The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-10
,cnoRlES OF CoNFEDERACY.
ME GATHERING IN HOLLY
~ WOOD CEMETERY.

rnveiIed over the Tomb of
-. winnie Davis-BeautifuI Flor
r.ibute over the Grave of Pres
nnvis-Tributes Paid by
.,ers to President Davis ana
D.ughter-Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
III. part in the Ceremonies.
e.,ona Va, Nov. 9.-This was an,
~ araat Confederate day in Richmond,
JUN, o,casion being the unwilling in Holly
'ii' cemetery. under the auspices of the
W. daughters of the Confederaey, now
''. a,vention here, of the memorials in
~ g.7o,d TO President Jefferson Davis
Mss Winnie Davis.
'' rts Daughters held a brief business ses-
This morning, during which various
4 ITS were read and Mrs. Davis was
IA honorary president of the state
...ors Of the Daughters. This after
.a che Daughters, in carriages, were
N ,,,red 10 Hollywood by an imposing
a .,.ossion. consisting of Confederate
o.mps and military, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
81 .,joe at the mead of the line.
n vast crowd has assembled on the hill
n or.rlooking the Davis plat in the cemetery
q anil Immediately on the arrival of the pa
a ada the ceremonies were opened with
-.,ysr nv the Rev. James p. Smith, D. D.,
B nt, was on Stonewall Jackson's staff and
ma threw himself between his general
. ana the line of fire while Jackson was
B berg borne from the field wounded
Il In the Davis plat an easy chair had been
y pro,ided for Mrs. Davis, so that as the
3dapery fell she would face the statue over
Ill., daughters tomb.
81 At President Davis Tomb.
over the grave of President Davis was a
.ah9udful floral Confederate hag, the blue
H. red being worked in immortelles. and
IL bs white in chrysanthemums. The staff
rested on a base around which smilax was
zwo.ld.
81 After the prayer, the Governor, Hon. J.
&T5oge Tvier gracefully introduced Hon. y.
In Nunford. the principal orator of the oc-
*c1son. who Paid a beautiful tribute to
Mb]ss Winnie Davis, Mrs. Davis, President
Nlavis. and the lost cause" AT the con-
#cmson, Mr.. Munford said:
E
III fact that something in the character of
Winnie Davis, in the untimely ending of
bar semitic life has served to hush the note
3 of sectional discord and strengthen the in
sfuences that make for peace. Old time
sbatreds we're forgotten in the sorrow
which made us all akin. Union veterans
stood as a guard of honor around her bier,
and generous contributions of sympathy
3 and help came from both sides of the Po-
8 tomac to erect this monument
Tribute to President Davis.
The next speaker was Hon John H.
a Reagan. Postmaster General of the Con-
g Tolerate States, and the only surviving
81 rsmber of Mr.. Davis cabinet. He was in
M u0luced by Hon. Taylor Ellyson. Judge
s. Reagan spoke very briefly, his remarks be-
a ng confined to a eulogy of his chief. He
3 said in part:
Mr.. Davis possessed a combination of
great qualities, rarely equalled and never
surpassed And in addition to these great
81 qualities he possessed the most unseltish
n character [ have ever known and the most
humane and merciful disposition, with
g1Jeness in domestic and social life
& which commanded the admiration and re-
spect of all who knew him. And to all
8 these he added the character of devout
81 Christian
y MY estimate of his character has been
& hmed from a personal acquaintance of
& good many years, and from close personal
q and official relations with him during the
& four years of the war between the
n states.
& While the cause of which he was the
4 highest and truest representative failed of
success, he carried to his grave SINGER
iy of respect an enthusiastic devotion of
de people he served and represented, I'M
SlTTaSSa1 hN shown
cessful hero or conqueror. And the future
will show when the clouds of passion and
Prejudice shall have passed away, that the
cause and principles he represented were
just and based on the true principles Of
Constitutional government, local self-goV-
Tnment and civil liberty.
God bless his memory"
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee Spoke.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was then introduced
BY Mr.. Ellyson and delivered an eloquent
and touching address, in which he made
beautiful illusions to Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
and Miss Winnie.
Following Gen. Lees speech, DIR. H. NJ.
Clarkson recited an ode, 1.-THE Daughter
Of the Confederacy," and jefferson Davis
Hayes then drew the veil from the mon
uments to Mr.. Davis and Miss Winnie.
ne former is a bronze statue of the Con-
lederate President. The latter is a mar
Die hsure of the Angel of Grief, the hand
extending a wreath she is about to place
on me grave. 1t is over life size and the
PEDESTAL is suitably inscribed 1t was
SIec,ed by the Daughters. Both works are
by Zonay.
alter these ceremonies, a monument to
Jefferson Davis, Jr., was unveiled.
tonight the United Daughters held an
O'ner snort session of their convention,
ana heard reports of state chapters Mrs
iteeu' president of the New York state
napier, invited the daughters to hold their
next annual convention in New York city,
ana the invitation was received with great
applause. The convention adjourned to
CC.ltnd a reception at the Westmoreland
0'uo which was most brilliant affair.
Inscriptions on Statue.
me following are the inscriptions on the
PEDESTAL of the Davis statue:
jefferson Davis, at rest.
- An American soldier and defender of
the constitution.
June g. 1908.
..i Died al New Orleans, La, Dec. 6, 1889.
west Point. class 1928
Firs, 'l Hi.er House of Representatives,