The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-20
PROGRAM GIVEN OUT
FINE EXERCISES AT CELEBRATION
 OF DAVIS BIRTHDAY.
Committee on Arrangements Held An- other Meeting Yesterday and An- nounced Several Speakers ana Participants in the Davis
 Memorial.

Portions of the program of the Davis Memorial Committee who have Tn nano the arrangement for the celebration or the birthday anniversary of Jenerson Davis. June 3. in this city, were an nounced yesterday after another meet ing of that committee in the Carnegie Library. The meeting was well at tended and demonstrated the abiding interest that Is being taken in this memorial by the representative Con- federate organizations of Montgomery.
 It is the intention of the committee to make this celebration without pre- cedent or parallel among the Southern States. The exercises, as has been stated before. will consist of variety program. There will be formal and permanent marking of the historic spots in this city. associated with the memory of Jefferson Davis. while the President of the Confederacy lived for a time in Montgomery. There will be, too. exercises at each of the ten public schools of the city wherein pictures or Davis will be presented In appro- priate speech. Then there will be one ensemble of exercises, so to speak. wherein all citizens and interested or ganizations will participate. All these exercises will come on June 3.
 On the evening of June 3, Gen. George P. Harrison. Commander of the Alabama Division of the United Con federate Vetedans, will make the chief address of the general public ceiebra- tion. Gen. John W. A. Sanford of Montgomery was selected as the alter nate speaker for this occasion.
 The following committees were an- nounced by Chairman Thomas M. Owen of the Memorial Committee: Finance Committee. John A. Elmore, chairman; Mrs M. D. Bibb. Mrs. George Mc- Combs, Judge John B. Fuller, Mrs. J. A. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Bell Allen Ross. Committee on Program and Printing. Dr. Thomas M. Owen, chair man: Judge John Purifoy. Mrs. Blob Graves. Miss Tuccoa Cozart and Capt. A. c. Sexton.
 The personnel of the Decoration Con- mittee has been announced but the further announcement was made yes- terday that Capt. Paul Sanguinetti had been chosen as an associate member of the committee. it being suggested that he is we'll fitted for work and sug- gestions along this line.
 For the program on the evening of June 3, Mrs. George W. Harrison was chosen for a song. and for recitation on this occasion Miss Lena Hausman was chosen by the committee. The services of a quartette will be secured for the evening of June 3.
 In the presentation exercises at the ten schools, the songs, America" and "Dixie," will come in at the beginning and end of the exercises. The Nad- dresses on these occasions will be made perhaps by the principals of the sch ools.
 As chairman of the committee for visiting the Boys High School. the com mittee selected Judge John Purifoy, an ex-Confederate. Chairmen of the Com mittees to wait on the other schools will be later announced.
 It was announced by Commandant John A. Fillmore that exercises would be held June 8, for the marking of a spot in St. Johns Church. of which Davis was a member when he was in Montgomery. The marking will be by a tablet in marble.
 Mrs. J A. Kirkpatrick volunteered for the J. E. B. Stuart Chapter of the Children or the Confederacy the neces- sary contribution for the purchase of a picture of Jefferson Davis for the oc- casion of June 8. and Mrs. B. A. Ross pledged contribution for the same purpose for the First White House As sociation. It had previously been au- nounced that the other patriotic organi- cations have pledged themselves to this movement.
 pr. Thomas M. Owen was elected to preside at the ceremonies on the occa- sion of the presentation of the Davis picture to the Carnegie Library on the forenoon of June 8.
 Adjournment was taken to meet at the Carnegie Library at 12 o'clock on Friday.