Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-28
LIBRARY PRESENTED AS
MEMORIAL TO MRS. MUNCE
W0mnn's Club Hears Address by III.
Rev. ID. j. OCOnnclI, Ri~hOp Of
RichmOnd. on the Romnn Forum.

Prior to the program AT tho Womnns
club Scstcrda" afternoon. the Leila
Gillian Muncc Memorial was presented
to the club by John s. Munce. Ar
Muncc's gift, as Il memorial TO his
wife. is "a handsome mahogany book
case. partially filled with books by Nir-
erinia authors. many of which arc suit
ably inscribed by the writer's them
selves. Mrs. William G.. Stanard made
the presentation in AN appropriate
{ late Mrs. Munce AZ one of the most
valued members Of the club. She was
one OF it's founders and ever worked
for it's hctterncnt aud up-builtiinc.
Mrs. J. Arthur LEROY. a former
president, accepted the gilt on behalf
OF the woman's Club. and paid tribute
10 tho memory of Mrs Muncn. a won
Am OF rare cudOw,ncutS OF mind and
heart. and 10 this hiyh souIcd virginia
.-Cn,l"wonan. she said, thor" could bo
no more Citing memorial than this
library of hey states authors
III. Rev. - j. D'Conuc!i. Bishop OF
| Richmond. Is on" whom the club dc
I lights 10 honor and ia" auditorium
was thr"uGc" with guests to hear him
l"ctur" Yesterday on The Roman
Forum. Mrs sally Nelson Robins pre-
s"nt"I the speaker.
Eish"p D'Conncil .vas for thirty vcare
! mead OF the American College. az Rome
, and II was from the golden book Of his
rioh experience there that he lccturcd
With rar" insight into The light and
civilization az u dav that rs done and
all N" iuicrpr"i'vr az, Of tho dra-
I mJiist. tho speaker carried his audi.
cncc hach with him across tho con-
turtles past ON" wand"rcd AT WILL
through tn, magic Of his words IN
ia" golden sunshine OF i Roman hol-
DAY heard again tn" iir" and clouucuce
or cicero and Mark Antony, listened
L" the l"g"pd and story OF this historic
THO Roman Forum. proporiv sneak
ing is no, tn" extensive and honorcd
ruin ""nimonlr photographed and
named as such, but small central
oyer place in the mlds, :,hou, 800 feet
ia length ana So feet wide Thi,
Was sacred ground dedicated 10 Tho
s"rvic" Of the republic. crnameutc,
only with rude limestone pairing
About 'he center one finds tn. vast
forest of understandable ruin. which WAS
once temple and statue and arch ana
monnm"nt Of greatness. 1t was 4
/ quaint st"'y--this description OF tn"
I Roman Forum. with legend and history
! h0niy with antiquity suhtiy inter
woven hy the art # the 3if,oh man
who told II.
The forum was the place where mon
can" together :" barter and market
10 elect tho rulers Of their pcoplo and
Roman Forum TO distinguish i, from
'hrs" outsii" the CITY. Hero Cicero
buried his rhilliDics aEains, Cataiirr.
from this -"SiruH Judges pronounced
sentence orators addressed IN" assciu-
! hiv or hold memorial service over
their distinguished dead. Tyrants wero
denounced. deeds of valor commence
rate" and IN" Who'll" art of poli,ic.l
nrlherN ~as carried 20 perfection. Can
itai sentence COULD only be- passed
upon citizen in III" forum. y was
/ IN" eliminating roiu, of grandeur IN
! IN" Roman Empire and its history
| oitcs from tn" time Of the monarchy.
The forum represents the history OF
! ZONE; II represents tho life OF Rome.
| every throb OF Roman life wcs rclt
| mere, and IL vas The mighty hear,
! Of Rom" itself From il went forth
| law. legislation and emotions. which
! have ruled tn" world And Eishor
oconnell stated that ia his npinion
I there was close association between
virginia ana tn" spot under tho Sabine,
aud l.n,ins first made their peace. From
the Roman Forum came the fire ana
! inspiration 80 which Patrick Hepr,
a!Iu !och statesmen. ilIcG with love
or n" classics, lighted the torch witch
iaincd into the American Revolution.
ne love of liberty and freedom has
I hr"n The inspiration OF the world
sacked and ruined given over to Are
and p:llaSe. striped Of her pride ,uc
{ beauty. Rome was left 4 dcsolate waste
ABOUT Which wolves howlcd. When the
'hp!r' nied. the forum died. II served
! us place and marked tie end OF a
regime. giving plac. 70 the ncw- IRA
me fornin vas coeNtensive with the
! Roman Empire. lived while The Roman
empire lived. ana died when the Ro-
man Empire died, died when this ma
; tons civilization and religion had
! passed into the gray shadows of ,h,
/ long NiStaS Of YESTERDAY it's TEMPLES
! empty, It's affairs rorsaken