The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-31
HONOR MEMORY OF
CONFEDERATE DEAD
Thousands Gather in Beautiful Hollywood and
Place Flowers Upon Graves Of Fallen Heroes.
Address by Rev. Dr. Powers

When the ceremonies incident to the
Stuart Monument unwilling had been
completed yesterday afternoon, the
great parade formed as before, except
that mnny of tho old soldiers, who
were tired and could march no more,
dropped out of line. The column d.
vided. a part leaving the monument
by Lombardy Street and n part filing
down Park Avenue; but they came
together again or Cherry Street, and
followed that thoroughfarc to the Hol-
lywood west gate.
No street in the city had been more
deliberately decorated with Confederate
coIors than had been South Cherry.
Livery building on 1t. from Main Street
&c Hollywood. was profusely adorned
With flags. and every porch and win
dow was filed with people. eager to
see the biggest parade that Richmond
las had in years.
Scene In Cemetery.
The occasion of this great outpour-
Ing was the usual annual celebration
of Hollywood Memorial Day, and would
have taken place had there been no
reunion and grand gathering of the
Confedcrates from all over the coun-
try. OF course, the fact that the re-
union vas on made the Memorial Day,
always observed on the 30th Of May.
in honor of the Confederate dead. by
the Ladies' Hollywood Memorial Asso-
citation, OF this city, all the more in
tcresting and all tho more largely at
tended.
The procession was later than II had
been scheduled in reaching the beau
tiful cemetery, the head of II not en-
tcring the west gate until $50. 1t was
well after o'clock when tho vast
tfrong had assembled around the stand
or the hill. just to the north Of the
Confederate Monument. Long before
the procession reached the cemetery
NIL the driveways and walkways and
all the hills and valleys of beautiful
Hollywood were crowded with people
The whole space was one dense jam
or humanity, and 1t was estimated that
10000 living people were in the silen,
city OF the dead. They had already
strewn beautiful flowers on the graves
OF Confederate soldiers.
Entering at the west gate. the Ions
procession wound It's slow way around
the curved driveways to the stand near
the north gate. and there We're the
members of the Ladies' Hollywood Me-
mcrial Association to receive the speak
err and the celebrities.
Colonel William 3. Freeman. the
commander of Leo Camp. Confederate
Veterans. was the presiding officer. and
he lost no time in calling the assem-
biage to order. He first introduced
Rev Dr. D. G. c. Butts. of Richmond
veteran, who, arrayed in his Confed-
crate uniform. earnestly invoked the
divine blessing.
Commander Freeman Spenks.
after the playing of beautiful
hymn by Kessnich's Band. Commando,
freeman arose and made short ad
dress, introducing the orator of the
day. Colonel Freeman said:
we meet here, my friends, on this
sacred spot, as guests of the Ladies
Hollywood Memorial Association. &c
unite with them, in paying tribute tc
the memory of our fallen heroes. who
offered up their lives in defense of the
cause they loved, and who sleep be.
meath this sod.
When at Appomattox, the immortal
Army OF Northern Virginia had foreve,
furled their banners, the survivors OF
that heroic army, turned their faces
homeward In sorrow ard gloom. Blu,
they carried In their minds and hearts
49, Pa'siiS VIRUS tnelT great chief.
tain. who had told them to go to thei,
homes and take with them. "tbe salts.
faction that proceeds from conscious.
ness of duty faithfully performed" Thi.
they did, being the better prepared
therepy, TO take up their duties a.
Eeaceapie and law-abiGing citizens
iheir beloved leader had nothing nou
20 promise his ragged veterans bur ~,
rewards of duty to be faithfully per.
formed In time of peace. as thew ba,
aiWsys performed 1t in time OF war
hese brave mon. when thew ha,
once more taken their places as civil
iahs' ana were putting forth thei,
mishtlest energies in the stupen
u ,. anu almost hopeless task of re
uuiiuihs their wasted fortunes, were
too busy to think OF the PAST, TN,
were hardly conscious of the ploriou
record they had made.
Work of Women.
1t was at this dark hour that on
nople women came forward With gar
lands or sweet flowers In their hand
to proclaim in beautiful emblem TN
fragrance or the memory of the brav
men who had Died in defense of thei
beloved country.
Ever since that day these ladie
have been unremitting in their labo
OF love, and it Is the wish of us n,
that this and all similar organization
may live on through coming years t
bless our people by difusing into tn
hearts OF all these beautiful sentiment
that make us nobler and better.
"The remaining feature of these OK
ercises will be an address by one O
Virginia's honorhd sons. himself vet
eran of the great war, who comes fror
his adopted home to speak to us.