Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-31

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strcwn: Onward, Christian Soldiers"
vac sung, and taps was sounded. and
tho beautiful exercises came to ali
end.
ON the platform. besides those who
took active part in the program. were
a number of distinguished men and
women guests. officials in the various
Confederate organizations. Among
the distinguished local citizens were
Judge George l.. Christian. Judge
David G. Richardson and Consulting
city Attorney Henry r. Pollard:
hollywood presented scene OF
beauty. Early In the day women
and children; members Of the vari-
ous organizations. proceeded tU The
crmeter.g where bowers were strewn
above the graves Of the heroic dead,
and many private sections were dee
Grated b$ loving hands.
Members of The Hollywood Asso.
riatioh were assisted Gr members VI
the Setr!te Legion. of which Mrs q.
I: w: Kern is president The graves
~ the confederate dead were pro-
fueeiy Decorated: A pillow uf pam
siea entwined with American haas
WINS placed on the monument by the
Service t,eelph IL memory uf those
who lost their livea III the world
Wnr. Ghhes the direction pf Mrs
9: ~. 5sdnor masses Of scarlet pop
pies and Confederate nnes covered
the Jefferson Davis sectlon, Nearby
luxuriant masses OF pink hydrnn.
yeas testlAed tD the love uf the
South rnf fitshush Lee,
The parade was Impressive. with
mounted bpllpemen In the van, the
line was headed by Grand Marshal
Tony Miller, Veteran of the War lie.
tween the Rtates and the Spanish
American War, and his staT, LII the
line were The high school cndeta end
hani, the peuedictine College ca.
4 J, the Richmond lIuwitsers, d..
tachments from the Spanish War
Veterans organization, and officers
and members OF the sons OF Cpnfed-
crate Veterans and Daughters Of tho
Confederaer, Many members OF Leo
Camp, Confederate Veterans, ooau.
pied seass In automuhiior, while tho
"ola hoyr' from suidiers' Home
Joined tho procession at tho Eatos OF
Hollywood.
In his aadress DR., Wharton said:
From tho tlmo OF tho first gun
shot at Sumter until tho littlo hand
ful under Robert n. loo stacked
their arms at Appomattox. there
WAS no tagging In their xoal, nor
abatement in thoir Courage. and
mover q thought Of anything but VIC
tory.
when General Leo received tho
famouH note from General Grant. re-
quostinR hia surrendcr and asking
him TO prevent tho further shedding
OF blood. tho urea, general exclaimed
to his officers and mon who stood
around him: We must yield. I must
go and 200 General Grant. would
rather die thousand deaths than
surrender. could ride down these
lines, and all would be over with me
In few minutes. but We Wust sacri
flee our own desires; we must 10
home to our wives and our mothers
and help them to live.
Prniacs Women of south.
"All over this beautiful land OF
ours today are monuments 70 our
noble dead. and everywhere they have
been uplifted and dedicated by tho
But the greatest monument Of
them all is the monument Of these
women which they have built uncon-
sciously to themselves. The women |
or the South occupy a position In the |
worlds history which make them at |
once the admiration and inspiration !
of all nations.
Every IA vora h g circumstance |
which wealth. learning and environ
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abled her to ascend to the Hottest
top OF Fame's dread mountain. not
soiled and worn as If she had labored
up from the earth by slow degrees,
but like some bird of heavenly plum
age from allow descending that
simply paused To see what lay be-
meath.
And when trial and sorrow, with
all the horrors Of war. came upon
with a fortitude and devotion which
sent their benign influence into the
hearts Of fathers. sons. husbands and
lovers, making every man hero.
whether he languished upon "A sick
bed In the hospital or blet or died for
his country upon the battlefield. The
fre OF her loyalty kindlcd the flames
Of enthusiasm from Maryland to
Texas"
Tribute b., Dunford.
In his tribute 10 our buddics" in
The world War Mr.. punford said:
In eight cemeteries Americas 30.-
i13 soldier dead now rest forever
under the guardianship Of the Stars
md Stripes. and we are indeed happy 1
TO know that today in the most iso-
lated little cemeteries where Ameri-
can boys sleep. our comrades Of the
Legion are conducting me-
mortal services such as these, assist
ed by the civilian population and the
military. Then, there are those dear
old French mothers. with arms full |
OF flowers. who will follow into every |
burying place and cover the graves |
OF our buddies with their tributes.
ITO us. fellow soldiers Of the World |