Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-25
Rep. Riley j. Wilson De-
livers Grafton at Memo
rial Exercises
IMPRESSIVE AFFAIR
Fifteen Confederate Veterans In
Line-Large. Throng Attends-Sa-
lutte Fired by Military.

"Therc are many shrines in this
state where liberty and patriotism
may be learned, but there is no altar
when we can teach the children BET
ier than to send them to the face of
confederate monument declared
Representative Riley j. Wilson, Of
Louisiana. in delivering the annual
memorial address yesterday after
noon at the confederate monument
before membrs of R. E. Lee Camp,
Confederate Veterans, and others.
He said: "The confederate veter-
ans left US the richest heritage and
declared the confederate soldier is
horored and respected by all and
that no son or daughter of the con-
federacy has TO defend the cause for
which the confederate fought. The
confederate soldier, he asserted, was
rs true to the cause as his opponent
The great war said the speaker was
fougt over principals of free gov
ernment as they understood them. A
glowing tribute to the record Of the
confederate soldier ard the cause for
which he fought was paid by the
speaker, VINO anlong other things
said: "We will rot forget the record
# the confederate soldier. We can
honor ourselves in no better way
than in perpeiuatirg their memory. "
At the conclusion Of the war the
speaker said the confederate veter-.
ans and the women of the confed-
,erac y5l.-wert back to their homes
which they found desolate and all of
tkeir money gore. With courage
and determination, he said, they went
to work and built up one Of the
proudest civilization there exists to-
day.
Today, said the speaker, there is in.
: this country socialism. and anarchy
preached and these doctrines strike
at the very foundation of our gov
.ernment.
Rev. DR.. E. v. Reeester, pastor
Of the NJ. E. Church South, presided
and introduced tee speaker at the
request of Commander John
r. Zimmerman. A short
tribute to the chivalry of the confed-
crate soldier, was paid by the speak
er and he added there is no state
which gave of her blood in the cause
tran did Louisiana, and he then in
troduced Representative Wilson.
The exercises We're opened with
Invocation by Rev. Dr.. w. j. Nor
ton, rector Of Christ Episcopal
Church, after which a anuartet COM
posed Of Mrs. Harrie White. Mrs.
Sherman B. Fowler. Kenneth W.
Ogden and Arthur n. Bryant sang
80 Mother Dear, Jerusalem. !" Theii
concluding song at tn monum sn;.
was Kipling's "Reecssional. Ben
ed;ction by Rev. DR.. 5 T.. T'a'Es
rector of Braddock Ep:scopa: Charal
brought :he exercis. at the mcna
merit to close.
Occupying seats on the south side
of the monument were members o:
r. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans
and members of the United Daugh-
terS Of the Confederacy.
The exercises were attended by o
larger crowd thar in former years
and were very impressive. The
s',eakes ard singers occupied places
on big army truck which was ap-
proDriatelv decorated with flags and
bunting ard palms were in the back
grouEd.
At the conclusion of the exercises
the veterans headed by the Citizens
Band, the Alexandria Light Infan-
try, in command OF Capt. c. NJ ].
Sherpetson, and a number Of Bov
Pioneers. marched to Christ Church
cemetery whore the mound, beneath
which rests the remains of number
OF Confederate soldiers. was deco.
rated. The quartet sang. "Leae
kindly Light" after which the Lgh'
Infantyy fired salute and the sount
ing of taps by a bugler brought the
exercises to close.
Only about fifteen veterans tool
part in the procession Yesterday
During the past few years death ha'
lad heavy hano on the member
saip Of this camp.