Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-05
THE LATE DAVID GROVES.

The death Of one Of our old and highly-es-
teemed citizens would have been before ap-
had not its painful surroundings prompted
preterinissiOn 10 the calmer moment, when
ShDdued sOTroW gives grateful expression 10
hOnOred worth and treasured memory. The
subject Of this notice was born in Ireland IN
1916, whence in his boyhOod, at the age OF six
teen, he came to the United states, locating in
Pennsylvania, where ne was married, in 1893,
70 Euzabeth Bryson, and thence came 70
Memphis in 1850, where he resided to the date
Of his death That he lived an honest, earnest
life Is testified by those who had long known
and loved him most Industrious in his hab-
It's, generous in his impulses, with hooks Of
steel he locked TO bosom his associates.
"Iis the pleasurable memory OF him
who. pens this tribute, that the smile
OF Kindness ever radtent, flushed fuil on the
occasion Of their last meeting, and the greet
ing and the grasp spoke the heart OF the friend
Oerladen with generous emotions. But twas
in the homes charmed and sacred circle con-
doned the souls hOliest sympatnies. Here,
when taxed with the cares and crosses OF life,
he sought relief and repOse in the consola-
ttO1S OF Wlfe's almost tdOlalrOus worship,
and the love Of the children Of his heart Civ
ing back IN unmeasured return the father s
devotion. A touching incident here recalls
itself. 4 little, bright-eyed, beautiful daugh-
ter-ASNIE-not yet in her teens, shortly,
in Heavens Providence, followed her father
to the unknown shore. That fathers name
was the burden Of her feyered utterances,
and with the last smile the dying child said !:
" Mother, am going to die and be bright
angel in heaven with pa" The dark river
was passed-the Young life eXhaIed in the ut
terance of the hOpe-and earth's purity was
heavens treasure. This, the consolation, Will
nerve wife and children to the more earnest
endeayor Of LIES duties, so that happy greet
ing may pc theirs on the shores Of the GREAT
USKSOWN. X.
DAN SON--Died in Memphis, at half-past 10
O'Clock am, on the 18th Of April, Colonel JOHN
W. DAWSON, who was born February IS 1887,
in Georgetown, District Of Columbia; moved
to our city in April, 1854; entered the service
q A ariI
geant in the SOutheruG yards. .l5ftt SenforRegi-
ment; appointed Regimental Commissary at
Randolph, 1861; elected Major at the reorgan-
ization, May, ls62, after the battle Of shiloh,
and Lieutenant-COlOnel August 30, 1867, at
Richmond, Kentucky. CD Dawson com
manded the l54th through the North Georgia
campaign, and was engaged in the memorable
events th8 occurred around Atlanta. He was
always at the front in the numerous actions
in which his famous regiment was engaged,
and died WI hout spot 90 mar life illustrious
in camp and field. The following suitable
resolutions Of the Confederate RELIEF and His
torical Association, Of which he was work
ing member, are appropriate to the occasion
and the man:
Be il resoiued That IN the death Of
Colonel John W. Dawson, our society has lost
an earnest worker, an enthusiastic advocate,
ana a stanch supporter.
ReSotred, That, as a public-spirited citizen,
a Warm-hearted. generous friend. an active
jealous participant in all her Interests, our
city has lost one Of her brightest aids.
ReSotred, That, as cOmpaniOnable gen.
pertinent, OF Bayard demeanor and of unques-
tlonable loyalty to friends or cause, our social
circles have lost one of their most gifted orna-
ments.
Resolusd That, in Offering these official
tokens of our love and respect for the de-
ceased we but pay a tribute TO one whose past
was filled with heroisni and devotion. a fond
son, of marked hlial attention, particular
light in those that shOne around his domestic
hearth, and that illumined the ehary hearts
of his household gods, thence into the struggle
Influences
trade from which he escaped, into that bet
ter country free from stains. And then the
soldier irreprOachable, as gentle as gallant
neither fOrsalling friends nor hiIching from
enelnies--sd7ls DUer, sans repr0che. shattered
IN form BY the missile Of an enemy, yet
with soul unaWed By the fear Of pain or the
moral suffering OF defeat; thence home sweet
sound TO one so alive TO household memories,
then enchained in the purest of the hearts
affections by one of the most loving and gentle
OF her sex; thence the close in the paTapher-
MALTA Of the funeral COrtege that hOnOrs the
remains we loved so well when in flesh, from
the cradle 10 the grave Infancy, youth and
manhood, no blot blurrs the eScutcheOn of the
lamented Dawson; as soldier or citizen, he
was keenly sensitive to the demands Of justice
and honor; in the domestic or social circles,
love ruled his walk; and in the commercial
arena his conversation was of an integrity and
moral tone that was Of comment in these sad
times OF frailty in act and deceptive speech.
There were but few Like him in the flesh, and
the living can best attest the character of this
true man, whose soul, struggling for COM
muniOn with its kind, has burst its fetters of
clay, and gone where the weary are at rest.
ReSoired, That the heartfelt sympathies
Of the Confederate Relief and Historical AS
ISOLATION be rendered the family of our de-
ceased member, and that the coincidence Of
fered by this Association IS echoed by thou
sands OF the friends OF the deceased, who
knew him but to love him.
ReS0lred, That the Secretary spread the
foregoing resolutions on the minutes of the
and forward a copy to the family
OF the deceased, and copy to the press for
publication.
W. A. GOODMAN.
j. a. LOUDON
MINOR MERIWETHER. /
WM.l J. POLLARD.