The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-05
The unveiling Of the Confederate
Monument.

1AS 0dti oiIOllS O0S AA0Suu1SiSAAiy
on Friday last and gave beauti-
full day for the unveiling and dedi-
eating the confederate monument
at this place. All Thanksgiving
day the rain came down and many
were prevented from attending on
account of the muddy roads.
Others did not come thinking it
would be postponed. No post
ponement was possible, everything
was ready and everyone was sim
cerely thankful that the weather
was so fine on the eventful day.
About 10 o'clock, the visitors and
town people went to the court
house which was soon filled.
Maj. Patrick Henry acted as
master of the ceremonies, and after
a few we'll chosen words, intro
duced his Honor, G. O. Robinson,
who in his capacity of Mayor, ex-
tended cordial welcome to vet
Grams and visitors, and all who
heard it could tell from its ring of
sincerity that it came straight from
the heart of one who could not only
say pleasant things in choicest
languages but was the true feeling
of son of a veteran. Mrs. Daisy
McLaurin Stevens, President of the
Mississippi Division of the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy bade
them welcome. In clear, strong,
yet sweet voice, she most eloquent
Iy told of the bravery of con-
federate soldiers, of their great |
chieftains, of the untiring labor of
southern women who, so lovingly |
worked and denied themselves that
their husbands might have those
things that feminine minds could
conceive and women's hands could
produce. She has few equals and
no superior as speaker.
Mrs. w. S. May briefly told of
the work of the local chapter u. D.
c. in their work OF building the
beautiful monument, and referred
to the fact that Maj. Henry de-
served full credit for starting the
movement that resulted in the
Daughters taking charge and VIM
ming success by unceasing labor. In
most appropriate words she bid
them welcome and each and every
one knew that their presence was
genuine pleasure to the President
and all the daughters. Her reference
to the broad minded members of |
the board Of supervisors, who so
generously gave $4,000 towards its
erection was most happy and re-
ceived the applause it merited.
Mrs VIM. Walkers address con-
signing the keeping of the monu--
ment to the board of supervisors
was chaste and beautiful. 1t was
also valuable in that she en-
phasized the south's right to Sc
cede and to enjoy home rule within
constitutional limits, quoting some
of our greatest minds in support Of
that contention, which in after years
will be more generally recognized
and although it is conceded that it
lis best that we all live under one
flag, but that we were wrong,
never.
General Lowry so long an
honored resident of Brandon was to
have delivered the principal address
but just an hour before the time
when he was to have added to the
| joy of the occasion, with his elo-
quence, he was at our cemetery at
tending the burial of his son, and
every heart ii that vast audience
went out to the grand old man in
his great grief.
Col. ChaS. E. Hooker was called
upon, and though age has weaken
ed his voice, his silver tongue still
lisped the words that proved that
the fire yet burned as brightly in
his loyal heart as it did in the sixties
when battling for states rights.
Capt. W. A. Montgomery, the GAL
liant scout, upon whose head a
price was set by the federal gem
leral and later a colonel in the
Spanish-American war, made a
short talk.
Capt. S. B. Watts, Of Meridian,
who went out to battle from
this town a mere lad and came
back captain, and Capt. Geo. T.
Todd, Of Jefferson, Texas, spoke a
| few minutes each.
Col. Vim. Walker, in the absence
,of Capt, ]. p. Barksdale, President
Of the Board Of Supervisors, who
was prevented from attending, made
9 polished and entertaining address.
The speaking over, all repaired to
the monument where the school
children sang Bonnie Blue Flag and
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