The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-31
FLOWERS SIREWN
DER THEIR GRAVES
soLDIERs VINO DIED rom SOUTH
ERN CAUSE ARE HoNonED
At HOLLYWOOD.
MAYOR THE ORATOR
ASSERTS HE IS OPTIMISTIC Al
THOUGH COUNTRY ~ ON
VERGE or ANOTHER
CRISIS
MAYOR THE ORATOR

Tribute to the Confederate dead who
rest in Hollywood was paid yesterday
afternoon when fitting and appropriate
exercises were held under the auspices
OF the Hollywood Memorial association.
Over the graves of the departed soi-
aiers flowers in profusien were strewn
as Is customary on Memorial Day.
the capture one o' of, Of T UGe'' SAM me-
iiags az the gray -haired veterans Of
Lee camp filed into the cemetery
grounds. The nag was called by .
little boy who said he came over from
Petersburg as j representative of a.
=. nm camp OF that city. II was
taken from him by 81 squad OF little
girls who are member of the grand
daughters auxiliary to Richmond
chapter. Nj. !. Daughters OF the Con-
federac$. When the youngstar de-
eiared that he cid not know the diff
ference between United states flag
and a flag of the Confederacy. he Was
promptly supplied with one t pifgins
the latter cause.
Vets Salute Girls.
As the odd vets marched through
tlle entrance way the girls, Numbering
more than loo. arawn np in line GA
either side. waved their little banners.
IN FFtiflAs inc NttS SalIES0 Li4NaB-
Some of those In charge of the grann-
daughters We're Mrs. Joseph Fourqu-
tesn. Mrs. Austin Brockenbruugla. Mrs
" J.. Taliaferro. Mrs Hampton F'eTa-
Ing, Mrs. John NJ. wyatt. Mr.. John q.
Coriey.
Headed by Brigadier- General /
Thompson Brown. tho military parade
formed AT Fifth and Franklin promptly
on time and proceeded TO the cemetery
"A o 70 immense tlrtpr had a lra,it-
gathered.
Following prayer hy the Rev Lam
don II. Mason. rector OF Grace Eptsco-
pal church, Colonel William II. Chap
nan introduced Mayor Davy Crockett
Richardson, the orator Of the occasion.
After his address. a nearby fiag~EsaT
erected ia memory Of Or. W. c. Taylor
ard II. r. Taylor, was formally pre-
scented 10 the Hollywood Meinof lal 81
soc3ation. A salute from the Howtt-
gers battery brought the exercises 10
q close.
Mayor is Optimistic.
In his address Mayor Richardson
declared that although the country Is
facing another crisis he is sufficiently
optimistic 10 believe that Our iiber-
ties" VIII be preserved
He said:
My friends, the cause for which
the South contended is often spoken
81 as LOST tdusss- The South
fought for a great principle the prtn-
einle of home rule, self government,
and II her cause be lost. then j shall
despair of liberty. Ii Capitalization
in the general government shall wipe
out the autonomy and authority Of
States then will follow the despot
Ia trampie upon the weak and make
np slaves.
Cause Not Lost One,
But the cause OF the south Is not
Lost Cause Slavery is dead, Sc
ccssion has been forever settled. we
are loyal to the constitution the
Union and the flag Of our common
country, and propose 10 remain so.
but the principle of State Sovereignty
and home rule IL still fundamental
principle OF the constitution and this
principle still lives We are facing
another crisis In the history OF our
government, but am sufficiently op-
tinistlc TO believe STAT our liberties
will be preserved The South is pro-
rTessiTe In population. wealth, COM
-uerce, manufactures, education ard
In everything thai goes 10 make up a
prosperous country. but II by progress
slveness is meant a tearing away from
the moorines OF the constitution and
. drifting. 4, ssan sA.s>s tsddaiag tsfe ef.
avery popular doctrine, =4hsfs-ti aa
South is not progressive. and we deem
ii no rcproach to be call conserva-
tive: and when we see men going up
end down throughout the land
preaching strange doctrines and po-
iltical heresies. the thinking and pa
triotsc people of the North. East
and West will turn to the conserva-
tive South for safety. then Will they
lie convinced that the principle for
which the South fought Is the only
rock of safety then our cause will
not be regarded as Lost Cause. and
These graves of our dead, with grass
overgrOwn
Will then be the footstool of Llberfys
throne"
Glory Their Heritage.