The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-08
A SKETCH OF U, ID, G, CONvEN.
TION AT MONTGOMERY.

Montgomery! The Cradle of the
Confedera cy! montgomery
fraught and filled to o~verfowing
with historic incident and oman
tic lore!
Montgomery, the wholesouled
and the hospitable, threw open
wide her doors and gave a royal
welcome to the throng of "Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy." From
New York to New Orleans, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific coast
they came-these loyal and patri-
otto Daughters to do noble work
in the cause SO near each loving
heart. A bright smile of well
come and a cordial hand-greeting
gave every u. d. c.. as she enter
ed Montgomery, the satisfied feel
ing of being doubly welcome and
literally Eat home"
Pleasant apartments had been
provided, and on Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock, a brighter,
a happier, a more brilliant assem-
blage of brainy representative
Southern women had seldom be-
fore been seen. The first meet
ing of the Convention took place
in the Representatives Hall of
the first Capitol of the Confeder-
ate States. AS we approached
the massive. historic old building,
a feeling of reverence and awe
took possession of my whole be-
ing. and when, upon mounting the
broad stone steps my attention was
arrested by brass star, bearing
this inscription: "Where stood
Jefferson Davis when inuagurated
President of the c. S. A., Feb. IS,
1861" the impressiveness of the
scene and surroundings became
awe-inspiring beyond description.
The exercises were opened by
Rev. Neal Anderson, a celebrated
Presbyterian divine, in an i'm
pressi~e manner, readlng from
the Bible used by PresiGen Da-
Wis when taking the oath of office.
How completely the place, the
the people, the very atmosphere
took sone back to the ss2rmy, the
soul<stirring days of SIXTIES. How
ono felt the very spirit of those
tense, exciting times ~pulsating
Throughout ones whole being
And the thought came over and
ovuor again, Those were the
times to try mems souls" But
we had come, after the lapse OF
many long, changefail years, only
in a spirit of sweet, Softened sor-
TOW to commemorate the death
less deeds of the dear departed,
AMI to show by orr works, to
beth dead and living, our cease
Rcss appreciations of their valor,
their victories, their suffering and
their sacrifices.
Throughout four4ay the U. D.
lC's held business sessions, in
Fihich great interestw manifest.
1d, and much mastery eloquence
idisplayed.
The principal subjects under
discussion were the Jefferson Da,
lSiis Monumental fund, the ForesI
Monument. the erection of {
monument to the Manassas he.
roes, and the amending of the u
I'D. c. Constitution. Other minor
matters came up, repeatedly, but
were too unimpor9ant for record
! And it is with shame and sorrow
but truth comPels the confes-
lsion-that the Montgomery Con.
wention was not one series of pa
triotic, appeals, am5a professions Of
sisterly love and faith. The
~'green-eyed-monster" has crept
IN, even here, and it is seen with
deepest humiliation and pro-
foundest SORROW o., Patriotism
how many petty evihs creep in I'M
der thy name, Built is a part oil
my creed to overlook the short.
comings and to remember only
ttc good, the enobling, the elevat-
irg, so let it be with the u. D. c.
OF Montgomery. All great ma
tians, all notable organizations,
make mistakes in their infancy,
and so while errors now creep in
to the government OF this vast
body of u. D.. c.. yet 80 doubt, in
time, it will prove to be one OF
the greatest and graRaest, most
effective of the good orders of
the ages.
I Montgomery, socially. is South
ern hospitality, pure, &nadulter-
ated, perfect; the same lavish, lux
urioas hospitality that one now
hears of, but seldom sees. In the
many magnificent receptions,
with their bounteous, splendid ap-