Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18
HIGH TRIBUTE, IS PAID
JEWISH CONFEDERATEs
Fffticth Annual Memorial Day Exer-
cises Are Conducted mt
Hebrew Cemetery.
DIR. RUDOLPH COFFEE ORATOR
Better to Live Than Die for Coun-
try" Is Speakers Ideal OF Twen-
tieth Century Citizcnship-Fire
Salute Over Graves.

DIR. Rudolph Coffee, OF Chicago. was
the orator yesterday afternoon at the
! fftieth annual memorial exercises in
honor OF the Jewish Confederate dead.
held under the auspices of the Hebrew
Ladies' Memorial Association at the
Hebrew Cemetery.
The speaker was introduced by DR.
e. y. Calisch. who presided during the
exercises. In his opening remarks he
|, referred to recent visit to Nash
Vile. when he saw n statue OF Sam
Davis. the Confederate spy. who was
executed He said that when he saw
1t he was thrilled and took off his
hat
I felt that the ground upon which
trod was holy" he said. What could
he higher in this life than the action
OF that man, He went to death rather
than open his lips to betray n fellow
man.
BETTER TO LIVE FOR
THAN DIE FOR COUNTRY
And now. standing here and looking
NJ this sacred spot after having been
20 those other places, / feel myself 10
he better Jew and better American.
| object 70 fences in n cemetery, but
dead. lying there in the soldiers sec
ton. are worthy to be separated from
u.s.
My friends. there is a new ideal of
citizenship. In other ages the mark
OF citizenship was. that q man died
for his country. The twentieth cen
fury standard Of citizenship is that Il
man live for his country. It is bet
ter to live than to die for ones coun-
try. Ii is better that men fight to-
gether rather than against one another.
The twentieth century wants to know
why man should die at ALL
~ will have new inspiration when
get back to Chicago. and Will never
be satisfied until l bring my own two
children from San Francisco to the
Southland TO see what il means TO be
patriot"
DR.. Coffee spoke Of the sacrifices OF
the Jews in tho War Between the
States. saying that all Jews are loyal
citizens Of the country in which they
live. He pointed to the graves of the
Jewish soldiers as mute testimony OF
his remarks. He spoke Of tho time
when all swords should be sheathed,
and all guns stacked. He used the
picket fence about the soldiers plot
before him to illustrate his remarks
The design of the fence is reversed
swords and stacked arms
SET EXAMPLE FOR
NATION To FOLLOW
Speaking to the Confederate veterans
present. DR.. Coffee expressed the hone
that they might remain for many more
years He said that the South and the
nation at large had need of their eN-
ample and their presence.
You represent TO US the truest and
highest expression OF sacrifice the
world knows off, he said. THE city.
the State and the nation are better be-
| cause YOU are among us"
| At the conclusion of the address. DR..
| Calisch pronounced the Jewish prayer
| for the dead. America" was surg by
| the audience, after which provisional
| company. composed OF those members
| Of the Grays' battalion who did not go
! 10 birmingham, fired the regulation
! mitltar! salute Of three volleys over
| the graves. The sounding OF taps on
! the bugle brought the exercises TO
! close.
| During the ceremonies q number OF
musical selections were rendered by a
quartet from Beth Ahabah Temple. A
| sole" Crossing the Bar" by Joseph
, WhItternorc. was feature of the rnu-
| Steal program. The Scripture reading.
| 10y DR. Calisch. was from the Nineteenth
Psalm and the Fourth Chapter of Micah.
| y large audience was present. All
Confede rate organizations of Richmond
were represented. The Junior Memorial
| ASsoc;at ton sent carriages to the Sol
dtcrs' Homo and many OF the Confed-
/ crate veterans from that institution
/ were present.