The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-04
Plans Announced at Celebra.
ton on Spot Where Davis
Was Born Century Ago.
NEW ORLEANS TO
HAVE MONUMENT T.
Site Dedicated Yesterday with
Impressive Exercises Veter-
ans at Beauvoir Pay Tribute
to Memory Of President.
Entire South Cele-
brates Day.
Ew ORLEANS. LA.. June s.

~ ~Ew ORLEANS. LA, June s.--
N With appropriate exercises tha
I'M people of the South to-day
celebrated the one-hundredth
anniversary of the birth OF Jef-
ferson Davis. Tho day was observed
as a. whole or partial holiday In Ken
lucky, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mis-.
sissIppi, Tennessee, Texas, South Caro-
lima, Louisiana and Virginia, and this
observance of 1t varied between the
entire cessation OF business and the
mere closing of the public schools. In
Louisiana 1T was legal holiday, and
was made memorable In New Orleans
by the dedication of a site for the
monument which is to be erected there
to the memory of President Davis.
Exercises began at IL o'clock. and
included addresses by prominent vet
erans and patriotic songs by several
thousand school children Of New Orr !.
leans, each of whom wore q rose, the !
favorite flower OF President Davis.
The dedication was made by the Aus
dubon Park Commiss ion, the park hav-
ing been chosen as the site for tha
monument. Mrs. w. L. Behan, presi-
dent Of the Jefferson Davis Monument
ASSOClal llOu. gI1ldue Lie iOIludl tesSSCpsSf
ance All the schools, banks and ex-
changes of the city were closed In
honor Of the day. II
Significant among the days memo
rails were many speeches in praise of
Davis's lofty character and analysis
of controlling principles of his life.
In general the tenor OF these spe eches
was that of remarks by Bishop Charles
B. Galloway, at Oxford. Miss. when
he said that Davis made every effort
| to prevent the clash between the
States, and that he was one OF the
conservative men In the Civil War pc.
riod. s
The details of the monument. the
site OF which was dedicated to-day,
have not been decided upon vet. butt
is proposed to erect an imposing ME.
mortal, and to further this PURPOSE
the Confederate organizations and the
people of the South will be given an
opportunity to contribute to their aid.
At birthplace Of Davis.
HoPKINSVILLE. Ky, June 3.--At
Fair View, the birthplace of Jefferson
Davis elaborate and largely attended
exercises Were held to-day in ce1ebra-
tion OF the one-hundredth anniversary
of the birth Of the President of the
Southern Confederacy. dinner was
served on the grounds and in a me-
mortal church on the site OF the log
cabin in which Mr.. Davis was born. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Captain w,
j. Stone, of Lincoln county; Dr.. E. p.
Stewart, of Todd county; DR.. Millard
jenkins, OF Hopkinsville, and others.
Reports of the Jefferson Davis Nfe-
mortal Association were read announce
ing plans for the purchase Of the old
Davis homestead to be converted into
a Confederate park similar to the
Abraham Lincoln National Park IN 4
Larue county. Davis memorial ser-&
vices were also held in Hopklnsville
at the Latham Monument.
Celebration mt Benuvolr.
JACKSON. MISS, June IA notable
celebration of the one hundredth anni-
vcrsary of the birthday Of Jefferson
Davis took place to-day at Oxford.
Miss, where an address on the life,
character and public services of the
Confederate cIieftain was delivered by
Bishop Charles b. Galloway. The
speaker declared that Jefferson Davis
was tho most peaceful man Of the
Civil War era, and that, actuated by a
spirit of the highest patriotism, he
put forth every effort to avert the
fClaSn4 between tnef states si3i ss3l3t5
AT Beauvoir, the his toric home of Mr..
Davis a celebration was held under the
joint auspices of tho Gulf Confederate
organizations. Beauvoir Is now used
as home for Confederate veterans.
In Reunion City.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, June 3.-Ths
one-hundredth anniversary Of the birth
of Jefferson Davis was celebrated In +
Birmingham to-day by q Joint meeting
OF Camp Hardee. Pelham Chapter.
United Daughters Of the Confederacy,
and the two camps Of Sons OF Confed
crate Veterans. Colonel o. G. oxford.a
commander OF Camp IIardce, presided.
Addresses were. delivered by prominent
members of each organization. Al : the
banks were closed, and holiday hours Y
were observed at the post-office,
Memorial Services. ssi$
crate Memorial Day and the ones
5hundredth anniversary OF the birth Of
Jefferson Davis were observed in Mem-
bphis to-day In addition to the regi-
lar memorial services a I Elwood Ceme-
terry, the Confederate Historical Assn-.
citation arranged a celebration In tile
Goodwin Institute for the evening.
Banks and public buildings were closed
& in honor5of the day,
4 ellEst ~ 20 f4 ,34S5' ~ 5gE
Graves Decorated. II
NASHVILLE, TENN. Juno Cons
federate Decoration Day was appro-sS
priately observed hers To-day. Tho
graves OF rhe Confederate dead at
Mount OltNet Cemetery werc covered
with flowers and addresses were made.
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