Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-26
MEMORIAL EXERCISES
IN HOLLYWOOD THURSDAY
Richmond Will Show Soldiers OF
Present Day How 1t lionors Those
of Another Generation.
DANvILLE MAYOR TO SPEAK
Parade TO Form at Fifth and Frank
lin StreetS-Committcc Named
for Decoration of Graves and
Monuments OF Confederate Heroes.

Rev. William l.. Thompson. d d.
pastor OF Park Place Methods, church.
will deliver the annual sermon before
tonight a. Sis o'clock Survivinc
veterans Of r. L. Lee Camp, Pickett
Camp and of the Soldiers Home Sons
of the Confederate Veterans Memorial
Association, Daughters OF the confcd-
eracy and their auNiiiarics have been
extended invitations 10 be present. ard
arc expected to be assembled in the
church by o'clock.
Committees ON the celebration OF
Memorial Day Thursday arc rapidly
putting on the finishing touches to the
program. Governor Davis. Mayor
Ainslic. General Charles l. Farnsworjh.
commander OF Camp Lee, former Lieu
tenant-Governor }. Taylor Eilyson.
Mayor Wood;nE, Of Danvillc. Major
Charles stole of the aviation supply
corps. Richmond. are among those TO
whom invitations have been sent and
who arc expected to participate in the
parade that will herald the ceremonies
10 be held at Hollywood Cemetery TO
honor the Confederate dead.
PARADE TO FORM At
FIFTH AND FRANKLIN
Formation of the parade will take
place at Fifth and Franklin Streets.
and Will slowly proceed to Laurel and
thence up Floyd Avenue and on on, I,
Hollywood. The speakers automobile
VIII head the line. and in this will
be seated Governor Davis. Mayor
Airslic. Mayor Wedding Of panville
the orator OF the OCCASION DR. !. y
Cpsher. who will introduce Mavor
.WootinE. and Rev. James Powers smith.
D. D.. who will open the ceremonies
with prayer.
Other automobiles will come in the
following order: Oakwood Memorial
Association. Hebrew Memorial Associa-
ton. Hollywood Memorial Association.
United Daughters Of the Confedcracy.
Richmond Chapter. Home for Confcd.
crate Women. Confederate Memorial
Association. lakewood Junior Holly
wood Junior. Hebrew Junior. Grand.
children or the Confederacy will fol-
low them. marching on foot. The cadet
corps of John Marshall High School Will
form the military escort.
COMMITTEES NAMED
TO DECORATE GRAVES
Following the speaking at Hollv-
WOOD the exercises vii! close with the
laying OF wealth OF flowers on The,
memorial tablet on the Soldiers Mon
ument. dedicated 20 the women Of Ni--
GINA 1876, by grandchildren OF the
Confede-acy. Chesterfield Juniors ana
Lee AUXILIARY under escort OF John
Marshall high School cadets
Decoration committee Al Hollywood
have been named "a follows with Mrs
Charles 7 Norman chairman: Miss
Matte Harris graves Of Jefferson Davis
ard Genera! fitzhugh Lee: Miss J u
tapers. that Of General J. T. y stuart:
Mrs. Charles I. Wineo. Pickett Nonu-
nent: MISS Mary crenshaw, Otcy Sat
terry: Mrs 8. y. Blsnncr. graves o:
veterans from the Soldiers Home. and
Mrs. John r. Bauer. speakers stand
Decoration committees Of Confcd-
crate monuments in the city have
been named as follows; Junior Holly
wood Memorial Association. General
II. L. Lee; Mrs. z. :. Blcnncr. Pres
for Girls, Stuart: Grandchildren OF the
ConfedeTacY. Howitzer: Airs. Hugh
Taylor. Monroe PARK Chesterfield
CHAPTER. Capitol Square, and Mrs. =
]. White. y. p. Hn!.
The music a, Hollywood will be
under the direction of Walter {.
Mercer. director OF music OF John Mar
shall High School. \ due, will lie
rendered by Mrs. J. X. Bowman and
Mrs. c.. K. Harper, OF the Second Bap-
fist choir
SHOW SOLDIERS THEIR
NALoR Is NOT FORGOTTEN
In reference 10 the occasion. Mrs. I
Norman Y &dndolnh, president of
Hollywood Memorial Association. said
yesterday:
May 30 is Hollywood Memorial Day.
Every citizen is requested 10 do honor !
to this day. Surely the present. with
its terrible war, must bring to The
minds OF all the $1,000 dead Confcd-
crate soldiers that Sleep in Hollywood /
Their sons and crandsons have gou"
forth for the rights Of democracy Is
they did. VIII not our boys in brow II
feel assured that they will not be for
gotten nifty years from now. when
they see that the dead Of the South
are still in loving devotion fifty years
after they have passed from the earth
"All owning automobiles have been
asked 10 join in the procession TN"
exercises Will be held at Hollywood.
and all those sending flowers arc re-
uuested TO leave them al iollvwood,