Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-09
olKWO0D MEMORIAL.
n, Association Will Decorate Soldiers
Graves This Afternoon.
,~,ox ny MIR. MUNFoRD.


....UfDIg JUST northeast on t"'sN''''
... economies this evening viii be OF
....., IMPOSING and interesting character,
v.l be- attended by one OF the largest
.....s of people ever assembled In oak
. cemetery The parade will doubt
fe the most successful ever had
..o OF these occasions. There viii
lines the Blues Band. the Blues
.....r.r the Rcgimental Band. three
...rI.. from thc First Virginia Rcgi-
.-t.tnc Walker Light Guard, the Guard
tH. commonwealth. and the Ola Do
.9 GuarI-two troops Of cavalry and
.... other military organizations. The
....-.ns OF Ice and Pickett camps Of this
az Joseph Il. Johnston Camp.
Manchester. the Sons Of Veterans. the
,r.rs from the Soldiers Home. the
ladies of tle three memorial associations,
... probably other organizations win par
.t.. AID persons and organizations
.....re to be in the parade are earn
.... requested to- be at Twenty-hfth and
EI sr,ets az 4 o'clock sharp.
r.. exercises al the grounds viii be- az
.. He.s monument. aud win be sim
.. ... impressive. They will be opened
..r prayer. after which Hon. H. b.
...rtrd. OF this city. win deliver the
luu.a
FORMATION OF THE LINE.
nh. following is the order in which the
column $500 Doe formed:
squad 90 police.
chief marshal and aides.
h..y. military.
D. Ice Camp. Confederate Veterans.
a.t-. E Pickett Camp Confederate
I.rf p. Johnston Camp. Confederate
Veterans
Veterans from the Soldiers Home, in
vehicles.
Hollywood Memorial Association, in car
Hebrew Memorial Association in car
-acas.
0akrool Memorial Association. in car
RACES
Tie orator Of the day MIR Munford.
Uu OCCUPY "a carriage IN line with the
r.Evo0l Association The column will be
formed at So. Johns Burying Ground,
rvarty-ffth and Broad streets. at
.cook. and viii start promptly at 4:30.
The line OF march viii be out Twenty-ffth
street t0 lakewood avenue. thence 10 the
cemetery When the head of the column
arrives at Otkwood's entrance the active
military viii be halted. so as 10 enable
tf. veterans and the memorial associa-
t..rs fo enter the grounds first. Colonel
I,fr Murphy and Sergeant W. b. Whit
l.k win have charge Of the cemetery.
Al tr. close Of the exercises taps Will he
blown and ID salute fired by the Richmond
HoHHZ,r-.
AIDES TO THE CHIEF MARSHAL.
Ch.etMarshal John T. Hughes has ap-
pointed the following aides From r. T..
Lte Camp Confederate Veterans, Messrs.
A. D. Crouch. John VI. Warren. Gervais
s.nrs colonel John Murphy, c. Y. Ten
rert s. ~. GIl J. Henry Kracke. From
C,ure. e. PICKETT Camp, Confederate
Veterans Colonel r. l.. Maury, Joseph
Carter W r. Miles. Lucieu Jackson. W..
Dr. Woody. W. BEN. Palmer. w. II. Dean.
ana Sergeant vs.. b. Whitlock. (Joseph
T. Johnston Camp. Of Manchester, VIII
s.rIaIe-. Ilt the chief marshal has not
received a list OF them). From Lee Camp
Sons 0f Veterans J. r. Hughes Jr., +.
D. Robertson b. NJ Pollard Ben. Brock
uhuurh. Is. B Sydnor. DR. Stuart Me
G.r. E Ele~sOn. and Edwin T. COZ.
Tf. following other gentlemen have
consented t0 act as aides. Charles Lips
comb A. vs.. Archer, e. J.. Reeve, X.
81 Hreo1l James t. Flournoy. Erne't
W Moore j. r. w. Curtis, Thomas D..
Wool ID. p. Taylor. W. o. Noting.
George d. Pearman j. W. Snton'
Charles Netzger George W. Bradley
George H. Christian. II. G. Epps, j.
81 Redwood. vs.. IT. Shervin, Charles
Ga.s,r w. s. Woodson, w. II. Zim-
aGman T D.. Blanton, $. j. Epes, T..
Minor D. f. Fitz. William Reu-
-r g. Cd. SavWe, DIT. Z. r. Baker
John NJ King. G.. II. Hagan, Thomas
49, Carter g.. Watt Taylor, Joseph W.
White r. A. Hughes. j. W. Starke'
B West. s. ". Campbell. Clarence
Werner Charles H. Epps, and others
CAN'T ACT AS PERSONAL ESCORT.
Captain j. W. Lockwood. Jr., COM
nWl8ut OF Troop G.. First Virginia
Rermeut az Cavalry, rendered his troop
as personal escort to Chief-Marshal
Hughes upon this occasion, but that was
after Captain Lockwood had been IN
formed That 30 order would be issued
tor trs military 10 turn out. Since the
acceptance. OF this kind offer by Chief
Marshal Hughes colonel Euker has Is
sued an order 90 the two Richmond troops
his regiment 10 participate i'm the
parade u regular service uniform
lfs WIl OF course. prevent Captain
lo0fVuoTs command from acting this
afternoon in the capacity OF personal
t..u to the chief marshal, and the
Troop VIII appear In the body Of the pa
aHe The change was rather an un-
fortunate one for Captain Lockwood
lr0r as that body Of soldiers had made
fn. al preparations for the event, anc
vGe to turn out I'm bright uniforms of
ue regulation coat and white helmets
AND trousers.
After thc issuance Of the order by
Colonel Eukcr Captain Lockwood wrote
'o0r. Euker "a letter, asking that his
command Doe relieved from compliance
OIL. ne same. iu order that his Troopers
rl.t act ln the capacity to which the!
u..e committed.
Colonel Euker replied to this by writ
Hc Captain Lockwood that the revo
Hfun off hs order 10 the Captain
r. would put him In an embarrassing
N.n as his acceptance Of the INV
aUol of the lakewood Memorial Asso
station annotated the one received b'
ntun Lockwood's troop. and conclud
H by saying that he was sorry h
la not comply with Captain LOCK
H.lls request
WANTED TO WITHDRAW.
a second letter touching this subjec
tas fheu sent 60 Colonel Euker by Cap
-H lockwood in which the latter re
,ei that his command be releve
from participating in the parade of "a
ahWooi Memorial Association CAPITAL
% kwool stated I'm this communicate
tat Doe made the request because IN
'.clmstances were inauspicious for hi
hoop to parade and because he believe
itt This plan would be for the bes
interests OF the service
To Ws Colonel Euker replied as fol