The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-06-14

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Tuesday afternoon, June Sd. The
services we're under the auspices Of
the U. D. G. About twenty-five
veterans were present. The evening
was hot and the shade a little scarce.
A very fair sized crowd was present.
The following programme was fol-
lowed:
Bugle Call Bugle
Dixie Chorus
Song, maryland, My Maryland"
Chorus
Prayer Rev. T. NJ. Cobb
Remarks, Mrs. S. N. Wilson, Presi-
dent U. D. G.
Address j. r. Moorehead
Presentation of Crosses of Honor.
Response from Veterans, W. G..
Musgrove.
Reading of Rules and Regulations Gov
erning 1.-THE Southern Cross of the
Legion OF Honor Mrs. J. H.
Campbell
Song, ''Tentlng on the Old Camp
Ground" Chorus
Taps Bugle
The address of Mrs. s. N. Wilson,
president Of the U. d. c., was as
follows:
Veterans, Sons of Veterans, United
Daughters Of Confederacy and
Friends:
We stand today on holy ground,
midst the graves of those who fell in
battle while defending the cause they
espoused; and on this, the birthday OF
our president and leader, do homage
to their courage and valor.
The honor of instituting Decoration
Day belongs to Louisville, Ky. In
May, 1862, a small party Of southern
sympathizers conceived the idea of
decorating the graves of a few heroes
who had already fallen in the strife,
and lay buried in beautiful Cave Hill
cemetery. They proceeded to the
resting place Of twelve confederate
soldiers who reposed there, and with
loving hearts and tender hands Gov
cred their graves with flowers.
In pursuance Of this custom, all
over the southland today, hearts
thrill with devotion to that just cause
|, and, with admiration for the truly
brave, loving hands are paying tribute
| to our heroic dead with summers
/, sweetest flowers. Year after yea
/, this shall be repeated till "the last
dread trump shall wake u sleeping
J dead" and each may tell his owl
story before a just and merciful judge
l 1t is a beautiful sentiment tina
Q prompts the survivors and descend
! ants Of the c~onfederacy to unite il
] commemorating the birthday OF thei
y chieftair and crown with laure
S wreaths the resting place Of his love-
!. people.
s Jefferson Davis has not lived II
vain. Even now he is not dead
S His pure and manly spirit shall abid
a forever with the people of the south
: and animate them to every great an
{ noble work. In honoring him "
r bear testimony to the right Of de
feuding our liberty, to the courage Q
/, our soldiers and the nobility Of GU
n women.
4 But laurels shall not be presse
only upon cold, dead brows, In stor
and in song the living should not b
G forgot. we know UhaJ the heroes
that wal which spread a funeral pa
over the whole earth did not all &
down in the roar Of battle with tn
d scream Of shot and shell as the
IS requiem; the fate Of war decree
Z that many should escape the perils {
the battlefield, and live to share !
n the humiliation Of the days of tn
It reconstruction.
}. 1t is upon these veterans, who hay
borne the gloom and humiliation
defeat that we, the United DaughteI
i OF the Confederacy. do confer III
y Southern Cross Of the Legion
Honor, to stand as a record for a
). time to the memory OF these mel
who represent ali that is lofty