The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16
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th1 Girls senool at Montevallo; Sam VII John. member of tho Legislature n <ksa0Ana, State Senstrfs Henry F. Heeses and many other prominent citi gems of Alabama.
 An honorary escort of the Selma com panies of the Alabama National Guard drew up. It was under the comm and of Lieutenant Colonel Earnest Carter of the 2nd infantry. and 1t was made up of details from the Abbott Rifles, the Park High School Cadets, the Dallas Dragons, and the Frank Pettus Ar tillery. The military swung around over the railroad tracks to the north of the depot, and formed a double line through the baggage room. to the open door, of the waiting hearse. But the post of honor next to the hearse was awarded to the men who had worn the gray in the years when they were young. On the outside of the depot every available carriage in Selma had been drawn up.
 The direction of the crowd. the handling of the procession was in charge of Mayor V. B. Atkins. He was assisted by Robert Coleman. J. Hooper Adams, R. D. Walker, George T. Treadwell and John $. Ford. A de- tail of the Selma police under the command of Chief E. T. Walters kept back the crowd and maintained an open way for the funeral party. There was no other occasion for their serv- ice. for the crowd was orderly and reyerential
 Various committees. so well organ ized was the arrangements. were at the depots to carry out the prepared program. It may be said too. thar Selma handled in it's large and unusual crowd. one of the largest in the his tory of the city. in excellent style.
 .I.S Conner and the other officials had the following members. J. B. Ellis and L. M Hooper. A D. Pitts and H. F. Riese composed the committee which met at the depot the members of the Federal courts.
 The committee to meet visiting com mittees was composed of E. P. Lacey and c. P. Morrison. ,.-
 The pall-bearers waiting at the de- pot In their. white gloves. the emblem of their solemn office. were: Messrs L. E .. Jeffries. c. w. Hooper. w R. Nelson. H., s.. D.. Mallory. P. H. Pitts, and H H. Stewart.
 NEGROES. TAKE PART.
 A notable feature of the solemn de- pot gathering which awaited the com ing, of the funeral train. was the pres ence of committee of fifty we'll dressed and intelligent negro men of
 
 and arranged under the direction of Professors Hudson and Clark. well known negro teachers of Selma In their work they were given the hearty co-operation of the negro people of Selma and they had no difficulty in se- curing the attendance Of fifty Of the leading negroes to pay tribute to Sen ator Morgan.
 The thoughtful act was. appreciated by the white citizens of Selma and the committee was given one of the most important places at the depot and the members of the committee with their negro, friends were given an excellent opportunity of gazing into the face of the distinguished dead as the body lay in state at the church and they were given a fine position at the cemetery
 Acting under the suggestion of Rev. w. H. Mixson. every negro in Selma ceased his work for a few minutes at 12 o'clock in honor of Senator Nor gan. This feature, of the day in Selma was favorably commented upon as showing the relations between the two races in Selma. perhaps the most typical Black Belt city of Alabama.
 With military and civic honors, with whites and blacks honoring the great dead, the funeral train with ''The May flower and its precious freight pulled Into the Selma depot.
 A Selma committee had gone 10 Ben ton on the early morning train to es- cort back to the Central City the re- mains of him. who had contributed so much to the glory of the place. The \ nm Pare ZI.l