The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-27
CONFEDERATES
ARE HONORED
WITH CROSSES
OF HONOR
Graves of Confederate Dead Strewn
With Flowers and Their Memory
Perpetuated by Touching Cere-
monies-Eloquent Addresses

Yesterday was Confederate Decor
alton Day throughout our fair south
land and in most of our cities the
graves of its brave fallen heroes were
] covered with flowers by the fair
| hands of her Confederate daughters.
! IN honor of the day the local
/ Chapter OF the Daughters of the Con
| federacy of the city conferred at the
Elks' hall last night the cross of
| honor upon ten of the brave follow
! ers of the Stars and Bars With
!, them in this meeting the local chap
| ter had as their invited guest. Mrs.
Monroe McC1urg, the State presi-
dent OF the order. The exercises
| were held in the spacious Eiks hall
which was filled with members oI
the local chapter and friends when
Mrs ]. c. Greenley who, in the
place of Mrs. J. NJ. Jayne, the chap
ter's president, who could not
be present, acted as chairman Of the
meeting. and called if to order
Rev Philip Davidson was then
called upon and asked Gods blessing
upon the meeting. Mrs. Greenley
then arose and stated the object of
the meeting and the good work o.
this noble band of devoted women.
at IIlC CioSC III lICI lSliidihS SIG III
troduced to the chapter and audience
wood, State president OF the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy Mrs Nc
C1urg. in a clear and tender voice,
gave short history of the organi-
zation and the great and grand work
it has accomplished in caring for the
old soldiers in life and hoE oring them
after death She paid a high tribute
to the leaders of the lost cause and
their brave followers She showed
how the daughters were accomplish
ing the work Of erecting monuments
to the cause in each county and
hoped to see the local chapter secure
one for Washington county before
another year Her noble and elo-
quent utterances throughout her
speech were followed by applause.
This address was followed by the |
drill of Capt. Walter Shepherds lit /
tie Confederate soldiers and with |
them the little Daughters OF the Con-
federacy, each representing a
Southern State, grouper around the !
picture of the South's great chieftan, .
Robert E. Lee, with the angel OF |
peace looking down upon 1t, they |
formed a grand and inspiring tab
leau of the future South and when
they sang "Tenting tonight on the
Old Camp Ground" and Dixie,
their sweet little voices were drown,
ed by the deafening applause of the
audience.
This was followed by song en-
titled "Lorena" and rendered by
Miss Mary Walker on the piano
ffor fhic ffo of |
or were presented to the following
honored Confederate soldiers: J. c.
Head, VIM. Yerger, ]. II. Robb. w
Kellner, Josh Skinner, E. J. Eubanks
G. w. Hol1ingsworth, E. C. Shine
]. R. Ward and C. G. Williams
Mr. Josh Skinner, on behalf Of his
in a short talk, thanked
the chapter for the honor conferred
upon them and wished them God
speed in their noble work in perpet-
uating the PRINCIPLES of the lost
cause and the patriotism and valor of
its sons and daughters.
Mrs. Greenley, the chairman, then
called upon Mrs Pat Sharkey, who
had been selected to deliver the ad-
dress of the evening. Mrs. Sharkey
and her address breathed
in every word the principles an love
Of the old South and in every sent
ence the inspiration of duty of its
present sons and daughters. 1t was
a grand effort and meirted the ap-
plause it received.
This was followed by the singing
of the doxology by the entire assem-
blage and at its close, the benedic- i
ton was delivered by Rev. J. E.
Countiss
After the meeting a reception was
rendered Mrs. McClurg by the To- !,
cal chapter. The success of the eve
ning's entertainment was largely due
to the graceful manner in which Mrs.
Greenley presiled as chairman of /