Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-04
The lnEciling.

In tire grand procession to he monument
was float craring fifteen beautiful Young
ladies who represented the different
Southern states at ;he unyei!ing
representing Missouri; Miss Courtney
WalthaH, Eirgiria; Miss COrnie Hor-
tense Sykes, North Carolina; Miss
Anabel Powell, Kentucky: Miss
Elsie F'ea'herstone, Georgia; Miss
Elsie Govau, Florida; Miss Nellie Fewell,
Alabama Miss Mary Bell Morgan, Louis
lana; Miss Caroline Kerr, Texas;
Miss Virginia Hunt, arkansas: Miss Sallie
Eleanor COwau. Tennessee; Miss Marie
Lowrey, Mississippi Miss An2ie
Hemingway, South Carolina: Miss Kate
Porter Maryland. Then came carriages
containing the officers of the Ladies'
Confederate monument as Uciation with
Mrs. Hayes. daughter of Jefferson
Davis. accompanied by her daughter
and son. NeXt came carriages containing
distinguished Confederate 'eteraHs, fol
lowed by organized camps OF Confederate
veterans and fragments Of half dozen
famous Mississippi Confederate regiments
The procession moved TO The monument
where the unwilling ceremonies took place,
a follows:
Prayer-Pev. Father F. A Picheret
dwelling monument addr,ss-Gen. Z. c.
WalthalL
Poem, Mrs. Luther Nanship
Unwilling statue OF Jefferson Davis. ad-
dress. Cen Robert Lowrer.
BeueJEtion, Chapiain Ii. T. Sproles
a stand was constructed Just east of the
monument in full view of the monument
aud overlooking the valley below AT II 10
when procession arrived 1t at the capitol
the yard and space surrounding the stand
Was literally packed and jammed with an
otanr crowd. Every available place was
overtilled, fncludn, the windows on al
iacent buildings The stand was occupied
~ fifteen NoGGE ladies', participants i'll the
ceremonies, and lave number of guests
The space in front of the stand was occupied
by the Confederate veterans and the space
10 the left ~ TIE Mississippi national
guards.
The ceremonies were opened with
music by The band, after which
Father <. \. Piclsert OF Yicksburg. deliv-
cred prayer.
lie vas followed by Hon. c. Z. Hooker,
who in behalf OF the ladies monument
association of Mississippi. made brief
but most impressive and able address
in presentation Of The monument to the
state, after which amid the booming of
cannon Margaret Hayes, daughter Of Jcifer-
son Davis, gracefully pulled the string that
connected With the Veil and the next
moment the white statue of the soldier sur
mounting the monument was disclosed to
the eyes of those present
Col. l.. !. Mcintosh of Meridian, In be-
half of the Confederate veterans and the
state, then made an appropriate response to
the address of Col. Hooker. He was fol-
lowed by Gen. L: G. Walthall, who arose
amidst cheers and applause aud gave pro
found address TO the assembled crowd.
\ beautiful original poem was then re-
cited by Mrs. l.. Manship, who
was followed by Governor Lowery
in tribute 10 jefferson Davis
This tribute was graudly eloquent
and perfect N dicton and
went 10 the hearts Of the old
veterans, and the beuediction was pro
nounced by the chaplain, Rev H. f.
Spr0lcS.
The unwilling and all the ceremonies in
cident passed of without single uupro-
pltious circumstance. The crowd that
attended was by far the largest
that ever assembled in this city.
and WAS most quiet and orderly. The Jack
souiahs have reason 70 be proud of thss
admirable manner in which the affair was
conducted, and should receive the gratitude
Of al visitors to the bountiful hospitality