Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-14

GucnCe, stir a whole nation to arms
FOR liberty? And he was thinking
about Massachusetts. too. He really
was. Mary Anne. for didn't hc say
something about the next gale tina,
sweeps from tn" North VIII bring to
our "1rs the sound OF r.soundiug
arms" That ought 10 be glory
enough for Massachusetts. tina, our
hero mentioned the North" don't
you think so?
Jefferson Wns Thrilled.
We'll. Jefferson heard that speech
and he was so thrilled that he wrote
The Declaration Of Independence. and
then Washington translated ii Into
notion. Oh. Mary Anne. here I'm
Richmond thor" Is AN old st"n. house
which. tradition says. Wa. Washing
tons headquarters. No historian Viii
rouch FOR this. not even Richmond
historians. But tn. old house is 20
Ing to he famous, anyway. They
nave converted il into a 20" Shrine.
with an enchanted garden and all
There's another OF our great Viz
sinians OH. yes. he Was born in
boston, but h" didn', live th.r. ~.
was a real Richmund.r H.. SWAN
IN the James River, play.d "c,,"
ball on Franklin street and learned
lots OF queer things at tn" University
~ Virginia. But have dlsgr.ss.
terribly
jefferson wrnc" tho Declaration of
independence. Washington made All
stract principles real ones hy win
nina tn" war, Mason. another ylr-
the n.w republic. and then cam. Johl,
Marshal to constrUe tn. Instrument
Mason had framed. Mary Anne. IN
bet you really didn't know all this.
or YOU had forgotten H. Of course
tncH" names are familiar to Won iu!
.'"u rcm"nn"r in Il general way ;h,;
hose men ala certain things I'm, 81 81
YOU r"aiiz" that 'hoy all cam. from
Nirr mia? ON, III tell you "a goo,,
on" on senator Lodge. They toll i,
here in Virginia in connection with
INC pageant When Senator John
" DaiIi"i. 81 Virginia. died Senator
i.odS" his colleague. delivered a
"ui0gy ia tho senate. and n. said
IN the course OF that lribut. 10 Dan
l"l, that Virginia ia tho 800 Years OF
her history had produced more gr"H,
men than any nation OF tn. wori,I
during lih- period Of tim" Sow.
what do you think .: that? Senator
l-ods" isn't 50 bad after all Some
pi ines" Days he may even vote FOR
The league Of nations
In Vague sort ar Way.
SO many people are like you. Mary
Anne: they know tn "a vague sor; o,
way that Virginia has done This am;
mat for The world. hut these achieve
incutS. Tor one reason or another
nave never struck them .orc!bly
That Is tn" reason for the pagean.
ANA thousands Of people are coming
nor" 10 sec It. Eut must tell YOU
about other Nirginiaus and the
things they hav" accomplished
may as well skip the war o:
1912. although. Of cours. virginia
PLACED S-eat part in that. You
know. this letter is getting too long
senator l.oGc" wo..dnt require -
'nucn spa"c as this In which 10 max.
his excuses. Eut lie is nothing. com
pared win oIr history Well in tho
Mexican War, wc furnished lack
airy Taylor. who afterwards became
ir"sidcn, o, tho United states uo
did very wcil--Just like all viz
gin ians-but. Mary Anne, did no;
ever realize that he had Wonderful
NirE!nians TO help him? Why, Roo-
crt T.. Lee was in that war! VIVA,
war wouldn't be well fought with
him IN 1t? And there was Joseph f.
time he was the highest ranking
Confederate general" Well he was
and he was good ono. too. Lots @.
his people live in Richmond ard they
have been just as nice TO mo a, they
could be. And Jackson, He was
known as ''Stonewall." you know Ia