Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-04-26
Beautiful Monument
In Honor Of the Confederate Dead Buried Here.
Thousands Join in Loving Remembrance of the Hour.
BIG DAY, FINE TRIBUTES.

miration for those brave boys who sacrificed home
comfort, Joy, loved ones and ALL to take up arms in
defense of home and its adorable surroundings,
when all we're threatened by an invading army, sur
passes and takes precedent over any prejudice any
sympathy, any belief or education that may have
been nculcated in earlier life, and it is but fair to
say that not one dissenting thought was INDUCED
throughout all the ceremonies at the unwilling Of
this handsome monument, in disCOrd with the mOst
enthusiastic participant
It may be asked why all this intensity Of feeling
why erect monuments which will only recall lost
causef
# there be those here OF anywhere, who would
ask such questions, let them put themselves in the
places OF these grand women Of the Southland, re-
fleet on the answer. It can only come like the bril-
liant rays Of q MONDAY sun upon the heads OF the
uncrOwned queens.
There Daughters Of the COnfederacy represent the
genertiOn Of noble sons and daughters which have
gone before them, the former Of which By the hun
dreds Of thousands laid their breasts bare to the
swords Of the enemy OF their section, and spilled
their blood the fields Of carnage in the defense OF
the land in which they had been born and where
ell their loved ones dwelt. No matter what we're
The circumstances which lead up to this awful this
unnatural conflict at least so far as these survivors
are concerned it is enough to know that the honor
ed dead went to their early graves battling heroic
ally in such defense.
Almost bali century has passed away since the
trying scenes now being commemorated we're enact
ed Yet not one Of these years have been permitted
to pass, not month, not q day, when the memory
Of the loved ores who fell have been remembered
and cherished By those for whom they had dared
and sacrificed SO much. In every cemetery where
the Confederate soldier sleeps flowers are srewn and
loved ones gather to minge their tears and send up
their prayers for the departed heroes All the vic
tories that might have been won all the h0nors that
could have followed such victories all great names
which would have been developed under victories
crown could not have added one ittle to the remem
brace Of those left to mourn, to commemorate and
to adore. So long as the South shall stand unsub
merged By the sea, 50 long as the sun shall shine
and flowers shall bloom and honor be respected, SO
long vill those who today assemble to atrew en-
bems Of aection, erect monuments and sing praises
assemble to renew their loyalty to the sleeping loved
ones that are being hOnored. This is the closest
and most tender evidence Of love the South and It's
people know.
ROW sad ls tue renecIi0n that 50 many brave
young men are swept into an untimely grave, and
oitmea without the real cause Of their sacrifice be
apparent. But that is war, and though We may de-
pere, even disappr0ve war, and feel that It might
often be avoided and the efforts turned to ar better
purpose for al involved, stll there seems to
be some unsolved mystery which comes to
follow al such bloody conflicts, and from the wreck.
age wrought, builds not only lts monuments oil
marble and granite, but its higherideals and strong
eF types q civilizations jewels 70 crown TIE saeFi
fees made. When We look about Is nov, aa weare
rehibiitang the life and vigor Of the erandest sec
ton Of country ever laid waste By vars cruel hand