Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-23

other arrangements for the sad cere
| mony. Yours very truly,
C. IRVINE Wake.
Commanding South Carolina Division
| United Confederate Veterans
| GENERAL LEES TELEGRAM.
! General Fitzhugh Lee explained his in
| ability to attend in the following tele
| gram:
| Jacksonville, Fla. September %, 1898.
| The Mayor, Richmond, Va:
Please say to the Committee Of Ar
/ rangements the Secretary of War has off
| cially informed me Of his intention TO in
spect this corps within the next three
days, and 1 will therefore be prevented
| from discharging the sad duties of pail
bearer at Miss Winnie Davis's funeral. ]
send to your care a telegram for Mrs
Davis. FITZHUGH LEE.
GOVERNOR WATER BOUND.
Governor Tyler wired as follows:
Pulaski, Va, September q. 1893
Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson:
I'm detained in country by water. and
regret 1 cannot be in Richmond to-mor-
row. Please express for me and people
of our State heartfelt sympathy for Mrs
Davis in her sad affiiction.
j. HOGE TYLER.
THE FLORAL OFFERINGS.
The floral offerings, including those
sent from local organizations, from
all over Virginia, and from the
entire South, will be very numerous
and very beautiful. Kentucky veterans
announce that their Offering will be re-
ceived this morning. Following is the
telegram advising OF its shipment:
Louisville Ky SeDtember % 1903
w. M. Hill, State Bank of Virginia, Rich
mond, Va:
Please request Lee Camp veterans to
take charge OF the floral design from
Louisville, on its arrival by way of the
Chesapeake and Ohio, in the morning.
JOHN II. LEATHERS,
President Confederate Association Of
Kentucky.
LOUISIANA'S TRIBUTE.
Louisiana veterans will be represented
in the procession, and will also send n
floral Offering, as indicated by the fol-
lowing telegram:
New Orleans, La, September o. 1898.
Major Norman V. Randolph, Richmond.
Va:
Please represent Louisiana Division.
Army Of Northern Virginia, Camp /.
United Confederate Veterans. at Miss
Davis's funeral, also get floral Offering
Draw on me for cost.
b. II. WALSHE, President.
The following was received from Gen.
eral Cabell, of Texas:
Dallas, Tex, September 22d.
Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson, Richmond, Va:
Owing to quarantine II IS impossible for
me to attend Miss Winnies funeral.
GENERAL w. L. CABELLA
DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY.
From the kilograms received from chap
tiers Of United Daughters OF the Confede-
racy throughout the South yesterday, and
the appointments made by the chapters
OF Richmond and Virginia, the following
list of ladies, who will represent the
Daughters in the parade, is made Up:
Mrs. Norman V. Randolph, president
Virginia Daughters of Confederacy.
Mrs. c. Branch Stone, Texas United
Daughters of Confederacy.
Mrs. Conner, South Carolina.
Mrs. James N. Leigh, United Daughters
of Confederacy.
Mrs. Hollenberg, Alabama.
Mrs. Adolphus Blair, Mississippi
Mrs. John Purcell Virginia.
Mrs. Phil. II. Sutton, Virginia
Mrs. Thomas Leary. Virginia.
Mrs. Alfred Gray. Virginia
Mrs. George Lyons, Virginia.
Mrs. Robert Christian, Virginia
Mrs. James 'Caskie. Virginia
Mrs. Kate VIM. Virginia.
Mrs. c. Harris, Virginia.
Mrs. Clara Nash, Virginia.
Mrs. Bland Nash, Virginia.
Mrs. d. c. Richardson, Virginia.
Mrs. Bib, Virginia.
Mrs. B. A. Blenner, Virginia
Miss Kate Lee, Virginia.
Miss Edwards, Virginia.
Miss Houston, Virginia.
Miss Robinson, Virginia.
Miss Addie Deane Lyons, Virginia.
Miss Horton, Virginia.
OF THE CONFEDERACY |
The Richmond Chapter of the Daughters |
If the Confederacy met and adopted reso-
utions of sympathy for Mrs. Davis. At |
he opening Of the meeting Mrs. n. V. |
who presided, said:
Before opening our business meeting, / |
must pause TO express, in my poor way, |
he sorrow that l am sure has filled the |
leart Of every southern woman In the past |
hree weeks, while our whole country Is |
Mourning the loss Of It's dear ones In bat |
les and hospitals. The sympathy and |
owe Of the South has gone out to our be- |
owed old general, Joseph Wheeler. How |
We followed him with pride as in days \
zone by; how we wept with him In the
leath of his youngest his well beloved
mot ten days after the papers state: |
Died, in Norfolk, Mrs. Page Waller, only |
laughter of Mrs. ]. Il. b. Stuart" What |
sorrow no one but a mother can appre-
late. Mrs. Stuart, the wife OF the gall
ant Stuart, the idol Of the southern peo- }
lie, the woman who has so nobly borne
Ter part, who has not only educated and
AIRED for her children, but at her own ex-
'ense and by her hard work has edu-
ated. free OF charge, twenty girls of the
outh and thus given them a start In life.
he women of the South mourn with her.
Surely here we thought would be
ause in our grief. But yesterday there
ashed over the wire the death OF Win
lie Davis as all the South loved to call
er; the Daughter of the Confederacy.'
s the veterans have named her. To her
Mother what can we say but that we
lourn with her? Never before since the
orrowful days of ls6i-'65 has there been
0 great distress. for our General in his
REF. for the wives OF those that the
eople loved to honor. Mrs. Stuart, and
lst in woe but first in the hearts Of the