The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-01
Elaborate Plans For Hundredth Birthday. HISTORIC SPOTS MARKED
 WITH STONE AND BRASS Portraits of Confederacy's President
 Given to Schools. rrcxram IncIudes Services At carne- wie Library, Public Schools and cspltoi--Patriotie Societies and ' schools Join fin Celebration sf Wednesday.

Seven places famous and sacred In the history of Montgomery, of Ala barna. and of the South, will be marked wtYh suitable stones on Wednesday. I,,na 2. fine one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Jefferson Davts. Presi- dent of the United States of the Con faderacy during the four months that inc infant in the family or na ,, tions. believed in its conception ana birth and during the first of its life to Sa an infant Hercules. struggled heart ilv but with lessening strength until 1t fell victim in the unequal shocks or
 And all of the seven places are int. rnately and tenderlv held In reverence more on account of their association with Jefferson Davis than any other man who on them, as upon brief stages of the tragedy of The Lost South, acted with high endeavor and noble under- standing the parts of heroes.
 The home Of Jeffsrson Davis. on the corner of Lee and Bibb Streets, The white House of the confederacy, where inc President and his family lived from eeriv n February until after May 20, 1881. the term in which Montgomery was the seat of government of the C,bnfederate States: Clancy's Hotel ana fNe New Exchange Hotel, standing up. oA inc site of the old Exchange, in both uk which. conferences and meetlngs ot the cabinet were held: the Winter bpilding on Court Square. whence was rF,f fhe order to fire on Fort Sumter; and the Hall of Representatives m the Capftol in which was adopted the ord" fnenca ox secession: St. Johns Epasco- pal Church. in which Mir. Davis wor- shipped; and the Supreme Court room In which his corpse lay in state Tn lsoA. sThe public ceremonies. accompany fnw the marking of the places include af hn EAEnARlA LtIHFATY. where will be presented a portrait or President Davis. at II o'clock In the 1nprning; at the public schools of the cffy. to each of which will be presented a portrait of President Davis; ands at s O'Clock at night in the Hall Of the House in the Capitol. where the Anal services will be held.
 pr. Thomas M Owen will preside at 4he Carnegie Library in the morning; Judga J. B. Gaston will make the pres entation address. and Phares Coleman win respond.
 m the public schools. several speak era will deliver addresses.
 General George Paul Harrison, com mander of the Alabama Division, Unit ed Confederate Veterans, wih make the principal address of the program al the Capitol at night. He will be intro duced to the audience by General John w A. Sanford.
 The committees in charge of the cese- monies of the entire day are composed of members of the patriotic and htstor- gcal societies of the city.
 Following is a list of the commit. tees;
 Dnvas Centenary Committees.
 General Committee - Chairman, Dr. Thomas M Owen: Secretary. A c. Sex' ton.
 Confederate Southern Memorial As- sociatfon-ATrs. Thomas M Owen. Vice President for Alabama.
 Ladies Memorial Association-Mrs. M. D. Bibb. President.
 Sophie Bibb Chapter. U. D. C.--Miss Mary Kirkpatrick, President.
 Cradle of the Confederacy Chapter. U. D. C.-Mrs. George Stowers. Prssi-
 Dixie Chapter. U. D. c.-AGrs. Warren Dent, President.
 The White House Association-Mrs Belle Allen Ross. President.
 Camp Lomax. U. c. V.--Judge John B Fuller, Commander.
 Camp Falkner, U. c. V.-Judge John Purifoy, Commander.
 Camp Holtzclaw, U. S. c. V.-John Fillmore, Commander.
 Children of the Confederacy: J. E. B Stuart Chapter--Mrs. J. A Kirkpat- rick, Director; Winnie Davis Chapter Mrs. Simon Hertz. Director.
 CQulIuiILG6 OL OA OOHlSuCt~ acy as ushers on the evening of June g. at Hall of House of Representatives:
 On J. E. B. Stuart Chapter-Misses willie Gayle, Ellen Dexter, Annis War ren Jones, Eugenia Grimm, Gladys Hud- son. Florence Harris. Willie Jones.
 On Winnie Davis Chapter-Misses Lizzie Beale. Helen Reeves. Jeanetta Lobman. Alma Hertz, Kate Durr and Maggie Hubbard.
 Committee from Sophie Bibb Chap ter, U. D. C.. for decorating the star on the veranda of the State Capitol or June 3-Chairman. Mrs. George Jam ney, Mrs. John A. Kirkpatrick. Miss Augusta Cheney, Mrs. Henry Cromme' lin, Mrs. Frank Duncan. Mrs John W A Sanford and Mrs. B. L. Wyman.
 Order of exercises for the present. ation of portrait of JefIerson Lsvis tc the public schools of Montgomery, Ala. on Wednesday, June 3. 1908, at 12:st D. n.:
 1. Arrival of Committee composed oi ali the Confederate organizations fl Montgomery, consisting of about twen. fy-fve in number.
 3. School assemblies.
 5. Song, Alabama" by the school
 4. Presentation of the speaker by chairman of committee.
 5. Address of presentation of DOT. trait of Jefferson Davis.
 6. Speech of acceptance by either the principal, some teacher or some