The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-14

monument commission, who presided
J. Stearns Cushing, Of the Massa.
ehlsetts executive committee, aud
othors. On the seats In front OF the
stand were Massa ohusetts veterans
and Sons OF Veterans, Confederate
Veterans and Epns of Veterans, visit
tors from the State of massachusetts
and others. participating in the pa
rade. The stand seats and crowd
assembled around the stand were
a aced by the presence of number
et women,
Line of Parade.
The days exercises were open ed
( by the formation of the parade OF
bofiinghfook street at 1880 ocloel
yesterday morning. "A few minutes
ttlter those participating were march
ing or being driven In autom obiles III
Bullingbrook 10 Sycamore streets, ul
Sycamore to W'ythe. where the vete-
rars entrained for Btandford. the
others continuing the march, follow
ing the line of the car tracks. At
the END of the line the march was
resumed To the site of the monu-
ment. q few hundred yards to this
south.
Several mounted police led the
march. Following came chief Mar"
shall Robert Gillian. ST.. and his stan
proceeding the White Ribbon Cadet
I Band. and the Petersburg Crews
forming the escort, Then came the
! r. f. Lee Camp and the George
f.. Pickett Camp, Confederate Nete'
rams, OF Richmond. the pickett
! Buchanan Camp, OF Norfolk, aud the
4. f Hill Camp. of petersburg, III
/ order named. Following were tht
& In Oh I'M
I Inc A p. Hill Camp. Sons Of Nete'
rams the Junior Memorial Associa-
/ lion drum corp, leading the cadets
of The Petersburg. Military Academy
rho Sons Of United Veterans, rot
I lowed with a long line OF automobiles
and carriages, bringing mp the rea
+ Of the parade
Governors Together,
In the front carriage were cover
nora Foss of Massachusetts and Mann
Of Virginia. Following were the stahs
of the two chief magistrates
Arriving nj the monument sropnas
/ tha rarrtages and automobiles lined
nm on Jerusalem Plank Road. the ret
ersburg Crews formed back 81 the
/ grandstand into which entered those
who were To take part IN the dtdi-
catory exercises.
As Governors T'oss aud Mann en-
TERED the stand the assembled crown
greeted them with applause, Governor
| t'oss too his seat on the rlsnt o. tue
presiding officer and Governor Mann
was seated on the left. j Stearns
Gushing, of Governor Foss' executive
committee Major Robert t.. Green
and others. together with the women
Iofthe Massachusetts party, occupying
the rest of the stand
Exercises Open.
+ The exercises were opened with a
short. fervent prayer by Rev. Charles
I r, Striking, pastor of Tabb street
Methodist church, the audience stand
ing with bowed heads and hat in hand.
4 While Union and Confederate vet
Grams stood shoulder to shoulder, bare
headed. school children's chorus
sang THE Star SJangled Banner"
The sight was an inspiring one. On
Virginia soil. on the very spot where
blue and gray had commended in bloody
conflict, face TO face, meeting each
other with canister and grape and
hayonent. the veterans OF the opposing
armies of fifty years ago stood and
together heard the Daughters of the
Southern Confederacy sing To the
glory ofthe banner against which their
fathers had fought. hut which those
fathers, who live and the sons of all
recognized as the flag of one united
country,
Governor Mann speaks.
Governor Mann. of Virginia. was
then introduced, and made brief
speech OF welcome to the visitors. He
referred to the traditional friendship
between Massachusetts, and Virginia,
broken for a while by the civil con-
tilet of 1S6i-'65, but now renewed
with all the old terVer. the old love of
the two great States for each other re-
viyed. and the respect Of the one for
the other which has never been lost
but Is now as great as ever. He well
coined the sons Of Massa chusetts to
Virginia soil, telling them that this
great Union M ours is as dear to Vir-
ginian hearts as to those Of the peo-
Pile OF the old Bay State and predict
ing that never again will Virginia and
Massachusetts be arrayed against each
other. Governor Mann declared that
the only rivalry between the two is as
to which can do the more for these
United States. and that should war
break out Massachasett and Virginia
would contest only for the honor Of
outdoinE the other in service on the
battlefield for the honor and safety af
the common nation "
Monument Unveiled
Governor Mann's welcome to Old
dominion soil TO the Maxsachusetta
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