The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13
TABLET
UNWILLING.
Memorials Erected III Gloucester
Courthouse to Distinguished x
Sons Of That County.
WAS AN INSPIRING OCCASION.
A Large Assembly Hear Inter
csting Addresses III Present. y
ing and Receiving Memorials.
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H GLOUCESTER G. Hi VA. Dec. H.
rho gloucester Courthouse building was
filled To repetition on Thursday by rep
rcscntatlve audience. who assembled 70
do honor 10 the unwilling OF tablets and
portraits OF distinguished Gloucester men.
The walls Of the old building are adorned
with tnany such memorials, but none
will be held with moro reverence than
those unveiled to-day.
Judge 4. r.. ID. Wright, TO whose genius
the people of his circuit owe tho thought
or placing such memorials on their court
house waits, presided over the occasion
With his usual genial charm of manner.
IN ali there w,erc about nineteen speak
ers. and though the ceremonies were
continued without intermission from II :aQ
a.. NJ to 1890 T.. M, there was no sign OF
WEAKNESS In the audience; In fact, there
was small Gauss for boredom. for each
speech vas e. gem. some OF pureSt ruy'
and brief and TO The point.
Ss OPENING EXERCISES.
The meeting opened with prayer by the
S"FIghting parson," tonorcd OF all men
in Gloucester. tho Rev. W. f. Royal.
lund tn, singing OF America" IN fine
style.
rho first tablet to be unveiled was one
In memory OF Judge j. M. Gregory, judge
OF this circuit from 1860 to 1865. This
tablet wa.s erected by the court through
The generosity Of Mesdamse and MT.
Gregory Ga1brattll. OF Spartanburg, s. c.,
the daughter and his grandson. Mes
dame A.. caskie Thomas, OF New. York,
and was received by Hon. .. Gardiner
Tyler in speech replete with Interesting
matter. The Hon. John Lamb, Of RlchT
1nond, received the same In fine man
ncr, which will Insure him welcome
always as a, speaker in Gloucestsss-. Mas
ter John Gregory Warburton, OF VIII
Harrisburg, unveiled the tablet. Fl
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The second tablet was unveiled BY Mas Mas
Ter Mann Page, of SHELLY, and was
The gift OF Thomas Nelson Page, In MEM
or-y. OF tho rnany distinguished men, Of his
name who were born III Gloucester. Thls
tablet was presented BY Mr.. Marquis
Jones In his usual happy vein, and was
received by Mr.. Joseph Bryan, Who as
r. rose to speak, was met with an open
hearted welcome by the many friends
OF his youth, who are proud to claim him
as a Glouces ter man. Mr.. Bryan's speech
was one OF the gems of the day
MORDECAI8 COOK.
A1ordecal Cook, OF Murdorsrs' Mount,
Gloucester, and OF other well known men
OF that name. and was the gift Of Mr..
Merritt Todd Cooke, OF Norfolk. and
vas presented very gracefully by Colonel
John r. Saunders and unveiled BY MISS
Agnes shackleford.
The next unwilling, Dr.. Walter Reed
NJ A.. LII. D.. major and surgeon IN the
army Of the United States, who demon
strated in Cuba the transmission Of yell
low fever by mosquitoes, was especially
Interesting. Mrs. Walter Reed, widow,
and Mesdames Bllncoe and Elan. sisters.
and Rev. c. Reed. presiding elder OF
Lynchburg District, brother Of Or. Reed,
uere present. Major James Carroll. Of
the United States army. unveiled the tab
let, which was erected By the court OF
E Gloucester and a few friends. Major
Jefferson Randolph Keen, OF the 1,rstoS
states army. whose speech IS given below
in fun, presented the tablet, which was
received by DR., NIB. Robinson. Of Tap
pahannock, in a speech SO chaste and so
beautiful It remains in tho memory like
music. An exceedingly interesting
feature Sor this occasion was the