The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01
MEMORIAL DAY
AT 0AKW0OD.
Graves of the Heroes to Be Decorated
With Flowers May 10,
REV. w. A. BARR TO BE ORATOR
And Judge ID. G. Richardson Master
of Ceremonies-Progra for
the Day and the Good Work
of the Association.
REV. W. A. BARR TO BE ORATOR

ON Tuesday next a meeting Of oak
wood Memorial Association will be held
for the purpose Of perfectlng arrange
ments for OakWOOd Memorial Day-May
the tenth. now near at hand. Coming
as il does in the first flush OF spring.
when the quiet "City OF the Dead Is
freshly clothed with vernal green, Me
mortal Day has its picturesque. as Wei
as its solemnly and spiritually signih-
cant side. and If the faithful hands
which delight in services OF loyalty are
enabled to carry out their intentions this
wear. the beauty Of the Observance, sim
NV as a spectacle, will be greater than
over before Rev VIM. \. Barr VIII De
the orator OF the day. and VIII doubtless
have some eloquent new message 10
bring to the people. Rev. Mr.. AshDy
Jones. OF Leigh-Street Baptist church'
has been invited 10 make the prayer
and Rev. Mr. Mastn, TO pronounce ule
benedictlon. ~,
Good singers. not yet decided upon will
contribute 10 the musical prog anime.
Judge d. G. Richardson will be master
~ ceremonies. Mr.. John Hughes, chiet
marshal. and Mr. VIM. Shervin assist
ant. There will be delegations from me
local military companies, and the other
confederate memorial societies In hne'
az usual-thus FAR no further details
have been arranged
THE JUNIORS.
The Junior Association-an active and
efficient body composed OF many or the
most charming young girls on Church
MN will as usual. cooperate with tho
senior body which assigns its duty on
this day.
To the thoughtful. especially with the
gloom Of another war cloud impending
tho Observance Of Memorial Day IS
fraught with deep and moving signih-
cameo. Coming as 10 does at the beautl-
ful Resurrection season-the season OF
life-lt seems TO express the lesson Win
which all the manimate world is throb-
hing
There IS no death
What seems so is transition
"That which thou sowest' said the
great knosue Paul rs not quickened
evcc3f IA de-" rlhese arc the words 10
which tho solemn music OF the band Is
set. for the thinking among us. as the
long line moves toward The House OF
the silent Years" on Memorial Day. ThiS
ts "a garden strewn with precious seed IN
doed Faithfuluess. unselhshness 10y
atty to a "forlorn hope" courage and an
The valiant as well as the pure virtues
are the Things 10 which the people DO
honor In these ceremonies. They memo
rialize here the eternal, the undyins
things-the souls Of true men.
About one mile beyond the eastern boun-
darv OF Richmond lies lakewood seventy
six acres In area. lying IN picturesque anu
sifgbtlv unduIating sections we'll covered
with shade trees. In 1870 the hrSO eI"fe
was dug I'm the cemetery. and since then
more than 10000 have been lnterred thsIt'
During the awful days or the war pc
tween the states. when Mcclellan. In lS62
was knocking at the city's doors. there
were gallant Confederate soldiers from
every Southern State To give him yanant
answer 'When shall their glory tadeE
Those who fell before the blasts OF North
ern artillery-doing their duty Ihere are
1G 200 OF these men buried In OakWood
cemetery. awaiting the trumpet call or
the Resurrection Angel
'sNor shall their glory be forgot
While fame her record keeps;
And honor marks the sacred spot
Where valor proudly sleeps.
A granite shaft thirty feet IN helsh..
has been erected upon knoll rising I'D
the midst OF the soldiers lot. upon whose
front is inscribed the following:
"In memory OF rs 900 soldiers from thir-
( teen States. Erected by the ladle. or me
Lakewood Memorial Association, May ~.
1866" on one side OF the smart Is the
following: 1.-THE epitaph Of the soldier
who falls with his country Is written IN
the hearts Of those who love the rlght
and honor the brave. The remaining
sides OF the monument are devoted. 70 -
record OF the thirteen States that supplied
this aggregate Of valOr. As always ana III
all countries the women OF the South
have delighted to keep alive THESE mem-
cries.
THE ORGANIZATION.
Tho Oakwood Associations one OF three
organizations In Richmond OF which tnat
10 1856. with very few members. IL has In
II the germ OF growth ana has during