The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05

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Sil crown With laurel wyeaths this
Prince or men.
Wesson. MISS. W L. HAYS
The unyei!,ng ~ the monument, oil
Jeferson Davis ~ the intersection OF
canal ana Jefferson Davis Boulevard
on Wasnin tons birthday proved IN
event IL every way worthy or The IA me
81 the Leader Of Tho Lost Cause Not
ai.hstandinS the fact that tie weather
~aD raw and chilly, several thousand
people assembled IN tile neutral ground
aud forgot their physical discunl fort in
n the enjoyment .. the exercises. and in
inc eHuhcruncc OF their sentimental
feelings
MrS ". j. Bchaa. and the ladies O:
ing jefferson Davis Monument .lsso-
citation rr.c overcome with ,oy II
and Ivere shownrtti with congratula-
items. Il, dr. eAerrises Ettinel..
animin:ted .ung labor OF love and
nov thnrc stands on tho rr,8in thor
oughtar. OF ihe metropolis III the Cor,
'cnerac% memorial % the mrs, and
pniy Chief Executive Of the Contct-
eracH but also memorial to tho
patriotic devotion or the women OF
he South 70 the Los; Cause. for they.
and they alone. deserve the credit OF
ne splendid NionuneE, which now
adnrns tic city
The first feature % the dave 49,
c!ses was Z; parade from Lee statue
70 u scene o Ito unveiling. parttci.
pated III ~ The military, the veterans
College students, Boy scouts and civic
associations. IL this parade wore Tie
Governor or the state, the Mayor or
10 F,y-f Inv re ~ =,
auinber OF other distinguished gentle
dcn and ladies
At the intersection OF the Boulevard
ana Cana! street the pnrade:s found
great thronE gathered, and 1. scene
u brilliant anima,i lay before hem.
General j. 3. Leyert Was master Of
ceremonies. and introduced the several
speakers. VINO We're Governor Sanders
Mayor Rehrinan. Professor y. Brauer
captain - T. Wilshe. and the orator OF
me day, General Bennett II. Young. Of
Louisville. The Invocation was bv
Father Leslie J. Kavanaugh ana ,he
aenediction by Rev 4. O. Gordon
BLACKWELL. %. o.. The tuai uurctlinr
was BY Mrs. J. F. Spearing. and tho
scene the superb bronze agure was
fcveaiad 10 tho gaze OF the assembled
thousands was thrilling. The school,
children, dressed some in req. some In
White and some In blue, and seated on
~ great elevated Platoon, were ar,
ranged In tho form OF the battle nag
Of he Confederacy. ard they sang In
spiringiy Dixie" and america"
fnspecior Reynolds and Captains
with large force OF men succeeded
in preserving order in the large as
sernblage.
The monument. standing in the mid 4
die of the boulevard neutral ground.
was banked on one side by an i'm.
mense platform, elevated At an angle
OF nearly As degrees. on which were
seated the 500 school girls. arranged
TO represent the Confederate flag. on
the other side was the rostruln on
which were gathered the speakers
tie officers and members OF the Jet
rerson Davis Monument Association
and q few distinguished guests. Pa
triotic bunting abounded, and The CAV
colors mada the scene an inspiring
one. In the foreground stood the
monument, draped in the Stars and
Bars and the Stars and Stripes
At $3.50 o'clock. soon after the pa
sade had arrived on the grounds ana
every one had been seated, General
I1evert called the assemblage to order
II, a tcw words, and presented Father
L.. j. ksvanaugh to deliver the invoca.
ton. This honor had been allotted 70
Archbishop Blenk. but he missed
train connection and could not get IL
Kavanaugh Tuesday night 10 take his
place.
Father Kavanaughs invoca ton was
al eloquent one. He said: 20 Al,
mighty ard Sovereign Ruler OF the
Universe. who holds in Thy hands
the dehtinies OF men. Of empires and
of nations, who has made everything
to be suhservicnt TO Thy nlmutable
design In the plan of the creation, We
Invoke Thy name and in silence give
praise to Thee. God OF Zion,
7. Thou who art the life OF life, the
centre Of motion. the beginning and
end Of ali things. grant that what we
may be reflection or the majesty, tho
power and the love OF Thee, our
Father In Heaven.
Present Thou are in the blue
heavens. but their splendora grow dim
~henwhen we think Of the beauty OF
Thy face: present Thou art in the solid
earth, but lts strength vanisnes wher
we think Of Thy ornnipotcnce: present
IN tho noblest graees OF living forms,
IN the incarnato fairness Of breath,ne.
feature, In tho worshipful excellence of
character. oiud In the most lovable de-
votedness Of heart; but All this mai.
esty, this power. this grandeur. this
beauty. poles and dFoopB when we
truly know that Thou art near be.
cause Thou art infinitely supreme. in
{ hnitely perfect: not mere force nor
an energy. not & pewer nor a stream
OF tendency: not an abstraction nor
humanity; but an infinitely perfect,
personal Being. whom 1t IS our glory
and our happiness to be permitted to
call Our Father in Heaven.
Z. "rouched with this great truth may
our minds expand, our hearts gladden..
as VIC behold fthc realization OF
prophecy once made. in tho verdict
I noN rendered., that the one whose mon