The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-16

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npplauded spontaneously, and irnmedla to-
~. One or two OF the old vets shook
their heads. but 1t was evident that the
namo Of the sage Of Princeton was pleas
ant to the ears Of most OF them there
The Presentation.
Tho camp met In regular session and
transacted O mass Of business routine
and otherwise. Commander !. q. smith
presided. with his usual grace Fie IN
troduced Colonel Flnney. who spoke IN
part as follows: II
# ELOQUENT PRESENTATION.
Colonel William W. Finney said in
Commander, Comrades Ladies' and Gentlemen \;
should DO to tRs pae!fbnna ss
ington Light infantry Battalion Of Charleston.
ca Company A. Hampton Legion Ion IN n,n nhyas
too, to my keen appreciation OF the further
honor yourselves besiow, in being present To- 2.
ali ali i here and In Charleston At least the poor
return OF my thanks for the unneritsd conp o,,
With sincere distrust aud unaffected enbarrass-
ment that undertake duty that haa peen EN- ~
{ other comrade. Indeed. SO acutels this feeling
that am restrained from throwing o l2p my
emo 5unan our
err 5 definitlon and e1emplitcation Of the sublime
ora Tbs me eWa dn T not in al
Things. at least my duty to my old conrades
they be Lyme or dead this
behalf q the hi Lsh infa op
trait OF South Cardinals most distinguished
many Len
+ 4 How the spirit is stirred and the eye kindles
and the heart throbs with unbounaed adm ira
wherever It is spoken through all the wide
border Of his and our beloved Southland No.,
honor. OF knightly deeds. Of masterful help in
Of person. or mind or heart, and all womanly
gentleness and melting pity for the weak anu
WaSs hsms9 ssy Rsssss
OF the poet: 900
THE very gentlest OF all human natures 4
He Joined to courage strTng,
And love outstretching unto all Gods creatures
With sturdy hate OF wrong, . I'll
Notwithstanllng., my comrades tenden ICY
grown somewhat into habit PIT IN these later
the observance--to depreciate the value OF gem
tie birth and its usual but alas. not inyartap.e
theiess take for granted that no member Of
r. E. Lee Camp No. l. which tonight accepts
Lsht hI inta s a Bs,taion which tonight
sents this portrait in short. that d no south
Carolfnlan "
trum, will sneer when repeat the well kn3W IN
fact that Wade Hampton was born gentle !,-
man: was surrounded from shidhooa o. WIN s,
home. in the golden life. before those people
cane over tho border to forever DESTROY. ana
left not a hone of restoration behind, not o
For my friends Owe are all friends who are are
viii be seen beheath the silent stars bsau.
! in the halcyon days of the quarter century and
something more Just preceding these io4 4p
immortal fame for him whose handsome Strong
face, with its cear-cut. CLASSIC features is be-
near the close rather than IN tho hoyday or
/ his eventful life. In which heyday he ls de-
81 ssrefa ny ns a Rfafn Els avs
l.. Wells, as being When,n his fnrt Syes In
became a ehief Of cavalry Of the Army Of North
ern Virginia. ''of inlpre ssive personal appear
fn n srom a
we'll and truthfully add q word here l grand
sans ar si saa 81
whose military genius and aGhieyemehs ana
civic and social virtues we thlhk ana spGa1
in the history Of the State and country ls
In. our first war OF independence. which we
won. Our second war for lndepsndenc : !.
w Wsne Know me l0S beter than these
veterans, that from 1861 to 1901 a5i&
gR ~ Sg A GREAT SOLDIER sais&
After review OF the life of General
Hampton, his birth and the environment
in which he was readed to manhood, the
speaker referred In detail to his noble
military career and his services to tho
Confederacy He then said;
In all his engagements with the enemy !
have named ana many n9f Names ard Ha FOR
ali tie World was looking on in admiration and
wonder his right to hold IN history pace GO
a AZ len it op modern sasF tines horn lender q
men, q eonsummats strategist sk HI I, taeti,
With tbs Sss
natural pos!!ens sagaeious o ~
ns as 81 se H. BBn' sss
BIT sFHsh!ns sow and s as
riding over sverythlns and everyone In. his
Way towering above himself as y we're s, =! $
a hs ri Isa St the ntreately
melee; none quicker or more accurate wt.i the nc.
sreater skill to sabre and thrust, none 70 ride az
with hrmer seat or more perfect o cEnF onn o.
has ASSET as Il may - seem Of geneT
ture, q kinder heart; truly ladylike and there's
,h Tine sr ssss ae aela Rsa' are ssS
deeds sysn when hs fsa haa been ans
ferred to South Caroline and his foot sr Plag 5r
tsr an yrnna homes Virginia
aEe;Sde eh,ldras and s Yrsna been
planted once o. 6eat A Sax Sat tSe
r nsasIh torch bearing invaders from ether
homes other resdss % 9ta o.sar ne
less dear to him for being these q his special
this In hG r es Il is eve q was
Snad ma rono, itr quick pplse stopped and
TIE dummy dew Of a,sselrtlea haa oysIsp gan
tsSS. m9n's etntos q xu,erioa And he Wade
tHSmnfo,. who had 30 aonsptouous q part ~
that fnranda. drama, thas ssddsst tragedy y