Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-21
MISS DAVIS FUNERAL.
Take Place from St PauIs
Church Friday at $50 ?, N,
LEE CAMP TO ARRANGE FORT
The Remains 10 Reach Here at 8
o'clock in the Morning.
lie II BASEMENT OF THE CHURCH.
yhence They VIII he Taken TO the
Mafp Auditorium, Where DIR. Car
michael VIII Conduct the Service
Action of Memorial Bodies.
LIE II BASEMENT OF THE CHURCH.

which are now lying at the Rockingham
Hotel. Narragansett Pier, awaiting the
arrival of Mrs. Hayes, the deceased 5
sister, will arrive here over the Rich
moud. Fredericksburg and Potomac road
Friday morning at Q o'clock, and being
met at the depot by a detail from r. f..
Lee Camp and a number of sorrowing
friends. will be escorted to st. Paurs
church. where they Will lie under a
guard Of honor in the lecture-reom until
90 $50 o'clock i. NJ, when a procession
will be formed and they will be removed
10 the main auditorium, where the fune-
rll services will be conducted by Rev. Or.
Hartley Carmichael.
The interment will be I'm the Davis sec
ton. but the spot for the grave has not
yet been definitely determined upon. 1t
will. however, be located near that OF
The dead President, though not immedi-
ately by his side, for Mrs. Davis had
long since designated that spot for her
own grave.
The remains will be accompanied to this
city by Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Hayes. and a
number Of intimate friends of the family.
The party will travel in a private car,
and upon their arrival here Mrs. Davis
w.l be taken to the jefferson, where pro-
vision Will be made for her accommoda-
ton during her stay.
LEE CAMP TO HAVE CHARGE.
The arrangements for the funeral win
be under the direction of r. E. Lee Camp
a rnpmlpT she
being one of the very few ladies who
had been honored with membership In
that organization. All Of this was agreed
upon yesterday at a meeting OF Con-
federate veterans, held in the office of
the Virginia State Insurance Company
Colonel Archer Anderson, who is repre-
senting Mrs Davis, was present at this
meeting, and he requested Commander
Iaughton, of Lee Camp, to have his Or
ganization take charge of the arrange
ments and the demonstration incidd0t 70
the funeral The commander gladly con-
sented to do So saying that he knew
his comrades would esteem it an honor
10 be allowed the privilege and he will
appoint his committees to make the ne
cessary arrangements forthwith
The meeting yesterday was really one
Of the jefferson Davis Monument Asso-
clatisn. but after an exchange of views
IL being clearly Colonel Andersons de-
sire that the arrangements should be put
in the hands of Lee Camp, the members
of the Monument Association very grace
fullv stood aside, though each individual
Ynernbfr volunteered his services in What-
ever capacity ne might be needed There
were present at the meeting Messrs. j. I.
Dickerson. r. S. Elicit, w. ID. Chester
man. n. V. Randolph, L. T. ID. Myers
and 4. Z. Campbell, of the JEFFERSON DAVIS
Monument Association, and Messrs.
Archer Anderson, John Il. Laughton, and
v. O. SHELTON.
MRS. DAVIS'S TELEGRAM.
Shortly after the meeting convened. Mr..
ChesterYnan, the secretary, read the tol-
lowing telegram from Mrs. Davis. in reply
80 one sent her Monday:
W -. Chesterman. Secretary JEFFERSON
Davis Monument Association:
Present my thanks to the Jefferson
Davis Monument Association, ana klndly
consult with Colonel Archer Anderson
concerning funeral arrangements.
VARINA JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Mr.. Dickerson was chosen as temporary
chairman. Hon. j. Taylor Eliyson, the
president Of the association, being absent
from the city. and he asked Colonel
Anderson to make known his wlshes 10
the bodv. Colonel Anderson thereupon
presented the following telegram, which
he had received from Mrs. Davis:
Colonel Archer Anderson. Richmond, Va;
IL the southern people would ike the
soldiers 10 act as pall-bearers ior my
daughter. oblige me by telegrdphlhs me
Immediately, and please make arrange
meuts. We arrive In Rlchmoho eaIIy + 80. II
day morning VIII advise exact hour latei
please arrange for services at 81. Paul S
church and select hour for funeral on
Friday. Hope you Will act as honorary
lan-bearer and that YOU Ta,,or WI re9TfIS. f;lIye
William O.. SHELTON ana j. Iaylor lily
son 10 act with you.
VARINA JEFFERSON DAVIS.
MISS WINNIE's COMRADES.
Colonel Anderson then expressed his de-
sire that Lee Camp should take charse
Of thu ARRANGEMENTS. and said he thought
that would be the wish OF Mrs. DAVIS,
Commander Laughton thereupon calieu
attention to the fact that Miss Davis was
~?neuber OF Ice Camp, and SAID ne
thought il would be eminently proper that
the only Confederate organization IN the
city in which she held membership shoulu
attend 20 her funeral arrangements. IL
was therefore decided that Lee camp
should attend 10 all details. ana com
mander LaughtOn' will start his commit
tees 20 work at once. IL is understood
that the active pall-bearers Will all be
Lee Camp men. and in the selection OF
the honorary pall-bearers, Commander
Lsughton will, it is presumed. be infiu-
enced by the wishes Of Mrs. Davis or
Colonel Anderson.
IL II his purpose TO order the camp out
in a body TO attend the funeral, and IL Is
most likely that Pickett Camp and the
Sons OF Veterans Will likewise attend
with full ranks. However no decision
has been arrived at yet, except as to the
veterans parading. The funeral cortege
viii undoubtedly be most imposing one,
81 tho ladies' OF the various Confederate
ORGANIZATIONS will appear In their own
Carriages. and many veterans from all
parts OF the South are expected here In
response 10 General Gordon's proclama-
tiOn.
General Fitzhugh Lee and Mrs Lee are
now en- route from Jacksonville TO attend
'S@ funeral. and they will reach here this