The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-27
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q ' 1s, 70 hold you, s ,sS1'o 9,
Veterans. et and ra other Confederate ve(srans
IL fsfna o t ySs al en hod yS sna eSn
IN 1927 In the capital city OF me old % Do
ssk YOU 70 come IN ne name aso,S e The ,e
carnage and OF atrifo..
band Of Southern women, the descendants
) pf her who IN the darkA days OF the eo':,
IN camp md hospital slnooihsd VIII son
como 10 that city which BY he nres Of
Inc evacuation In 1863 vas reduced 70
The last sad scenes In the drama Of war
1t Appomattox. found grass grown IN hrr
u peerless leader. Robert Edward Tee. an;
Sustained by, that heroic self,,reliance and
.orttde wh ~ naa carried d them th n,
their shattered homes, and so grand were
their labor j.. that even In TIE sad days Of
u 81 e Inc Tx II hope n ana ei b
their efforts made Richmond rise phoenix
from her ashes to grnnder proportion
and more magnificent construction. III to-
10Y forever H.l TIE AE
~, I bid you come to that city Overlooking
Confederate soldier 80 grandly Stood u.
buy"
1 bid you come 10 the capital city OF
tina, Infant republic, around who's brow
chaplett OF Immortality v
Come 70 Richmond on The JameJ IN
presentation OF tho living lineaments Of that
great man. who, whatever malinvcrs may
say OF him: will go down In history as sol
dicr. statesman and christan patriot.
Confederate states OF America.
Come to thg music q "bonn'e I ns
mprscllas OF the South which shall I'VE
long years after the last old colder died
and whose martial strains VIII go sound
the patriot sons OF all clllnes. Yes
Dixie viii live long after Its critics shall
S Snsf f fe i've memory ns svs q n sns men
Story Of Bell Founder.
There i story told Of an ao,, old bell 81
chimes. the music OF which was OF sur
passing sweetness. and many an hour
when the days york vas done you'd ne ne
village. and the bell founder sought 2 re-
treat IN a distent past ~ his "a ivy Souh'3
the hs chimes be loved 50 well had been ear
Fea Years Passed and he osen 70
ne journeyed. TIL broken In health. bow
ed with age and poor IN purse. he despasr.
90 q n Xsr IA he - ne day IN
the month OF October. the ship which bore
him. ancored in the beautiful hay Of Dub
lin: boat was lowered. the old man tnk.s
~ seo md tho sail0rE null for the Ph0rG.
Suddenly across the blue waters OF the
placed bay floa,ed the strains o.. sweetest
peeiing forth the vesper hymn. The sail
ors rest the oars An their lock and bow
their heads in silent prayer. The music
distance The sailors bend, to their oars.
but cast one look at the silent motionless
figure setting quietly reading the book book.
OF more than earthly radiance, The Oh
Florrcnt!ne was dead. It seemed, as
though decreed tha, no sound !, Of ~ les ,hs
old mans ears. SO Il does seem 10 me that
las, sounds OF earthly music Tint the oii
Confederate soldier wish to hear would
By Masters hand or chorus OF human
voices trained to sweet music. but the
strains q that old ndn 1cnS ss' esy EN-
deavor--thes grand song Of D3,e. 1hrn ~
by the memor!cs OF the glorious deeds 20, 81
Dixie land all virginia from he rs. sa' 1sys
on the .oli Of ,he Old n!en Il Fse +, her her
rom tasn, T Po,oma "s now Historic shores
where her boundaries Join that OF the old
eaan. old North State; from ever % ho,ne
village and city. bid you come 70 warm
greeting and hospltable reception, a nj
Say to us who extend this INVITA- ton,
''Bring then, back. OH. brig them bacK'
to old Nlrgln!n's shore. Sa5i
Ladies in the Fight.
When Mrs. Holmes. President Of the
Jefferson Davis Memorial Assoclat'o :,
and Mrs. Edgar Taylor. in the name o.
Inc Confederate Memorial Literary So
riety and Hollywood Memorial Assocla.
ion were introduced, and extended ar
invitation in the name OF the Confederate
women, they represent, the fight was
over.
birmingham, the only competitor thai
put in an invitation, withdrew It and
Richmond was chosen amid great ap.
plause.
Reunion of Forest Men.
The Forest Brigade Association to-da,
,oted to hold reunion at Richmond
ext year. The Confederate surgeons
scussed the meeting in Richmond next
ear, and the new president requested
he Doctor Association to recruit us
membership 80 as to have q record
,rcaking meeting at Richmond.
General Lee to-day appointed Mayor
IcCarthy colonel, on his staff for to-
norrow's parade, and directed that he DC
urnIshed with n horse. Mayor Nc
,arthy tonight finally landed In his nine
Iollar room, which, by mistake OF the
,lcrk in n number remain vacant while
he mayor was showed willy nilly, into
Dom with four other men, just the dll-
erence between tho figures 53s and 55a
n register.
The crowd to-day was largely avg
nented and the newspaper men declare
hat 1t breaks NIL records and pales Into
the Madri Grns crowd
Many streets In tho center Of tho city
ire filled from building to building win
he ever-movlng crowd; yet no accidents
have been reported,
Ball and Parade.
The day closed with great ball IN