Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-11
HONOR NOBLE DEAD.
BrAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE Ex-
ERCIsEs HELD AT LAKEWOOD.
CAPTAIN h'CADE'S FINE GRAFTON.
II stirred the Old Soldiers TO the
Rebel YelI--The Day and the At
rangements Perfect-ih""
Chief Fuller.

ranEfmehts ISiiSN'
Chief Fuller.
Never was a nobler tribute paid to a
nobler dead than that which the ladies
az the Oakwood Memorial Association
and the people Of Richmond on yester-
cay afternoon offered to the memory
az the 1000 Confederate soldiers who
sleep beneath the sod Of lakewood Gem
etery.
The impressive exercises, a perfection
OF arrangements. the presence in sympa-
theuc remembrance OF great multitude,
and all nature. conspired to make the oc-
cas.5u deeply memorable and cherished
one.
The gathering at the cemetery was very
large. Especially was Shs large atten-
dance OF ladies and children noticeable.
Captain Whitlock, Of the First Police
District. had a detachment of officers on
inc grounds. and they served TO keep the
walks 0peu 50 the people might pass TO
and go freely. but the order was perfect.
escort. under Colonel G. Percy Halves,
and made Up Of the ladies Of all the me-
mortal associations In carriages, the vet
e.81s q both camps OF the city and the
Soldiers Home, and a detachment from
tho Howi,zers' Battery. lett Twenty
fourth and Broad streets at 4 o'clock and
rescued The cemetery an hour later. The
broad gateway OF the cemetery was span
Iad ly an arch decorated with the Stars
and Bars and from its keystone was sus-
i--led C. glorious wreath Of evergreen.
The speakers stand was just to the east
%. tle shaft erected TO the memory Of
t1e brave dead under its shadow. and the
Vast audience was assembled on the north
s-s % it, The monument was itself
literally hidden away in flowers and ever
green's Immediately upon the arrival Of
i4s procession the exercises began.
CAPTAIN M'CABE'S ADDRESS.
Ten little girls. all dressed in white
with sashes Of red sang America" The
q, ming prayer. offered by Rev. J. T.
Nastin. followed, and then the pretty
Little choir Of thirty-five girls. under the
direction OF 8lr. Herbert Rees. sang 1--WE
conclusion Of the hymn, Hon. ID. c. Rich
ar1sou introduced the speaker OF the
ceremonies. Captain w. Gordon AcCabe,
% This city.
Captain McCabe. who wore his
uniform as past commander OF
veterans. began his Grafton by al
lu.Es 90 tle fact that the memory Of
those who Gle FOR freedoms sake is ever
fragrant and precious. despite the lapse
az time. whether IL be at Marathon or
een.ac captain McCabe SAID: II this be
it-s, how aololy precious TO Us must
Oh. me memory Of our kinsmen, who IA
t-r own generation mad written their
names "r the very rubric OF freedom"
ITO Co honor" ne continued, TO the
memory az these dear dead comrades,
nn'. To- tla noble words OF Pericles,
---s- lea,a in resistance rather than
safety n omission we gather here to-
-- "a, -e bidding OF the patriot wo-
-'i ~ o-r mother town. who in those
..tNI-i years Of civil strife cheered
.lts- men when living. rs they trod the
-..Iy path NJ duty. and who now, with
ta recurring year. in the full tide of
."Ats Lcl symphony Of life and love,
s.lm Wreathe with fragrant flow
'ie graves or those Who died that the
s...- A.slt i've.
These Impressive rites" he went on 70
s|. ihs opulence Of fragrant bud ana
m srcwn by pious hands upon
lA-ufEotten graves. are not alone
.a0s- Who called Virginia mother
Joy al our southern dead"
.--A drew vivid picture or tine /
ttiaer.ns 9f the clans" from the Potomac
,a- s-f "at the trumpet call OF duty,
~ now men in the full flush OF man
ana -tupllngs. ere the down was
Fl. i-rf cheeks TUNED from wives ana
l ones from aged sires and weeping
..hrfs 90 attest upon these distant /
Beds here in Virginia their fidelity 10 |
Nel-iit-u1nal liberty"
THEIR MEMORY SHALL ABIDE.
4o-m9rrow this solemn pageant shall /
UlLs % yesterday-theSe few poor 4
,t or hating euiOgy shall be forgot, I
~ "pl-fhrOated plGudits' OF the thun- I
!. s1ns shall be hushed; these strains I
"-.lhs martial music shall have died /
Fl me breeze But II We. their sur
..-s comrades. remain but true 70 our 4
~, respect and manhood: n We shall /
49, our cliidfen in the schOol-room and /
zoe PRESIDE. with no bitterness. but terl- /
s-.-f and with chastened pride. the /
a9fy ~ that momenrous conflict:
"a Ne shan seek 10 impress upon them /
b. PEG lt.al lesson OF lives such rs these. i
h der truth. shall abide forever /
hearts Of a grateful people the 4
s memory OF the deeds tney /
,y a handful OF the men and women i
4. prfsonally remember ''the stress /
t...oim. the agony and glory" Of that \
~g time would IN a few years b |
81 ln snakespeares phrase, The fell /
IS strict in his arrest" We |
tot expect. Of course, this Memo
tJ 10 have 10 our childrea the .
t,7 personal meaning" that IL must !
c..rs nave for US. but II would 'ac- !
d yet deeper Significance" 10 them
H-T IN the few years left US here on /
., we're faithful 10 the high ideal or |
h.,~lsm and duty that Informed the \
g--.W these men" and thus prove a
81 az Inspiration 10 those who must
az we future destinies OF the state
co.. pa adycrsaries OF the North had
49, iecogDize that there was nothing
gear, on the part OF the southern
ssl .A Tie Observance OF this Memo
Ia 10y nay so complete had been
ofifs s.sal AZ the bar OF public opinion
narf ,-iamous Judgment Of treason, once
o. is-tsl from pulpit and IN the halls
a t,,srea-'lon, that we have seen within
TIE ,..,sll9nth The Chief Executive OF
a..t'e1'9h standing up before cheering
ana declaring his conviction