Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08

who sought to push us down into the
Quagmire OF despair.
did we give up? No: thank God,
Aided by brave men of the east and
| west We forged ahead and brought light
out Of darkness. In 1888 the total wealth
OF the south was So 16O.O0oO00. with a
debt Of $3.50 100000. What is the condition
OF the southland today? 1t has a wealth
| of 81. COO 100000
"Once so poor, today we are no longer
supplicants, but a great section OF the
greatest, noblest and best nation on earth.
What would Massachusetts and New Eng
land. with their numerous factories. do
were 1t not for the cotton grown in the
southo What would every circus outing
or base ball game be were 1t not for
the peanuts produced in the south?'
| Southerners No Traitors.
"Who dares say our fathers were
traitors and did not love the Union?'
| asked the governor. Thomas Jefferson,
George Washington, Patrick Henry and
others equally as great came from our
land Were we sectional when President
Mckinley called for volunteers to free
Cuba? Were we sectional when Ensign
Bagley of North Carolina lost his life
and Richmond Pearson HObsOn of Ala
bama risked his life against Spanish OPP
preston? Were we sectional when Presi-
dent Roosevelt charged up San Juan
Hill and southern men followed him?
! Were we sectional when we gave little
Joe Wheeler. who proved his fatthfulness
| to the Stars and Stripes as he did to the
Stars and Bars of the Confederacy?
Yet some narrow-minded men charge
the south being traitorous TO the
Union. My friends. hope the day is
not far distant when the names of Lee
and Stonewall Jackson will be cheered
in the north, and when the names of
Grant and Lincoln will be still honored
in the southland.
1--WE have always loved Grant for his
charitable treatment of Lee and his men.
No man of the south will ever make the
error of reviving Ulysses S. Grants weak
nesses.
Time for Like Treatment.
'1n conclusion, allow me to say to you
old veterans of the Confederacy, whose
ranks are fast dwindling. that you are
| no longer soldiers Of the gray, but COM
mon soldiers Of the red. white and blue.
Prepare to meet your Creator and enlist
under the cause that goes on forever. II a
tear could be possible Ia heaven 1t would
be In the eyes Of Lee and Jackson If they
saw one of you veterans refused entrance
| to that haven of good souls.
you have come here today to decorate
the graves of fallen comrades and think
1T is nigh time the government should care
alike for the Confederate and Union dead.
May uOu DleSS you SO1Ol6TS OIL the SOH-
federate AMI Union armies. now common
heroes OF the best country since the crea-
ton. May we meet up yonder. where
| there is peace and joy for eternity
As Gov. Glenn concluded a tall. gray
| southerner. who had followed the fortunes
of the gallant Pelham in Stuart's Horse
Artillery. gave the rebel YELL" A great
wave Of applause broke forth from the
multitude.
Representative Sims Defends Grant.
Representative Thetus w. Sims OF Ten
nessee. the next speaker. paid an eloquent
tribute to the south and it's defenders
in the civil war: He said:
Let not the southern people strive
| only to attain material wealth: rather
let them seek and acquire the ideals Of
the old south. These ideals cannot be
improved upon. They tell us we erred
In seeding from the Union but there
was not In the constitution of any state
of this United States a word against Sc
cession prior to 1865
He also paid a compliment not only to
| the southern chieftains. but to Gen Grant
One Of the weaknesses of Gen. Grant
| was his charitable heart" said he
Rev. Randolph Fl. McKim opened the
exercises with invocation. Between the
speeches musical selections were given by
the Schubert Quartet. composed of Mel
| Vile D. Hensey. T. A. Murray, George P.
Davis and j. F. Dugan.
Southern Cross Unveiled.
picturesque and impressive feature
OF the ceremonies was the unwilling Of
the Southern Cross" a large tribute of
| flowers contributed by the WASHINGTON
Camp. No. 3o5. Sons Of Confederate Vet
Grams Preceding the unwilling, Miss
Mabel c. Latimer sang a solo, Face to
race. Miss Ruth Darlington then I'M
|
voices sang Nearer, My God, to Thee
The choral cross was formed of
young women dressed in white and wear
| ing red sashes At the close of the me-
morlal exercises the young women took
the lead in decorating the graves in the
confederate section of the cemetery
| Those who composed the choral cross
were Mrs. Marguerite Kahn. Miss Vance
Thornton. Mrs. Edna Cryer. Miss Carolyn
Littlepage, Mrs. Edith HILL Misses s. e.
and NJ B. Beaumer. Mrs. George L. Der
! rick. Mrs. J. Monroe Britt, Mrs. Vivian
Mcintosh, Mrs. NJ. Stokes, Mrs. Marga-
rite rte corbett. Mrs Laura Daniel. Mrs.
c. D. Lee, Mrs. c. Dodson, Mrs. N. Hol-
| land, Mrs. E. Warfield, Mrs Nj. Crumpton.
Mrs. E. Holland. Miss A. Crumpton, Miss
F.: Noen. Miss X. Howard, Miss R. Fitz.
Miss NJ. Grayson. Miss o. Grayson. Miss
| S. NJ. Mason. Miss Tyndsall, Miss ]. Ham
nett, Miss {. Hendricks. Mrs. r. G. Hand,
Mrs. d. ]. CAN'T. Mrs. A. Darlington
Miss Ruth Worthington Bowie and Miss
Singleton.
Union Dead Remembered.
Preceded blythe cavalry band. the young
women and members of the Confederate
Veterans Association, the United Sons of
Confederate Veterans. the Daughters of
the Confederacy and the Southern Relief
Society of the District of Columbia
marched to where the unknown Union
dead are buried and decorated the tomb
AS the band played Rock Of Ages the
grave of Gen. Joseph E. Wheeler was
decorated with wreaths of laurel and bou-
quets Of spring blossoms
Among those who occupied prominent