The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-18
SOUTH TO
HONOR HER
Burial OF Mrs. Jefferson Davis
to Be National Event.
RICHMOND HALTS WORK.
Body Will Lie in State in ST. Paul's
Church From Early Morning
Until Hour OF Funeral.

RICHMOND. Va. Oct. lS-At n con
ference OF state and city officials, In
Guiding Governor Swanson. Lieutenant
Governor Ellysou. AdJutnnt General
Anderson and others. II was arranged
that the funeral OF Mrs. Jefferson Da-
Wis shall take place In ~. Paurs
church. this city. at . .. m. tomorrow.
General stephen u. Lee OF Misslssip
pl, commander Ia chief OF the United
Confederate Veterans. Will be chief
marshal. lie * now ON the way to
Richmond. lie has issued AN order re
qucstlng that all the living Confederate
generals meet him here. Governor
Swanson has issued proclamation
calling for general suspension Of
business on the occasion OF the funeral
The governors OF all the states that
made up the Confedcracy are eXpe ted
TO be present nj the Obscques. aud all
the Confederate and military organlza-
tons OF Virginia besides those Of other
southern states will take part In tho
ceremonies.
The body will lie In state In ST. Paul's
church from It's arrival here tomorrow
morning until the hour FOR the funeral.
IL was st. Paul's church that Mr. Da-
Wis attended while president OF the
Confedcracy. Mrs. Davis will Ice bur
led In HOLLYWOOD cemetery. where her
husbands body lies.
II Is a coincidence that the body OF
Miss Winnie Davis. the daughter Of
the Confederacy," arrived here for bur
ial on Friday morning, Sept %. 1898.
and that the body Of her mother will
also arrive for sculpture here on Fri
day morning. The immediate arrange
ments for the funeral are In the hands
OF ]. Taylor Ellyson. the lieutenant
governor OF Virginia.
Reports show that fiagS are .at half
mast in many cities Of the south on ac-
count Of the death Of Mrs. Jefferson
Davis. The Daughters OF the COnfed-
eracy will hold memorial services In
many places.
The following will be pallbearers at
the funeral of Mrs. Davis: General Ste
phen d. Lee. Mississippi; A. +. Stew
lucky; l.. l.. Lomax. Virginia; X. +.
Hoke, North Carolina; w. l.. Cabell.
Texas; James II. Lane. Alabama; Mar.
Gus ]. Wright, Washington; c. Irvine
Walker South Carolina; Clement a.
Evans, Georgia; w. +. Roberts, North
Carolina.
| 1t was stated that n message Of
sympathy had been received from
President Roosevelt. but as In the case
Of all other messages and kilograms
the relatives held it to be strictly pri.
.vate and declined to make known its
| contents
1t is expected that military funeral
will be held, as in the case of Miss
Winnie Davis. The funeral will be
held at st. Paul's Episcopal church in
Richmond.
Hundreds Of kilograms received by
the family included messages from the
following: Mayor j. +. Woodward OF
Atlanta, Ga; ID. G.. Hayward, govern.
or Of South Carolina; Mrs. G.. S. Pick.
EFT, widow of the famous Confederate
general; the United Confederate Vet
Grams of the northwest division, the
Louisiana division. of Beauvoir, Miss.
Of Columbus, Ga; of the state OF
Florida, of the city Of Montgomery
Ala; the Savannah (Ga) camp, CamI
Beauregard, Camp Iona, United Con
federate Veterans, and the Soldiers
home of the United Confederate Vet
Grams of Richmond, Va.