The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-16

MISS PEARL
of shawsville, Montgomery county,
the Mint
well as that Of \ the Union soldiers.
. !. 80 One hundred and thirty volumes Of:
The reports, correspondence and returns
OF numbers ana organizations of troops
have been published by the United States
at a cost Of at least three millions Of
dollars. The Fifty-seventh Congress pro-
vided by law for the full publication OF all
the muster rolls OF all the armies OF the
United States and the Confederate States
alike. So colossal a task has never be-
fore been undertaken by q great nation.
: $S The United States provides the
means and offers to defend and print
our Confederate history and calls upon us
to defend ourselves by, helping to do It..
We should spring to our feet to do. 1t with
a right royal rebel yell, and should not
let 1.-THE yell be for ourselves alone; we
should put an upper story on It and add
three times three and a tiger for Uncle
Sam In his present amiable mood toward
his old-time. so-called rebel friends.
The Military Records.
Continuing senat tor Daniel calls atten-
tion 10 the action Of the Virginia Legis-
lature in providing for secretary Of mis-
itary Records. which position is filled
by Major Robert w. Hunter, Paying a
tribute to the worth OF this gallant official.
the report calls attention to the import
LIST 1T To- n
nectionwithth the Institution OF the newd e.
partment, Senator Daniel suggests that
thanks be returned to the Legislature OF
Virginia. to Colonel Upton y. Jennings.
OF Lynchburg, and Hon. r.. S. B. Smith,
OF Clarke county.
Omftting a number OF statistics, which
Will be printed with the reports. Senator
Daniels report. as presented by him.
was more in the nature of the deeply
address than a formal report
In its course he paid special tributes to
many gallant veterans. living and dead.
Among the brave "parsons"Ht that he cali.
ed by name. were Bishop John c. Gan :
berry. OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
and the chaplain-g general of the Grand
Camp. Rev. J. Vim. Jones. There
were tears in the eyes Of DR.. ] ones. who
occupied seat on the stage when Major
Daniel concluded his tribute.
Virginia Artillery.
AS the specific topic In his repo::'s,.
lery in the Civil War" and in doing SO
paid the highest tributes to Colonel Thos.
H Carter, Colonel A. NJ. stribling, Coio-
mel Hilary P. Jones. Colonel William Z.
Poague,t Oolonel NJ. E. Catsham, Major
John w. Johnston, a member Of the
Grand Camp; Sergeant George L. Chris
tian, commander OF the Grand Camp, who
lost one leg and portion OF: the other;
Captain Thomas Elicit, adjutant Of tho
Grand Camp who brayely commanded a
ba ttery. and Colonel SWiltred E. Cutsnaw,
now City Engineer OF Richmond, q gal
liant artillery officer. who lost q leg IN
the service. y,
When the report was completed, It
was adopted without the Formally Of
d motion and ON suggestion OF me
Grand Commander, who headed the list,
trlbuted to print and distribute the report.
A vote OF thanks was rendered senator
Daniel s # Il Il
General Walkers Address.
Grand Commander Christian tnen, In
troduced General G. Irvine Walker, Of
South Carolina, who spoke on ne NV Z
General Walker spoke heartily and elo-
nuently. endorsing and earnestly urging
tie speedy erection of the memorial to
the glorious women of the nfederacy
He first explained his relations ande deep
interest In the movement. as the speclal
representative of the sons and chairman
OF the United Confederate Veterans COM
mIttee on Cooperation. He, felt that ne
was thus enabled to unite the Influence
az these two great declarations, He be-
lieyed that an approving sentiment OK
listed in every Southern heart, and II only
needed agitation to arouse tito activity.
General Walker Ia in charge or TINS a 81
tation and promises to bend every ener-
gy Of his nature to awake the sentiment
and win success. &, n Wa u i.
He said that 1t Is proposed TO erect
to the women of the Confederacy q me-
mortal. grander than any which has as yet
been raised to Confederate heroes, as
these women are. of all, the most Wor-
thy. He thought 1t was perhaps fortunate
that the completion Of this tribute mas ,a
been delayed, foro now the prosperity peru.
which has blessed the South, VIII en-
able us to pay these heroic women O.
tribute more commensurate with their
worth. ."Our fair women have dotted our
Southland with countless memorials TO
Confederate valor,r said he. Let us
make that to these women, the browning
glory to all Confederate tributes.
General Walker made ~ most earnest
anpeal to tho veterans, to the sons and
to the younger daughters, to bend every
energy. to labor increasingly, 70 work
until success crowns the effort being
made to honor the mothers of the Cons
10 the younger Daughters" heclearly
showed that 1t was their dutya!to honor
their mothers as much SO as was the
co,
Ia the elder "Dauphters' the real
mothers, whom we propose to honor. he
non pended knee" and with heartfelt and
ELOQUENT words ilnplored that they ceass