The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
NEW YORK DAUGHTERS OF
CONFEDERACY HONOR LEE
Hold Immense Meeting Hotel Asor After Placing
Wreath on Tablet OF Great Chieftian
in E'HaIl of Fame

escutchoon on which We're embiazoned the
heroic deed OF Light Horse Harry" but
AlJmined the shield by his own valor ana
sacred devotion TO duty and has lett
tAat shield to US. to be held in as rever-
entail memory as was that o. Achilles.
Whether carrying the message across
the lava beds Of PedrigslL when seven
other officers had failed IN making tho
attempt OF which act the commander in
chief wrote that Captain Lee had per-
formed the greatest feat OF physical
ana moral courage performed hy any in
dlVidual TO my knowledge pending the
campaign. or stOrmiug che heights OF
1erro Gordo. or at CLau-It.per con-
spicuously bearing important orders TN
ne tainted from wound and loss OF two
nights sleep at the batteries" or at
Contrerls. Moline del Rey O~ throughout
the whole Of the Mexictn War or in the
camp or Held during tile Years from 'Gl
ID 80 he wac always and evervvybera
actlated by n stern scrse OF duty av1
an implicit faith IN a Divine Providence
most marked trait IN the characte.-
OF General Lee was lis fondnees Tor
oAildren- have often seen him. during
tne Siege ~ Petersburg. coming IN .ho
Episcopal Church ne vas his accrsto,,,s,,
wont on every sunday morning. mat
tended save by an orderly, and as no
would d-sm0unf. the little natbv-o,- g.
L-e church door would be lined hv chill
dren' waiting "the envied kiss TO share .,
IKE HIM for whose guidance he ever
F'"Ft1' ne, too never turned dcaf
eur 20 the prayers Of innocent ch1drer.
never iuTned them away, no matter
Ni.tt might he IFS sorrow. bur alv,a,.s
SAM. suffer them 10 come unto mo %,
-N-'7r inc surrender he sought +re
utmost privacy. Positions OF ho,o-
- ISL and emolument were rendered hin,
"u' he declined. though sadly Dee1jr,
some position whore no might co-,,,,.,,o99
ne anew with and for his loved ones
aL nome The only position In civic
"te which had ever been thought Of bv
"i-ii--t "at of Governor Of his naive state
was now offered 70 him. but declined
lest the acceptance might cause re
heWeo trouble 70 his own people
willing and anxious 70 take all ~ tbair
political burdens on his own shoulders
ana bear any punishment that they
might be saved from total ruin under the
crushing iron heel o. the days OF recon
struction.
At last n place "a offered where he
can be with the children whom he loves
so Wen. and he accepts the presidency
Of Washington college
His days az Lexington we're the after
math % his life Tho college grew and
prosperec under his fostering care To
inc pupils he was not only an instructor
pnt dear, tender friend and counselor.
"'7 nome I'VE WIS the epitorne % the
earnest. considerations Christian that he
was; HE ways we've ways OF pleasant
ness and aH his paths were peace but
The grief that does not sneak
"nispers the o'erf7ught heart. and bids
70 break"
HIS health was broken by the arduous
ire he had Ted. and thus II happened IN
that heautfnl month Of fruits and fov,-
eis "hen Nature puts on her sweetest
E'rp IN t.e sunny Southland. on +ha
the silver cord Vas looseS ana ~ 80
bowl was broker the weary hoar+ b,d
a. LtSt round rest and the dreaded kneu
Of the college boy toued out the 6oatb
Of It's loved president