The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
MEMORIAL SERVICES
FOR MRS. DAVIS
Held at the Presbyterian Church. FRI
day Afternoon. October 18th.

/ 2Rt0AAt W. blio >tstbbtOiSlat tppSd w.
Greenwood, Miss, Oct. 20. lmmedi
ately on receipt of the following tele.
gram to Judge A. McC. Kimbrough, Of
Greenwood:
"New York City, Oct. II, 1906.
"Judge A. MEG. Kimbrough, Greenwood,
Miss:
"Mother passed away peacefully last
night. Funeral in Richmond, Friday.
IN. II. d. HAYES"
Mrs. A. McC. Kimbrough. honorary
president. and Miss Minnie Attlessey,
president OF the Beauvoir Home Memo
rial Association, and Mrs. L. P. Yerger,
president Of the yarina Jefferson Davis
Chapter Of Greenwood, called commit
tees from these organizations together,
to take action upon suitable memorial
services to the memory OF this noble
and illustrious woman.
The cooperation of the ]. u. George
Chapter, U. D. G.. and the Hugh A. Rey-
nolds Camp U. c. ", the Mildred Hum
phreys Camp U.S.C G. ", were requested,
and a hearty response was received
from them, committees from the yarina
Jefferson Davis Chapter, the j. q. George
Chapter and the Beauvoir Home Memo
rial Association took charge Of the ar
~rangement Of the services, and a beauti-
ful and appropriate programme was
formulated by Mrs. s. r.. Coleman for
Friday afternoon at the hour OF her bur-
ial in Richmond. At this hour all busi-
ness houses in Greenwood were closed
and the courthouse was draped in
black and the citizens solemniy gather
ed in the First Presbyterian Church,
where Prof. Saunders, Of the Greenwood
school, with his corps Of teachers, had
assembled the school children for the
purpose of paying homage to her mem
DRY.
The church was draped in Cenfeder-
ate and memorial c%olors, and dec
grated with floral tributes. The music
was under the direction Of Mrs. Jno. W.
Hicks, who conducted the musical pro-
gramme when memorial services were
held in this city at the time Of the death
Of Jefferson Davis.
These services were arranged by Miss
Sallie Morgan, a devoted friend of the
Davis family, and at the time Of Mr.. Da-
Wis death lived in Greenwood. She lis
now Mrs. VS.. Green, Of California.
And perhaps it would not be amiss to
state here, that Immediately after the
ceremonies ended, she organized a "Jcf-
ferson Davis Monument Association
and the first movement for a monument
to Mr.. Davis was inaugurated.
Another touching coincidence was,
that Mrs. Robert Miller, who rendered
the solo on this occasion, had also, as a
little girl, sung in the memorial services
on the occasion of the death Of MI.
Davis.
Rev. J. G. Park, OF the First Metho-
dist Church, opened the sacred services
with an eloquent and patriotic prayer.
Hon. l.. p. Yerger, past commander Of
Hugh A. Reynolds Camp, U. G. ", a
warm personal friend, told In o touch.
ing manner Of her love for the old SOL
diers of Mississippi and her sacrifices
that she might aid in providing them
with a home at Beauvoir.
Judge A. McC. Kimbrough, who was
her true and trusted friend, and who
was entrusted by her in preparing the
deed in which she conveyed Beauvoir
for a soldiers home to the United Sons
Of Confederate Veterans, paid a loving
tribute to her memory and closed his
address by reading a letter from Mrs.
Davis to him, which she authorized him
to give to the public after her death,
forth her reasons for not giving
the body Of Mr.. Davis to the state OF
Mississippi and for having taken up, her
residence in New York. This letter Is
Of historical Importance.
Hon. W. II. Hammer, in an address re-
plete with beauty and pathos, paid an
eloquent tribute to one who SO richly
deserved it. DR., T. r. Henderson, CON-
mander OF tho Mildred Humphreys
U. C. ", was the master OF eere-
monies and read the following a~ppropri-
ate resolutions, l.
Whereas, On the 18th day Of Octo-
Der, 1906, in the CITY OF New York, there
passed away from earth to her home be-
yond the clouds, Mrs. varina Jefferson
Davis, the widow Of Jefferson Davis, the
first and only president Of the Southern
.Confederacy, and tho one woman who
the dark and stormy period from
1861 to 1865 was hailed as the first lady
Of all the fair Southland; now, there.
fore, be 1t
"Resolved, BY the Hugh A. Reynolds
Y 9. ", the varIna jefferson
Davis Chapter, y. D. g. the In. George
Chapter, y. D. c., the woman's Beauvoir
Home Memorial Association, the Mil
dred Humphreys Camp, .. s. @. v, Of
Greenwood. Miss,
"First-That In the death Of Mrs. Ds-
Wis the South has lost her most illus.
trious and distinguished woman--one
who erempliAed 70 The fullest messuss
the true Southern gentIewoman; : gem
tie. refined, cultured, womaaly wouau;
loving, devoted, helpful vito, ! fond
and tender m0th1r, i otnoero ia ur-