The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-05
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a lawyer who had been first to begin the
tight AGAINST oppression. or for reform
He r:;ss tre n &, .dCrsly applauded at the
close of h..s speech.
ATTORNE Ely -G13NERAL'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Munford spoke at some length IN
present.,lg Attornev-General Montague
telling Il humorous story TO illustrate MS
a:.-er;ion that there was very little dlf-
ference bcv cen Virginia ana Massa-
c,,;lsetts''-the sentiments to which Mr..
Montague responded.
Mr.. Montague, when he arose received
such an ovation of applause as was not
given any other speaker
His short address was little short OF a
gem It was "a succession of historic al
lusicns illustrating that Virginia and
Massachusetts have always been first IN
fighting for liberty. His language was
Surerh.
Mr Montague declared that in the years
TO come the boys and girls of Massachu-
sets would regard Robert Z. Lee as the
ideal Anlerican-the American Sir Gala
had The day has come for purer pa
triotism, declared Mr.. Montague Let US
bring to pass days which vii! realize lhe
declaration of Socrates, The best science
of Government is the best science of
ethics Let us press forward to the
nrze OF patriotism and constitutional ND
crty.
There was a storm of applause when
Mr. Montague took his seat
Mr. Munford, in Diminishing the ban
queters used but few words, but de-
cIared that the day and the evening had
been spent in a manner eminently appro-
pirate to the character of the great Viz
ginian whose memory it had been the de-
sire to honor. He announced that he had
received kilograms of regret from Sena-
sors Daniel and Hoard at not being able
to be present 1t was now 1880 o'clock
After the banquet those who had en-
joyed it congregated in great numbers on
he balcony and in the corridors. linser-
ng in social converse. The ladies' now
formed a part of the assembiase, and it
well past l before the corridor ana
parlors were deserted.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
A list of tho:e at the banquet would be
a list OF the most prominent men OF Rich-
mond und of the Old Dominion. Hon.
Beverly B. Nuniord, an ideal toastnaster,
occupied a central seat at q long table on
the south side Of the hall. On his right.
were M. Justice Cray, Judge James Keith.
Judge Edmund Waddill Hon. John Goode,
Lieutenant-Governor Echols, Judge Geo.
NJ. Harrison, Acknowledgement A j. Mon
tague, Mayor Taylor Ex-Governor O'Fer-
rail- Col VIM B. Petit and Mr.. John
Hunter On Mr. NIunfords left were Gov
ernor Tyler !5olicitor-General Richards,
Judge L, l.. Lewis, Judge John Paul Judge
e. Il Carlwell. Judge Archer PhlesaF'
Judge James Buchanan. Col. r. e Mar
shall. Hon John f Ryan, Col. a. S.
! "uford, Judge S. g. White.
Some of those at the banquet from this
city were: Hon. D. c. Richardson. Mr. W.
L. Royal, Capt. Charles Stringfellow:
Iessrs. t. A Catlin, w. S. Travers,
Hugh Miller, Carey Z. Sters Berkeley
Williams. Hon. j. TAYLOR Ellyson, Rose
well Page, Major Sol Cutchins. John a.
Lamb, W. NJ Hill, Eugene c. Massie.
Hill Montague, S. S. P. Patteson. j. Al
ston Cabell, John Winston, W. S. Cope
land, Judge j. II. Ingram. Manchester
Robert S. Bosher. +. NJ. Pitcher, Luther
Dawson, Major j. r. Mcintosh, Rev. DR..
George Z. Cooper. Joseph Bryan, John
P. Branch, John w. Gordon. 3. f. john
son. Judge 3. Rand Wexford w. O. Skel-
ton. Decatur Axtell Judge George L.
Christian, c. L. Doyle, Horace Buchan-
an. John Stewart Bryan, Frank w.
Christian, jackson Guy. j. P. Mcguire.
/. O. Wenderburg and Joseph Lawless.
A partial list of the out-of-town guests
Includes: Hon. r. e. Boykin Isle of
Wight: A. c. BraXton, Staunton; II. l..
Garrett and John r. Delarey, of Coving-
ton: Judge Charles Moore. Covington;
Denis ~ Shanahan. Louisville; Marshall
Hough, Stanton; r. Wall Shelton, Nor
folk; Robert l. Parrish, CoVinston: Will
liam II. White. Norfolk: Judge George j.
Hundley, Amelia county; capt. All T.
Thorn. Norfolk; Hon. John l.. Jeffries.
Culpeper: Hon. John f. Ryan. of Lou
tloun; w. A Glasgow, Roanoke; Judge
John 3. IIorsley. Lynchburg: Mr. Brown
and Mr.. Batcheder. of Newport News;
Robert n. Turnbull, Brunswick; Iucicn
II. Cooke, Roanoke: Senator Thomas
Bla1ey of Essex; Prof. W. a. Lyle. Uni
versty of Virginia; Alex. Hamilton, Of
Petersburg, and many others. Probably
a majority of the members OF the General
Assembly We're present.