The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03
An Immense CroWdFWitnessed
the Ceremony.
JUDGE JOHN H. INGRAM
ORATOR OF THE DAY
A Good Dinner, to Which the Entire
\ Crowd Was Invited, Followed the
Unwilling and Speeches, and
and the Day Was a Success III.
from Every Standpoint,
Judge Clopton.
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CHESTERFIELD DCOURTHOUsE, VA.
September "A splendid monument was Y
unveiled here to-day in honor Of the Com
foderate dead Of Chesterfield. and was
witnessed by an Immense crowd. The oc-8
casion was entirely successful and full OF 4
interest S 3S ;isSi
The morning could not have been more
delightful, the hazy condition Of the at-e
mosphere being more pleasant than a 1
clear sky with a burning sun.
a. crowd had been prepared for, and h
crowd came BY II o'clock. perhaps q .
thousand people were in and around the
courthouse yard and vehicles Of every kind "
were streaming In, until by midday such s
a crowd had arrived a had not for many 1
years assembled here. a 31 5 52S
THE HEcEREMoNIEs.
At 12 O. clock !, with military prompt
ness. the measured drumbeat t was heard. 4
und the members OF the William B.$Wool- -aa
uridgo Camp Of S Confederate Veterans
were seen to line up and begin maj rching X
around the yard to the spea akers Il stand.35
At meeting of the Monument 8Associa-
! tlon held here on the second Monday IN {
August a movement was ma de- to lave
the monument unveiled on that d y In
presence 5of the moderate crowd then lin
attendance. and for that purpose the mon i
un1ent was atEthat time turned over to the
William B. woodbridge Camp. with cons
dtlon that the camp might postpone the Z
time OF unveiling II It saw$f fit. The camp
In an executiye session decided to post
pone tho unveiling and fixed upon this
date. Dr.. John +. Bransford. commander &
OF the camp. OF which there arc SOME D
sixty-odd members, IN q brief speech ac-S$S
oepted the monument on behalf Of the X
camp, and conducted the proceedings.
Rev. Charles NJ, Friend, chaplain OF the
camp, offered prayer, after which Hon.
Philip v. Cogbill was called upon for An "
address In lieu Of Judge liam 1 Clop-S &
ton. who was expected to % speak peak
TIE ONLY D1sAPPdlITMENT.
Judge Clopton was one Of the most ae.
tive and interested men in getting up
the monument and arranglg for succesa-8
full unwilling day, and, being one OF the i
best Informed men on Chesterfield history
to be found, had been counted on to deliver
a set speech to-day. and there was gem
eral dlsappoin tment over his absence ~
few days ago he wrote to members Of the
Programme Committee from Atlantic
City, where he is at present stopping. that
owing to his wlfe's Ill health and his own
need OF rest no would not be a BILE to /
fulfill his engagement
A GOOD SUBSTITUTE.
Mr. coghill did honor to the occasion.
however, and credit to himself. In . N
brief speech Of perhaps twenty minutes.
he told Of the absence OF Judge CloptonS 81
and his reason. and went on to give q S
brief history Of the monument standing
yelled before him: how that In July OF Z
last yoar the mat tier of building Con.
federate soldiers monument was first
publicly discussed Ina little meeting held
In the courthouse, at which time ths
Chesterfield Confederate Monument Assoc
citation was organized; how that on that
day subscriptions for the fund were asked
for and several hundred dollars as
starter was subsoribed: how the work Y
went on, growing In favor and In material
shape until the finished monument was
raised for tho coming generations and fin
!shed within a year after the initial steps
for its erection.
Mr.. Cogbill went on to extol the south u
arm soldier In general and the Chester
field soldier In particular, stating that
among other things Chesterfield gave to
the civil war four major-generals, name.
w; Generals Jones. Harry Heath. Edward
johnson and Madison Moody.
In conclusion, Mr. Cogblll said that the
monument before him had been erectsd
to teach the children and grandchildren
of those present that their forefathers
and kinsfolk OF the Confederate war. In
stead OF being traitors. were noblemen
and patriots. deserving the highest fans.
I'll. NSOR.
Z Just after Mr.. Cogbllls speech was
eut;ed his daughter, Miss Mabel Trueheart
Cogblll, who had been invited on benalf
of the William 3. Woodbridge Camp to
unvel the monument, was escorted TO the
base of the shaft ny the master. of cere-
monies, DR.. John r. Bransford, The So
lection of this young lady to act as spon-
sor seemed a fitting one she being the (
grand daughter OF Captain w. ", Thigh,
man Cogbil, who. In 1861, with com-
rany of heroes, marched away from this
for the honor of Virginia and
the South, and on Getysburgs CORY
field, In '62 met death while leading his
men on to immortal fame.
Clad In shimmerng white silk and rib q
hons, with white picture hat, and wearing VI
the badge of the Woodbridge Camp, she
stood In bold relief In front OF the dark
stone OF the monument, the raised plat
farm on which she stood bringing her
de]icately chiseled features in full view
ot the crowd. F
The sun was surely to he envied az he
kissed her soft cheek--ihls maid Of fif-
teen. with the bloom OF Joyous youth 4
mantling her browl
THE UNWILLING.
The cord was drawn just's - :Sss ElAsb