Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-01
FLAYS DETRACT0R
or VIRGINIA HEROES
Continued From First Pagc)

very city by Patrick Henry. If this
be treason. then make the most OF It."
| Heroes of '0s aud 1920.
I'm the Spanish American War.
under the burning tropical suns Of
Cuba and the Philippines. Confederate
veterans and their sons helped carry
forward tho Stars and Stripes TO vic
tory. We recall that when the great
heart of this nation beat with fear
for the safety of the army before
| Santiago, 1t WAS quictcd when the
message was received that General
! Wheeler was in the trenches with his
men" This same General Wheeler.
| in the days when one Confederate
soldier licked about four times his
numbers in Yankees. and came very
nearly whipping them. with his com
mand so horrhed these Yankees that
they often wished they had stayed on
their own side OF Mason and Dixon'a
! line.
When a steady ncrte. cool cour-
age and brave heart were needed as
! consul general OF Cuba. who but our
own beloved Fitzhugh Lee Was &c
! lcctcd for the task. by Democratic
| President. and continued in office by
= a IstbibI1sdH lie,
/ like General Wheeler. became
ajor- general in the United States
! Army.
You have today decorated the
graves Of some Of the men who fell
in the Spanish American War and
asked that their names be rcmem-
! hcred. In the world war. among the
officers who won distinction. Vir-
Eiaia and the South had their full
/ complement In the makeup Of that
I army which went abroad that the
world should not be coerced under
! the iron oppression OF military
tyranny, Virginia and tho South need
not be afraid Of comparison with any
section of the country. AS a mem
Der of "A Virginia draft board. a bomb
I proof position. can testify that no
! descendant of any Confederate sol
der. ~ far as know. tried to escape
service In the army Of the United
States"
DIR. Maclachlan followed Mr.. Cox.
and he rpokc of the wonderful work
done b. tho American soldiers who
went I" Europe without a trcmor to
tight for liberty and tho principles for
which they stood.
Great Drcnn. Shattered
I Dreams of tho great fcats accom-
/ pliahcd through the war have been
shattered. he gaid. and the illusions
IRE now no more. America fought for
IN. freedom Of the smaller nations
as set forth on paper AT tho EcrscilIcs
7 conference. but which are now ready
L" jump a, each others threats.
Dreams Of an everlasting peace
which was to DO won by the climina-
ton Of war-iike factors in this war, he
ar"rrcd. have been shattered and
every nation Is today adding to her
ornaments so that when the next
war comes she viii be prepared We
we're told that 'his war would end
All wars. tn. speaker declared and
IN" plea w"n' 10 the heart OF all. bu,
nov m. dream is no;hingncss
br. Macltchlan also said that he
nah read some time ago of docu-
Incnt called the league Of nations Tor
Wnien AneTi;a fought and Americans
CLEO but unless ne was mistaken il
murdered hy the United states Con
sneaker told his audience that with
out memories life would not be worth
TAKE from England King Arthur.
~, n, Masna charia and The BiiI Of
sW wsw En ne nSsclsred, and you take
81 wtiism w nsIat' H Tass aW ,ss
Bruce and John Knox and you wine
our ihs memory OF Scotland,
move the rcmembrance Of the noble
Gehh az Lexington. Valley F'orca.
fB@ svia 'wnsS. cod Harbor; Jefferson
and YOU blot out Virginia"
DIstinrui.h-d Gathering.
y, 10 Jonn Gu;chins. commander
Mayor George Ains!ic. Lewis Eirnp
GGnniTman OF the New YORK Public
S,nr nc ON MISSION General 10 Lane
John II. Saunders. Attorney ,;encr,i
2i ,nirg!n.a: Judge u. G. Richardson.
Juusc george l.. Christian and r1any,
o,her DISTINGUISHED persons we're pres
ent at the memorial exercises. Jonn
-. Ligh,foot. of the Sons OF Veterans.
so officials OF the Hollywood Memorial
o,oSie'y' ihs lakewood Memorial So
y,i,enS me Hebrew Memorial Assoc,a-
crary Society, Richmond Chiptnr -
!, g. chesterfcld Chapter. IRIS, uol-
lywoGd Memorial. Association. Jr..
StoHcwaii Jackson Chapter partici
pa,ed In The exercises. besides the
auxiliary OF The latter orcaniza;inn
lhrec generations were represented
N me ihrong of veterans and their
children and grandchildren which as.
sembled 10 pay tribute 10 the dead
OF three wars. The service started
Mtth prayer by DR. MaclachIan
| "HtSh was iollo"ed by the singing
or the hymn, How Firm Founda
tion. which was "A favorite o. Cen
eral Robert T.. Lee.
Following were the addresses
decoration OF the monument to the
Confederate dead by the Grandchil-
drcn,s Chapter was ono of tho fea-
lures OF the occasion. The children
piaSea immense wreaths of roses and
Wild flowers around the pyramid of
stone, which was erected by the
HOLLYWOOD Memorial Association.
HOLLYWOOD was crowded as early
as 10 o'clock. and rose arbors and
mower gardens from a dozen coun-
tieS were stripped of their beauty
ana fragrance TO pay tribute TO the
dead. Over uhc graves of the men
who died fighting for Southern prin-
ciDlcs were spread the Stars and
BARS and above the graves of Vir-
Eihlans VINO were veterans of the
IECEIAln Ditto