The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-14
PICTURE OF
FORREST ]
Lee Camp Receives Portrait
NJ OF Great Cavalry Leader.
SEVERAL FINE ADDRESSES
Judge Christian, Or. Jones, Generals
Lee and Hunton Follow The Admir-
able Address Of o. Whitsltt IN
Brief but Welcome Speeches.

u A brilliant audience immensely enjoyed
the exercises at Lee Camp Hall last night,
when tho picture Of General Nathan Bed
ford Forrest was presented to the camp.
The presentation address was scholarly
and admirable In every; respect. DR.. yyf-
liam II. Whitsitt received warm applause
and vote OF thanks from the camp and
audience. Dr. w r. L. Smith was to
have formally received the portrait on tho
part Of the camp, but was not present,
owing to an engagement at his church.
Excellent, though brief, addresses were
made however, by Generals Hunton and
Lee, Judge George L. Christian and Dr..
J. William Jones.
The meeting OF the camp was presided
over by Commander ]. p. Smith, D. D.
1t was arranged that the business meeting
should be brief, and at $3.50 DR.. Whitsitt
WAS introduced. s3s
WAS ONCE WARLIkE.
u Though following now the peaceful CALL
ing OF q minister Of the gospel and q
Header and teacher Of youth, this able
gentleman was as Warlikc between the
years 1S61-65 as the best Of them. He
followed Forrest In several Of his brill
campaigns, ekIleWsE lIe LIldu anu III
nlired him extravagantly He was un-5
stinted in his praise OF the man and his
great, though untutored.1 military genius.
briefly utlining thes story of the cav
alryifleader's early. life, shut out from
advantages fan education, DR.. Whitsltt,
gave word pictures of his campaigns.
which were remarkable for the Impress of
great strategic power. which they bore.
5Et Forrest was the great soldier. of the
West during the war. He was also q
great and good man.. above everything
born fighter and commander, with ey-
cry power OF a great and successful sol
dier in the rough. Very frequently dur
K ing the carefully prepared address, which
did such ample justice to the subject, DR.,
sEhitstts refined and elevated thoughts,
clothed in cfastest English, brought forth
applause Of appreciation and commenda-
Stion, The audience, which embraced many
CT the most prominent men OF the city,
as well as large number of the mem
bers of the General Assembly. roundly
arplauded the fine effort when he had
concluded In the speeches which fol-
lowed frequent and appreciativef refer
ences were made to$it
Esi$$ JUDGE CHRISTIANS SIOAY.
The commander stated to the camp that
DR.. Smith. pastor of the Second Baptist
Church, and also a follower Of Forrest,
had been invited to receive the picture for
4 the camp, out was kepEjd Wdy:SUJt I'LL ci-
gagement Eat his church 7Ft,!st
Judge Christian arose., stating first Of
all that he was not going Il make a
speech, but had story to tell. lie ex-
pressed qualification that two such dis
zt!nguished men as Generals Huntonr and
Lee had 50 vigorously expressed them
selves recently as being anything but
glad the war ended as 1t did. He was
sorry. indeed, that the South was not4vic-
torious, and he thought that any Southern
man who held such views was stultifying
himself and his country. His story, which
was admirably told was briefy-that on
one occasion General r. z. Lee had said
to Governor Stockdale, of Texas in con-
riection with the latter's frank expression
R of grief at the defeat Of the South, that
he, too, was sorry the war ended as 1t
did, and If he had had any idea that the
people Of the South were going to be
treated as they were In the days OF. re-
construction. he would never have sur
rendered. This sentiment was warmly ap-
plauded.
DR.. JONES SPEAKS.
DR.. Jones was called upon to speak and
forced to take the platform. General Lee
wanted to know whether DR.. Jones SYM
pathized with tho South or not. In the
light of DR.. j ones well-knoW champions
ship of the South on all occasions, GEN
eral Lees question provoked laughter.
I But DIR. ! ones @le1t no room Y TOT dOupt.G
He made ringing speech, which brought
forth frequent and wel-merited applause.
He said among other things that an eff
fort was being made to show that the
South had two million men in the field.
while she did not have but 100000, to the
nearly three million Of the North, lie de-
clared that he had said on former oc-
ca sion that If the South had had two
million men 1t would have driven the
Va nl<eas into n he Arctic Ocean, .stE 5El
1.tss n. GNERAL LEE RESPONDS.
General Lee was urged to speak and did
so briefly, He good-naturedly referred
to his friend, Dr. Jones, as a gentleman
who would be very tall lying down on
his side" The generous proportions Of
the well-known writer and minister are
we'll known. None enjoyed the joke
more than the victim himself.
General Lee spoke Of General Forrest