Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-05-10
RE-INTERMENT AT w. & L. u.
Rev. William Graham's Remains
Now Rest in College Campus

campusof Washington and Lee oil the
remains OF Rev. William GRAHAM,
first rector and as such president ,
Of the institution, we're impressive
and interesting. The remains were
brought Thursday from Richmond,
where for more than a hundred
years they had reposed in historic
st. Johns churchyard. The faculty
and student body met the train
Thursday evening and the casket
was taken to the Lee Memorial
Chapel, whore the services were
held Friday morning.
The grave in St. John's church
yard in Richmond was close to the
old church, and when some years
ago the building was enlarged the
addition to the church extended
over Mr.. Grahams grave. The
gave was opened Tuesday of last
week and th5 bones of the pioneer
: educator were exhumed and placed
in a metal casket, which rested in
st. Johns church until Thursday
2 morning. when they were taken to
the Chesapeake and station and
= brought to Lexington over that road.
Accompanying the body to the sta
a ton as escort were members of the
V Richmond w. g. L. U. Association,
!. and Rev. DR.. G. B. Stricken and
V MIR. A. l.. White of Redmond, to-
o gether with Messrs. Z. L, Graham
h and +. T. Robinson of Lexington,
r. accompanied the remains to Lexing-
l. ton.
IF The services in the chapel were
, witnessed by large gathering. On
the rcstrum we're members of the
faculty and board of trustees and
many distinguished alumni ano
T. visitors, while the student body
o. townspeople and other visitors &C
D. cupied the body OF the auditorium
e. and the galleries. A special choiI
K rendered music. DR.. j. r. Hover
o ton made the invocation and DR.. G
10 b. StrIckler, rector of the Univer
r sity, conducted the religious ser
81 vice, and Hon. William A. Ander
ne son, member of the Board of Trus
s. tees, delivered au eloquent address
ar on the life and services of Rev. vii
Ut liam Graham.
OF In presenting Major Anderso
Ir. DIR. George r. Denny, president {
nl- the University, made fitting refer
re- ence to the distinguished dead an
OF declared that no name was NOR
oil sacred to Washington and Lee tina
that of William Graham, unde
whose guidance its chartered ext:
tence began. President Denny cal
nc, ed attention to two events that ha
VI occurred at Washington and lie
IS since he had assumed executil
'"' headship ten years ago: one was tt
a' remarkable centennial Of Gener
~ Robert F.. Lee, with an address /
'"s a Union soldier, a great citizen
.o0 Massachusetts, who travelled OF
thousand miles in mid winter to ps
'"O tribute to the great Virginia patri
.e' W no re established this institute
on firm foundation after the r
"'e wages of Civil War; the other is t
'"' bringing back to the scenes of b
early struggles the remains OF w
liam Graham who will live in h
..o. tory as the founder Of this instit
ton. Perhaps no man will CIV
-, know how he wrought in this gre
o; extremity of his life. AND it is fifth
that his remains should rest he
Mr.. uaru ny O"o ''.0
nor, fight and won his victory.
tho Major Anderson delivered
ring eNn"uS'.'e No'N
,vst labors of Mr.. Graham in this CT
munity in establishing the sch
that eventuated into the great {
versity, whose influence extends
for all parts OF the country, VIII
Cor graduates are among the leader:
thought and enterprise in their
from spective communities, and VIII
uena impress for the highest ideal
constantly widening.
lber, At the conclusion OF the cha
.ood, exercises the pallbearers, stude
of the University, bore the cas-