The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08
MEMORIAL DAY IN
FAIR 0AKW00D.
Beautiful GarIands to Be Laid on
Heroes Graves.
THE EXERCISES IMPRESSIVE.
the Column Will Move-Rev. w. A.
Barr to Deliver the Address, and
the Music Will BE a Feature

Oakwood Memorial Day exercises on
Tuesday next viii be singularly impress
sive. The graves Of the Confederate dead
will be garlanded by unforgetung hands.
within the very shadow and. nguratiyely
speaking. within the very sound Of an
other war.
Should the day be fair, the exercises
promise to be beautiful. After the long
rains that have been prevailing so Wig
orously for a week. the green Of the
cemetery and of the parks and roadway
will be fresher and more vernal than is
ever the case after the early spring. A
typical May day in Virginia is a bril-
liant thing-crystaIin as TO purity Of at
mosphere, Cerulean blue as 10 sky new
life i'm everything I'm nature upon which
the eyes rest The lakewood Memorial
Association is indulging the very earnest
hope that Tuesday may be such a day,
having taken special pains with regard
to the preparation OF the programme.
The meeting place for the ladies' as
heretofore. will be ST. Johns church. the
time O'Clock.
THE LINE OF MARCH.
The column win form, as usual. a.
Broad and Twenty-nf.h streets. and move
promptly at 4:30 in the afternoon. This is
the line OF march which is unlike any
heretofore: Out Broad 10 Twenty
20 Franklin and thence around the Sail
ors and Soldiers monument, standing
sentinel on libby Hill. From the park
tho procession viii move out Twenty
ninth back TO Broad. out Broad 10 Thir-
ty-thlrd street. and over Thirty-third 10
lakewood avenue, 10 the cemetery.
Following is the order I'm which the
column viii move: Chief Marshal with
aides. First Regiment Of Virginia Infan-
try, Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Stu
at Horse Guard, Richmond How
tiers, r. y. Lee Camp, No. I, Confed-
crate Veterans. with mounted detail,
George p. Pickett Camp. with mounted
detail: r. +. Lee Camp. No. T. Sons OF
Confederate Veterans: ladies' Of Holly
wood Memorial Association Of the He
brew Association and finally the ladies'
Of lakewood Association in carriages. The
veterans Of the Soldiers Home will also
20 out I'm a large tourist wagon.
The carriages with the ladies OF the
several memorial associations will be all
lowed to enter the cemetery gates, but
no others.
THE EXERCISES
As usual the platform or grand stand.
from which the Grafton Of the day will
be delivered. IS located near the m0nu-
ment. All eff those participating In the
programme viii occupy seats upon IT, as
will the Citizens Band. 90 whose accom-
paniment viii be sung the annual hymn.
and the quartette of which Miss Taylor
IS the director. Rev. W. A. Barr will be
the orator of the day. Tho opening pray
er-always an impressive detail OF the
DAYS exercises-wil Doe made by Rev. NJ.
Ashby Jones, pastor of Leigh Street Bap-
fist church. and Rev j. y. Aastin. OF
Trinity Methodist church, will pronounce
the bencdictioI. Special effort has been
made with regard to the programme OF
vocal music. Judge d. G.. Richardson viii
be master OF ceremonies. Mr.. John r.
Hughes chief marshal, and Mr. william
H. Shervin his chief of staff. Mr.
Hughes has extended invitations to about
200 prominent Richmond men 20 act as his
aids. Among them will be Rev. DR.. Moses
ID. Hoge. who. by Il singularly happy
thought will lead the column next TO the
chief marshal; and about him Will be-
prominent veterans OF the city In their
suits Of Confederate gray. Peace hath
her victories" ana well has Dr. Hoge
won his title 20 distinction I'm tho life
long valiant service OF the Prince Of
Peace.
MANY BURIED THERE.
There are 1G12S Confederate dead inter
red at lakewood. They are from the
thirteen Confederate States. as follows:
Virginia, I13S; George. 1886; North Car
dina. 14l7; Alabama, 92S; South Carolina.
$40: Mississippi 8gS. Florida. tiJ; Texas.
1913; Louisiana, 1i9; Tennessee. 1874; Ar
kansas. 50; Kentucky, 20; Maryland, 10;
recorded. but State OF muster unknown.
1,ls Total, SIPS; not recorded. about
5000.
They sleep the sleep Of the faithful
unto death. Blessed are these dead
and their works do follow them"