The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-26
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
The Church was Crowded with
Sorrowing Ex-Confederates,
Wives and Daughters.
TWO GOOD 0RATIONS.
of Coincidence Read By a
Soldier of Two Wars Under
Jefferson Davis.
TWO GOOD ORATIONS.

The First Presbyterian church
was crowded last night to the very
doors with our best citizenship to
give expression of sorrow at the
death of Miss Winnie Davis,
daughter of Jefferson Davis, the
once proud leader of the lost cause,
as well as the adopted daughter of
the Confederacy. The services
were those of a memorial and were
conducted by the A. P. Hill camp,
of United Confederate Veterans.
The altar was beautifully set with
flowers, and made beautiful by our
ladies of this city, and it was a fit
ting place indeed for so sorrowtul a
service.
At 8 8o'clock, some twenty-five or
thirty ex.Confederates marched in
a body to the church and occupied
seats in front and reserved for
them, after being seated, Rev, W,
B, Preston offered up a prayer.
Major W. E, Estes, who was
chosen by the camp to read the
memorial resolutions, which had
been adopted at a previous meet
ing.
Hon Paul Jones was then intro
duced and delived a nice tribute tC
the memory of the Daughter Of
the Confederacy" Miss Winnie
Davis. Mr.. Lee Estes followed also
with a nice talk. The gentlemen
did credit to themselves and honor
ed the A. P. Hill camp in the deli
cate compliments paid their dead
chief, his daughter, and their many
comrades gone before,
The Presbyterian choir rendered
some good music and vocal soloi
during the evening.
The following are the resolutions
adopted;
We, the committee appointed b.
a. p. Hill Camp No. 269 UniteC
Confederate Veterans, to drat
Resolutions expressive of our grie
over the death OF Miss Winni
Dayis, beg leave to report tn
following
Another tie has been severed an,
another link broken, which bind
our memories to the unhappy past
Except her Spartan mother, Mis-
Winnie was the last of our Martyr
family. The cherished daughte
Of the Confederacy is no more, an
her sad but bright smile, will neVe
again enliyen our Reunions, for sh
has gone to Join our Comrades, VIII
haye already crossed over th
great River. Cherished not alon
I for her loyIlness. and amiability
but she was the daughter of on
Martyr President, he who was tn
"frst to the Cross and last at tn
grave of our buried hopes" Mis-
Winnie was the embodiment OF a
her fathers great, and noble quail
ties While others laid down thei
arms when fate decreed against u
and sought to recover their los
possessions, not so with Jetferso
Davis, for with his last breath h
raised his voice in defense of h
country's rights and amity betwee
the Conteudiug sections, We ar
not here to stir the embers of
settled strife, for recent eyent
wherein the North and South sid
by side, carried our glorious ol
flag to victory, obliterated section
al lines, and made us friends foi
ever, but when our great leader
spirit took its flight, one of th
brightest lights went out, that ";
wont to burn on the alter OF OF
liberties, but his mantle, all III
tarnished, but blazing with I'll
embems Of patriotism, and devotic
to his people, fell upon his darIln
daughter, whose death we mouI
today Every funeral dirge tn;
has been sung over her remain
and every mournful cadence th;
has noated on the air, are requiem
over the grave OF our departt
Confederacy, and the millions
true men and women, now bowC
down in grief, are doing homage
the cause for which we barred OF
breasts, and for which so many
Tour comrades shed their lite's bloc
Re n resolyed That we. In cor