Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18

St ont.5 of Lous rn Lis served In tn.
served from 1850 until 1900 30 as e ss a,so
Senator. serving ns president OF the
state Senate many times. He also
legislature: and was a member OF the
Louisiana CONSTITUTIONAL Conventions OF
1879 and 1898. ! have Visited Richmond
est old friends Is a Richmond boy. Lieu.
tenant Francis I.inwood Harris.
visited his home IN Richmond about
Iertninly nice to- me during my two
days stay at his home. Lieutenant
p m"yris' Of s,ne Unied States Army. i.
! or my friends from home enlisted H.
the United States marines also. and are
stationed here. All cannot begin as or
uccrs. some one must he willing to
pc u private. So far have enjoyeJ
| the life of a private very much. Sine
enlisted In the marines have served
III two different companies. The FIRST
company served in was the THIRTY
fourth, the company in which served
nd s,rny my period OF training on Paris
Quan,lco in the Smith Artiiierw we're Ca, at
p mn,, since / have been here have
Rienmo TeTS good good friend of mine from
que. son of Congressman Montague "f
virginia. we were friends Of bV.
visit old Richmond again some Jay. u
nope I.n;toi so @, | have brother in the
lieutenant. His name Is David $. Es,ni
pinal. He is stationed at camp PIKE
ARK. The national army camp.
l.EONlDAS BERNARD ESTtJpINA1
Quantico, Va, November a. 1917
0uentions Right OF Express Commands,
TO the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir notice that the express com
nrIn
liquors will be delivered to consignecs
wlth0ut doctors prescription. I am
not Interested in whether this order
Is carried out or not. SO far as liquor
| Is concerned. but am interested in
whether the express company has the
1,sh' 10 make and pronulgate laws.
tive authority does not require n doc
tors certificate, and ii appears to me
mat wnen constance signs the ami
daHit presented by the prohibition law
that he has met tho requirement OF the
law. and that 1t is not within the pow.
er or prerosatixe OF the express COM
dtttonal requirement. 1t may be up To
the authorities to prosecute one who
tends The liquor for. but this is mat
ter with which the express company
has nothing to do.
am of the opinion that the pro-
vision OF the law which allows A niIart
month for medicinal purposes does
not contemplate that A man must be
bu, that he is allowed TO have q
quar-, month in his house in case OF
sickness. II takes am Informed, two
weeks to get consignment delivered
actually sick at the time he orders,
there Is no telling whore he might be
when the medicine arrived. Perhaps 4,
would have TO be taken by some friend
VINO had not been sick at all.
The express company might be with
IN its rights in refusing to accept
tons. AS a common carrier IL is pucs-
tionable whether not II has this
right But II seems to me to be clear
that it has no right to make any adj
ditional conditions which the legisla-
tive authority has not seen Mt Jim
the express company is TO correct an
abuse and evil. but this is not JUS
t,heat,on tor Its amending legislative
enaGtrnents. and !, is dangerous to
The law allows liquors for scientific.
mechanical. sacramental and medicinal
purposes. II a doctors certificate ia
required in case OF sickness, who liz TO
furnish the certificate for the other
three purposes? Would the foreman OF
blacksmith shop be competent to fur.
nish the certificate for mocha meal pur.
w H. MULLEN
4 Prstest
To the Editor Of The Tim res Dispatch:
SLIT ne BTOtneinOOu OF st. An
drew is doing a wonderful work in
supplcmentine the Y. NJ. g. A. and cs-
tablishing a club for soldiers. sailors
and marines at sos East Grace street
IL is work that makes one proud
Of being churchman. and which
should be Endorsed by tho people OF
well be emula,ed by other denomina-
We must confess to feelings OF MIN
Sled shock and Indignation TO hear
nj nh m ha
that they didn't have any clubs for
speeches tina; lend color TO the charge
Of sentimentality SO often hurled at the
South IT is surely not sentiment.
Richmond has long revered the
memory OF the Ccnfederacy and all
and the Southern Cross are eternaily
cnshrined in our hearts. but IL Ill be-
hooves US to Haunt them now In
to the Star-Spangled Banner and the
south is hurting herself and all she
holds dear II she fails TO realize 1t at
The speech also shows a woeful lack
of thought or little knowledge OF the
conditions Of 'Gl At that time there
was no need for clubs TO furnish
tertainment to the boys from Camp
Lee" They were home boys. The ma
jority lived In Richmond and OF the
at least. in the city were an excep
ton. They were the welcome and hon
ored guests in every home.
Such should be the case to-day. but
the strenuous years have loosened the
bonds OF kinship and we no longer
count our cousins unto the thirteenth
and fourteenth generations. Then. too.
something-lot us hope it was the
struggle for existence in the dread
days Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS taken the
edge from our boasted hospitality.
The boys at Camp Lee" arc now
drawn from many States and from
every strata of society. Some of them
would be woefully out of place in our
costly feel uncomfortable and con.
strained. So it is up to us girls OF
1917. ii we wish to do our part
valiantly by the boys in Khaki as our
graz. dmothers did to. the boys in
Is striving 10 extend the hand Of hos
pitality to the soldiers in our midst.
If We do not feel enough patriotism
to do this let US keep quiet. but in the
name OF pity do not let US make the
dear old boys of 81" an excuse for
our own pettiness.
I am q Daughter of the Confeder-
acy Both Of my grandfathers were Of
ficers in the Confedcracy. One | never
saw The other an "unrecOnStructe