The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-05

education, but unnecessary for their elders.
 Tt is, consequently, fitting that, on this the eightieth anniversary of La fayttes visit to Montgomery, the Society of the Sons of the Revolution in Alabama should invite you to join with us in the payment of a tribute of esteem to the memory of one who gave up position wealth and country to offer his sword for the cause of freedom in a foreign land.
 Tn bidding you welcome, it is our cherished hope that you will be repaid for coming and that you will take away with you the first resolve that each of you will exert your best in- luence toward adding to the member ship of our Society; for, with increase in numbers comes greater capacity for usefulness along the lines indiCaA. d by the constitution of our organization"
 The American COlors were saluted by the Sons of the Revolution and Daught- CTS of the American Revolution.
 Daughters of Revolution.
 Mrs. Amelia Wiley, life regent of Peter Forney Chapter of the Daught- CTS of the Revolution, explained the custom of saluting the flag. Mrs. Wiley told of the purpose of the organization of the Daughters of the Revolution, the fostering of patriotism in the youth of the country by educa tion and by refreshing in the memories of the older persons the great deeds of their forefathers in 1776. The Daught- CTS are organized in every State in the Union and have succeeded in hay ing patriotic songs sung in the schools. Mrs Wiley then decided how the flag stood for everything American and how the I)anRbtprS had dppidad salute the colors on every public oc casion.
 Miss Mary Lovelace sang in a spirit ed soprano the American national anthem The Star Spangled Banner" the audience standing during the sing ing.
 Miss Pricilla Goodwin. a descendant of Revolutionary soldiers. recited When Grand Aunt Danced with La fayette." Miss Goodwin is an at tractive young woman, just blooming into womanhood and her recitation was delivered in convincing style.
 Drill of Minute Men.
 Thirteen sons of Sons of the Revo- lution. dressed as minute men, entered the hall to the inspiring strains of the Marseillaise and went through a spirited drill They bore miniature rifles and had a most martial bearing in their bright uniforms. At the con clusion of the drill the miniature minute men sang America" The young men. who participated in the drill were: Wylie McGehee Billing. Clyde Thomas Baugh. William Armis- tead Gayle, James Marks Holt. Harri- son Spencer Janney. Adoph LeBron, Joseph ,Herkimer McCombs, Stewart William McCombs. Thomas McAdory Owen, Jr., Wallace Screws Pitts, Elm melt Crook Ruth, Benjamin Bosworth Smith. Jr,, and Horace Stringfellow, Jr
 Clarence Bradford Dawson. son of Mir. and Mrs. L. q. Dawson, recited 'True Patriotism" in pleasing style and was accorded deserved applause.
 Mir. Ruth then introduced Dr. John A. Rice, pastor of the Court Street Methodist chhrch as the speaker of the evening. Dr. Rice spoke on General Lafayette.
 Remarks of pr. Rice.
 pr. Rice said that the Bible is not closed until the last great man is dead, Heroes are the creatures of a people and are products of the period in which they live. but to certain extent, the man who can embody the hopes. the aspirations and the noblest impulses of an era, makes the era. They make each epoch by breaking the monotony of history and thereby make the CompH- nent parts of history distinct. There fore the places upon which great men have trod are hallowed and the Sons of the Revolution are honOring themselves when they honor the memory of q hero of two continents. the embodiment of the spirit of liberty and the friend of Washington.
 He then spoke briefly of the necessi- ty of keeping alive in the hearts of Americans the deeds of great Ameri cans
 pr, Rice briefly revived the lifej of General Lafayette. He told of his birth on September 6. 1756, and the death of his father on the field of hat