Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-04
SPLENDID MEMORIAL TO
SOUTH'S GREAT LEADER

heart n desire to he present. Beauu-
iul sentiment was heard on every
side by thousands from the South
and We're Offered by orators OF the
occasion to the United Daughters OF
tho Confederacy, whose work it was
that made the Jefferson Davis mon
ument Association n success.
The Big Parade.
Tho grand parade to the unwilling
started at 1880 o'clock The mill
tary feature was similar to the pa
rade on the first day of the reunion
when the statue of Major General
there were far more veterans In gray
in the line. They appeared to have
been saving their strength for this
tevent and although the walking was
bad none who could walk shirked
the duty. Arrangements had been
made to conserve the strength of the
old men, In that the Confederate vet
Grams were formed in open rank with
in one mile of the statue and the
modern military organizations march
ed through in review to be followed
by the veterans. the carriage contin-
gent and auxiliary orders. This en-
tailed no long march of the veterans
and avoided all counter marching
during the parade. The grand pro-
cession was under command of Gen
eral Stith Boiling, of Petersburg, Va,
az chief marshal.
Great Crowd Applauded Vets.
Along the line OF march dense
crowd lined the streets. the windows
/ We're filled and many OF the house
tops covered with cheering and sing
ing groups. Flags We're waved in
beating time to stirring Confederate
airs. In the great concourse of vet
Grams organizations, which preceded
In perfect order, was constant sue
cession Of bands and fife and drum
corps. Following the veteran section
of the parade same the carriage d.
vision carrying many OF the women,
to whom the Confederate soldiers
owe nearly every memorial which has
been erected in honor of the heroes
| of tie Confederncy. Tint he South
appreciates what the women have
done was attested by the cheering
which accompanied them.
Governor Swanson's Address.
The first address was by Govern
or Claude A.. Swanson, of Virginia.
He spoke as follows:
MIR President, Confederate Veterans,
United Daughters of the Confede-
racy, Members of the jefferson Da-
Wis Memorial Association, Ladies
and Gentlemen:
1T IS my privilege and pleasure, as
Governor of Virginia. to extend to all
OF YOU cordial, warm, loving well
come, and to express on benalf of the
people of this State their profound
appreciation of the honor of having
erected in Richmond this splendid
monument to commemorate the Con-
federate Cause and to give testimony
to the Astounding and abiding affec-
ton which the people of the South
entertain for President jefferson
Davis. ! wish to assure you that
there is no State in the South where
the memories of the war between
the States, where the heroism and
glory of the Confederate soldiers are
more deeply cherished than in the
State of Virginia. Your Confederate
Veterans now received from Virginia
as warm and generous welcome as
| that accorded you during the dark
hours of the great war, when you
brave men came from Texas to Mary
land to fight on her soil in just and
righteous cause. Your presence in
: this superb city, around which clus
tiers a deathless fame, duo to your
wonderful achievements, kindles anew
in OUR hearts those ties OF brotherly
affection, which cemented us and
made us all one people during the
trying hours and suffering Of that
great conflict. With quickened pulse
and throbbng heart, Virginia salutes
you Confederate soldiers with feelings
of profound reverence and undyiig
ls,flt,, t,.ct tDr, IL -
vey to you her blessings aH bene-
dictions, and to tell you that there
Is no portion of her superb career in
statehood in which she more glories,
that In which SHE has greater pride,
than that part extending from Bethel
to AppomattoX. No people in the
more, or Were inflicted with more
dire calamities, than the people of
Virginia during the four years of ter
rifle warfare within her borders. Dur
ing this war fought within this
State 1,4O4 battles, actions and COM
bats of sufficient importance for men
tion In the official records of the
Union and Confederate armies. Here
devastation desolation and ruin were
experienced in their most oppressive
and disastrous form. Here for four
long weary years was war around
the very homes and firesides of the
people. Here were frail women and
innocent children made to feel .the
terrors and sufferings of bloody ana
destructive warfare. Yet, all of this
distress fades and becomes overshad-
owed by the splendors of Confederate
glory and achievement. There Is
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