The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-10

LII II VI W aShlngton, tns iaLHSt " ~. t
ferry ssd Mason ~ maF naa The ea
der and sailor &C Of the Confederacy. OF.
Xon go TO- the west end ana gaze upon
contribution to the world s character and
history, Robert D. Lee the lives and
CHARACTER of them all are cpmn OF tpt1
republic In It's every section of civic and
But you'd not have you I'll, think (, that hat
The glo,res OF the past only inspire
US the more for the present and the
And We welcome you to a q p saah;a =,
ct over hundred thousand cItY p Pc Man IN
and factories, our Locomotive WorKs ailu
railroads shops, our houses of commerce
and all the busy avocatlons OF ne We
adeid;; my pleasant asa,i duty / to welcome
ihe Go &, as, Of richmond and Manches
ter; In their names l bid you welcome,
thrice welcome to our hearts. and homes;
officers Of nearly sixty Thousand menu
bers of a great fraternal ana insurance
order.
The President of the United States re-
cieties: "This government will endure
just so long as we protect the great ,st !. m.
s asrfsts we ssod bea By Hs FdsF n
and, moreover, not lose sight Of
the fast tha n nspra onesatd Is t me-
system nj is builder up of charactsr ana
a teacher, of right principles Of LYING h.I <.
Every order worth belonging 18th TO mas ,r las
s fr war la them Mano Upon his frontlet the
frontet Of his mind and heart r T peas PGee
to stand upon the shore and to see s u ,,s
tossed upon the sea. Il pleasure 70 staiiu
in the window Of a. castle and 70 see ,, a
but no pleasure Is comparable to me
standing upon the vantage ground OF
truth ca hin not to be eo on a,na1 ana
ings and nists and tempests IN the yale re
sGw aXays t With this aweR 19spG prds
S Save a mans M ~ ilG mind move in char
ity, rest IN q :, and turn upon the
Fraternity is but another name e,,, for
friendship and brotherly love. 80, Thou
shalt love thy negha19 On f a ehyse the love
of God hang all the law and the
Wisdom, Of course, is to be desired 50
And now. my friends, I voice the SCI a.
ment of all the Heptasophs not only OF
Richmond, but Of Virginia. when, | . ex-
press the hope that your aGtons IN ' h1
truth, fraternity and wisdom, and me
great work In which we are engaged IN
the organization to which we belong ana
TO whose tenets we subscribe may take
on new life from this time on, ana tnaI
genera lions yet unborn VIII rise UP anu
% Out Of the very depths Of our hearts We
hid yoll welcome to Richmond, and may
God speed you in your noble undertake
'i'ss' ARcHoN CoHEN's REPLY.
Tn replying Supreme Archon Cohen was
very graceful. He said he. felt unable 70
respond MS he would wish to the ape
and eloquent expressions just given; ms
meeting reminded him of his first WISH 10
Richmond in 1850. when the supreme body
It's infancy, scarcely numbering 5000. Now,
Just fourteen years later, 1t numbered
twenty times as many and he felt that
the Inspiration that had spread itself
throughout the body at that time, and
which had resulted in such wonderful
when In fourteen, years they come PACK
10 Richmond he had no doubt but thar
the sa me marvellous growth VIII be shown.
In closing he thanked the speakers Tor
theii, words Of approval and enco otl e.
nlent. and thanked the Mayor for ms
hearty welcome.
''The Mayor made no mistake in eS-
tending the keys of the city to such 2
noble body Of men as this before nm.
he said: 'for they will look upon =. th !, E
city and Its Gzens M5ts the pr'de
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cohen's re-
marks the concaYe went into business