The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-04
HUNDRED THOUSAND. CHEER
AS MONUMENT is UNVEILED
Governor Swanson Delivers Notable Address and
Receives Liberal Applause From Distinguished
800 Xisitors.- oinping By HIGH School Chorus

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the various organizations reached the
monument, their officers and sponsors
were escorted to the platform and the
military and the veterans wore en-,
massed and dismissed, the veterans and
others participating in the parade be-
ing added to the general crowd which
stretched out over the vacant lots
around tie monument in every direc-
ton. a number Of the general officers
on the platform, ACCUSTOMED In many
cases to seeing large bodies Of people
in crowds, estimated the number of
people in sight Of the Davis Monu-
ment at the time OF the unwilling at
between $4,000 and 1000 people, the
crowd being by far the largest that
has ever. gathered for any similar oc-
caslon In Richmond.
On Spe;.lers' Stand.
General Stephen D. Lee. as soon as
the parade had passed. dismounted and
came to the platform with the mem
bers of his staff. and when tho invited
guests and the members OF the yari-
Gus organizations were seated the ex-
crciscs We're commenced. Owing to the
enormous size of tho parade, however,
| the dense crowds through which it
| passed, the gathering was already
moro than an hour behind the time
scheduled on tho program. The pa
rade proper-that Is, the veteran and
military section, were one hour and
fifty minutes in passing the reviewing
1 stand. and the carriage section. owing
| TO the delays in employing the loads
Land seating the people, occupied over
la half-h our longer.
| On the speakers stand proper were
General stephen d. Lee. commander IN IN
chief; Rev. j. William Jones, ID. D..
! no NJ Ia TN. Eanc1-a1 Stitb Rolf o.
chief marshal of the parade; Governor
Claude a. SWANSON, Of Virginia; Hon
IsCarlton Mccarthy, Mayor OF Richmond
| Major G eneral Clement "a. Evans. of At
llanta, orator Of the day: Major Genera
4 Samuel D. French, the Oldest surviving
\ maj or- general Of active service; Major,
4 General Mlcltle ndjutant-gencral; cx'
Senator Cnrmac,. OF Tennessee, nnG
4 Judge Theodore S. Garnett, of Norfolk
i Seated on the front row OF tho plat
4 form, among other prominent Confedcr
4 ate officers and ladies', were Mrs "Stone
wall" Jackson, Miss Mary Lee, Mrs
j. C. Lee. Mrs. j. T., 3, Stuart. Mrs, Lucy
III II. Macglll Mrs. William Malone,
i Mrs. a. p. Hill and the officers of thu
I Davis Monument Association.
Great Crowd Orderly.
] Grouped in the arcade around TIL
4 monument was the chorus of tho Rich.
mond High School, a bevy Of charminl
j girls In white. who sang several times
). during the exercises, being accompanies
!. by the bands In front of the monumen
i at the opening were Mrs.EJ. Addison
II Hayes, daughter OF President Davis, ne
daughter, Miss Hayes, and Mr., J. Addi
:, son Hayes, of Colorado Springs, Wltl
the party was their daughter Mrs
i Webb. and Mr.. Webb, with little loirer
!. son Davis Webb, and Mrs. HaXess tw'
I sons Jefferson Hayes Davis, who la
secured the col.\,nt Of his Legislature
10 use the lnttcr name, ana his brother
.IEWillinm Davis Hayes,
rho exercises opened with the sing
/, ing of "Prnise God From Whom Al
], Blessings Flow" BY the choir, afte
II which tho chaplain, Dr. Jones, led IN
, prayer or Thanksgiving for the life an
\ work OF Mi. Davis, Tor tho yindicatiol
! of his character, and the prosperity an
ri progress OF the Southland. With ban
q accompaniment lie High School choru
81 sang, Elbow Firm a Foundation"
: During the singing the first confusio
! in the enormous crowd developed tn
,,l-px lie pressing IN on the cleared spac
= around tho monument, For q momen
+ There was somo disturbance, threaten
( ing a rush which might have resuln'
+ disastlouslS to many In the crowd.
: Major Werner and u large squad
fought their way through til
Y crowd. using their clubs liberallY on ],