Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-09
SAYS MARTIN AS BRAVE
As HEROES OF FLANDERS
Asscmblagc Pays Tribute to
Late Senator as Portrait
Is Unveiled.
HEART AND SOUL IN nIG WAR
swanson Speaks of Life md Achieve
mcnt> "f Leader In the Senate
During Stirring Days of the Grcnt
Conflict.

In the presence Of the Governor OF
Virginia. state officials. members OF
The Senate AMI OF the House of Dele
gates, and before an audience of citi-
zcns from practically every section OF
the State. an oil portrait of tho late
United states Senator Thomas
staples Martin was unveiled in the
hall Of the House of Delegates YES
tcrday. the exercises beginning at
O'Clock. The portrait Is hung on the
wall to the right OF the Speakers
chair.
Governor Trinklc was ars, an
nounccd. and then Senator Claude a.
swanson. escorted by the committee
composed of Senator y. b. Early. Jr.,
Delegates II. II. Pitts and Nelson $.
Groomc, entered the hall and pro
cecdcd 10 the Speakers stand. The
members OF the General Assembly
stood while the distinguished speaker
entered the hall. Introducing Scna-
tor swanson TO the audience, Senator
Early. said In part:
Greatest Statesman In 30 Years
1T is we'll that Virginia should
pause for "a little while and consider
the life. character and service OF the
greatest statesman that Virginia has
produced IN half a century.
lin the sixties when the dark
clouds of civil war ovcrhung the hori-
Zon Of our country he, then Il Young
and boardlcss boy. responded To the
call OF Virginia. donncd the jacket of
gray and fought for what he be-
ltercd |" lie the right of the States.
lie followed the matchless Lee until
this great cause went down behind
the clouds on the ill-fatcd field mt
NppomnttoN.
AT later time. when the world
WAS in the iron grasp OF the German
empire. when the civilization OF the
world was at stake, this great man
threw his whole heart and soul into
that great conflict and NJ leader OF
the Senate of tho United states. ic-
complisn.d by his untirinr leader
ship. To bring about the ovcrtnrnw
@: the German power. i;ut in this
great victory. he had sacr.!iced his
LIE upon the altar Of his country. ANA
I'D as truly hero "a III rnllan.
heroes In khaki that went down on
The Flanders Field. Beiicni Woods.
st Nih;cl or the terrible Ar:;"nnc.
Thcr" is no man better fitted to
speak Of the life. character and ser
vice OF Thomas staples Mar;i, ,han
the man who was his fricnd. colleague
II { able l!cI'cnant in thu. Senate az
tie United S'atcs. 1t Is with rec,,.
liar pleasure thai / prcsrn: to YOU
yrrr senior tn'tcd states senator
lion. Claude \. Swanson, OF pittsyl-
vGnia.''
The colleague OF the former senior
Senator spoke on THE Life and Sue
cess OF Thomas S. Martain." He paid
high tribute to the dead Senator, and
in an address. which was fully an
hour III length, he rccountcd the many
achievements OF Senator Martin for
the state OF Virginia. for the nation
and for the Democratic marty, The
address OF Senator Swanson was full
OF many incidents, which brought
out the strength Of character the
ability and the many lovablc attri-
hn;cs Of the dead statesman.
senator Swanson was greeted by
friends n; the conclusion OF his ad-
dress and among these were citizens
from Alhcmarlc County and Char
I"tteSN!!lc. friends and ncVhbors OF
Senator Martin, WHO came down cs-
pccially io attend the unvcil!mc OK
crc!ses.