The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-22
BURTON MAY CUT
SHORT HIS VISIT
From Selma He Plans to Go Up
Tombigbee
MEMORIAL TO THE WOMEN
General Walker Visits Selma In Inter
est of Plan to Honor Women of
the confederacy-other
News of Selma.
MEMORIAL TO THE WOMEN

Selma, September 21.-(Speeial) Con
gresham Burton and his party will like
ly visit Demopolis and the Tombigbee
river from Selma and will thereupon cut
out the rest of their intinerary. Below
will be found Geographic correspondence
had between the Selma Journal and the
distinguished chairman of the rivers and
harbors committee with view TO getting
him to prolong his stay In Selma.
From the reply of Judge Burton 1t will
be seen that he is making strictly busi-
ness trip and does not care for the little
side entertainments that are usually given
on such occasions. The party will reach
Selma about $3.50 Monday afternoon, leav-
ing Montgomery on the government boat
1.-THE w. ]. Twining" about 7 a. m. A
committee of about seven in all will go
to Montgomery from Selma to come down
with the party They will be received
here by a committee and will be driven
over the city, stopping at the Hotel AL
bert for a short while, where Senator
Pettus and others will greet the party.
The telegraphic correspondence was as
follows:
Selma, September q.
Hon. T. E. Burton, Chairman Congress
sonal Committee, Care Congressman
Broussard, New Orleans:
Can you not arrange leave Selma a.
m. instead 4 p. m. on occasion of Visit
Through sleeper and practically same
time made east. Programme as announced
will barely give time to reach Selma and
catch train. Citizens Selma will be dis
appointed if stay is so short.
SELMA JOURNAL.
Cantapahpr 81
Selma Journal Selma, Ala.
Telegram received. Do not think 1t pos
sible to prolong stay in Selma. May con-
clude to visit the Tombigbee river and
omit other places in proposed intinerary.
BURTON.
To South's Heroic Women.
Gen. C. Irvine Walker of Charleston,
commander of the army of northern Vir-
ginia, department U. C. v. is in the city
and will be here for a number of days.
General Walker is representing the Vet
Grams and Sons of Veterans in their effort
to raise fund to be expended in erect
ing suitable memorial to the heroic
women of the south, who were the MANI
stay of government and army In the try
ing days of 61-'65. The plan now being
followed and to which General Walker is
giving his time, is to issue in each state
a supplement to be sent out by newspa-
pers which will cover the state, which
will be filed with fresh and new matter
concerning the part taken by the women
of the state where the supplement Is is
sued in the wonderful struggle made by
the Confederacy
This supplement will not only be rich
in historical matter but its literary ex-
cellence is assured. Hon. Thomas M
owen, superintendent of the department
of archives and history will be editor In
chief for Alabama and will have the as
sistance of the best writer's of the state
in preparing the supplement. General
Walker is soliciting advertisements from
the business interests to defray the eX-
pense of getting out the supplement.
He has been meeting the old veterans of
the city, the sons of veterans and the
business people today. His mission Is
one that appeals to the best sentiment OF
every true son of the south and the fact
that the work is being carried without
any personal gain or business end places
il upon the very highest plane. General
Walker is a most interesting talker ana
is full of enthusiasm over she work he
has In hand. Alabama can contribute a
most interesting mass of matter for the
supplement- Her women weie as true to
the Confederacy as any who sent their
sons, sweethearts and husbands to the
front. Some of them performed daring
and thrilling deeds and all of them did
we'll every. part which came to them in
the great struggle. Selma women dared
a great deal, worked a great deal and
suffered great deal during the long
four years and since that time they have
kept alive the memory of the dead and
yearly led this entire city to the GEM
etery to do honor to the men who wore
the gray.
Local and Personal.
Jim Evans. a negro, was bound over in
the sum of $500 on the charge of attempt
ed murder, in Mayors court this morns
ing. Evans threw brick at Mr.. r. A.
Anderson, striking him on the arm. Had
the missile struck vital point 1t might
have proved fatal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Person C. Hooks leave
tomorrow for Hillsboro, Ga, to spend
several weeks.
Miss Virgie Molette of Folett's Landing
was a visitor to the city today
The grand jury this morning made a
partial report to Judge Miller and re-
turned twenty-five true bills.
Solicitor j. F. Thompson was called
to his home in Centreville today by the
illness of his eldest daughter.
Mrs. ]. T. M Riser and daughters have
returned from a pleasant visit to Wall
halla, s. c.
Walter Davis, a prominent citizen of
Haynevlle. Lowndes county, formerly
Mayor of Lafayette, is visitor to Selma
today.
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