The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-31
Impressive Parade of Veter-,
ans. Military and Others,
SPLENDID GRAFTON OF
GENERAL ROBT.sWHITE
Gathering to Attend the Exercises the
Largest in Many Years-lnspirlng
Music from Two Excellent
Bands = The Decorations
Fragrant and Beautiful
In the Extreme.

Nothing less than black clouds. rain
and thunder and lightning could have-,
marred the impressive ceremonies at
Hollywood Cemetery yesterday afternoon.
when many thousands OF Richmond peo-
pie gathered upon those grass-covered
and hallowed hillsldes to do honor to the !.
memory Of their dead.
When the splendid column moved from
Fifth and Franklin at 4:so. no evening
could seem to have been moro 3propitious.
A breeze was reducing the oppression,
and few kindly-intentioned clouds over
In the west yelled the face Of the sun, 4
which was very grateful to the soldiers,
But the march to Hollywood was long.
and before the militia had ciroled among
the hills of Hollywood and finally taken4
Its position on each side OF the speakers
stand at the north entrance. a few feet
from the Pickett monument, great, black
clouds had boiled up in the. west and a /
storm was rapidly coming. This caused
many hundreds to leave the cemetery.
But thousands remained and the beauti-F
full ceremonies were completed. The rain.
which came at the close, when most
we're In the shelter of home, only served
to freshen the flowers placed by loving
hands upon the mounds and to deepen
the green Of the sward. So 81 5.$:
The address OF General Whlteawas one
OF the most eloquent ever heard on a.
similar occasion. The spirit OF i t was SO
gentle, so patriotic. and Its word -paint-si
ing so rich in feeling and color that all \
who heard 1t were captlvated and felt
grateful to General White for bringing
them a message of such rare sweetness
Judge George l.. Christian presided With \
accustomed grace. Il
MARCH TO SOLEMN MUSIC.
Headed by General a. L. Phillips, chief
marshal. who Is al fine horseman, the
column of citizens. mill tary. and ladies'
in carriages, moved to the cemetery from Z
Fifth and Franklin at s4:30. while three
bands, the new iBlues. Iardella's and the
Seventeen Regiment. piped appropriate
music. The veterans did not Join the Il
line until further up the street, and so
arrived at the cemetery fresh and corn-$
paratively, COOL Along the line OF march
and at the cemetery the military ats
tracted much attention. Major savtlle
was In command Of the companies OF tho
Seyentieth Regiment, while Major Cheat
wood handled the Blues. AS the latter
came down the slope from the pyramid
towards the speakers stand. the moving
picture they made was a. stirring one. ana 4
the crowd applauded and cheered spon-G
taneously.
The decorations were exceedingly beau
tiful and elaborate. An unusually larga
quantity Of flowers were used. M Ihd
Davis section was beautifully and ten
derly decorated. . q,
Miss Matte p Harris. chairman OF the
committee for decorating the JET ffarson
Davis section, with Mrs. Booton Hill,
Mrs. r, S. Smith, Mrs. r. a. Patterson,
Misses Laws, Anderson, Meade and Pat-
terson, of the committee. and MIS-. Myrta
I.ockett Avary, author or A virginia
Girl in the Civil War" were out, bright
and early, yesterday morning decorating
the Davis plot, than which. in all the
length and breadth of the land, there
Is none more sacred to Southerners.
The section, beautiful in Itself, with its
noble trees and its rose bushes bearing
hlo.,ous red and white, became stllt
iovelier under their touches. There We're
some pretty incidents connected with
The work. The resting place OF the leader
or the "Iost Cause" became one golden
glory of core opsis-the floral emplem OF
the International Sunshine society-con-
trlbuted by lady from rom PnsSs Peahss.vAtNA
Mrs. Avary. formerly OF Virginia, , DIV
now OF New York. assisted by Mrs. Hills
spread these yellow blossoms over tt9
mound, wove the wreaths and pouHu thelA
about the pedestal -,
laid al the feet of the statue. one OF the
ladies' said: "PrAsident Davis had so llt-
tie sunshine In his life, 1t Is we'll thar he
should have 1t In his death Q
From kentucky, Mr., Davis native state,
came some Winnie Davis rose bushes,
which we're planted by the committee on
either side of the monument OF the paush-
| fer of the Confederacy.
| Typical of rest was the wreath or scar
| let nopples that CLEANED against the white
marble. The ladies' Memorial Assocla-
tion returns thanks for beautiful norat
| tributes sent by the Oakwood and Hebrew
! Associations and the 1lorlsts.
GENERAL WHITES SPEECH
On the platform with General White ana
Indre christian were Hon. j. TAYLOR Eli
Jyson the ladies' of the HOLLYWOOD and
similar associations and DR.. w, II, Whit
slit, who delivered tho opening prayer,
When this eloqent and feryent inyoca-
tion had been offered, Judge Christian
gave a brief introductory sketch or the
Hollywood Association, and concluded by
presenting General White, of WheeiinR'
II. va. The address which followed was
In every respect worthy OF the occasion.
Stirring Eloquence.
After splendid tribute to Virginia,
SAh! well do j remember the tfagt.
scenes OF 1851, when the drums sounded
the roll-calA TO arms.
ut was a sad and trying hour; aus-
the. States command TO wal, Homss
broken up. families separated. never 20
be again united7~nany parting nsyert 20
return. Brayely, nobly. grandly hia yar-
ginia's sons obey the call. and with
herolsm grander than words can tell did
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