Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-05
THE SOUTH'S HEROES.
This the Theme Of Dr.. Lafefty'S A.
dress Before Hollywood Ladies.
ANNIVERSARY or ASSOCIATION.
The Occasion Celebrated with
Public Mass-Meeting and Highly
Interesting Exercises-A Beauufni
Tribute to the Confederate Soldiers

The ladies' OF the Hollywood Memorial
Association celebrated the twenty-ninth
anniversary OF that organization at Lee
Camp Hall last night, when, In connec-
ton with the other interesting exercises,
Rev. DIR. ]. j. Lafferty delivered bril-
liant address on the deeds Of the southern
soldier.
The large hail was crowded almost TO
its utmost capacity when DR.. Lafferty
accompanied by Judge George J. Chris
| tian and Colonel John Il. Cary, assembled
the rostrum, and, calling for order, intro
| duced Rev DR.. j. William Jones, who
offered an ornate prayer. rendering thanks
to the Supreme Being that during the
four years Of strife He had given the
| soldiers Of Lee the comforts bestowed
\ upon them by the daughters OF the Con-
/ federacy.
Colonel Cary then advanced TO the
table, and stated that in the absence OF
/ Mrs. Joseph Bryan, the president OF the
| association, he had been asked 10 preside.
! He thanked the ladies for the honor con-
ferred upon him. ITO be associated with
| such women" ne said, SIS an honor in
/ deed, but to be here in a representative
/ capacity is more than regal honor" Colo
| mel Cary complmented the association
| upon the noble labor Of love it had I'M
| dertaken IN caring for the graves of the
| South's valOrCus dead.
THE COMMITTEES REPORT.
He then read the report Of the Execu-
! tive Committee Of the association, which
| is in part as follows:
! To-day closes the twenty-ninth year Of
/ h. fefa Of ba al ATarnprfal
| Association. Since our last anniversary
/ but five meetings have been held, and no
| important enterprise Is recorded on the
/ minutes. The few items Of general in
| terest apart from the regular routine
are, however, sufficiently suggestive OF
the Importance Of our work TO leave us In
/ no doubt as TO the necessity for continued
exertion."
The report then tells Of the organization
| Of the memorial association at Appomat-
tox; Of the wreath Of bay leaves sent
| to Chicago on the occasion of the unyeil-
| ing of the Confederate monument there
! last May: Of an increase in the income Of
! the association derived from the sale Of
a booklet Of the soldiers section in Holly
wood.
The report goes on at some length.
i and calls attention 10 the protest entered
| by the association against the non-appro-
priatlon OF additional funds TO the Sol
diers' Home, and briefly sets forth that
the work on the graves in the soldiers
section at Hollywood IS still progressing.
The report concludes with a statement
of what had been done for history in the
establishment Of the Confederate Mu-
scum.
DIR. LAFFERTY'S ADDRESS.
Colonel Cary. as soon a. he concluded
the report introduced DR.. Lafferty, who
delivered the annual address, which was
one of the best in the associations his
tory.
DR.. Lafferty began: IL am not una
ware Of the honor that association with
this occasion confers on me. I know fun
| well my limited resources forbid me 10
| hope that | can command sentiment or
words worthy OF the commission l am
charged with. The society has In its
holy keeping the mute mounds. the silent
tents on fame's eternal camplng-grounds'
! and concerns itself with the plous care
of our heroic deed. 1t will never cease 10
receive the homage Of every manly heart.
! i would fall beneath the decer cies or life
II / do not convey TO these ladies the
good will and admiration OF each COM
rade OF the Confederate forces.
TT saves me from chargin TO know
that the divinest things are above and
beyond human speech unutterable. l DO
not therefore take shame TO myself foT
inadequate words of ft praise for the
labor Of love exhibited by this society
in the tender task Of beautifying the
graves OF the slain OF the South.
HONERED NATIONS AND MAIDENS
"The honored matrons and maidens who
tend this Gods Acre, rich with the libatlor
OF heroic blood In our roofess battle ao'
bey in Hollywood, who watch by the
pathetic dust, who make fragrant VIII
the first flowers Of each revolving year
the sacred earth ought ever TO beal
among us the precedence or Veslal'
nursing the fire Of patriotism, as if
the brave days Of DID," the speaker cor.
tinued. "As Scipio, with the spells OF
Carthage. the great Julius himself coulC
not hold seats In public superior In dig
nifty TO the marble chairs OF the Nestales
so IL should be decreed by social consent
that our prlestess Of patriotism shall
have worthy recognition and rank. For
tunate and happy, as seryitor, II ma!
hear one faggot 10 the hallowed hearth
stone where pious hands feed the puT'
flame. whose memory do we honor.
NO calling can match In noble trans
with the martial men defendlns JUS
cause. and the homes Of their people.
soldier stands for self-sacrhce for th'
nuhIic good. Man can rise no higher
In orr hest moods we rank our SCARED
warriors as first in peace, ana the mouhd
above the CORY coTpses as the shrines o
loftiest inspiration. II is divine IN
etInct 10 laud the hero and loathe tn
SELF-SACRIFICE.
"seIf-sacrifce in the high places Of tn
Geld, for country. for fTeside, for fellow
men uplifts a mortal TO the plane o
l e,od1ilxe character When the Chief Justic
an This CITY retreated from the presenc
az his prisoner, the Vanquished In IN
Geld was the victor in the forum. Davis
I'm irons. flung down the gauntlet TO Chase
I'm the seat OF power. The glove Hes to
dav unified. (Applause) Lodge, Senate
Srom Massachusetts, dug down 10 III
Fundamental facts, and found them IN
: | corner-stones Of the Southern Confede
| racy. Seleyle, college chairman an
sturdy scholar OF constitutional history
s comedies that the South stood -FOUR squai
, and stout In truth on the sfeat uocui'lSn
s os freedom. IL 100000 OF the subjects OF
/ noorarchy got TO themselves unfadin
y Glory in resisting a king, were 100000 Q
- their sons rebels for repelllns the az
. saults of copartners In republic wher
T. coercion contradicts their creed OF hbert
e ana surrenders Washington 10 the matte
. OF George w.? (Applause)
[ "Count the cost of suppresslng the II
O heuion." the speaker said, ana IN
j swollen arithmetic is paean OF praise Il
= a people that compelled mortgage Q
|, a continent 10 pay for the cartridges
: eonouer them. Read the MYSTERIOUS
e the victor. The myrmidons OF Aerxes ca
1 only match the marching millions. tAl