The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-06-12
A STATES TRIBUTE.
Mississippi Honors the Heroes
Who Died for Her.
MONUMENTUNVEILED
Disclosing a Statue of jefferson
Davis.-ImpOsing and Solemn
DedicatOry Services at
Jackson.

jackson, Miss, June 3.--The
monument erected here in mem
ory of the Confederate dead
of Mississippi was unveiled 10 day
IN The presence of Il vast multi
tude. The procession To The site of
the statue began shortly before II
O'Clock. The order Of The eXer-
cises begau with lhe reception of
the Confederate veterans. The
Mississippi National Guard, com
prising The companies OF the State
militia, commanded by Brigadier.
General j. s. Billups, headed he
procession. Next came a doat
drawn by two white horses and
carrying fifteen young ladies,
daughters Of veterans, represent
ing he States OF The Southern
Conlederacy and Tie Coniederacy
Itself. Each carried banner with
the name OF State embroidered
thereupou.
Miss Anrie Stone, representing
The Coniederacy," carried the
regular Confederate battle flag.
Miss Kale Porter, representing
"Maryland,o bore blue banner.
Miss Courtney WallhalI, repre-.
senting "Virginia," "carrled a white
banner.
Miss Cornne II. Sykes, repre-.
senling North Carolina red
banner.
Miss Annie Hemingway, repre-.
seniing South Carolina" il white
banner.
Miss Mary Dancy, representing
Georgia" IA white banner.
Miss Elsie Goyan. representing
Florida" a blue banner.
Miss Marie Lowry, representing
mississippi" a white banner.
Miss Mary Bell, representing
"Lonisiana," white banner.
Miss Caroline Martin, represent.
ing Texas" red banner
Miss Virginia Hunt, represent
ing ARKANSAS" a red banner.
Miss SaIlie Cowan, representing
Tennessee" a red banner.
Miss Anna Bell Power, repre-
senling "Kenlucky," a red banner.
Miss Annie @. Stone, represent
ing Missouri" carried blue ban.
ner.
NEXT came the officers of The
Ladies Monumental Association
and then The distinguished visitors
from abroad and the Confederate
veterans in carriages, organized |
posts of Confederate veterans aud |
organized posts of the Sous of CON
iederaIe veterans, iormlr a col !
umn Two miles in length.
The stars and stripes were car
ried al the head OF every division,
and also fl0ated from the top of the
capitol. Side by side with them
were carried many torn and tat
tered Confederate ballle flags
which bore testimony to the bitter
conflict through which they had
been borne. The exercises were
opened with prayer by Father
Plcheret, distinguished Catholic
priest of VIcksburg, who had
served through he war as chaplain.
THE MONUMENT UNVEILED.
The monument, which up to
his time had been draped in
white muslin, was then formally
by Mrs. Margaret DAVIS
Hayes, daughter of jefferson Da-
rs, amidst prolonged applause,
while the combined bands render
ID the "Star Spangled Banner"
md Dixie"
The monument was formally pre-
ented by Miss SallIe B. Morgan,
he pres, ntation speech being
made by Hon. g. +. Hooker. 1t
vas accepted on behalf of The Con-
ederale veterans by J. II. McIn-
osh.
Senator Wallhall was
THE ORATOR OF THE DAY.
His theme was 1.-The Conleder-
lcy," and he gave a complete his.
ory of The war from its inception
o lis close.
Mrs. Luther Manship then recit-
ID the poem by Rev. Father Ryan
Sentinel Songs"
Gov. Lowry delivered an address
IN THE Lte and Character of
jefferson Davis" in The course OF
which he said that when partisan
hip had given place 10 sober rea-
on and Judgment, historians
would accord The late president of
he Confederate States the front
'ank among The great statesmen
" his day, as well as those who
had preceded him. His great and
'aried talents, ,aitested by his many
lble state papers and by his
many other acts, showed that be
vas both a scholar and slaies-
nan, and he writer's of history
hereafter would be compelled TO
'ssign la him that exalted place.
AT the conclusion oi Governor
sowry's oration the benediclion
vas pronounced by Rev. II. Z. ,