Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-23
PLAN MEMORIAL EXERCISES
COMMITTEES OF SOUTHERN
SOCIETIES IN JOINT SESSION.
Notable Commemorative Program to
Be Presented in Arlington
Cemetery on June z.

Committees representing all southern
societies in this city met in joint session
for the second time yesterday afternoon
at the Corcoran building to further dis
cuss and arrange plans for the Confed-
crate memorial exercises to be held in
the Confederate section at Arlington GEM
etery the afternoon of Sunday. June I.
Efforts are in active process to make
this celebration of Confederate memorial
day more beautiful and impressive. if
possible. than any that have been held
preceding years. The order of exercises
followed heretofore will obtain this year.
including the unwilling Of the southern
cross. contributed by the Sons of Confed-
crate Veterans annually in commemora-
ton and respect to the memory of the
comrad es in arms of their fathers who
have passed away and as a tribute of love
and honor to the veterans who Still sur
| vive.
| Arrangements for the Southern Cross
are in charge of Edwin c. Dutton OF
Washington Camp. Sons of Confederate
Veterans. He is assisted by Mrs. Eu-
! genia Rollins. on behalf of the ladies'
| 1t is expected that about eighty young
| ladies. appropriately costumed. as on prior
occasions. will form the southern cross
and contribute to the exercises in the
cross.
Reports Submitted.
Reports were heard from the chairmen
of the various subcommittee comprising
the following: Finance. Judge j. A.
Moat; speakers. Capt ]. NJ. Hickey; flow
ers Mrs. Charles H. Fred: Southern
Cross. Edwin c. Dutton; music. Mrs. Cal
| lahan and Miss Minnie E. Carroll; law
I Nd nr1n Yav, prit U-a1
| lace Streater. and printing, F. r. Travel
| Each report was Of active progress in the
work devolving upon the respective com
| mittees and was marked with utmost
earnestnesS of those who are conducting
| the arrangements.
Gov Robert Glenn of North Carolina
| and Thetus W. Sims of Tennessee have
| been invited to deliver the addresses OF
| the occasion and both were reported as
arranging their engagements SO that they
| Rev. DIR. Randolph H. Mckim and Rev
| Harry Pratt. chaplains. respectively, OF
Camp Ill Confederate Veterans. and
Washington Camp of Sons of Confeder-
| ate Veterans. will participate in the me-
| mortal exercises
| A large attendance of representatives
| from all the southern organizations in the
| city were present at the meeting of th5
| joint committee yesterday, of which Mai
j. Mcdowell Darlington. president OF
j
| is chairman. and James B. Hoge of the
Sons OF Confederate Veterans is secre-
| tary.
! The third meeting of the committee was
| set for Friday afternoon. May %. at &c
o'clock, in the Corcoran building.
Centenary of Davis Birth.
Reference was made to the Forthcoming
celebration of the hundredth anniversary
of the birth of Jefferson Davis, June 3.
| Committees representing all the southern
| organizations in the city have held a SEES
sion for the purpose of furthering ar
| rangements for that celebration here,
which is to take place in the Mount Yer
| non Place NJ +. Church South. The
| DAUGHTERS of the Confederacy have the
matter primarily in charge
| Both the organizations of Confederate
Veterans under the lead of Col. Fred
BeaI. and the Sons of Confed crate Veter-
ans are cooperating heartily with the la
| dies. II is probable that Judge Howry of
| Mississippi. personal friend of the Da-
Wis family will give talk on the per-
sonal side of Mr.. Davis life and Senator
| Gore of Oklahoma has arranged his en-
gagements SO that he may deliver the adj
dress of the occasion.
! committee of ladies. headed by Miss
| Minnie Carroll. is arranging musical
1 nropram for that evening.