The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-10

stopping OveC~s mere on thelr return
home from Salisbury. n. c.. where they
went to dedicate q monument to Fed
eral soldiers from their State who lie
buried there. a delegation OF promi-
nent men and women from Maine Were
cordially received by r. Z. Lee Camp,
| Confederate Veterans. last night.
| Happy speeches were made by mem
bers Of the camp and by the visitors.
and al the end OF the informal recep-
ton light refreshments were served.
Governor Cobb was not in the party.
as official engagements kept him at
home. but Mrs. Cobb and their daugh-
ter were present and received much
attention.
Music was furnished by Covenanters'
Company, No. l, Second Presbyterian
Church.
Among the speakers We're Adjutant
j. Taylor Stratton, Judge r. I. w.
Duke, Jr Of Charlottesville. Judge D..
C. Richardson. Major L. w. Bowles
and Mrs. Norman " Randolph, of Rich
mond; Mr.. Thomas G. Libby, Major
| John J. Dooley and Acknowledgement
Farmham, of Maine, and DR.. Holbrook,
| of Wisconsin.
Praise for South.
Dr. C. w. P. Brock called the camp
| to order about o'clock. and Adjutant
| Stratton introduced the speakers. Mr..
Thomas G.. Libby, chairman of the
| Maine delegation, was first presented.
1 He spoke briefly, expressing the pleas
ure Of his party at being in Richmond
and their gratitude for the cordial re-
ception extended to them.
Mr.. Libby was followed by Captain
Stratton, who delivered brief address
! of welcome. Speaking for the younger
| Tndr
declared eloquently that all sectona
feeling had disappeared, and that the
/ South stood ready to defend the flag
Of the nation with the blood Of her
| sons.
A brief but happy response on be-
| half of the visitors was made by Major
John j. Dooley Inspector of rifle prac.
/ eral OF the State OF Maine.
4 He declared that the South might
have vices. but that her chief virtue
was her wonderful hospitality.
Judge Richardson's remarks were
loudly cheered. He said that M
parallel could be found In history fol
the absolute vanishing Of sectiona
feeling between the North and tho
South In so short time after such a
Z bloody struggle as that of 1SG1-1S65
The memories OF the war would live
forever he declared. but all its bitter
i ness and animosity had been buried.
{. Under One Flag.
= Acknowledgement Farmham was ,
Federal veteran, but he thanked Coz
that sectional feeling had faded away
/ and that there was now but single
flag which was loved and honored b.
all alike.
He expressed his feelings Of graft
tude for the cordial greetings extended
his party, and declared that Lee Caml
had the finest headquarters and picture
gallery Of their kind anywhere in TIT
|. country North or South.
After Major z. w. Bowles had ex
tended an invitation to tho party t
remain over and attend tho one hun
dred and nineteenth anniversary o.
, 1.-THE Blues Tomorrow night, DR.. Arthu
IIIolbrook, of Wisconsin, was called
upon. He was not with the Maine
!, party, but was Federal soldier. II
! said he fought hard to get here forty
!, odd years ago, and the people didn'
seem to want him. He went bacl
home, however, and came In few day
]ago unmolested on Pullman car.
Mrs N. V. Randolph welcomed tn
shades in the party, and presented MIS-
Cobb to the camp The Maine eXecu
tive was loudly applauded when sh
y stood up. Mrs. Cobb declared that sl
!. was not accustomed TO speaking, an
& would therefore have to be excused