Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-17
A MOST NOBLE BAND.
MEETING or CHRISTIAN ENDEA-
yoRERs IN ALEXANDRIA.
A BUSY SESSION YESTERDAY.
Rcportx show That the Organization
a. spreading and Doing Good
Work-The Funeral OF YOUNG
Campbell.

ALEXANDRIA, VA, September 6.-
Especial )--Tho Christian Endeavorers' al
Ter some early morning meetings began
the DAYS routine at 9 o'clock, Mr.. 5. T.
Berry. Of Broadway. leading the song SER
Nice. and Mr.. Overdorf. of stanton, the
Bible talks.
President Kennedy. Of Lexington, made
his report. He reviewed the field, SAID
that the organization in Virginia num-
sered 10000 members. and was steadily
growing in membership, usefulness, and
influence.
THE ORGANIZATION GROWING.
There were 26O societies in ~ state
TWENTY-FIVE new ones during Ne year
eighteen being senior and four junior or
sanizations. lie spoke of the individual
work feature of the organization, and re-
commended the organization of depart
ments for the benefit of prisoners in Jalls
and the State penitentlary, and for sea-
men and watermen or their families in
various sections, especially about Nor
folk and Newport News. He wanted TO
see more district unions, and offered
number Of suggestions thereunto. The re-
port went well
Secretary Lewlss report was read by
Mr.. Richard Henry Bell. Jr., of Staunton,
and Treasurer Lovegrove's report showed
the State organization to be on fine
financial basis.
GOOD REPORTS.
Miss Annie Lind Forssberg Of Lynch
burg sent an interesting and carefully
prepared paper on Junior work, which
wae read by Miss Mary Penn, of AleNan-
dria A report on the press by Professor
Howe. Of Washington and Lee. was read.
Rev. Daniel w. Montgomery spoke for an
hour on the power of the organization,
after which the delegates lunched in the
Methodist Protestant lecture-room.
Rev. William Cumming. of Baltimore,
began the afternoon session with an adj
dress. This was followed by Mr.. Rogi-
maid Walker, Of Richmond, whose theme
was Go or Send" After some general
talk and discussion on committees and
missionary matters the meeting adjourn
ed for the day.
CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.
The absence Of Dr. Henry NJ. Wharton.
of Baltimore and Rev. Dr. Steward, of
harrisburg Pa, caused two changes in
tho programme Rev. DR.. Hamlin, or
Washington. will probably take their
places The meetings to-day were at the
Bouthern Methodist church and were well
attended. Many members of the Wash
jngton organization Were present
Tomorrow officers will be chosen. the
next meeting-place will be set. and the
eelegates will be taken 10 Mount Vernon.
There was an increase of delegates to-
DAY. but some OF the stronger lights of
the order are attending other meetings
Tar away. Most of thes delegates Will re-
main over Sunday.
YOUNG CAMPBELIiS BURIAL.
Young Campbell was buried from the
Methodist Protestant church this after
noon The edifice was full and hundreds
stood without. As mentioned in a pre-
eious dispatch, this bright H-year-old lad,
pldest son and hope Of LOudon Campbell
for years upon years engineewpf the Col
lmbia Fire Company, went off with the
Washington Regiment as a musician and
paw service amongst bullets and shells at
Santiago. only TO succumb to fever while |
tn route home The remains were en-
rased in a copper casket. placed IN a plain |
box. cased with iron handles flag COW
Fred the whole. and dozen of the most |
magnificent floral pieces ever seen here
surrounded II.
The choir to which he once belonged |
rhanted a requiem and Jesus, Lover Of |
My Soul" was sung by the congregation |
trhere was q prayer and solo by men, !
Der of the district command. and an adj /
dress by Pastor Revele during which |
there seemed few persons who did not cry. |
Thirty members Of the Mt. Pleasant |
Drum Corps acted as escort to the Bethel |
Cemetery. six members Of the Third Vir-
einia Regiment Field Band were the ac-
tive pall-bearers, and ten comrades of |
the deceased marched with floral pieces |
behind the hearse. Hundreds went out to /
the cemetery.
FLAPS" SOUNDED BY THE BUGLE. |
After the grave had been filed and |
rounded in. a boy bugler, who was with |
Campbell at Santiago. stood at the head |
OF the grave and blew TAPS"
AS the long, low. sadly sweet notes of
the bugle echoed back from Old Fort Els
worth, and across the Valley from VIII
Hard and Lyon many old soldiers who
stood near were visibly affected, too. 1t
was really the first real soldier funeral
here since the civil war, when there were
sometimes a hundred deaths in day.
The Hebrews began their New Year at
shutdown, with services in the synagogue
by Rabbi L. c. Mayer, OF Baltimore.
Vandyke Johns continues very i'll with
typhoid.
LIEUTENANT FLAGG'S FUNERAL
Arthur Ingersoll Flagg the young
lieutenant OF Captain Wizards |
Fairfax Company who succumbed TO
typhoid-fever Wednesday night. was laid
10 beside his father In lakewood burying-
ground-perhaps the most beautiful spot
m Farfax-thls afternoon Never was
there such an outpouring at a funeral in
This county Perhaps 1000 gathered at
Highland View alone
The services there were conducted by |
nelghboring clergy. the Episcopal ritual
being read While at the grave the ser
vices were conducted according 10 Ma
sonic rites. Nearly all Of the Fairfax
company acted as escort.
The pail-bearers were Surgeon Smith,
captain willard, Lieutenant Meikens. of
the District OF Columbia Volunteers. Or.
quick, OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
and George Taylor Mankin.
Dix non-commissioned officers of the
fairfaN company bore the coffin. which
was covered with the flag. and n bneler
sounded flights out"
The Alexandria Knights Temn,ar are
making preparations for their Pittshnre
trip. Tonight number OF degrees were
conferred on candidates from near.bv
places. Old Dominion Commanderv az