The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04

had to do without help. There was no united nation to bear the expense. Love and sacrifice were the masons who piled the stones and spread the mortar that cemented them into an enduring memo rial
 Beautiful sentiment was heard on every side and the thanks of the entire south were offered by the orators of the occasion to the United Daughters of the Confed- eracy, whose work it was that made the Jefferson Davis Monument association a success. Of these expressions a quota tion from the writings of Jefferson Davis himself which was given in the principal speech by Gen. Clement A. Evans of At lanta, Ga, evoked the most applause The sentiment occurs in the dedication of ths
 Rise and Fall of the Confederacy" by MT. Davis, and is addressed to the wom- en of the south of yesterday. as follows.
 Davis Own Words.
 ''To the women of the Confederacy whose pious administrations to our wounded soldiers soothed the last hours of those who died far from the objects of their tenderest love; whose domestic labors contributed much to supply the ants of our defenuers in the field; whose zsalous faith in our cause shone a guid- | ing star undmmed by the darkest clouds | of war; whose fortitude sustained them in all privations in which they were sub. ject; whose annual tribute expresses their enduring grief. love and reverence for our sacred dead, and whose patriotism will teach the'r children tn emulate the deeds of our revolutionary sires" All of the work of the reunion had been done and the nth and last day was de- voted wholly to the payment of tribute to the memory of Jefferson Davis. The streets were brilliantly decorated. There was scarcely house or business building in the city that was not profusely deco rated with Confederate colors and on &C., count of the injury of much of the deco ration by severe rains, additional bunting was put up by the city today. This was especially true of Franklin street and Monument avenue. the line of march for the processic-s to the Davis monument.
 Grand Parade.
 The grande parade to the unveiing started at 11;30 o'clock. The military feature was similar to the parade on the first day of the reunion, when the statue of Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart was un- veiled but there were far more vet erans in gray in the line. They appeared to have been saving their strength for this event, and although walking was bad none who could walk at all shirked the duty Veterans of every section of the south marched in honor of the sol
 
 southland. Arrangements had been made to conserve 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 ganizations march through in review, to be followed by the veterans, the carriage , contingent and auxiliary orders. This entailed no long march for the vet erans, and avoided all counter marching in the parade formation. The grand pro- cession was under command of Gen. Stith Boiling of Petersburg, Va. as chief | marshal.
 Along the line of march a dense crowd | lined the streets, the windows were filled | and many of the house tops crowded with cheering and singing groups. Flags were waved in beating time to stirring Con l federate airs.
 In the great concourse of veteran or ganizations which proceeded in perfect or der was a constant succession of bands and fife and drum corps Following the veteran section of the parade came the carriage division, carrying many of the women to whom the Confederate soldiers owe nearly every memorial that has been erected in honor to the heroes of the Confederacy. That the south appreciates what the women have done was attested by the cheering that greeted their process sion.
 Statue of Lee and Stuart. On the line of march was the statues of Generals Lee and Stuart. The military saluted, the crowds cheered and the bands played Dixie" and Maryland" 1 The procession continued out the avenue to the Davis monument, where a dense crowd of people had assembled. So great was this congregation that it was with great difficulty a passage was cleared for the speakers and other distinguished vis- itors to reach the stand.
 The ceremonies were opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. J. William Jones of Richmond, chaplain general, and so glow ing were his tribute to President Davis that chorus of "Amens" were uttered by the multitude. The first address was by Governor Claude A. Swanson of Vir- ginia, and he was followed by Mayor Carl ton Mccarthy of Richmond, who intro- duced General Evans as orator of the day, who in part said:
 General Evans Address. General Evans began his address with a tribute to the women of the south, through whose efforts the statue to Mr. Davis had been erected Taking up lhe influence which had moulded the life of the future President of the southern Con- federacy. the speaker traced his lineage from English ancestors. His father and grandfather, on his fathers side had fought in the revolutionary war and three brothers had borne arms in the war of 1872 The speaker pointed out how