The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
DEAD REMEMBERED
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED AT THE
 DECATURS.
Rev. George l.. Jenkins Delivered Mas terly Address and Exercises Were Appropriate at This
 solemn Occasion.

Decatur, June 4.-fSpecial, User vices in honor of the birthday of Jeff ferson Davis and in memory of the Con- federate dead were held in the city cemetery here yesterday afternoon at
 1 o'clock and in spite of the threaten
 ing weather several hundred people were in attendance.
 The meeting was presided over by
 Dr. W. H. Long and on the platform with him sat Hon. Dan Walden. Rev i. George l.. Jenkins, Rev. Dr. John $. Parks, several ladies and q number of little girls dressed in solid white with red ribbons in thsir hair, illustrating the colors of the Southern Confederacy Each one of these little girls carried in her hand basket of Beautiful how- CTS with which to deconate the graves of the dead soldiers.
 The meeting was opaned by . few prpeifminary remarks by Dr. W. HI. Long, in which he said it was the pur- pose of the meeting to pay honor to the birthday and memory Of Jefferson Davis and also to decorslte the graves of the departed soldiers
 JoPn Prayer psr was then offered up by pr; Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow Rev. George Jcn kins was then introduced and; he delivered eulogy on on, yefferscn Davis and tbe cenfedersts of the Confederate desid were deco rated and members of Company F, pieG Adams Rinss. under the command itary salute over the graves of the de- parted soldiers and the exercises came
 The exercises were held under the Confederate Veterans. Joe Wheeler Chapter Daughters of the Confeeeracy, and Sam Blackwell tchildren's) Daugh- ters of the confederacsi.
 l.. Jenkins was one of the most mas terly effortss expressive of the most beautifu1 sentiments and patriotic thoughts ever heard ili the Twin Cities on an occasion like the one of yester- day Mir. Jenkins is pastor of the Gen. tral Methodist Church of New Decatur and is regarded as ,one of the most fcrrtole speakers Tn ts'e North @ alanama pa ns to war himself his n6ble words of yes .terday will find an abiding place in the hearts of all old so idiers who heard them 30 long as life. does last.
 A number of Elks from various parts .of Alabama were in the city yesterday lon their way to Huntsville, where they went last night to. attend the State and tomorrow While in the city they were entertained by the Decatur Lodge Of Elks in a most royal manner.
 The State Lodge 1xas only organized about two years ago, yet today 1t oc- cupies a most impori ant position among the secret orders cf the State. It num- bsrs among it's me mbership some of the best known raesa in Alabama.
 This will be a most important meet ing. Many things 5.or the good of the order in the way of laws and other things will be disl3ased of at this meet ing The corner stone for the Elks' new theatre in Huntsville will be iayed at this meeting with appropriate cere- monies.
 It was intimatsd here yesterday among the >Elks who stopped over in the city that Mayor Henry A. Skeggs of Decatur would in all probability be elected State President at the Huntsville meeting. Mir. Sikeggs, however, has ferred upon him.
 Quite a runaber. of Decatur Elks left for Huntsville today to attend the meeting. Apsong those who went from Decatur were Mayor Henry A. Skeggs and Judge William F. Skeggs, Probate Judge ot. this county.