rich
| mCnd. fourth
The coronation address was delivered
! lv Hon. j. Richard Wngacld. OF Abe
| mlrle, who. iu "a few well-chOscn Pc
marks. paid a glowing tribIta 10 800
! manhood AMI manly -hiNalry, after which
| the doors were thrown )pel so the spa
| ciOus ballroom and dancing went n.er-
| rly ca until II o'clock. when Pc ,ess Of
| one hour was taken for lunch, which was
| enjoyed hugely by about nfiy- -four cou-
| pies after which the dance " as res tined
| and continued until the wee sma hours.
| greatly TO the enjoyment Of all The
mise was good. the night pleasadt, the
floor IN fine condition, AM the german
| vas the dance.
Killed ms SUEETHEIRY.