The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-28
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HONOR Wheeler. !. |.
Remarkable Tribute to.
Memory st)f Leader
In TWOlNars. ..s.
GRAND ARMY CHIEF
HIGH I'm PRAISES
Veterans Aroused to High Pitch
Of Enthusiasm Shout and
Wave Hats-M embers Of
Family Pres s
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4 ATLANTA, & A., Il Marcel, Uniting
III their tribute Of voncrt,tion honor and
to the memory OF General II! @!Jo--5sS8
scph Wheeler, tho leader in two vars
his comrades and foes In the sixth and 8
Ills followers In tho war for Cuban frGe.86
dom, gathered here to. day and Joined #ill #
schfnI celebration rs Is accorded to Few
men IN military or civic life. Rouscd to HI n
ashigll pitch OF ofscntliusiastns byathc words
of General }Wheeler'sg friend and associ-s$
ltc In war and In acc, former Con-
gresslran John wv: y: Maddox the old sol
diers shouted themselves hoarsc. Stir s$
rcd to their AhAa:ts by u tho. tribute ct IN
'.C.orporn ~ James Tanner, GO 10 rEnndor-5ss
in-chief of&the Grand Army of the Re
public, they stood In their places and 35
cheered, waving hats and handkerchlefs.
refused almost to be quieted 8 5s
five hundred Confederate svst-8S
Grams gathered with nE third aofF that num-
bcr, representing the North ert armies
Tho old Confederate uniform Twas seen
here and there; both flags that General 8
Wheeler followed. !. were wound together
about tho theatre, where the nd dresses
were made. The old " rebel Yell greeted M
now and thons the utternnces Of pra ise3
tllatafell from the lips Of some speakers.
Not a discordant word was i heard, f but
praise given to the emory Of the hon
ored dead. II IA NJ 5ls%5
35. Family Present. 55ss$
The guests Of honor were the tlaugh-28
tors of General Wheeler, Miss Annie
Wheeler, tho Army Angel 4 OF the Cuban
war; Miss Lucy Wheeler and Miss CARRIE
5Nheeler,Sand Mrs. Julia Wheeler Harris
They shared al box In the theatre with
Mrs. j ohm b. Gordon.%th lie widow Or AN;
other great Confederate commander. he
ladies' Q Z the Daugh ters i of the Confel- 81
ser;lcy Il and other similar organiza TONS
occupied tllc boxes OF TIL Ii hcatrc Tho
main floor was sresc ryed for BthesVnt ternnsM Ut
OF the North. and South while Eotierahtfn-G
5dreds crowded 81 the remaining portions
OF the great auditorium. # q s5i i5 III &
Tho heavy rain which fell almost th-8$
out interruption from carly morning.
seemed not Ito dampen the ard orSlof tho
services, but prevented the spectacular
fenture AoE the duy,awhich was toMhaVe3
been, a parade, largely lltary. in char
luctel. in which the Seventeenth United IA
States Infantry from Fort AIcI'hcrson,
ana the Fifth Georgtaslnfantry, with nus
fmorous veteran rorgnnzntions, We're TO III
have places. $;;3 3 s$8
8s Tribute to Wheeler.
4 The programme ofsthc day was onened
by Colonel Thompson II. Jones, chair
man of,the local commit ttee OF tho Camp III
"a" Wheeler Cavalry, who made II brief
address OF tribute, and introduced Cow
;crnor Joseph M. Terrell. EIe spoke
briefly and appropriately in welcome, and n
introduced the other speakers Of the day.
The first Of these was Ilon. John W.
Maddox, a member OF General Wheeler's
command III tho Civil Nyan and an asso-
clate with him subseduently5in In Congress- #
Judge Maddox was chosen rs a member
or Whccler's Confederate Cavalry to-
speak for that body. Ills address was de-s
voted mainly to historic sketch Of
General Wheeler dcvotlng particular att
tentlon to his career as u cavalry leader
inathc Civil War. 5sf l$ ~
q Conneeted in the early days ;a. Of the war
transferred the speaker said, 4 to hts
best loved branch Of tho, service. cons
mandins brigade OF cavalnS y, httwehtSt
twenty-five a colonel, at twcntyslx ~
brgadier-generl. at ,twc,nty-seyen a# ,9
maJor-gensral commanalnE anoroi a. coTps .o,a
AL tho cayisry 81. his depart
ment During tlts five years Of his SER
yico he was ilre IN mere n ma tnan eagnt @
rlrs,ndcd in moro than two, hundred s9t-38
ties. For twenty years al ftel' the war no
WAS a member Of tho United states ,ma con. n
grcss and none was more active nan No
In behalf OF the general Interests OF tne
whole country
55 Speech Of Evans. 8B
General Clement A. Evans, represent
ing tho United Confederate Veterans.
smoke IN part rs follows: III 5.s asi8 /, III.
patriosia e"S''s soldlsr y our irse natan, whore
sword Is never drawn except AZ ne cali ol 5fs
"s nss BEEN en- disehrged n Ills military services
were mainly y h h1 h astory army 81 Ina ths
cam sS sa''s Mar ahi s M service.
gave him signal reputation ana they sst
@ So so III 4 S Il 81, Stlsns ids,sy wa r.: T.:
purity OF It's sentiment, with The general 5l&
course Course ot IFS record. and with ,s heroes
living and dead i also asWsl wn sa sstsl,sd Is
the army and navy and @ MIN g The ln prsfsp. en-.
itempt to rcconsie5 the South is y waste Or
nihiianthropy, i rssoneilea iAslf nearly s
forty SGnrs Ia ns9 T Sf'E la s
i i,'1 come aa il viii,
The southern peop9, q Z, these United LIED
10 generous considerations, They upprScl,!te i5
ihe natonal len'onssti'tIo,n as n \, q 1ss,rl M fot
Rags mere restored q tho states They They arc
sss agG's' eae sx o s @ TsF
soii,diiiSrs graves, They apprerla,e ths sy-
ns q ts,'ssS ar@s hsy 81
heartily the present investigation q me
ss4 s ns n sa %a ss9s s;s
cordnlty their delight at the visits of the \
Presidents OF their country they expect is
increasing sympathy of their eonnlry,meH
problcns. and they partlcipate5fn In every de-
inons,ration that can ssrnre by strong fra
terni, pressure that lsolilg,aty ~ the peopa ~
q az the (inl,ed States Which MIL leave no line
or plane of cleavage anyWhS.h, }fss#
II conclude With tho declaration that The 3s
South recognizes Its share of lesponslb!iity IA
for the good government ot the Union II
( Was never 80 much In enrhest ~ effort \ ~ s5
new, to have "A perfect Union, to estah hllsh
Justice. insure domestic uan1aillity. pro-
vide for the common defense promo q the is
4 general wslfaye and secure sfe plessings
1t liberty for ourselves and our posterity.' AZ
Tho South would have thc sntire land 10 hs 555
all South frosi Canada 10 the&Gulf ~ Msx-
leo. vi, North from the Sulf 10 ths 4akss,