The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-04
HONOR BIRTH
 OF JEFF DAVIS People of South Celebrate
 Anniversary. HOLIDAY IN MANY STATES Monument Site is Dedicated in
 New Orleans. - Ten states Observe the Day, the Graves sf Soldiers in All Cemeteries
 Being Decorat-

New Orleans. June s.--aonor was paid to the memory of Jefferson Davis all over the south today, the hundredth anniversary fhis birth.
 At Montgomery, Ala, the Cradle of the Confederacy" and where the Con- federate government was first organ ised with Jefferson Davis as president, ceremonies were held which will help to perpetuate the memory of the cause of which Davis was the head. These ceremonies consisted in marking the spots where Davis was elected. where he was inaugurated, where his first office as president was situated and the site of the first headquarters of the, new government Later permanent markings will be placed on these his- toric spots.
 simultaneously with the Montgomery exercises memorial meetings were in progress from Virginia to Texas, while business was stopped by holidays in some states and slowed down in others as a tribute to the life and deeds of Jefferson Davis. Among the day's eel ebrattons were those at Fairview, In Todd county. Ky, Davis birthplace and at Beauvoir, Miss, for years his home and now a Confederate veteran home.
 Significant among the days memorials were many speeches in praise of Jeffer- son ,Davisis lofty character and analy- sis of the controlling principles of his life. In general the tenor of these speeches. was that of the remarks of Bishop Charles B, Galloway at Oxford, Miss. when he Said that Davis made every effort to avert the clash between the states and that he was one of the most conservative men of the civil war period. "
 In New Orleans the site of a monu- ment to President Davis was dedicated. The. details of this monument have not been decided upon yet but 1t Is proposed to erect an imposing memorial, and to further this purpose the Confederate organizations and people Of the South will be given an opportunity to coii- tribute toward erecting fhe. monument { This structure win etand in Aszanhon Park. It will face t4e Tulane Uuniver- sitys from which 1t win be separated by the most beautiful street In the city, St. Charles Avenue. Behind the monument will stretch the wide reaches of Audubon Park with their touches of tropical foliage. Today's ceremony consisted only in consecrating the ground on which the memorial will stand, no part of the monument yet being available for the ceremonies.
 In addition to the Davis memorials today was generally observed in mark ing the graves of Confederate soldiers.
 Observed in Birmingham.
 Birmingham, June 3E(Special. )- The one hundredth anniversary of the birthday of Jefferson Davis. the Pres ident of the Confederate States of America, was celebrated in Birmingham this afternoon in a most appropriate manner, a joint meeting being held by the Confederate Veterans. the Sons of Veterans, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
 Colonel A. c. Oxford, the retiring commander of Camp Hardee, the best known Confederate Veterans camp in the United States today. presided at the gathering with addresses being de- livered by representatives of all three organizations. Crosses of honor were distributed to the. Veterans by the Daughters and Miss Hager, of Texas, sang patriotic songs.
 Similar exercises were held today and tonight at Bessemer, Pratt City, Ensley. Woodlawn and East Lake. Ev- cry member of Camp Hardee Is a mem- her of one or more committees on the general arrangements for the reunion which will be held in Birmingham next week. The election of officers in Camp Hardes took place after the celebra- tion.