The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
STORM OF HAIL
STOPS SERVICE
Memorial Exercises In Holly
wood Are Brought to
Sudden Close,
BRILLIANT MILITARY PARADE
Grays, Blues, Howitzers and
Signal Corps Win Great
Applause.
BRILLIANT MILITARY PARADE

Soldiers, citisena. Confederate voter-
ans and children TO tbs nunlbor OF Sow
oral thousand were drcndhod to tho
skin and pelted with hail az large as
Mimic balls when they gathored yes-
terdny afternoon In Hollyf1 GOD Gene
terry to pay annual tribute TO tho Con-
federate doad sleeping IN the famous
grounds.
Brigadier- General W. -. Freeman.
Of the United Confederate Veterans,
Judge John T. Goolriol, OF Fredericks-
burg. who was to have delivered tho
memorial speech: Row. jones Power
Smith. d. D. aide to General Stonowall
Jackson; Acknowledgement J. Tay-
Tor Ellyson and others were in tho
speakers stand. and tho military had
just cotton within tho EateB whom the
black cloud. which had few minutes
before flashed forth Its warning. burst
upon them Rain cano down in blind
ing sheets. and In = fow moments was
followed By ono OF tho heaviest storms
OF hail Been In Richmond In many
years. Tho soldiers marched grimly
forward. with tho bands playing On
ward. Christian Soldiers." rain soak
Ing through thor uniforms and hail
beating in beneath their helmets. But
tho crowd. one OF tho largest ovor to
DO noon In Hollywood on Memorial
Day. scattered like prairie rabbits TO
their burrows, taking refuge beneath
tho trees and behind tho shelter OF
tho larger tombstones and even crawl
ina beneath the bushes-anywhere to
avoid tho terrible hnil And In ell tho
melee and tho uproar of tho fleeing
crowds tho Confederate Veterans OF r
2 Loo Camp No. / mover lost stop
marching as they had marched in
other days into a storm Of shrieking
lead. Untalteringly they nled by the
reviewing stand. where sat q few OF
their comrades. who. because OF Grip
years. had been unable to take part
in tho parade
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
FURNISH GIANT SALUTE
For a time the trees and bushes af-
foroed ahelter TO the crowds and TO q
few soldiers who remained. but within
n few minutes the leaves turned with
the weight OF tho rain and hail.
branches snapped on like dried reeds
before n wind. and the stor mswirled
, in no that every man, woman and child
In nil part. Of tho cemetery were soak
cd. Just as the troops filed by tho
reviewing stand lightning famed
| across the sky and peal OF thunder
roared out n giant salute Children
crouched in their mothers arms. and
evon men. shuddcrcd as tho hail came
moro furiously down
There was no attempt at speech
making. When at last the sun ehone
1orth again. the cemetery was almost
empty OF the living. and Judge Cool
rick. who wan also tho chief speaker
on last Memorial Day, when 1t rained.
turned sadly away. few veterans
remained about tho stand. and. with
heir clothes streaming with water and
their gray felt hats limp and sodden.
went up 10 shake hands with Judge
lGoolrick, and to sympathize with him
that n second time nature had inter-
vened to prevent him from speaking.
The military, procession was ono OF
tho finest ever seen here on Memorial
Day. Shortly after 4:ao o'clock. for
he Howitzers were late getting into
ire. the parade moved from Third and
Franklin Streets. Mounted police, fol-
Owed by Brigadier-General Freeman
and his STAR officers. led the parade.
Blues. under Major E. w. Bowles. i'm
mediately In their rear. Next came
tho Richmond Grays. the First Bat
TALON of tho First Virginia Regiment,
under Major J.. T. Price. resplendent
Il, their new uniforms. and more SOL
ever appeared before. Following was
tho signal corps. under command of
Lieutenant Earl LutZ, making Its first
appearance in public. The men have
been whipped into fine shape, and made
an unexpectedly good showing.
GREAT CROWD VIEWS
BRILLIANT PARADE
Tho Richmond HowitZers. under com
mnnd of Captain w. NJ. Mycre, brought
up the rear of the military. and be-
hind them filed old and grim -visaged
men In gray. They marched slowly
and steadily. keeping we'll behind the
ighter-footed and younger men In
IA
ranks. The procession was brought
up In the rear by long flo OF car
riages md automobiles. bearing mem
bcrs OF the Hollywood Memorial As
ISOLATION. Daughters OF the Confed-
tracy. and guests OF the Confederate
organizations.
Thousands gathered at tho point of
assembly. and In every street through
which the procession passed homes
were decorated and thousands lined
he curbing TO watch tho soldier boys
md veterans proudly sweeping by.
Ut w'a3 By far tho most splendid mill
tary spectacle seen In Richmond in re-
cent years. Violent contrasts of color
caught the eye AM kept attention, and
tho troops marched with q precision
and bearing that would have done
icredit to veteran commands. The
Richmond Grnys received great APP
tplause for their martial appearance, and
they did. indeed. reflect great credit
on Major Price, who has placed the
command upon we'll organized foot
ing.
People followed in street oars, nuto-
mobiles, carriages and afoot, stirred by
the same music which animated tho
soldiers. Westward on Franklin Street
tho procession moved to Floyd Avenue,
and thence southwark into Cherry
Street At Laurel and Franklin Streets
sounded tho storms first grim warn
Ing. when clap OF thunder shivered
across the Sky. a few OF tho on
lockers changed their minds. and turn
ed bnck. But most of tho crowd moved
with the procession. From Cherry
Street the parade moved into the
cemetery, marching between dense
masses OF people on either side. Over
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