Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-14
MEMORIAL RITES
HELD FOR PATRIOT
Monument to Edmund Ran
doIph Unveiled With Masonic
Ceremonies at BerryviIIe, Va.
Special Dispatch to The Stat.

Special Dispatch to The Stat.
BERRYVILLE, Va, September IA
The Masonic Lodge of Virginia unveiled
monument with befltting ceremonies
In the old Chapel Cemetery yesterday
afternoon in memory Of Edmund Ran
dolph, a past grand master Of the lodge
of Virginia and man prominent In
both State and national affairs during
the early days Of Americas independ-
ence.
The ceremonies were presided over
by Most Worshipful John T. Cochran,
master of the State Lodge, Of The
by Rev. Thomas w. Hooper, D. D.,
grand chaplain, and was followed by an
address by Charles H. Callahan Of
Alexandria, past grand master Of Vir-
Gov. Byrd was expected to be one Of
the principal speakers for the occasion,
but wired that he was unavoidably de-
tanned and would be unable to be. pres
ent.
Relative Unveils Memorial.
The memorial was unveiled by
Master Edmund Randolph Williams OF
liams of the State Board Of Health,
whose mother is great granddaughter
of Edmund Randolph.
Following the unwilling an address
was made by Arthur r. Robertson,
United States Senator from Indiana,
who is a member of the Capital City
Lodge, No. 313, Indianapolis, Ind.
Wreaths were placed on the grave on
behalf of the Colonial Danes of Amer
lea by Mrs. Granville G. Valentine and
by Miss Rose Mcdonald on behalf of
he TnN,dOifT ChaYftAF nf the
Daughters of American Revolution.
The benediction was pronounced by
the Rev. F. T. McFaden, deputy grand
master, of Winchester. Va. A large
number of people and members OF
various lodges throughout this and
nearby States were in attendance.
Among the lodges represented were
those of Culpeper, Warrenton, Winches-
ter, Brandy, Norfolk, Mount jackson,
Richmond, Clarendon, Lynchburg, Alex
andria, Strasburg, The Plains. Front
Upperville, Philomont, Manchester. Pu-
laski, Charlottesville, Roanoke, Edin-
burg and Blacksburg, Va, and Charles
Town, Shepherdstown, w. Va; Column
bus. Ohio: Mexico City. Mexico Jack
sonville. Fla; Indianapolis, Ind, and
Waynesboro.
Shipped From Vermont.
The granite memorial is the largest
stone in the historic Old Chapel Gene
terry, where rest many of the members
of Virginia's most prominent families.
The old marble stone that has marked
Randolphs grave for over half a CEN
fury has been embedded in the gram
lite stone and covered with heavy bev-
eled glass for preservation. The in
scription on the face Of the memorial
is:
Edmund Randolph
August 10, 1883.
Died Carter Hall, near wildwood, Va.
September IS, 1913.
A bronze tablet on the base Of the
monument is marked: Erected by the
Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Vir-
ginia. Alexandria Washington Lodge,
No. %; Richmond Randolph Lodge, No.
19; Stanton Lodge, No. 10, and other
Lodges, 1929.
Another bronze tablet placed on the
grave In front of the memorial bears
the following inscription:
Edmund Randolph
Aide de camp to Washington, IT'S.
First Attorney General of Virginia,
Member Continental Congress, 177e.
Governor of Virginia, 1885.
Grand Master Of Masons Of Virginia,
1885.
Member. Constitutional Convention,
First Attorney General United States,
Secretary of State, United States,
The proposal to honor the memory
OF Randolph was made several years
ago by DR.. George Hardesty Of Berry,
vile. Following this Richmond RAN
dolph Lodge announced plans for the
memorial and submitted them to the
Grand Lodge, which appointed a COM
mittee, composed of the following, to
take charge of the plans: John B.
Walsh, Richmond, chairman; Charles
H.: Callahan. Alexandria; c. Vernon
Eddy, Winchester; P. L. Reed, Rich
mond; DR.. George Hardesty and L. H.
Morgan, Berryville.
Was Disinherited.
Edmund Randolph was a son of John
Randolph and Ariana Jennings of
Williamsburg, Va. His father was
Kings attorney, under Gov. Fauquier. a
stanch royaliSt, and disinherited his
son because of disloyalty to the crown
during the period of the Revolution
Randolph was then adopted by his
uncle, region Ranoolph, president OF
the First American Congress, whose
estate he inherited. He studied law
and became one of the foremost mem
bers of his profession in that day. In
the trial 'of Aaron Burr for high
treason he was the chief counsel for
the defense and won his case. He also
was counsel for Joist Hite when the
land case between Hite and Lord Fair
fax, which had been in court for so
years, finally was settled.
Randolph served as aide-de-camp to
Gen. Washington during the Revolution.
In 1876 he succeeded Patrick Henry as
Governor Of Virginia, and four years
later was appointed the first Attorney
General of the United States. In 1874
he held the office of Secretary of State,
vacated by Thomas Jefferson.
Edmund Randolph was the founder
of Richmond Randolph Lodge Of
Masons and was also grand master Of
the Masonic Lodge of Virginia.