The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1904-06-04
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Because Of his faithfulness 10 the
white people of the south Jefferson
Davis has been made the martyr o.
their cause.
With spartan herOisn he hOre the
bruEt of n nations hate, and in his
own person suffered for his own pcO
Pile
When time shall have worn away
by atirition the prejudices Of q CEN
fury, and the truth of the cause Of the
southern people shall be recognized
by impartial minds, then will th-ir
vindication he complete, aud their
leaders and their heroes receive The
due need of praise.
The anglo Saxon race Of the south
is worthy to survive and it must sur
vive.
Davis, Lee, Jackson and their com
rades, who sacrificed all things that
M. n value, except honor and fidelity
{" the cause of their brethren, are,
and must ever be, the heroes of their
people.
Moses is immortal because he de.
voted his life to the cause of the race
integrity of the Jews.
William the Silent, of Holland, If
immortal, because he devoted his life
to the cause Of the race integrity OF
the Dutch.
And so it is through all the Range
OF history. The man who stands by
the cause of his people, through good
and evil report, for veal and for woe,
is by the law of moral nature entitled
TO the veneratiOn and the love Of men
of all Races and all climes.
Paraphrszing the inscription upon
the tomb OF the Spsrtans who fell at
(ThermOpylae, the dead leaders of the
south have inscribed in spirit lines
upon their tOmbs this message to US
GO tell the southron thou that passeth by,
| That mere obedient to their cause we lie "
Mr.. Hooker was warmly applauded
and received many congratulations al
the close of his magnificent Grafton.
Miss Evelyn Pelot then gracefully re-
cited the beautiful poem. Our Confed-
crate Dead
The band then played requiem, and
Mrs. Gary conferred medals of honor
Iremarking that it was the sixth time it
had been her pleasure To DO SO. She
then read a beautiful address. full OF
poetic fire. She said $4,000 women were
now members of the Daughters OF the
side of the Southern States. in New
York. Ohio. Indiana. Illinois. Oklahoma
and California. She then called the
names of veterans who had filed GER
titicates emitting them to medals. They
were James Badger. ]. G. Baskin. q.
II. Bridges of Coleman. J. K. Gray, J.
]. Hogan. /. c. Stevens, w. A. Hooker
]. &. Walters and Mr.. Carver of San
ford. In his absence the Iatter's badge
while Judge W. \. Hooker. in a beau
tful letter Of thanks 10 the Daughters
for the honor conferred, requested that
his badge be pinned on his son. who. in
eloquent words. accepted it, Captain
Bridges was the recipient Of another
medal. while the others. owing to the
Inability Of the factory TO make them
in time. received ribbons for temper
larry use.
Irma Blake. Laurajene Dozier. Nellie
iGottleb and Elizabeth Newsum. four
charming little girls. pinned on the
medals.
The procession then formed. led by
the marchal Of the day. Mr.. Edward
H-lyenston, ana his assistant NJ. :.
IT. Sistrunk. and proceeded to the old
cemetery. where the Rifles fired the
customary salute. Albert Gerig sound
ID taps and the Daughters strewed the
graves with flowers. when the interest
ing AMI inspiring Incidents Of the day
closed.