Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
WILL
HONOR Her.
Burial of Mrs. Jefferson Davis 10
be National Event Richmond
Will Halt All Work.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 1S-At a con-
ference of state and city officials, in
Guiding Governor Swanson. Lieutenant
Governor Ellyson, Adjutant General
Anderson and others, it was arranged
that the funeral of Mrs. Jefferson Da-
Wis shall take place in st. Pauls
church, this city, at 3 p. m. tomorrow.
General Stephen d. Lee of Mississip-
pi, commander in chief of the United
Confederate Veterans, Will be chleI
marshal. He is Now on the way to
| Richmond. lie has issued an order re-
| uuesting that all the living Confederate
| generals meet him here. Governor
Swanson has issued a proclamation
calling for a general suspension of
! business on the occasion of the funeral.
The governors of all the states that
made up the Confederacy are expected
to be present at the obsequies, and all
the Confederate and military organiza-
tons of Virginia besides those of other
southern states will take part in the
ceremonies.
The body will lie in state in st. PauIs
church from its arrival here tomorrow
morning until the hour for the funeral.
1t was st. Paul's church that Mr.. Da-
Wis attended while president of the
Confederacy. Mrs. Davis will be bur
led in Hollywood cemetery, where her
husbands body lies.
The body will be placed in the Davis
mausoleum at Hollywood. Services Of
a military character will be held at st.
Paul's church, Richmond. The presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt were among
those who sent condolences and will
send a floral offering. The president
will attend the funeral. 1t is the wish
of the family that the funeral at Rich
mond be attended by as many of the
veterans of the Confederacy as posi-
BILE.
1t 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 a 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 flags 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
] tho f,,,, 1,,o ~ Ma. -. - 4 r. a
phen d. Lee, Mississippi; A. p. Stew
art, Tennessee; S. Is. Buckner, Ken
lucky; l.. l.. LomaX. Virginia; r. f.
Hoke, North Carolina; W. l.. Cabell,
Texas; James Ii. Lane, Alabama; Mar
Gus j. Wright, Washington; G.. Irvine
Walker, South Carolina; Clement A.
Evans, Georgia; w. p. Roberts, North
Carolina.
1t is expected that a 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. E. Woodward of
Atlanta, Ga; d. 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, Camp
Beauregard, Camp Iona, United Con
federate Veterans. and the Soldiers
home of the United Confederate Vet
Grams of Richmond, Va.