The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-04

GueafneSS Of C0nfederacy'S
chieftaia Was Eulogized.

< xaxxe Audience listened to Recital
- Dssds Of valor ~ Southern
eoldiers and Heard a splen-'
did Musical Program.
& rhe anniversary of the birth OF Jener-
IN Davis was celebrated In behtting
srr~ y,sser Al Mcponalds Theatre last night
~ 1~re.e audience gathered TO do honor To-
- memory OF The Confederate cnieftafn.
T6ore srax music by Courtneys orchestra
hort addresses by Mr.. G "a. l"eI'
/ f1SH Holm w. A.. Sanford. and an eio-
4 1000 ssssress nv Gen George D. john
3 rs<,n AZ Tuscsleosa. Crosses OF Honor
wSre conferred upon several Confederate
x V~far ! MS bv Chapters of the United
T1a,,rbfers Of the Confederacy. and the
~rc~ram was rounded out by two beau
Xf{l1lr appropriate vocal soies ny MISS
Uo<sia Garter.
IT, e8ercises were under the 1H1ctoh
- Camp Lomax and Jeh Faulkner
& 1890 Confederate Veterans. and the ex-
Sc,ss1on OF the arranged program was per-
81 .e - n was an intensely South
- os,raxien. scented oa the stage Of the
I - were men and women who had
q ,S,,u,e r3f,rfed to Confederate history, the
m1nS4c was Southern I'm flavor ana the 20
4ume OF great magnolia blooms, wn,cn
1920 the speakers stand, niied tne
-. 4anier presided, and with him on
z 49, s<n~e were the Presidents OF the
t5eafxornery Chapters, United Danghfefs
= tt Confederacy. commanders OF the
& 1rral camps Of Confederate veterans
New. II. IL Anderson, pastor OF the Cen
{rai Presbyterian Church. ladies' On the
Memorial Association and White Heu@e
Association. distinguished confeaefa'e
reterans and others
IIr Lanier Presided.
A. $50 o'clock Mr.. Lanier called the
restinw to order. He referred to the fact
mat the Alabama Legislature had enact
"a law setting apart June Sd. the birth
dav 81 Jefferson Davis, az holiday.
ana that the citizens Of Montgomery mao
assembled with tire veterans to pay ffip'
ute to the memory of this great man
The elements Of greatness In Jefferson
ssayse Mr.. Lanier said. were courage,
perseyerance. splendid energy ana noel
i<y. Mr.. Davis. be said, was faithfui IN
every walk OF liff.
.TIe was faithful To his people and n
aur peeple" said Mr.. Lanier. he was
faithful to his God and to cur GOO inns
/. the spirit In which We come mere 10.
night to pay a tribute to TINS srea'
man"
Rev. N. L. Anderson was then intro
s,,ced 10 invoke q Divine blessing upor
ire assembly. He prayed earnestly ant
ferventiy and dwet upon the spirit whiei
had moved capt. J. M. Fslkner ana ,otn
ers TO conceive the ides OF building
home for indiGent Confederate veterans a
Mountain Creek.
stirring selection was rendered oy
C,urtney's Orchestra and Mr.. Lanier pre-
eented Miss Nomia Carter. who was given
enthusiastic but refined applause by the
large audience. Miss Carter, with tRe efs'
s-;onsuezs Of Southern young womanhooQ
never fails TO lend her sweet. rich Toacs
to complete a program OF exercises "
which sentiment of the Ccnfederaey - IN
VOWED and her happy selections on tness
occasions is guided invariaoiy oy . ,hht
intelligence. She wore costume OF pure
white and sang "Lorena," an oid-time
ronr that ia dear to the soldiers VINO
fought for the South from 1861 to 1866.
Although Mr.. Lanier in introducing
Mas Carter had described "L0reHa" al
"a eeng of sorrow" Miss Carter render
"A thu wartime ballad with such per-
feet sympathy and with such clear enun-
citation as to completely captivate her
hearers.
N When the last notes of the song had
died away the audience repeatedly ap-
plauded the singer. and Miss Carter re-
sponded with Songs My Mother Taught
Me-" from Dvoraks gypsy songs, which
she rendered with fine effect.
"Dixie" Was Cheered.
As a fitting finale to the triumph Of
Miss Carter over the audience, Just as
she concluded Courtney's Orchestra
broke into Dixie and the old soldiers
IN the audience let loose their pent-ur
feeling, the rebel yell resounding through
out the old playhouse.
General Sanford then introduced Gen
eraI Jotnsten General Sanford said that
while II was true the Alabama Legisla
ture had recently made statutory holi
day OF the birthday Of Mr. Davis II had
long been a holiday In the hearts of thu
people. In 1874 he said. Camp Lomax o
Montgomery. had ordained in It's con
stitution that the day should be set apart
for celebration and at the annual reunion
of Confederate Veterans held In Birming
ham In the same year he said he had In
Produced resolution. which was adopted
with enthusiasm. fixing June 3 as a DAFT
for paying tribute to this great leader
Of the Confederacy. The examples Of
great men, he saI1, are as benefieent Il
posterity as are their exploits and work,
to their contemporaries
General Sanford closed by introducing
General Johnston as a dauntless Confed
crate soldier, a patriotic citizen and
man Of answering loyalty.
When General Johnston arose he wa
greeted with applause. He read his ad
dress from manuscript and spoke on
hour and fifteen minutes. His address
dealt with the causes leading up to tn
war between the States, brief review o
the struggle, the days of reconstructio
following the close of the war. and a fina
appeal to the young men and young Wa
men TO honor and reverence the men an
women who suffered for the Southland.
General Johnston's Address.
General Johnston prefaeed his prepare
address by saying that he revcred tn
memory and the greatness Of Jefferso
Davis and felt that he could pay him n
greater tribute than to refer TO matters
the history OF his life which had not bee
published,
He gave some time to sketehing u
foundation of the government. the adof
tion of the Federal constitution and show
s~~.w-~~~~u~u-~--