The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-19
Elaborate Program is Prepared. MANY PATRIOTIC ORDERS Several Organizations of City to
 Take Part. Day Is To Re Observed With Fittiss Exerrises By old and Young
 pr. c. J..Owen to Deliver the Grafton.

' Id l An interesting and instructive pro, | gram will mark the celebration or tne one hundredth birthday anniversary ol l General Robert E. Lee, Tn whicn Aioht
 gomerians will unite this morning a' I 10 o'clock at the Montgomery Theatre Participating In the exercises as ar | ranged by the committee on Program | will be men and women representihH
 all patriotic societies of Montgomery | including the four chapters of the | Daughters of the Confederacy; the i.a- dies Memorial Association; the First l White House of the Cenfederaey As, 1 sociati0n; the two camps Of thc Uniteo Confederate Veterans; the United sons of Confederate Veterans, State and Cit, | officials; representatives from the pri- vate schools of the city and hum
 dreds of the pupils of the Montgomery
 Or. Thomas M. owen, Commander-in- Chief of the United Sons of Confederate VeterAns, Is receiving excellent reports l from all over the south with referenca sary, showing that today will be gem orally observed in all the States where the name of Lee Is known and loved; : The reposts indicate that practically
 all the larger cities w sre beins l made in Richmond, in Memphis, New Orleans, Savannah, Louisville, Mobile,
 and Birmingham and many places Tn
 Texas. large number of the smaller
 
 At the exercises in this city seats in the front of the Montgom, cry Theatre which has been rendered for the occasion by the management, will be reserved for the Veterans while the children of the city schools will oc- cupy the dress circle. The school chill
 dren are expected to wear the eolors The singers who take part in the program will occupy boxes Prompt ly at 10 o'clock the exercises VII pc, gin with an overture by the Hon man ,i, orchestra, after which America VIII be sung, by the children of the schools. assisted by the entire audience. An invocation will be offered by Rev. F.
 E. Cobbs rector of the St. Johns Epis- copal Church.
 The Governors Proclamatiop will be
 read by former Governor Thomas C.
 Jones the presiding officer, Miss VII, lie Gayle, of ttfe Giris High school will recite The sword of Lee" after which there will be four short eulogies on the life Of the great commander, from fa- nous writers, delivered by representa- Ttivss of the Boys High school; starke,s University School: Barnes High Sehool and St. Peter School.
 Miss Ella Hargrove sayre will Fecite | a poem written for the occasion bs Su' liet c. Oline.
 the Southeastern Alabama Agricult1ral School at Abbeyille, will deliver the oratton of the day.
 The children of the school will siTg l<Dlxie" and the program will be con cluded with the hymn How Firm Q | Foundation" by the entire audience. The following representatives If the Confederate organizations and city and State officials will .1ecIpy seats on the
 stage during the exercises:
 Commander of Camp LomaK, Com mander of Camp FaikneF. / 3rlgldier Generals of Alabama United Confed- crate Veterans, Major ueHe 'ni United Confederate Veterans, State Command
 CT of the Sons of Confederate yster- ans, President of Ladies' Menn,siai As- sociation, Vice. President for Alabama, Southern Confederated Memorial Asgo- ciation, Regent of First White H6 use Association, President of Sophie Ihbb
 Chapter United Daughters of the Con federacy, President of cradle of tha Confectionery United Daughters of the ConfederRcy, President of Secession Chapter United Daughters of the Con- federacy,, President of Dixie Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy. the Mayor of the City of Montgomery, the Governor of the State of Alabama, State officials.
 The children of the Montgomery schools will meet with their teachers in the rear of the postofIice building t 9:30 o'clock this morning and march from that place in a body to the thea ter. The exercises will begin prompt ly at 10 o'clock and will close at IF o'clock