Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-15
TABLET UNVEILED.
Memorial TO DR.. l.. NJ. Blackford Late
Principal of the Episcopal
High School.

A very interesting event tool
place at the Episcopal High Schoo
near this city on last Saturday Ii
the unveiling of memorial tablet tt
the memory of DR.. BlacHord, its late
honored principal. The exercises
connected with this were appointed
for two o'clork in the afternoon and
promptly on the hour the present
principal of the school, A. r. Hoxton.
Esq, and Mr.. Willoughby Reade the
senior member Of the school faculty
after Mr.. Hoxton. accompanied by
Bishop Coadiutor Brown, of the
| Episcopal Diocese Of Virginia, and
the Rev. Randolph H. Mckim, D. D.,
of the Church of the Epiphany,
Washington, d. C., the appointed
speakers for the occasion, and the
Honorable R. Walton Moore, of Fair
fax, Va, the chairman of the eXer-
cises, took their seats at the head of
the school chapel where the cere-
monies Of the unveiling were to take
place.
DR.. Mckim opened the exercises
with a short but beautiful service.
The familiar hymn, How firm a
foundation We saints Of the Lord
General Lees favorite hymn, and also
IL favorite OF DR.. Blackford's, was first
sung, after which the Doctor read
the 9th Psalm, The Lord is My
strength and my salvation,' which DR..
Blackford always read wien soldier
IN the Confederate army, before go
ing into battle. a few appropriate
prayers were then read and the re.
llgious service closed with the HYMN.
For all the saints who from their
abors rest
The Honorable R. Walton Moore
then sevcrally introduced the speak
ers in most fitting and eloquent Ian
guage, and in so doing spoke most
appropriately and sympatheticalIy of
Dr.. Blackford's wonderful power and
Influence rs Principal Of the High
School. Bishop Brown first addres.
'ed the audience or Dr.. BIackford as
IN educator and was followed by Dr.
Mckim on Dr. Blackford as a Christ
IAN and a soldier. The mastery
sributes Of each expressed in bnautj-
,ul English. and delivered with chaste
yet deep feeling were we'll worthy Of
ihelr subject and will not be forgetter
by those who were privileged to hear
them.
A number of letters were read by
Professor Reade. from old bows who
were unable to attend, and one came
from DR.. Alderman, President of the
University of Virginia. All spoke of
Dr.. 3 Blackfordsin the highest terms
]; Those who took part il the cxer-
Uses were Intimately CORRECTED with
Dr.. Blackfofd. Bishop Brown was
an old, boy and a former teacher in
the school. So;was the present cffic-
tent Principal Mr.. A. R. Hoxton, DR..
Mckim was a fellow student with him
at the University of Virginia. a com.
panion i'll arms on the battle fields
Of the Confederacy and life long
friend, the Honorable R. Walton
Moore was an old boy and Mr.. Will
loughby Reade was teacher under
lin for IS years.
There was large attendance on
.hiS most interesting occasion,
he boys Of the present session and
the school faculty, Professors and
students of the Episcopal Seminary
nearby, a number of old boys among
them Mr.. Morgan H. Beach, form
erIy of this city, Mr.. Arthur Herbert
of this city. representing the Board
of Trustees Of the Seminary and
High School, and Messrs. w. Fl. Ran
dolph and Angus McD Crawford, for
mcr teachers at the school. A num-
Der of friends were also present from
The Hill and this city and from
! Washington. All of Dr.. Blackford's
sons were present except DR.. John
Minor Blackford, of Rochester, Min
, resota.
! The tablet is placed on the east
wall of the school chapel, and is of
| pure white marble. finely executed by
Messrs. J. & R Lamb, of New York
/ City