Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-05
Hon. Tazewell Elicit. Rev. DIR. Jar1es =
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Fair, and Colonel John s. Harwoou'
THE MEMBERSHIP.
Below arc the names Of the members OF
the senior organization: Mesdames Il. II.
Acree. +. w. Arseil.t John Beatue, AN
drew Burch. George Bowden, stepnen
Rever,dre. charles Bianford. John Burch.
]. T. Bailey. Bell, y. Boissieux, Miss
Pearl Bodeker. Mesdames Henry 7. Chris
tan. Charles H. Crew, Robert Currie.
William II. Curtis. r. Wiley Davis, Har-
voy Davis. Miss Cattle Elicit; Mesdames
John Frlschkorn, John Frayser. Captain
Iritz Miss Hunter Ferguson; Mesdames
N. y. Crooms. S. v. Green, James W.
gibbons. Willie Grasswitte. Charles III.
Hasker. Valentine Hcchler, ]. j. Har-
wood. II. J.. Hechler. William Hughes, T.
$. Herbert, Charles Harcwlcke, Lula
Hudspeth. John ldAI Hughes, Warner
Haynes. WillIafni HJehIer. Misses Bessie
Hancock, Mesdames. Joseph Lasslter,
James Lampkin. A. S. Lee, John s. Lear,
Herbert Lipscomb, Misses Jennie Learus
and Rachel Levy. Mesdames Stanley
Moore, Albert Mayo, Lula c. McPhail.
Rena Mcdonald, II. n. New. Preston
Nash. Miss Eliza Neal, Mesdames G.
Poythress, Edwin Peasants, Captain
Peasants. Miss Anna Peasants. Mes
danes w. ]. PARROT, Joseph Reynolds,
Tom Riddick. d. G. Richardson, Susan
Reed. S. j. Reynolds. Wexford Reed.
James Sinton. M. y. Smelling Miss Alice
whitlock, Mesdames =. G.. Seay. John
Sinton, II. j. Shervin, w. S. Simons,
Misses Mary Slmons and Juliet Snod-
grass, Mesdames Grace Shields, Small,
NJ. f. Tignor, Miss Mary Taylor, Mes
danes J. l.. Taliaferro. A. J. Vaughan.
A. n. White, w. j. Westwood, a. w.
Weddeil, W. NJ. Williams, W. Il. Woody,
Tom Walford. w Ii. Woody, Miss Stella
Williams. and Mrs. woodfn.
The Junior Hollywood Memorial Asso-
citation has just been organized, with fifty
members. II is differed as follows: Mrs.
j. Z. Fltz, president: vice-president TO
be elected; Miss Grace Schermerhorn,
Mrs. Dudley p. Edwards, trea-
surer.
LAKEWOOD MEMORIALDAY.
As Oakwood Memorial-Day this year
falls on Sunday, the ladies' OF the assoc'a-
ton have decided 10 hold their exercises
on Saturday. May 9th. 1t is expected that
this occasion will be an epoch In the his
tory of the organization. Hon. Il. y.
Munford, OF this city. VIII deliver the
grafton, while Mr. John II. Hughes, the
popular City Sheriff. will be the chief mar
shall for the great parade. The associa-
ton is hopeful OF having the largest turn
out Of military and civic bodies which has
ever characterized any Of the lakewood
celebrations The programme will be
most interesting and worthy to attract an
immense crowd to the beautiful city OF
the dead, which lies TO the northeast OF
the city. on the afternoon of May 9th
The selection Of Messrs Munford and
Hughes as orator and chief marshal. re-
spectively, is a most excellent one. Both
gentlemen are identified with the cause
Of the Confederacy. and are well known.
not only in this community. but through
out Virginia.
SKETCH OF THE ORATOR.
Mr.. Munford is one OF the most promi-
nent members of the bar of this State, so
famous for her lawyers and her states
men. and he is a speaker Of force, ability.
and eloquence. Mr.. Munford is native OF
this city and a son Of the esteemed John
d. Munford. His mother was a Miss
Copeland He was born September 10,
1856, and was educated at William and
Mary College. After graduation he studied
law uIaer the gifted John d. Minor. at
the University of Virginia, and began his
practice in Pittsylvania county at the age
of 81. When he was g years old he was
elected TO the Legislature from that
and was twice again selected 10
succeed himself as the representative Of
that people. He at once took high posi-
ton among the lawmakers Of the State.
and was made chairman Of the Judiciary
Committee. Mr.. Munford also achieved
prominence in the politics Of the State.
He moved to Richmond to reside In 1888,
and became the partner of Judge Waller
r. Staples forming the well-knoWn law
firm of Staples & Munford. He was elect
ed TO the Legislature in 1891, and was
made chairman OF the Finance Committee
and assigned to other important commit
tees, one of them being the special joint
committee on the settlement Of the State
debt. He was one OF the members who
got through the General Assembly the bill
the first lump sum of $4,000
to the maintenance Of the Lee Camp Sol
diers' Home. and has since then mani
Tested his devotion to the Lost Cause in
many ways.
Mr. Munford is counsel for the Southern