The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31
It's People Not Swayed
by False and Vel
low Doctrines.
NO REPROACH TO
BE CONSERVATIVE
Mayor. in Memorial Day Ad-
dress, Declares That South
Will Yet Save Country From
Wicked Prophets-Thou-
sands See Veterans in
Great Parade.

blVe thousand people surged around
the speakers stand and wandered
among the flower-strewn graves at
HOLLYWOOD yesterday afternoon to Wit
ness the annual Memorial Day exer-
cises in honor OF the 1000 Confed-
crate dead who fnd their last resting
place close by tho James. High above
the graves on a lofty flagstan. and
thrilling the living By its presence.
foated the battle flag OF tho Con
federacy-tne same starred and barred
square OF silk which a half-century
before was furled humbly at Apuo
mattox
Memorial exercises In their very
nature leave little margin for cnange
from one year to another. They need
none From the beginning or time
nations have honored their soldier
dead with memorial addresses. with
flowers. with music. with military sa-
iutcs. But. while tho exercises arc
therefore OLD and tme-honored IN the
memory o! nations, they appear ever
with stronger interest II was proved
again yesterday.
Thousands See PARADE.
An hour before the column was
scheduled to start from Fifth ana
Franklin both sides OF the street Tor
many blocks to the west were nJfed
TO the curbing with men. women ana
children bent upon seeing the parade.
Richmond had seen the same brave
array on many a former memorial 90
casion, but this was the latest one.
ana therefore full OF new interest
At 1870 o'clock rae long lire began
Its march 70 Hollywood Heading the
column, which stretched FIVE blocks
down IN. fashionable r+sid ence street.
rode squad of mounted police. IN
command OF Major Werner. Next rode
General. j. Thompson Brown. accom-
panied by his stan in full cress uni
form.
The Blues Band. rich IN fosing
oapes sdged with ermine. followed. ana
close behind tbs several companies %
the Rld@nond Light Infantry Blues
plumes waving gaily in tho bright sun
!'gh; white breasted spurrad and
armed. The FRS, Regiment; clad in
dull khaki ashting uniforms. came
next After them rode the Howitzers.
pulling tho heavy guns OF the art!l-
leyy service.
Veterans Get Applnuse.
Tha Confederate veterans division
came next in the order o. marca. and
was headed BY company from the
First Brigade of the Virginia Division.
Kessnioh's Municipal Bapi marched
ahead OF tho main body % veterans.
which was led By the menbsrs OF r. +.
Ice Camp. No. l. and George f. Pickett
Camp. A. p. Hill Camp. OF Petersburg.
preceded b. It's special band. brought
up the mar OF the Confederate column.
From hundreds OF nag-draped win
dows and balconies along rae line of
march men and women chetred 'the
veterans as they passed by on their
pilgrimage TO rae graves of their de-
parted brothers. For once at least the
older men came into their own. Little
children hardly old enough to walk
waved Confederate banners from
nursery windows, and women feeble
and bowed with the weight of years
smiled brightly from easy chairs on
oorcn4s to the men with whom they
had labored to rebuild nation out OF
ashes.
boy Scouts in Line.
In startling contrast to the hating
line In gray which preceded IT marched
100 Boy Scouts. clad in the regulation
brctYn prescribed by BadenPowell.
Ranging in age from ten To eighteen
and carrying their rifles with light and
springy step. they typihed with almost
tragic meaning the relentless pro-
gress of time. which lays the old to rest
that the young may perform their share
of the worlds work and In their turn
give way TO others. A squad Of Ben
edictine Cadets brought UP the rear OF
the parade.
The parade turned from Franklin into
Laurel Street and next into Floyd Ave-
nue.. After a short march west ON the
avenue 1t wheeled into Cherry Street.
along which the column march I'd south
to the Pickett gate of the cemetery
Mayor Makes Address.
Mayor D. c. Richardson was tho rvin
clpal speaker in the exercises al Hol-
Iywood. a limited space, roped OFF
around the speakers stand near the
gate, contained seats reserved FOR the
veterans and the various Confederate
organizations of the city. a hundred
little girl members of the Grandchl-
dren of the Confederacy. Richmond
Chapter, No. 1. formed white lane
leading from the gate TO the seats on
the stand. and waved Confederate ban
ners as the veterans and guests passed
down between them.
In the absence OF Rev. James T.
PoindeXter. who was unable to attend
because Of illness. Rev Landon II,
Mason, D. D.. offered prayer. Colonel
". II. Chapman welcomed the large
assemblage and introduced a the prin-
cipal speaker Mayor Richardson Sc
lected music was rendered by the Cen
tenary Church choir. ASSISTED by the
Blues Band. DIR. Mason offered n ben
ediction, and the eXecIsas ended with
the firing of a salute and the sounding
of taps
Capture Yankee Flag.
Shortly before the arrival of the
speakers, a short but sharp engage
ment was fought out beneath tho
shadow OF the monument to General
Pickett. between detachment from
the Grandchildren of the Confeder-
acy and a stubborn youngster from
Petersburg, who was inclined to assert
his rights. The boy came from the
Cockade city with the veterans from
the A. P. II:.l Camp. and bore proudly