The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-14

pf.prrrd. Va. Nov. 9.-Thls was an
,.slr great Confederate day in Richmond.
~. r-.ss.sn being the unveiling in Holly
,-qI Cemetery. under the auspices OF the
,-~-l Daughters OF the Confederacy.
"a .g convention here. Of the memo
rss .a Hollywood. TO President Jeffer-
,c- Davis and Miss Winnie Davis.
The Daughters held brief business
session this morning, during which vari-
~. reports were read. arS Mrs. Davis
uzs made honorary president Of the State
.rsr,rrs uf the Daughters. This after
ra5n TIE Daughters were escorted to
HOLLYWOOD by an Imposing procession.
consisting of Confederate camps and mill
ury. Gfn. Fitzhugh Lee riding at the
lsda o. the line.
A vast crowd assembled on the hills
overlooking the Davis plot in the Gem
reu. Tpun the arrival of the parade.
.te ceremonies were opened with prayer
sy the Rev James p. Smith. d. D.. who
uas on "Stuuewall" Jackson's stan, aud
at5 threw himself between his general
a15 the line OF fire while Jackson was
taHE borne from the field wounded.
10 ,ln Davis plot an easy chair had
been provided for Mrs. Davis, so that as
-aa lraItry fell she would face the statue
o,er her daughters tomb.
Floral Confederate Flag.
over the grave OF President Davis was
"a beautiful floral Confederate flag. the
blue and red being worked in immortelles
and th, white in chrysanthemums. The
staf rested on "A base, around which
smilax was wound.
After the prayer Gov. ]. Hoge Tyler
introduced Hon. b. T. MunfOrd. the prin-
Clla! orator OF the occasion. who paid a
beautiful tribute to Miss Winnie Davis.
Mrs. Davis, Mr.. Davis. and the lost
cause In conclusion, Mr.. Munford said: /:
Nor can / fOrbear allusion to the
grateful fact that something in the char
acter Of Winnie Davis. in the untimely
ending Of her gentle life. has served to
hush the note of sectional discord and
strengthen the influences that make for
ptacr. Oid-time hatreds were forgotten
10 the sorrow which made US all akin.
Union veterans stood as a guard Of honor
around her bier, and generous contribu-
lions Of sympathy and help came from
both sides of the Potomac to erect this
monument"
The next speaker was Hon. John II.
Reagan. Postmaster General of the Con-
Tolerate States. and the only surviving
member OF Mr.. Davis cabinet. He was
Introduced by Hon. ]. Taylor Ellyson.
Judge Reagan spoke very briefly, his re-
marks being confined to a eulogy of mis-
chief. lie said, in part:
High Tribute TO His Name.
"Mr. Davis possessed a combination of
great qualities rarely equaled and never
surpassed. And in addition TO these great
qualities he possessed the most unselfish
Character l have ever known, and the
most humane and merciful disposition,
with 4 gentleness in domestic and social
life which commanded the admiration and
respect of all who knew him. And to all
these he aided the character of a devout
Christian.
Ny estimate of his character has been
formed from a personal acquaintance of
good many years, and from close per
,onal and official relations with him dur
ing the four years of the war between the
states.
While the cause of which he was the
highest and truest representative failed
Of success. he carried TO his grave a sin
efrity of respect, an enthusiastic devotion
Of the people he served and represented,
unsurpassed by any ever shown to any
successful hero or conqueror And the fu-
tgre will show. when the clouds of pas
sion and prejudice shall have passed
away, that the cause and principles he
represented were just, and based on the
tue principles of constitutional govern
nent, local self-government and civil lib
Tty God bless his memory"
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was then introduced
B Mr. EllysOn and delivered an eloquent
and touching address, in which he made
beautiful illusions 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
and Miss Winnie,
Following Gen. Lees speech, DR.. II. NJ.
'arksOn recited an ode, THE Daughter
of the COnfederacy," and Jefferson Davis
Eay then drew the Veil from the menu-
ments 10 Mr.. Davis and Miss Winnie The
loTmer is a bronze statue of the Confeder-
ale president The latter is a marble fig
ure Of the Angel of Grief" the hand ex-
lending a wreath she is about 20 place on
me grave. II is above life size and the
PEDESTAL is suitably inscribed. 1t was
erected by the United Daughters of the
Confedegacy. Both pieces are by Zolnay. |
After these ceremonies a monument 10
Jefferson Davis. jr., was unveiled.