The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-18

The handsome portrait of the lament
ed Hon. George Davis, recently painted
by Mrs. d. H. Lippitt, was on yester-
day afternoon formally presented to
the Cape Fear Chapter, Daughters of
the Confederacy, by whom it will be
in turn presented to the North Caro-
lima room of the confederate museum
at Richmond.
The presentation was in the assem-
bly, room of the Wilmington Light In
fantry armory in the presence Of a
large company of Daughters of the
C~onfederacy n Confederate Veterans
who were there by special invitation.
The presentation was by Rev. James
Carmichael, D.. D., who dell vered an
eloquent and especially beautiful
tribute to Hon. George Davis and the
gentlemen who have been instrumental
in having this handsome portrait paint
d for the museum.
Mrs. w. NJ. Parsley as president of
the Cape Fear Chapter, Daughters of
the ~Confederacy, called the meeting TO
order and announced the object. She
also introduced Master Robert Cowan
Davis, the little so of Junius Davis,
who she announced would as grand
son of Hon. George Davis, unvei the
painting when it had been presented by
DIR. Carmichael.
The presentation address by DR..
Carmichael was listened to with the
deepest interest. He briefly reviewed
the history of the movement for the
painting of the picture. How that mem
berS of the Daughters of the C~onfedra-
cy and others who had visited the
museum of Richmond had been struck
with the fact that there was notin the
North Carolina DON any effiSes of
lower Cape Fear heroes of the Confed-
eracy. This matter a come to the
attention of Mr.. James Sprunt and he,
with the assistance of some other pub
lie spirited citizens had Mrs. LipDitt,
an artist of whom the people OF this
city and the entire state should be
proud, to paint a portrait of Hon. Geo.
Davis as the man pre-emfnently worthy
to hav his effigy placed on the walls
of the North. Carolina room of the
museum.
When the portrait had been unveiled
DR.. Carmichael proceeded with his ad-
dress, commencing in the highest terms
the zeal of the Daughters of the Con-
federacy in their work of perpetuating
the memory of those who valiantly
fought for the confederate cause. The
Messenger regrets that the address in
full can not be published in this con-
nectiOn.
The portrait was accepted iE
behalf of the Cape Fear Chapter,
Daughters of the ~Confederacy, by Mrs.
Parsley, president of the chapter. In
doing so h said:
In accepting this gift, in behalf of
the Cape Fear Chapter, I must express
our Sincere gratitude and appreciation
to the generous donors, whose liber-
ality enables us to make this valuable
addition to the North Carolina room Of
the confederate museum in Richmond,
n to preserve to future generations
the lineamentS of this illustrious son o.
the Old North State.
w do honor to ourselves in honor
ing Mr.. George Davis, that true gen
tleman of the Cape Fear-he himself
would lave chosen no prouder title
that pure and tried statesman, who
labored, with Vance for the best inter-
ests of North Carolina; who was the
friend, n in grand attributes of
character the peer of Robert E. Lee;
who gave of the best years of his life
to the cause of the south, in the cabi-
net of Jefferson Davis, and bore with
him imprisonment and the crushing re-
suits of the downfall of the Confedera-
cy; and who, in every fibre of his being,
and to the last m of his life, vas
true, and loyal to his own people and
the land of his birth.
THE future sons of North Carolina
can ave no finer model from which
to build a noble character, and the
young daughters of the state may
search the pages of history in vain, for
a hero more worthy their admiration
and love.
Again, for the Daughters of the
Confederacy, I thank you"
Following the acceptance OF the por-
trait Mrs. Parsley announced that
Mrs. Wallace Carmichael a been ap-
pointed a special delegate to carry the
painting to Richmond and that DR..
Carmichael had consented to accompa-
ny her n formally present it to The
museum officials. They will leave on
the North bound Wilmington n We'll
o train tonight and the presentation
ceremonies will be on tomorrow night
in the museum building at Richmond