Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22
MISS DAVIS FUNERAL
Richmond's Tribute to the
Daughter Of Confederacy
NOTABLE MEN TO ATTEND
the Bier ,o Hollywood. pro,nineht
Preachers and rrelatcs
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Tine ASlSr ftOilywOOu. Prominent
Preachers and rrelates
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RICHMOND. VA. Sept. 21.-The de-
tails of:5the arrangements for the fu-
neral OF Miss Winnie Davis, as far as
perfected We're @sgiven out tonight in
the following order by the committee
having charge, of the arrangements:
1T is desired that organizations par
ticipating in the ceremonies willltake
their position in line as follows: Pla-
toon of police, military, Lee Camp,
Pickett Camp, visiting camps. vete-
rams from the Soldiers Home. Sons of
Veterans honorary pail bearers, active
pail bearers, hearSe, family, friends
Hollywood Association. Oakwood Asso-
citation. Hebrew Association, Confeder-
ate Museum Daughters of Confederacy,
Lee and Picket Camps, ladies auxil-
liary; private carriages.
Organizations or delegations desir-
ing assignment in line must apply to
the chief marshals by u noon, Friday,
September 23rd. q
The remains will arrive in Rich
mond at $40 Friday morning at the
Union depot. and will be met by Lee
and Pickett camps. The body will be
escorted to the lecture room of ST
Paul's church and deposited there and
remain under Il guard of honor until
$3.50 T.. NJ, when it will be borne to
the church
Parties desiring to send flowers will
send them to the lecture room of ST.
Paufs church, where Il committee OF
ladies' from the Daughters of the Com
federacy will receive them and list
same. 1t is especially requested that
no flowers be sent to the Jefferson
Hotel.
The funeral will take place at $3.50
p NJ. and be conducted by Rev. DR..
Carmichael Bishop f. NJ Whittle.
Bishop Penicll, Rev. Landon r. Mason,
DR.. Moses p. Hoge and DR.. James 2.
Smith The entire body OF the church
viii be reserved for organizations. the
concluding the ceremony at the grave
the Centenary church choir will sing.
ahymn. The churches OF the city will
toll their bells during the passing of
the procession. Citizens are requested
TO display flags at half-nast. The ac-
tive pail bearers are as follows:
FromI.ee Camp-T. p Pollard, James
En- PhillipsaD, S. BEDFORD, w. L. Roy
all r. w. Sydnor and J. w. PeEran
From the Sons of FVeterans-Edwin P.
Cooke and w. r. Waldron
lionorarsr5 pail bearers-G Governor j.
snyieraI Si "
General EF'itZhugh Lee, General Joseph
Wheeler, Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson, Col;
onel w. O. SHELTON Mr.. James Swan.
Gencr;li Dabney H. N1aury Colonel
William II. Palmer. Judge George l..
Christian. Mr.. VirEinius Newton, Mr..
Joseph Bryan Mr. w. D. Chesterman,
Colonel w. Gordon McCabe Colonel E.
i. tiobson, Mr.. Walter e. Grant. Col
onel John B. Purcell General Charles
j. Anderson. DIR. James B. AlcCaw, DR.
George Ross, Major Robert Stiles, Col
onel Archer Anderson. Mr.. Burton N.
Harrison, Colonel L. w. Cutshaw, Cen
eral Bradley T. Johnson, Mr.. Arthur
Nj. seldom. General David A. Weisger.
MI e. Il. Addison. Mr.. j. II. Dooley,
Mr.. Thomas Atkinson. Mr. T. c. VIII
hams, MIR j. n. Boyd, Mr.. e Leslie
Spence, Jr.
This. following gentlemen are to act
as aides to the chief marshal:
Captain e. Peter Bosher Mr.. S. W.
Travers. MIR. S. FL Halves, Judge Geo.
u Christian. Major A. w. CARRIER, Mr.
81 C. Chambin. Mr.. Greer f. Baugh-
man. n NJ, Colonel PERCY Halves, Captain
j. Thompson Brown, Colonel P. p.
Winston, Judge e. G. Minor. Mr.. John
T. Hughes.
The committee will meet tomorrow
20 make further arrangements. L, is
understood that the hearse will be
drawn by white horses and each
horse will be lead by a veteran Motif
ces are pouring IN from Confederate
camps in Virginia and other parts OF
the South indicating a purpose to send
delegates To the funeral. and the pro-
cession promises to be a most impos-
ing one. All the Confederate organiza-
tons in the city have adopted resolu-
llons OF respect to the memory of Miss
Davis n
The military feature will be very
striking. 1t will consist of the local
military, and probably the Second Vir-
s1na regiment. which has just arrived
mere from jacksonville. Fla. The Off
GERS OF the regiment will hold meeting
% decide this matter tomorrow morn
ing. Company Fl, Jeff Davis Rifles of
TINS regiment, of Salem. are especially
oeslrous OF participating in the parade,
ana VIII probably do SO. whether the
other Gt1l !, &C, companies participate or not
i'EAjH BLOW. TO SECTIONALISM
2l:.-Mrs Jefferson Davis received the
offer today of an escort for the re-
mans or her daughter from the hotel
90 60 me railway station on Thursday,
rom me commander of the local G.
a. r. post. The offer was accented. A
Commander Chases note to Mrs.
Davis was as follows:
Headquarters. Sedgwick Post, G "A r.
Department Rhode Island. Wakefield
September p. 1898.
Mrs. v. Jefferson Davis, Rockingham
tt9tei. Nara ansett Pier. r. L.
Dear Madam; In behalf of the Of
nccrs and members of our post | wish
60 offer the services of four OF our
members to escort the remains OF your
daughter from the hotel to tho railway
station. GH
Respectfully
j. P. CHASE. Commander.
Mrs Davis replied as follows:
Narrasansett Pier. Sept 81, 1898.
The Commander Of Sedgwick Post, G.
a. r.. Wakefield
SIR: In memory of our pleasant So
journ in Rhode Island. and the cordi-
atty Of the whole population with
whom We have come in contact I ac-
i ,ttl. ..