The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-04

his heart desire to be present. A devotion which knows no equal in American history Is responsible for its building. It was a work the South 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 memorial.
 Beautiful sentiment was heard on every side and the thanks Of the en- tire South was offered by the orators of the occasion to the United Daugn- ters of the Confederacy, whose worK it was that made the Jefferson paws Monument Association a success. Or these expressions a quotation from the writings of Jefferson Davis himseit, which was given in the principal speech by General Clement A. Evans of Atlanta Ga, evoked the most ap- pIause. The sentiment occurs in the dedication of The Rise and Fall of the Confectionery" by Mra Davis and is addressed to the women Of the South of Yesterday" as follows:
 s"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 domes- tic Iabors contributed much to supply the wants of our defenders In the held; whose zealous faith in our cause shone a guiding star undimmed by the dark est clouds of war; whose fortitude sus- tained them in all privations in which they were subject; whose annual trib- ute expresses their enduring grief, love and reverence for our sacred deads and whose patriotism will teach their chill dren to emulate the deeds of our revo- Iutionary sires.
 Last Day of Reunion.
 All the work of the reunion had been done and the fifth and last day was devoted wholly to 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 pro- fuselv decorated with Confederate col- ors and bunting andfon account of the fin fury of much of the decorations 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 procession to the Davis monu- ment.
 The grand parade to the unveiling started at 1l:30 o'clock. The military feature was similar to the parade on the first day of the reunion when the statue of Major General J. E. B. Stuart was unveiled. but there were far more veterans in gray in the line They appeared to have been saving their strength for this event and al- though walking was bad. none who could walk at all shirked the duty
 Veterans of every section of the South marched in honor of the soldier. statesman and President of the South land. Arrangements had been made to conserve the strength of the old men Fad formed in open rank within one mile of the statue and the modern military rganizations marched through in re- view to be followed by the veterans, the carriage contingent and auxiliary orders. This entailed no long march for the veterans and avoided all coun- fer marching in the parade formation. The grand procession was under com mand of General Stith Boiling of Pe- tersburg, Va, as chief marshal.
 crowd Lines Streets.
 Along the line of march a dense crowd lined the streets, the windows were filled and many of the house-t tops crowded with cheering and singing orouns. Flags were waved in beating tiroe. to stirring Confederate airs. In tha great concourse of veteran organ t1ations which proceeded in perfect or Aa- was A constant succession of bands ond Afe and drum corps. Following tbe veteran section of the parade came Inc carriage division, carrying many (Continued on Page TWOl