The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-03
BIRTHDAY OF DAVIS
SCHOOLS. BANKS AND PUBLIC
BUILDINGS WILL BE CLOSED
IN HONOR TO HIS NAME.
EXERCISES TO BE HELD IN c. v. A.
HALL THIS EVENING.

Anniversary of Birth of SOuth's
Dead President Will Be Generally
Observed-J. II. Saussy Will De-
liver an Address Before COnfed-
crate Associations TO-night-Other
Numbers VIII Add to Attractive
ness of Eramme-DauGhters
Will Confer CrOsses-Refreshm ents
to Be Served.
The anniversary of the birth of JEFF
ferson Davis will be observed general
ly in Savannah to-day. The banks
and other public buildings will be clos
ed, and exercises will be held in the
Confederate Veterans Hall in the ev-
ening. The holiday will be observed in
all the schools.
At a meeting of the Confederate Vet
Grams Association, held in its hall last
night, it was decided to observe the
day by appropriate exercises, and, on
resolution of Gen. McGlashan, an in
vitation was extended to the Daughters
of the Confederacy, Children of the
Confederacy, F. S. Barlow Camp of
Sons of Confederate Veterans, and to
the citizens generally to attend.
The exercises, which will begin at
$50 O'Clock, will consist mainly of an
address by ]. r. Saussy. Esq, the
comforting of crosses of honor by the
Daughters of the Confederacy and sew
eral numbers by members of the asso-
citation, after which refreshments will
be served by the ladies. The details
of the programme have been left to
the Committee on Entertainment, of
which Gen. McGlashan is chairman.
viii Parade Hereafter.
There will be no parade of the mil
itary-at least not to-day, though the
First Regiment of Infantry has prom
Used to parade in the future on Davis
birthday, provided sufficient notice is
given. In pursuance to this promise
President L. G. Young notified Col.
Gordon that he would expect the regi-
ment to parade next year. President
Young said that he was confident that
had the request been made on the SOL
diers soon enough they would gladly
have complied with it.
The banks will be closed all day, as
will also the Court House. Judge Bar
row has ordered the gates closed in
the county building, and all three of
the judges of the several courts have
discharged the respective juries and
declared the day a holiday in the
courts The postoffice will be closed
after u o'clock.
The Exercises Tonight.
Because of the inability of
w. c. Charlton, Esq, to properly
prepare his address on jefferson Davis
by reason of the affection of his eyes.
the association was obliged to forego
the pleasure and instruction which
was in store for them. Mr.. Charlton
felt that in order to do his subject full
Justice he would be obliged to give it
more time for preparation than his
eyes would permit, and he was I'M
willing to deliver other than his best
effort.
The address which will be delivered
by Mr.. Saussy will consist in excerpts
from an address made before the Vir-
ginia State Bar Association by Hon.
Charles NJ. Blackford, entitled Trials
and Trial of Jefferson Davis" which
was delivered on the occasion of the
twelfth annual meeting of the asso-
citation at Old Point Comfort, in 1900.
Mr. Saussy was chosen at the meeting
to read the address. there not being
time TO prepare one.
Crosses Conferred.
The crosses of honor will be confer
red by the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy Immediately after the address.
Davis Birthday is one of the three oc-
casions during the year on which it is
provided the crosses may be present
ed. This ceremony is always an i'm
pressive one. Those upon whom the
badges of bronze will be bestowed are
George c. Freeman, c. S. Hardee and
Samuel b. Palmer of the Confederate
Veterans Association; w. w. Carter
of Camp 91S, Baxley, Ga, and E. C.
Pacetti, who belongs to no camp.