The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-16
IMPETUS GIVEN


natan and sussex counties, ana Dan
vile, Fredericksburg, Hampton. New
Port News, Petersburg and Richmond.
Chairman Davis declared that the
hall of the house of delegates was a
fitting scene upon which to begin the
work of perpetuating the part Nir-
ginia played in the war. The task I'M
dertaken by the com mission, he said.
is vital to Virginias honor. He asked
for the cooperation of the entire state,
urging that this is necessary II the
work is to be a success and complete.
DR. Calisch declared that the war
was fought, not alone on the battle
fields and on the high seas, but in tt .
homes of all the peoples of all the
countries engaged Hatred for Ger
many, he said, exists not so much be-
cause she was the foe of America or
any particular nation. but because of
her attack on the very foundation Of
society itself-on civilization.
lie thought tremendous impetus had
been given the movement by the mere
presence of General Bundy, just as
the hero of Chateau-Thierry had
given impetus and added luster to the
cause and to the arms of America and
her allies in the memorable turning
point of the conflict. General
Bundy." he said. acted on what he
Understood to he American tradition.
May our mistakes be of the kind that
he made
Virginia Furnished 10000.
DR. Calisch's reference was to the
generals famous expression when he
was told to retreat Retreat. hell!
The American army did NOT come here
to retreat. but TO advance"
According to General 10 Lane Stern.
Virginia furnished $4,000 Of Americas
100000 soldiers. The small job"
allotted to him, he said, IS to find
out all about each one of the so 1000.
Nine thousand enlisted throughout
Virginia. according TO General Stern;
700 from other states North Carolina
furnished 264 Virginia enlistments
Tennessee thirty seven, West Virginia
twenty fiVe. Ohio twenty, the District
OF Columbia and Maryland fifteen
each, Canada and England each two
and Hungary one.
General stern presented these fig
ures to show the lmm anslty of his
task. as he pointed ont. If natives of
other states and OF other countries
enlisted under Nirgirias banner. il
stands to reason that many native
sons of the Old Dominion answered
the call in other states. For exam
pie he said six Nrginians enlisted in
Delaware He said it would be diff
cult to locate all of the 10000 Efr-
ginia soldiers and procure their rec
ords.
OyeriookS Opportunities.
Colonel Kelley deplored the fact
that .Virginians do not pay sufficient
attention TO their precious, valued and
historic sites such as jamestown and
the House of Burgesses,
Virginia will not gain the pre-
eminence TO which she is entitled UNI
I'll she pays more attention to her
places and localities and less to her
immortals' he said.
He excepted to the tablet TO Nathan
lei Bacon which hangs in the hail of
the house of delegates and to the
statue of Stonewali Jackson. the in
scription on each of which. he said,
is inaccurate. Jackson he said. did
not die on the battlefield at Chancel-
louisville. nor did Bacon die in de
Tense of his rights" as the Ia blet is
credited with stating. but that he died
of yellow fever, and his cause tri-
In conclusion. Colonel Kelley de-
clared that Virginia is neither deca-
dent nor degenerate, but as glorious as
she ever was,
DR.. Mcflwaine hopes the next gen
eral mbly will provide more am
pie quarters and an adequate staff
for the accommodation of the states
archives and history. Both quarters
and force, he said are inadequate
for the work already being performed.
and ii is intended to make the state
library the repository for the data
being gathered by the Virginia War
History commission.
Governor Davis who was late in
arriving. was introduced by Chairman
Davis as the father of the War His
tory commission. The governor
thanked the members for the interest
they are displaying in the work and
declared that he was proud OF the
creatures of his creation"