Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-20

that the recent convention OF veterans
Mt Charleston, while there was sucn con
fusion In the hail that the maJ1ri.y oa
delegates present did not Know VIVA, VIZ" ~
going on, voted TO accept the oHer Oh me
President to care for the graves.o OF SOUTH
ern soldiers In so far as IL applied 10 tne
graves OF those In Northern states. re
said he hoped every Confederate camp
heroic women OF the South perform the
work. 1T is said nothing VIII be done
unless the government does IT," said the
speaker. II cannot believe H. 1 imploIc
you. my comrades, put not this susn"
upon so sacred a. cause. =,
First nant-Commander ID. ".
Richardson followed in short speech Oh
acceptance, which was humorous, WIZ,
eloquent. and wholly appropriate IN tn w,
course OF his address Mr.. richardson SOU
he once heard General Alexander, wiz
was at one time lleutenant-colonel OF Wy
battalion In which was Captain farke,
battery, say: "If | want man 10 p'
placed In a perlous position, one
quiring Judgment and uhWaNeI.'s
courage, / send for Parker. IL i witt q
surgeon, / send for Parker. If J. want
Christian to show TO q dying soloIer I'll, rhe
way 10 Heaven, / send for Parker ine
applause which followed this was oeal-
ening and prolonged. r,..,o
rian General Assembly who were Con-
federate veterans, slipped away from lle
session last night TO attend the exercises
at the camp hall Among those VINO re-
spondcd TO calls for speech was Sdp
tain r. &. Morton. inspector-general oL
the Department OF Virginia. He spoke OIL
the number of commissioners present am
then remarked upon the large NUMBER Oh
gray heads In the assembly, adulhS that
every one of them seemed 10 De SCI Oh tne
shoulders Of Confederate veterans.
Among the visitors who responded TO cats
for "A speech were Major Dunlop or Lit
tie Rock, formerly Of the Arkansas sharp
shooters; Colonel Lyman. OF New OF
leans. former adjutant on the stat or
General James Breathed, and captain III
Stuart's Horse Artillery. and Colonel
Goode, of Nashville. formerly OF the
Twenty-fOurth Tennessee Infantry.
a feature of the evening was the sing
ing by thirty-four boys from the Maze
Orphan Asylum. Of which DR.. Parker mas
been a chief benefactor. Several Con,
federate songs. as well as Hot Times,
were rendered In a most spirited manner;
The solos OF Clinton West. A-year10ld
boy. brought forth great applause any IL, ne
had TO respond 20 several encoreS. Mrs
Gin. tho Superintendent OF the asylum
presided at the organ.
Dr. Parker ana NIfe and several OF thtlr
family occupied seats In front OF the com
mander's rOstTum. At the conclusion OF
the exercises Judge T.. G. Minor oHered
n resolution. which was adopted. thank
ing the speakers and the boy singers lor
a fine evening.
Preceding the presentation ceremonies
the camp extended 10 the delegates to the
Presbyterian General Assembly an inVl-
tatiOn to visit the camp picture-gauery'
which is open every day.
An invitation TO attend the annual SER
mon before the Ladies' Hollywood Memo
rial association a Centenary church May
18th was accepted.
The applications of Richard c. Walden
late of Crenshaws Battery; Miles Is.
Crenshaw, late cting-quartermaster OF
the Sixteenth Virginia Infantry, for adj
mission TO the Soldiers Home were re-
ceived. and under the rules. went over
to the next meeting.
Commander Peay, who presided, an
nounced that there were many pictures
about ready to be presented TO the camp.