The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-13
III CLOWNS TRIBUTE
10 CONFEDERATE DEAD
uR. rrsHUR DELIVERS ADDRESS
DnD0gixes Participants In Great Con-
1lSce ard Praises Women of South.
Tablet Is Unveiled Marking site OF
Confederate Navy Yards.

That thin line of gray clad Con
faderare veterans who made their way
into Oakwood cemetery TO pay tribute
70 and hear eulogized sixteen thou
sand Of their comrades who had
fought hled and given up their lives
- precious sacrifice 70 cause which
fiaAy believed Just. and who now lie
sleeping within those gates. formed
Aut a small part of the memorial
pArade yesterday afternoon. Scarcely
more than sixty Of the gray-haired
warriors swung into line at the Oak
wood rate most OF the participants
being sons grandsuns. and possibly
some great era ndsons. Of those men
who barred their breasts in battle un
der such men as Lee. Jackson. stuart
and Hill fer the sacred cause Of the
Confederacy. aud young men who nov
are merely marking time, awaiting the
call that will send them into the pres
ent world conflict to upuold the stars
and Stripes OF united nation.
With clouds IF war lowering over
Ste universe, the exercises held IN
the cemetery under the auspices Of
the oaswood Memorial association
seemed more i'm pressire than ever
before Judge DAVID Crockett EiCh-
ardsofl. veteran of the War Between
the states ard dressed IN uniform
OF gray. presided over the ceremonies,
He made B BRET ;aTk. paying a hign
sribute to the Confederate dead and
declared that he hope the time will
never rr7E7rr wf7rFl VIE witt forget Tf1os8
ynen who gave up their blood during
the four years of bitter strife. Follow
ing hss Introductory remarks he in
sroduced the orator Of the occasion,
DR. John y Vrpshur who was with the
Virginia Military institute cadets in
the battle Of New Market
Confederate Women Praised.
DIR tsFss4srr net only eu4eesxea fsae@e
who carried u nuskets during the
four years of war, bat bestowed praises
upon the women of the South for the
part they played I'm the strife. He
spoke Of their spirit Of love and sacri-
hce and of how they had worked for
the eauke for which their husbands.
fathers. brothers and sweethea rts
were fighting
4.And there were other patriots
whose service has never been fully
recognized" declared DR.. tpshur.
We have never given credit that Is
due the surgeons who PLACED very
prominent part in the War Between
the States They healed US in our
sickness, repaired our wounds and
made our army what Il was physical
liz but never has acre been err 5cted
evan marble tablet IN honor OF
those valiant men headed by william
preston Moore
He spoke Of the Galantrv ~ the
ssen who fought under the flag ~ the
Cent fed 81 acY, and declared that h
can never say that this host was 3e
yeafed THE new, old South vii
ever stand victorious" he said
We have no apologies to offer TO
our participation in Che war. / re
sent the reference To "a Confedergt
soldier as a rebel He fought 70
that which he thought was right, w
sought states rights and our bannc
will ewes wave triumphant"
The ceremonies opened with tn
singing of How Firm a Foundation.
after which Rev Hugh NJ sublett
rector OF st. Johns Episcopal church
Ted in prayer Following the address
OF DR.. Tpshur. Nearer My God t,
Thee was sung. after which IA
btnediciion was pronounced by Dr.
Sublett.
The Parade.
The parade formed al Twenty hftl
and Broad streets, opposite ST John
church, 4 detail Of mounted police
headed hy Captain r n. sowell. led
They were followed by the John Mar
shall nfa and drum corps and III
cadets The Richmond Graps FOL
lowed the cadets and then came tn
Richmond Howit7ers' battery. Mem
hers OF the association followed il
carriages The veterans assembled a
she cemetery gate and fell In benin
the mounted police there. There wer
only forty-tao of the Confederate sol
aters from the home participating J.
the DArade the Others being resident