The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-04
PLACE FLOWERS ON
HOLLYWOOD GRAVES.
DR.. Finley Delivers Memorial Day Address, Praisng
Work of5Survivors and sEulogizing the Dead
Decorate Davis Section

Memorial day exercises took place In
Hollywood Cemetery yesterday after
noon directly after the ceremonies 1T
| the Davis Monument, the address be-
ing delivered by the Rev. George w.
| Finley, d. D., pastor of the Thinking
| Spring Presbyterian Church. OF Angus
| ia county, and a former member OF the
| Rockbridgc Artillery. Although the
lowering clouds kept away many Of
those who had attended the monument
ceremony. the full program was car
! ried out, a fine drIzzle falling white
the parade was en- route to the Gene
terry. The clouds held up. however,
during DR.. Finley's address, which was
punctured with the roar of cannon as
the salutes In honor Of the dead were
hurled over the river by the guns OF
the Howitzers.
Troops Pass in Review.
The exercises opened with review
of the troops in parade, the military
Of the city with bands passing the
speakers stand, while the veteran or
CARNATIONS and the ladies of tho va
rious Confederate associations We're
given seats within the enclosure.
Governor j. Taylor Ely
son presided. the opening prayer be-
ing made by the Rev. Landon r. Ma
son. rector of Grace Episcopal Church,
and chaplain Of Z. +. Lee Camp. Mr..
Mason closed his prayer with an car
nest petition that nothing might be
done to Increase strife. and that South
ern people might always have the
strength to stand for the defense OF
truth and Of character vilified.
Dr. Finley made a graceful address,
Astounding in classic quotation most
aptly introduced. holding the close at
tcntion of all within the sound of his
voice. He gave n graphic description
OF the ceremony in Richmond about
thirty years ago. when the statue Of
Stonewall jackson, presented by Eng
lish gentlemen to the State of yir-
Einla. was unveiled in the presence OF
much Of the beauty and culture and
refinement of the Commonwealth, and
describing the reception which tho
Stonewall Brigade met everywhere as
1T paraded the streets in It's ragged
army uniform. saluting before the
bronze figure of its beloved commander.
Flower OF the South.
But there Is life in the; old land
yet" continued DR.. Finley. after his
tribute to those who fell in battle.
There are still those who glorified the
righteous cause and lived, and there
are the sons and daughters of the fall
en-. What manner OF men and women
were those who made the glorious his
tory we celebrate, who responded to
the call OF duty? Were they a rabble.
the followers Of dcmagogues? Were
they adventurers and Free Lances,
ready to sell their blood for a tyrant's
gold? No, thousand times no! Free
men We're they, taught and trained by
the foremost men OF their day They
loved the union formed by tho blood
and effort of their fathers, but .they
loved liberty more. From the rich
and poor, from homes by the river and
by tile sea. came lawyers, mechanics
llaborers. ministers and merchants who
turned from steps of peace to tread
the bloody paths of war. Officers re-
signed their commissions In army and
navy to offer their swords to their
native States. And all were cheered
on to daring and to sacrifice by their
mothers, wives and sweetlearts, than