The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-02

the main floor of tine building. while uu
line stage the College Orchestra dis
coursrd sweet music The luncheon WIS
under the immediate charg'oi thcl"Ii"N
lug ladies:
Mcsdamc~ ". ). White. W H. Rich
ards. y. q. King. u. &. Bowman Il. lee
Stoifrgen. Maurice llir>h Josephine
Wallace. ". T.. Bradley H. II. Smith
". l.. Rrauuau. E. e. Rowlctt. j. H.
Ficklru. r. T.. Montgomery, Henry Dam
nrhl. Geo. H. Rirhrrsou. Mamie Barney
j. +. Goolrick. ". T.. Lcuvcli. j. Edward
rompkiuS. ". ID. Carter. Misses Bet
tie Goodwin. Kate Newell Dogertt. Mary
Thompson. Sallic Grayatt. Frances
Thompson. Eliza Roy. Alice G.. Cole
Mercer Crutchhcll. Josephine Maddox
Anna BraNtou. Sallir Tap~cott. SUSIE VI
Bradley Lucy Brokcuhroueh Virginia
Knox. Berl Barber. Edith Barber. Su-i"
Yates. Jennie Maitland. Saiie BrNtou.
Nora Willis. Mary Dix Margaret Willis.
Eula Henderson.
The invocation WAS delivered by Rcy.
j. II. Light. of the Nethodi~tchurrh
THANK, THE LADIES.
At the conclusion OF the luncheon Com.
mandcr Foster.in behalf of his command.
r> pressed thanks for the hospitality and
asked that three cheers he given for the
ladies. which was responded to and
made the building reSouud with the oid-
time rebel yell.
CUNNINGHAM SINGS.
Capt. Frank Cunningham was loudly
called for and sang My old Kcntucky
Home" accompanied hy orchestra. H.
made "a speech. paving "a tribute to Mos
hy : command both of which were ell
Enthusiastically received
TO BUILD MONUMENT.
Alb O'Clock another business meeting
was held at the court-houSc and the sub
iect OF Mosby'~ monument was taken up
Commander Foster stated that tine COM
mites. proposed tO erect do" monument
at Marshall. Va: that bid and design
had been received from Burns ~ Camp
brl 10 do tine work for k2.NuO. The
base of the monument is to lroi granite.
: feet high. ~urmouutrd hy hrouzr
statue of Col. John :. Mostly. 81 ie't.
the whole to he ! o., io-t high This VIII
include ; tablets. one On each side. to
contain sach inscriptions a. The commit
Tee may determine ON. BY the death oi
Rev. :. g. Ferguson. % vacancy was cro-
ated ON the committee. and il was filled
by the election of Hon. Joseph Bryan
Ii was ordered that the committee 60
10 work and have the monument built
at once. and that committee Doe ap-
pointed by Commander Foster To- collect
funds for defraying expense for same.
Letters OF regret for not being able 90
attend We're received from Col j. :.
MOsby. Col Chapmanund /. :. STROLLER
4 telegram was read from Col. Mo-hy.
expressing his affection for the command
and regrets at his inability to attend.
The meeting then adjourned.
ADDRESSES AND MUSIC.
At 3.3O i'm the presence of large as
Of ladies. veterans and citizens
the exercises OF the day were resumed
Dn the stand We're. Commander Foster.
Hon. John Lamb. member OF Congress
from the Richmond district. Hon. Joseph
Bryan. Major r. p. Wallace. Gen. Stith
Boiling, Hon. Frank Hume. Major D.
Horace Lacy. Col T.. u. Cole. Adjutant
Ashby and Others.
Col Cole presided and introducedJudge
John T. Goodrich. who delivered an elo-
luent address ON the Confederate Soldier.
n which he portrayed the scenes oil the
battles Of fredericksburg Chanccllors-
vile. which eliminated at AppomattaN
Lee. Jackson and other com
nanders. the patriotism of the women
Of Fredericksburg, and the privatiou Ell
lurcd by them and closed with well
come to the visitors.
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LAMB.
After selection by the orchestra Hon.
John Lamb. member Of Congress from
the Richmond district, was introduced.
He spoke OF the scenes and incidents In
niliar to the command. and devoted
much OF his speech in cOmmendatlOn OF
the cavalry Of the army of Northern Viz
rinia and devotion OF the Confederate
soldier Capt Lamb seemed at home
with his audience and his subject, and
made a fine speech. He was ttimes pa
thetic. and ut other times had his audi
.nce in a roar OF laughter. He WAS ire
luently applauded.
Major j. Horace Lacy was excused. a.
he was not feeling well.
Capt. J. W. Foster was then intro
luced. He said | feel like one OF Fitz
Lees retired cavalry horses. He was
unfit 10 make charge a. am To make
a speech but feel inspired tOday-these
would inspire "a man OF
stone" He then made such speech and
received such an ovation that no one will
hereafter accuse him Of being retired. '
The speech Of Hon. Joseph Bryan was
the distinctive feature OF the evening. He
was proud that he was "A Confederate
soldier. While he il loyal to the Union, he
is not reconstructed in the sense that the
.ause for which he fought was not Just
)ne. and his heart sinks within him when
he hears some Of his comrades say IT i
better as it is. He spoke in glowing
terms of Virginia a. the buwark be-
tween the North and South until the IA
nous proclamation Of President Lincoln
.alling for troops to cOerce her Southern
sisters and her action in standing by the
south and Of being the last one TO be
that there was only one Lee
Admiral Lee-who remained with the
North in the struggle: that every mem
Der OF the famous Washington and Mar
,hall families stood by the South; that
irant and Lee were both shareholders;
hat Lee voluntarily freed his slaves.
while Grant waited until he was forced
% do so. His tribute TO Virginia and
Iirginians was the climax OF the day,
md was received with unbouuded en-
husiasm.
Gen. Stith Boiling closed the regular
exercises in "A five minutes speech. which
was well received.
Owing to the late time. much 10 the
egret Of many, Hon. Frank Hume asked
o be excused from speaking and the day,
10 much enjoyed, closed witha song from
frank Cunningham.
The day was one OF great interest and |
pleasure and was enjoyed by large |
lumber OF people.
NOTES.
Col. Mosby is now in Washington but |