Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-01


touch elbows, strike the same chord anu anu
chant the same hymn, WorsnlP an a, the
same shrine. and burn incense on 'i nf
zane altar Indeed there is leehhs VI
fellowship in our ranks when M 1865, 1855
more and more as the Thinning ~ 49,
of nature goes on and comrade dlIC VI ~ In
Tadc irons out never 10 joi1 US again III
the camD hall or unite win W III III -
impressive exercises. More thrlilihs 'i1 a.
nver seem the songs we sdhs a.,
set our blood afame and strenstaehsG ou ~
avn 10 WELD the sword or sledHlcu ~ -
aim the musket. and whose slii il Its az in
rang through the valleys ana echVcu ."
the mountains ike busle-v'll IT. nave
Comrades in the years OF when naao
boon sneakinC you were IN your yOui7
mani 1od-some of you IN your teSr,ii
The ensign. with its eleven stdls 60
three bars was your pride. since II VI ~
frrrlnd vour heads have silVered ulueI me
l,tars and Stripes. The COniederacy -
now only "A memory; the Dmon i
living reality. You were "as true 10
steel'' 10 the one. and you nave peeH %
true as the dial to the sun 10 tiie otIicr'
keening inyiolate your pledge. No holol
able man will doubt your lOyalN; Ho-D
hut a craven will question II. IHHc. ~
government founded by the reDel tatnei93
~ t776 and under the Constitution lIdIlleu
Nv mem YOU stand as cOequal citizens
Of this republic. sincere in your aiiesl
apce but you abate not "A 1ot or tlC'lS
of your allegiance 10 the ruling power u
v0ur natures which commands you W
honor your dead and in calm. storm, sun
shine. shadow. and prosperity ana "u
yersitv. be faithful 10 the memories 90, on
the cause in defence or when your hlaa
and mains were cTimsOned, your IiN'i9
aud HAYS REDEEMED. and your land was
filed with sOrrOWing mothers "eePlns
widows fatheTless maidens. ana oIptadu
children. Yes, we are loyal 10 lne H15
that is floating over the hlstorIC co., ~
al ~
republic. but loyal, too are we 10 IN. .nSS
plories of that other flag that ~aNeu
from the same staff when Lee ana Join-
ston and Beauregard. Bragg ana Shiln,
were leading their legions 10 we ic4 PaI,5
OF immortal renown. and Jackson, DIN
and Price. Hill. Stuart. Morgan. ana ASH
bv. diving were blaZOning their names III
skies of imperishable fame.
TRIBUTE TO NOBLE WOMEN.
Now. before concluding this brlel al
dress. / must not fail 10 speak oil lhe
association of patriotic women Whose
busy hands and tireless energies nave
made Hollywood the veritaDle Mtcc4 VI
the South But what can / say OF lnese
noble daughters of Richmond that has not
already been said ten thousand times an
terms far more eloquent than any VIRUS
of mine? Yet. with all the encomiuins
that have been pronounced or written W, w
tongues or pens, the 1ull Story l oi,a'iy
untold for language cannot Adequately
EXPRESS the extent Of their work ana the
donth and breadth of their pure and un-
selfish love. No orator, however si.eu,
no poet. however inspired, could 90 lhShi
iusfice With noiseless tread ana qulChI
ened pulse. they have moved hither anu
thither among these l6,DOO slumoeIeIs,
marking every bed, smoothing cfciS
turfy wrinkle. plucklng every noAiou .
weed. and planting the holiy, .'e - ip.. st
of the air to make their homes III .ne
branches and warb,e their sweetest lays'
No season has been too cola, nor ,, wal ~ ~,
nor damp for their Vlsi'atlohs' IN Zen
mythical virgins. their watch mas oeen
ceascless and their care mas peeh ~.
slant We see. we feel the INTENSITY u
their emotions and the sincerity anu -
cess of their labors, but spetch haS ~ ~
been framed TO ,ell tntli nov II We can
APPRECIATE and adore them. All We s az
40 Is In Law our Door tribute al thelI lcct
and mingle our blessings with the peie
dictions which the winds are no" VIZ,
ing to them from every Iudi .SI -, his
land Of the wreck and the TOMB -tn'S
land
p" with a grave in each spot, A.. s,ou
And names in those graves that shai
ne'er be forgot.
THE EXERCISES CONCLUDED.
The Governor was frequently interrupt
ed by applause, which greeted sOine he
~ Datriofic utteranceS, ana Wheh nc
noncluded was loudly cheered. beioIe "
Wills had ceased TO reVerpeiate .lo
cheers however. the Blues Band s'ruch
I'm Nearer. My Goa 10 Inee' anu am
under the direction of Captain FRANK w.
cunningham. who used as pdtOi w..
same sword with which he conducted me
singing over President Davis gray, tne
immense crowd sang the sweetiy plaili'Ne
b~nnn AS the last note died away on
Inc atmosphere Rev Lancon X. Mason
nronounced the benediction, ana the eA-
ercises were concluded, the soldiers re-
turning 10 their armOries ana tho crown
scattering to their respective homes
,,omori.I Sermon ut Grace Church.
ON Sunday night the ladies OF the Hol-
Ivwood Memorial Association ana repre-
sentatiyes from the other memorial asso-
Citations In the city, together with INC
members of Lee and Pickett camps, as
sembled i'm Grace Episcopal churcn, whe'e
nv invitation. Rev. Landon r. Mason
preached them "a memorioi sernio l,;,rnb
beautiful service of the Episcopal Church
was first read, and DR.. Mason, taking ms
toyt from the 5oth Psalm, the Misere
preached a most affecting sermon, pay,
inc a glorious tribute TO the honoIeu
load whose lives were given FOR the itho
they loved and the cause they, espousea.
The singing OF the surpliced choir waS
NJ unusual excellence the selections being
appropriate 10 the occasion.
ALLEGED FiIibusters Captured.
. JACKSONVILLE. FLA, May 3.-Dis-
matches from Miami. on the lower east
coast report the seizure OF the steamer
nIscayne, charged with fiiibusterins, ~
a deputy collector Of customs. The Daunt-
loss which left Savannah two weeks abo.
ostensibly on towing trip, ana WHICH
is since reported to have landed two ear
goes in Cuba. is also reported TO nave