The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-01
FINE PORTRAIT OF
GEN. { A. .BRANDE:.R }, E.
Presented to Lee Camp
Last Night.
ELOQUENT SPEECHES.
Major stringfel|ow and Capt, Woods
the Orators.
A LARGE CROWD WAS PRESENT.
Both Speakers Pay Eloquent Tributes
tothc soldier, and Captain Elicit
Reads Biography Of His
Comrado In Arms-Dr.
Hosc's Picture Next
Monday Night.

Monday Night.
a large crowd, including many ladles'
was present at Lee Camp Hall ias1 hisn'
70 witness the presentation OF sple1lo'o
,,,-trait of the late Gen. Thomas A Bran
der given by one of his frlenos anu a.
rn,rers TO r. E. Lee Camp, Conleuelaee
Veterans. 4 large number OF veterans
from the Soldiers Home were IN the au-
dience. Eloquent speeches were maze os
,,ia- charles S. Stringfeliow, Of TINS
citv and Capt. Micajah Woods, OF ohar-
lottesviile, in presenting and RECEIVING 'ne
nortrait. and much enthusiasm pre'aiieo
Commander D. C. Richardson presiue1'
and Adiutant J. Taylor Stratton reeot o.u
PRAYER was offered by Kew. Dr. =.
Smith. after which some routine BUSINESS ~
was transacted before the picture p1
ration was taken up. CHIEF among ttil'
,,.as the setting apart of next Monday
niobt as the time for receiving a portrait
| ~ the late DR.. M D. Hodge, to De pre-
santed to the Camp by the r. +. Lee
Can,p. No, l. Sons of Confederate 'ete-
rams
| Commander Richardson presented MAJOR
Charles s. Stringfellow in a few wei.
! chosen words, and the distinguishes
speaker made an eloquent ana toucniit5
| address in presenting the portrait OF Cen
eral 'Rrander to the Camp. Major String
| fellow commenced by paying beautifu!
| tribute to the valor OF the Confederate
| soldier. which elected much applause
| from his hearers.
FOUGHT FOR THEIR LIBERTIES.
Tn leading I'D to his subject, he dWeit
! elouuentlv upon some OF the events pre-
| cedins the war between the States, ana
contended that the Southern people fought
| for their constitutional rights ana their
! dearest lihorties.
! He said when Robert Lee resigned MS
| commission in the United States army
| and took charge of the Virginia forces, he
! was actuated by as lofty motives as those
| which animated the Father his Country
| when he drew his sword in defense OF
| American liberty. In speaking OF General
| Brander. Major Stringfeilow said his
| courage was conspicuous on many OF the
| battle-felds in the South.s great struggle,
| and that no Drawer man ever followed
| cause or displayed more courage ana
| devotion than Thomas A Brander
| The sneaker said that while there was
| no more brave or loyal soldier than Gen
| eral Brander, yet when he surrendered at
| ADpOma ttoX he brought home with MN
! no malice against those against whom he
| had welded his knightly sword, but ac-
| cepted the result as becomes brave
| soldier.
! He spoke of General Brander's devotion
! to the work at the Soldiers Home, with
which he was long connected in an off-
cial capacity, and of his great interest in
Lee Camp. OF which he was once COM
mander Major Stringfellow closed his re-
| marks with a touching tribute to the pri-
| vate life and character OF General Bran
der, whom he said was one Of the noblest
! and best men OF his time.
AN ELOQUENT Tribute.
| Commander Richardson then introduced
| Captain Micajah Woods, OF Charlottes-
| willie, who received the portrait on behalf
| of the Camp in an exceptionally eloquent
| address.
He said that, outside of General Bran
der,s family, none would miss him more
than the inmates of the Soldiers Home,
whose faithful and devoted friend he had
been since the establishment of the insti-
tuition. He spoke OF Major Brander's work
and popularity in the Grand Camp, Con-
| federate Veterans, which he did SO much
| to promote, and said that few men en-
| joyed wider popularity among its mem
bers. After referring to his long personal
acquaintance with and high admiration
for General Brander, the speaker paid
him the following beautiful tribute as a
soldier:
| '"his valor on many bloody field is
known to all men who served in the Army
of Northern Virginia. His manly cour-
age. his maiden purity Of character and
gentleness Of disposition, linked him to his
men and comrades in arms with hooks o.
STEEL The historic recognition OF his
proWess as a soldier is perpetuated by
special mention of mis- conduct in no less
than five great battles by such leaders
as Pendleton, Walker and Pegram, ir
their reports published in the official re-
cords Of the war, issued by the Govern.
ment of the United States. His conspicu,
Gus galantry on the fields of Rich Noun,
tain, oil fredericksburg, of Gettysburg. OF
Fort Harrison and Reams' Station, ant
in the final fateful struggle at Arspomat
toX as recounted by his commanders, viii
! ever be lofty incentive to high actor
| and nob!e deeds on the part of his de.
scendants to the remctest generations
THE WOMEN OF, THE SOUTH
Captain Woods closed his splendid speech
as follows:
major Brander was true ard higf
type of this class He recognized that the
women of the South, in their heroic de
| votion to the cause. were the inspiration
| that animated the march and fired courag.
on thu line of battle. His dream and hope
was that, during his day. there should bs
paid to them-our Confederate m9hers
wives and sister-some splendid tribute /,
commemoration of their long-suffering ant
natchless fidelity. while they watched ant
! nraved and labored with more than Spar
fan fortitude. for their loved one wht
went forth to fight for their affairs ami
& their hresides. May this Lee Camp whici
has done so much to perpstuate the gio
# rious deeds of cur dead and living heroes
and so much to aid and solace our aget
and dependent comrades. catch this in
spiration and lend its highest efforts t
see that hsre, in this Capital City OF th'
q cantederacy, there shall De ei1iselled b!
4 some lPhfdIan hand, oft of marble pure
+ than sntilican a statue as chaste a
Diana. as warIike as Minerva, and g:
IS beautiful as We nus. as monument to tn,
glorious woma nhood OF the South.
3 S1r,, J,aha 1fs ti.a enfbafS OF Lee CAM