The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
PAY TRIBUTE TO
 JEFFERSON DAVIS

Camp Hardee, D. c. ", met in the rooms of the Commercial club yesterday afternoon in regular session with the ladies of Pelham chapter and Alexander H. Stevens, U. D. C., as it's guests and impressive and very interesting memorial exercises to Jefferson Davis were held The meeting was largely attended. the hall being crowded almost to its capacity.
 Prof. H. P. Burruss was the chief speaker of the occasion and he and Mrs. Laura s. Webb and Miss Elizabeth Bra den paid eloquent tribute to the first and only president of the Confectionery. Bri- gade Sponsor Miss Cora Jones, Miss Bigsbee, maid and Mrs. A D. Smith, chaperon, were present and told of their enjoyable trip to the Confederate states reunion at Mobile.
 In memory of the late Comrade W S. McVay the resolutions drafted by a com mittee from the camp were substituted by the following letter. which was spread on the minutes of the camp: To Camp Hardee. U. c. V, Birming-
 ham:
 William Sterling McVay enlisted as private in Captain Henry McGhee's com pany in Lawrence county, Alabama, Jan uary, 1862. This organization was after ward known as Company K, Twenty seventh Alabama regiment infantry. He was at Fort Henry with his command when it's guns were silenced; was also at Donelson but escaped capture. His command being sent north as prisoners, he reported to the general commanding at Corinth, Miss, and was detailed as commissary sergeant. This service was not suited or agreeable to his active disposition and by his request was trans ferred to Capt John Morgan's company, which was the nucleus of what became later Morgan's famous cavalry.
 Comrade McVay was never absent from his command and was never furloughed during his term of service and was in every skirmish, battle, raid and forced march in which his command took part. He was captured in the last raid in Ohio and held as a prisoner till the close of war
 The south never had a supporter more loyal and no braver man ever marched to battle. His comrade and boyhood friend, W. A. BOYCE,
 Camp Winnie Davis, U. c. ", Waxa- hachie. Tex.
 Mrs. Webb's poem, a tribute to Jeffer- son Davis, was beautifully recited and the thanks of the camp were rendered Mrs. Webb. The poem follows:
 "In Memoriam of Jefferson Davis, the
 First and Only President of the Con
 federate States of America: "Oh! would that this too feeble pen Could reach the hearts of the noble
 men
 And women of our sweet 'southland,' With an outburst of song so grand That it would roll around the world, And stir the folds of our banner furledl "But nothing worthy of the name Of Davis, high on the scroll of fame. Can this faltering pen ndite. Glorious enough for whom we write! If every southern pen were one They could not fitly praise that loved
 son
 For Davis first and only one Of that cause lost not won, Stands before the world today The idol of the dauntless gray Forever in fame, as well as in our
 hearts will burn
 The name of Davis within the souls deep
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 ''There is no blemish on that name. Now cleaning on the scroll of fame! Twill blaze on there forever bright. The fItura will hlIt st brighter liyht Around the name of Davis grand, The loved and lost of the bright south
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