The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-05-10
JUDGE ORR ORATOR
MEMORIAL ADDRESS ON DECO
RATION DAY WILL BE Dr.
IINERED BY THE Dis
TIN(1UISHED JI RIST.
Preparations Being Made to Make the
Celebration of Decoration DaF
Unusually Elaborate-Many
Visitors Expected.

OraIlOu IJdN mas UeSH ueIhlte4F hNSH
for next Thursday, May 10, and prep
arations are being made TO make the
celebration one OF the most elaborate
that has ever been Witnessed here.
The exercises will be in charge OF
the local chapter OF the United
Daughters OF the Confederacy, and in
the enthusiastic manner in which the
ladies enter into the spirit of any
movement that they decide 10 under
take they are working energetically
and with untiring zeal to insure the
success of the occasion.
The orator Of the day Will be
Judge J. A Orr. and the ladies are
very fortunate in having secured his
consent TO deliver the memorial adj
dress. Judge Orr's naturally brilliant
and receptive mind is stored with a
large amount of legal, Biblical and
historical knowledge, which has been
gained by many years of constant
study, and the ladies could have Sc
Iected no one who is better fitted TO
recount the deeds OF valor of the he
roes who wore the gray than is this
distinguished jurist. He is thorough
ly familiar with the history of the
Confederacy, and his address will be
a source not only of pleasure but of
profit 10 all who hear it.
Rev w E. Dakin, rector of ST
PauIs Episcopal Church. will officiate
as chaplain Mr.. Dalin is a schol-
arly and courtly gentleman, and since
coming to Columbus about year
since, has gained the friendship and
esteem of every one of her citizens.
There is no one better fitted for the
position than he, and his selection as
chaplain was most happy one on
the part of the ladies'
Col. c. L. Lincoln has been ap-
pointed Marshal of the Day. and will
have charge of the formation of the
parade and of the march TO the Gem
etery. The cadet corps of the A. and
NJ College at Starkville will be in
the city during the entire day, and as
usual the court house viii be the
headquarters for the members OF the
corps.
Miss Mary B. Harrison, president
of the local chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, has
appointed the following committees
for the occasion:
Committee to prepare court house
for the cadets-Mrs. w. H. Brooks,
chairman; Miss Sue Mai Lincoln,
Mrs T. J. O'NeilI, Mrs. Robert Don
Ohio Mrs. A. B. Young, Mrs. J. T.
Gunter. Mrs. T. j. Bland.
Committee TO decorate the Confed
crate monument-Miss F n Il e
Worthington, chairman; Mrs. r. c.
Belts. Mrs. w c. Richards, Miss Ally
da Carr. Mrs. John Richards, Miss
Bette Whitfield Mrs Mamie TAYLOR
Franklin, Mrs. S. b Bradford. Miss
Mary Stokes.
Committe TO decorate the sol
diers' monument-M Miss Annie Wade
O'Neill, chairman: Miss Anita Bell.
Mrs c. L. Lincoln, Mrs. G. w Boyd.
Mrs w. H. Ottley, Mrs. G. H Mathis.
Mrs. Isaac Simon, Mrs Lucy Lowry,
Mrs. John A. Stinson, Mrs Clifton
Ottley, Mrs T. O. Burris.
Committee to arrange speakers
stand-Mrs. Frank Leigh, chairman
Mrs. f. NJ Aldridge. Mrs. Ledyard
Vaughn. Mrs w w burden. Mrs.
Sarah Sheffield Miss Irene Robertson,
Miss Annie Peyton. Mrs. William
Sanders, Mrs Annie T. Sale, Mrs. W,
H. Lee. Mrs. Lille o. Myers.
Committee TO make bouquets for
veterans and send them to the cem- |
etery-Mrs. T. B. Franklin, chair |
Garth. Mrs. Sue Chambers, Mrs. w |
B. Hamilton, Mrs r. S. Curry. Mrs |
W. d. Humphries. Mrs. Willis B. |
Harris, Mrs. Harrison Sykes, Miss
Augusta Sykes, Miss Mary Askew
Committee to make bouquets for |
A. and NJ cadets. and send them 10 /
their sponsors-Mrs. T. G. Owen, |
chairman: Miss Charley Garner, |
Mrs. S. B. Hudson, Mrs. E. K. Lide. |
Mrs. J. A. Eddins. Mrs H. r. Garner,
Mrs. j. T. Champneys.
Committee to make bouquets for |
Columbus Rifiemen-Mrs. G. p. |
Young, chairman; Miss Cornelia /
Hudson, Mrs. d. F. Robertson, Mrs. |
W. r. Mckinley. Mrs. H. NJ. Waddell.
Miss Jennie Vaughan. Mrs. w. L.
lobe, Mrs. Belle McGahey. Miss Belle