The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-03

he came III contact, lie mado one or lhr
vGry best Judges Rtohniunu his over ,i,,il
attSiex MY 'EeaH fD . tY laks ps
and PLEASURE Iii saying That liz admins,
teren Tho lw vi tliott foar fltvur \, ,'' Y,
guarded tlle interest Of the cit ~ tallll-
f''S Y TX ,Sn II ' Ssb 'H MiA s6if
.rhc grass Erows green on The npw
made graves e ,tosc Wo hay A. RECENTLY Gently
2 1d tnn n E1rls[ 3 a a s s
5orlhjs llfo hud tcurlicd tho tncrltllni,, he
LAY down oil tlle highway. , md, WIN i l,,s
brrden ror Vg, ff asenpd " is
trust enrtiest, lnlprlous aud incorruEl5au..
bic, WHO knew only hla duty aud clovr,
otly, unto H.. Tho strnlsllt pathway q
s t1 may pe faefa .peh Vac rpco "a
iclt;on5Is known and cherished Of III i1c,.
Edmund Christian Minor, no Slr Gnlnhnd
OF his day, the hcsl OF nll tho knights
81 ' 81. 'oSe''' '"'st " ~ ''s No.
Lle died In Tie full il''sl q his inanhoo;.d
Hre ,s WorId secmf s nfsntes :, VIM, '1
srnai truly may 1t be said Of him rs tho
Eitnt prime inlnistcr snld OF ChhnninE
If the love Of his. feliow-nlci AMI tile
ssulYIy this man would havc been irnn,,or
tai, peace TO his ashes ana long lvf
hts memory tho privilege Of Ms friends
a' tho nrl9sd n hESTifsfSS y 1 1f Si'''"
Bit ! turn from tho passing tflhntc1to
the dead. What means this gathering to-
right. q battle SCARED veteran Is laying
dow, Ills arms n ,fathcul public servant
is claiming his discharge.
81 Probably no Judge, OF llls tino had q
moro difficult task than did Judge We'll
tord. Ills vas tho duty to bring order
business and commercial 'lfo Of our, city,.
and Will, that Same sense of right and
justice Which, has been Lle guiding star
of Ills llfo--tlic rule and guide Of Ills
requirements Of judicial manhood and
pa.ses from active duties OF his busy llfc
as lslnes prophet prayed tina hc might
pn;s! Whilst yet gathering ionors.n
rs life worth living?" T answer. II lifn
vel spent Is a life worth living az life
full OF good deeds and nunes toll Is the
makes TO tic call of his God I cam
make no better wlsl, for my native State
thar IN tho years thnt arc coming. as one
by one her judges arc called from tho
fJucgc Wexford QUIZ ericnd and dlstin-
Eu:sEed father In tho law: my work Is
dcnc, and I am ready To face my God
with my record
On. happy state. In that IT. hns had
soNtluo Il gentleman to guard her rights
Major StringfelloW Speaks.
Il. Tie evening closed with an address BY
All1?r Charles S. Strngfellowg ons'Tho
li4|lE:ses Departing from, le,,;usunl sord9r
aoE SEeoches Major strlnslhlIow sfol. over
"reminiscences OF the bar. ;d Of barris-
tors of prominence. IIo spoke particulars
y Of such notables as Crump, Jones and
Greene three great Judges.
Among Those Present.
j, G II r, Justice Melville W Fuller was in.
IS: Was also g, a bsent. owing TO sickness Judge
Among tho. specially invited guests pres
cit. were tho following: n
Judge Il. r.. Wexford Jr., Judge Il. n.
CRY Grumnp. judge J. y; Boyd. Judge s, j.
Witt. Zion. Henry G. Stuart Major WI
llama: Anderson. Judge r.. =. Wickham.
Hon Alfred B. Williams. Judge James
Kefth. Judge S. G. Whittle. Judge George
NJ. Harrison. Governor Montague, Judge
Charles TT. Simonton. Judge Keller. Col
onel Joseph L. Willard. Hon. Henry FUR
fax, Judge Edmund Waddlll. Hon; Joseph
Bryan. Judge Danlcl.Grinnan, Judge John
a. buchanan. p. NJ. Rowelle Judge John
II. Ingram.
9A Among the members Of tho association
present were the following: