The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-26

When Mr.. Cadwalader had concluded
Mr. Icliyson presented General FItzhush
Lee Tho General was welcomed with
prolonged applause, during which nc
stood bowling and recognizing among pm, tne
crowd many of his war time friends.
General Lee was al home among Rich
monders and upon an occasio which al
forded him genuine pleasure. He said
in part:
# General Lee said in part:
Members OF the General Dahney oIaury
Chapter OF the Daughters OF the
Confederacy,
Ladies and GentIemen:-A most I'M
nressiye ceremony marks an uncommon
scene, and a most unusual Incident.
Ladies residing beyond the limits OF
this historic Commonwealth have as
ISOLATED themselves in an organization
for the purpose of preserving the rec
ord and protecting the memory of dead
Southern soldiers, who rest with the
dew on their brows. and the rust on
their mail in the city of Philadelphia,
which was so closely connected with the
great men and great events OF mighty
past.
Tho General Dabney II. NIaury Chap
ter of the Daughters OF the Confederacy
is mere ror the purpose OF unwilling and
sconsecratiu5 a monument In beautiful
Hollywood to brave men who perished
far from home and State.
TRIBUTE TO N1AURY.
Your Chapter. ladies'. bears the name
OF a Confederate General-a man re-
spected and beloved in life-whose death
was mourned by friends and former foes.
we recollect his soldierly deeds his
beautiful character. his private virtues
his public services. He was so kind. so
anna Bile, so honorable that he furnished
a model OF love and simplicity in his
domestic life, and was true specimen
OF the able, chiVaIrOus soldier In his
military career. 1t so happened that
my first army life upon graduating at
West Point. was under his tuition at
Carlisle Barracks, pennsylvania, and
from that hour to the day l mourned
his DEATH his tent has been pitched on
held secure by the strong cords or
bro...erly love.
General Alaury loved his native State,
and sorrow pcryaded every part OF it
when the news was flashed over her
borders that one or the purest and
truest of her sons had answered to the
final roll call.
We, the survivors Of a terrible war,
have still to perform the duties of life
we who are marching down the slope OF
life to join the bivouac Of the dead-we
and shell OH the battle field, and whose
places in the war pictures were near
the flashing OF the guns, should have
our attention frequently called to the de-
voted work or the noble Daughters OF
the Confedcracy Lest We forget; lest
we forget the men who fell in the same
cause we were contendinG for. They
did not know that sorrows cloud had
tipped our mountain tops. that our
Southern rivers mad flowed troubled into
the sea or that the shadows of defeat
had been cast over our plains and val
1eys. but expired in the belief that they
would hear upon the far away. eternal
shores, the Southern shouts of victory.
THE PRIVATE SOLDIER
What a wonderful career tho private
soldier had. rhere he stood with old.
torn SLOUGH hat, the bright eye. the
cheek colored BY exposure and painted
by excitement. the face stained with
powder, with Jacket rent. trousers torn !
and the blanket IN shreds, printing in
the dust OF battle the tracks OF his
shoeless feet. No monument can be
built high enough to commemorate the
memory of a typical representative pri-
yate soldier OF ..le South. Well might
an orator eSclaim, When I see the bat
tie SCARED soldiers and sailors of the
.Confederacy with uncovered head and
protoundest reverence. bow before
the greatest suffering with the least
hope Of reward is worthy Of the highest
honor. these deserve to stand shoulder
10 shoulder with their greatest army
commander in the brotherhood OF i
glory
Were they traitors? No. no. These.