The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-08
OBSERVE anniversary
IN St. JOHNS CHURCH
Rev. 9. Braxton Bryan breaches Pow
erfui Sermon Before lakewood
Association.
DEALS WITH RESURRECTION
Petersburg Rector Says We Should
Pay Tribute to Dead-Organization
Formed In Richmond Fifty Years
Ago.

ago.
Rev. c. Braxton Bryan. D. D., rec
tor of Grace Episcopal Church, Pc
tersburg, preached an interesting ser
mon on the resurrection and its sig
ntficance to the lakewood Memorial
Association on it's fiftieth anniversary,
which was observed in st. John
Church, Twenty NTH and Broad
Streets. last night. DR.. Bryan deliv-
cred q powerful sermon. dealing with
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from
the dead. He laid special stress on
the fact that we should pay tribute
to the dead.
Members of the Oakwood Memorial
| Association, together with large
number of veterans OF the War Be-
| tween the States, occupied special
seats in the front of the church. spe-
cial music for the occasion was rem
dered by the vested choir.
| lakewood Memorial Day will be Cd.
served next wednesday afternoon ana
| the members of this organization are
making arrangements for one OF the
most elaborate programs in recent
wears. There will be a number OF
natr,ottc talks made by prominent To-
cal people; u ..,dan. of
the lakewood Memorial Association.
writes the following relative 10 the
early days of the association
The minutes OF the lakewood Memo
r,.i Association now in the Confed-
crate Museum show that the nrst
neeting of ladies OF Church and
| linton Hill assembled at Third Pres
byterian church, then at the corner
| Twenty fifth and Broad Streets. on
April 10, 1885.
BY request, the Rev. J. Proctor took
the chair and DR.. j. NJ. Bowen acted
as secretary. The following ladies
were nominated and elected as an ex-
ecutive committee for the association
! Mrs. George Watt. Of the Third Pres
byterian; Mrs. VIM. Coming. Union
| station Mrs, A S. Vest, Leigh Street
Baptist Church: VIM. Peasants
| Friends Church: VIM. II. Crew, Trim
ity Methodist Episcopal Church; DR..
Jno. Knox. St. Johns Church; Mrs.
seay, First Baptist Church; Miss Mat
tie c. Lyme. Disciples Church, and
Miss Rose Powers, Catholic Church.
/ The committee returned and In a
/ short time reported the following
nominations as officers for the asso-
citation:
President. Mrs Mary H Smith;
vice president. A. Y. Stokes; treas
urer, Straughn Turpin; secretary. Al
fred r, Courtney.
1t was unanimously resolved that
the 10th OF May. 1855. being the an
n!versary OF General Jackson's death
be set apart as a day TO visit the
graves OF the Confederate soldiers
buried at Oakwood and pay respect
to them in an appropriate way. Mrs
A X. Courtney, secretary. and Mrs
NJ II. Smith, president. were made
a committee on constitution and by
laws, a copy of which was offered and
read by the secretary ana were urgnt.
mously approved and adopted
Meets In ST. Johns.
The minutes further show that or
! May 10, 1865. pursuant to notice
through the newspapers that the AS
ISOLATION met al St. Johns Church al
s O'Clock A. NJ. to hold their inaugurn
celebration. All the officers and q
large number OF friends were present
About . o'clock the exercises OF the
day commenced with prayer by tbs
| Rev. T, r. Price and an address by
Rev DIR. Norwood, after which the
assembly. numbering over 500 per-
sons, proceeded in procession. walk
/ ing to lakewood Cemetery, carrying
/ flowers. garlands and evergreens 70
decorate the graves. On arriving al
the cemetery the services were con-
tinued by prayer, led by the Rev
Jacob Manning; an address by the
I Rev John f. Edwards and the read
! ing of General Lees letter by the Rev
= I, b Price accompanied by appro-
pirate remarks. Immediately after
these addresses Gen. Colston was in
troduced and made a few remarks
congratulat!ng and encouraging the
association. The assembly was then
] tacA - ut a. ~
/ graves and to inspect the grounds
After spending few hours in this
way, they reassembled and were ad
/ dressed by the Rev. Moses p. Hoge
in most eloquent and feeling ad-
4 dress, An invitation was extended tc
persons present desiring to join the
I association and large number Joined
About 4 r. NJ. the crowd returned tc
their homes.
mony of the lakewood Memorial AS
ISOLATION.
Since then each year the associa.
ton has celebrated its anniversar,
until we have reached the fiftieth
year. The association marked the
graves. $4,000 In number, with a
wooden slab bearing the name, com
pany and regiment of the soldier.
buried. but often a slab would be
seen marked unknCWu vi the l0,UVt
buried in lakewood 5000. are un.
known. How sad to think OF some
father. some son. some brother. some
sweetheart unknown,
Should Pay Tribute
Surely we would bring some tribute
each year from the true loving and
patriotic hearts OF the people of oul
Southland and place It on these
graves The people of the South
must be true to the memories OF oul
heroes II we would have a nation
high souled, brave and chivalrous
The association has a record of all the
soldiers buried In lakewood and a
the reunion eleven years ago q
brother located his twin brother ir
lakewood and on his return to hi.
home in the South sent 4 shaft tc
mark his grave. BY the continued
efforts of the association and the gen.
erous and patriotic spirit OF GUN legis.
lators, the wooden slabs were re,
placed by stone markers, the ground
having previously been laid off in di
visions and sections by our generou.
and gifted friend. Colonel Burgwyn
The monument was. erected by thu
ladies soon after the organization OF
the association. but in 1914. the as
ISOLATION enlarged 1t. removing the
iron fences. giving IL to the Richmonf