The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-06
DAVIS MONUMENT
Memorial TO Leader of Lost
Cause" The Work of Women.
UNWILLING CERsMONlES-SPEECHES

lhiu wer" pre- eminent. the remnants
ni ilur armies ui the gray Monday passed
through the streets uf Richmond. aud on
Monument avenue unveiled AN enduring
memorial To j f.rson Davis. the first
aud only President az the Confederate
States ~ America. I he event came as
the rlimaN ,t the reunion of the uited
Confederate Veterans
The c-r,m ,ny was distiuctiNrly South
ern so other ,cctipn had any pas in it,
The v-trrars Who fought for the lost
cau-c' We're gathered together to pay
their tribute To the man " hose memory
they revered above all Others aud their
descendants were as-..Inbhrd becaus,. ia il
bird In them to cherish that memory.
The speeches couu~cled the teaching OF
loyalty To- the cause for which the
Southern Stat.- struggled.
That the great multitude had gathered
for one purpose alone was evidenced 10y
the attitude of the penpr toward W. j.
Bryan. who WAS the guest Of the rp-
union. lie WAS given AN ovation ~ he
drove through TIA, streets Ia tie line of
march. At the CONCLUSION of the cere-
mouv there We're a number of calls for
mm t. address the people but these were
immediately drowned IL achorus of NO,
no. NO. many times repeated.
CHORUS on OBJECTIONS.
The objections came fast and were led
/ bN the women Of the jefferson Davis
/ Monument Association. Gen. stephen
/ u lee. grand commander who presided
al the stand. announce i Ia ringing tones
There will be no politics here
lie turned tu the crowd ia every direc-
tiun. shouting this warning. and IL had
the desired ,ii',t The ci.lis for BRYAN
ceased at once.
Mr.. and Mrs Rryan were seated uI
| the speakers stand A. soon a. his
name was called. Mr. bryan made a
movement a. though To withdraw from
the stand The prompt suppression OF
the calls 10y Gen. l~r- and Others saved
AN embarrassing situation.
One of the most touching Incidents OF
the day was the presentation of the de
~cendantS of Mr. Davis to the great
/ throng. This occurred at the conclusion
ui the programme Mrs J. Addison
! Hayes. ui Colorado Springs. Colo. was
l-d forward first aud introduced as the
daughter of President Davis. and then
| followed Miss Alice Hayes. Jefferson
! Hayes Davis, William Davis Hayes. and
| Mrs Webb, all children of Mr. and Mrs.
| Hayes Last oi all Davis Hayes Webb.
the great grandson of Mr. Davis was in.
| troiuced Thc people cheered each one
aud kept Mrs. Hayes to the front uf the
stand many minutes bnwing Rcknowl
edgemcnts To- their plaudits.
LAST GREAT GATHERING
The event Monday was n fitting clos,
| to what is universally recognized a.
probably the last great gathering of IN,
Confederate Veterans IL was the
feature that drew many thousands from
all sections of the South. The unveiine
oi the monument was the fruition o'
eighteen years OF patient and loving
Wort and II was u work the South had
to do without help Glowing tributes
were paid to the United Daughters of the
| NOniederacy. whose work il was that
made the Jefferson Davis Monument
Association success.
All of the work of the reunion had
been done. aud the fifth and last day
Was devoted wholly 10 the payment OF
a tribute To the memory of jefferson
/ Davis. The streets We're brilliantly
decorated. There was scarcely n house
or business building in the city that was
not draped with Confederate cnlors and
bunting
The grand parade started at lI:3O
O'Clock. The military feature was
similar to the parade ON the first day
when the statue of Mai Gen. j T.. B
stuart was unveiled, but there Were far
more veterans in gray in the line They
appeared TO have been saving their
/ strength for this event and none who
could walk shirked the duty. Veterans
OF every section of the South marched in
honor of the President of the Southland
Arrangements had been made TO con.
serve the strength of the old men. in
that the Confederate Veterans Were
formed in open rank within one mile OF
| the statue, and the modern military or.
ganization marched through in review,
To be followed by the Veterans, the
carriage contingent, and auxiliary
orders. This entailed no long march for
the veterans, and avoided all counter
marching in the parade forma-
ton. The grand procession was ander
command of Gen.Stith Boiling, of Peters
burg, as chief marshal.
DENSE CROWD LINED STREETS.
Along the line of march dense crowd
lined the streets, the windows were filled
and many of the house tops covered with
cheering groups. Flags were waved in
beating time to stirring Confederate airs.
In the great concourse Of veterans or
ganizations, which proceeded in perfect
order, was a constant succession oi
bands and fife and drum corps. Follow
ing the veteran section of the parade
came the carriage division, carrying
many Of the women to whom the Con
iederate soldiers owe nearly every memo
rial which has been erected in honor OF
the heroes of the Confederacy.
On the line of march were the statues
OF Generals Lee and Stuart. The mill.
tary saluted, the crowds cheered, and
the bands played Dixie" and MARY
land" The procession contipued to the
Davis monument where dense crowd
OF people had assembled. So great was
this throng that 1t was with great diff
Guilty a passage was cleared for the
speakers and other visitors To reach the
stand.
The ceremonies We're opened with
prayer 10y Rev. DR.. j. William Jones, o
J Richmond, chaplain general.
The first address was by Gov. Claud,
A. Swanson, of Virginia. His speeci
was a welcome to all veterans to Rich
mond and Virginia.
Mayor Carlton Mccarthy, Of Rich
mond. followed, introducing Gen. Evans
oil Georgia, as orator OF the day.
GEN. EVANS TmBrrE.
Gen. Evans began his address with ,
Tribute 10 the women of the South
through whose efforts the statue to Mr.
Davis had been erected. Taking up thel
tne influence which had nodded the lif
oil the future President OF the Confeder
acy, the speaker traced his lineage from
English ancestors. His father and grand
father, on his fathers side, had Tough
In the Revolutionary War, and thre
brothers had borne arms ia the war O