The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-01
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sDuNBARsS. MEM )4iIls :sIsSs7 III
Last Resting rPIacef az q the IiiS1I1s'S1S
Negro Poet, Is Ma kes bS xSsl S9s.
BoWldert Bearing HIS Nm nm 9RsSS
Verse from His Deati ss SSEB,
a. With Touching E8f8haola Il 9; = q
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aVerse from His death SS 9 Sf 81 s s9Be
With Touching Esy6iaol ;sS|
Dayton; Ohio, June as. wv sVV6 ~
land cemetery this after nOOit$ BIS ~ 81 Ysss
'or1al to the late q Paul 81 y TSi ply
El1unhar, the. Negro poet III sy XII
lame extended. to- many ES1s
unveiled In the presence & he 81
tingu1shed assemblage. e Y s$$;s
The memorial is 81 larTe SSt 2 ssS q
Valley howlder, hearing d N bY Sl6SI
tablet with the mere inscri N.Y.
Paul Lawrence Dunbar u an "a sS
verse from his death song !. IS
Lay me down beneaf de ewillerS m
de grass. ar 2 "a; ~ i ~ SSsSsI
Whafr de de branch,llt go a-sinsin, M
r. A.IE " pass: &@.f -. - rTis = y
And Wen Use a-layin' low. x ~
3. ~ KIN hear it as 1t 60, b y, IS s@ss ;Ssi3s
<Slngln', Sleep, my honey, tek yG,, rassSs.
!. E.>> at las'.''N,' gy,h5.# u IS ,sS
TO- A number of prominent men 49,
ticlpated. in the simple csrsm 0i,issss
and addresses were made BY Dr. T1a.ss;
Wis w. Clark, Of ICncfnnati.S vito sIa -
taken deep interest In, the Dunf;ar
project: for several years, as apsaei
oent or the National Dunbar Mem or
ial Association; and President SCAT 81
borough, OF Wtlberforce Univsratfy.
Wis w: Clark, OF Cincinnati . ~ ho haass
Deen a visitor in the city ,sinca Ina,
wright brothers celebrate on :: <SS ~
NAMED to- witness the ceremonies
Whlch were started by Rev. hi. d, II ~ ~
a. Funkhouser, of Bahebrook FJJfIi-
Versfty, who delivered the; sinS0
ZION: The Philharmonic goeiaf
next rendered prayer written tgyS
ene poet and gave several additldnsls
President Scarborough snolxas Si,,ss
part AS follows: :. K: q
To-day we are gathered ,fors an &
uhusuai purpose. 1t is not that ali
memorial to a great citizen is ala eSSxks.
ttaoIdinary occurrene, but 1T ia 81 EPE4
n1arkable thing that such gafhsra
ing should be In memory OF al ftassrn,
not only OF humble birth, hIit ono
VI Inc darker raee,-7--oae wsE1 tres
agle akln4g We badge 81 of
FOR so many years; II i,5S Ts
: But today at: th IS hour face AID
color are ignored, and this, beautfftSTs
Guy, the Gem OF Ohio, ID proud tsSs
honor its famous son., who Snas figIIY,ls
ca 10 give; 1t. fame-~to honor alifYiSs$
because of his worth, his genius 81
his work. 49, " @ti Erf,IssII I. ,[GsSSss
The old adage that x,probkes isS 8
not without honor save Ill his own
country Is anotehr instaMcs OF fIIas
falslty of SO many popular hayjn sfsss
Tor In this city, where he W s rSslf
ne Is most highly respected, and irsS
this memorial today We not ioi.ss
honor an individual man OF S0lnss VI
put we do honor to an entire race
and to mankind" ! = ~ ks II E3 sss
The dedicatory service was y. fts /
charge Of DR.. Clark, OF Cincinnati Sd
Dr. Clark came here to attend ff.ss$!
funeral OF the poet, and snegektad a&s5
memorial. On his shoulders largely
rested the collection Of funds.
DAY It proved his pleasure to formals
~ dedicate the monunent and htsS
delivered brief but appronrfafsa
address; touching on the, life 81 the
sweet singer. T., d. q &. ~
DR.. Davis stated that Dunbar Mac
another emancipation of hia Z race
that he had SET it free From the ia M Sc
putatlon that the crudities and WI
garit1es Of the MINSTREL faga ara tlsss
best products Of which 1t is esti0 .ssi
PIE, and that he had reflected In ahsaS
verse the warm hopefuIness b ARR
quaint philosophy of cabin, fieId afSi
hearthside. I f5J:f e 800 SsEs
the speaker stated that Dunbar
was faithful to his people: and mt
ne never sought to eradicate ragkaES
peculiarities from what hs ,nfrefs
Fame or comparative Weaith failed
TO turn his head or cause him 81
forget or be assumed ,of his lowII
Kindred. Quite the contrary. S Nd 3
stood Tor them, ineartiatiYie "a 80: me-
lid theiS ho1.,s and fears. :; ~ SirfggSi
A pathetic feature ~ the dtsIfaa-l
ton was the presentation ,Hf ssk ssls.S. IsS
to the lot in Won,ilaf,d sssrnestpy ,tSSs
the feeble o,h inothef OF INA ~ taSsls SO
cd author. Recently tile tgrGya 70
Dunbar was removed tTdm an ist,ya
lated location in the cemetery Ia s. 81
spot on tho brow Of the AN over
looking the city. r. Ystltbsk fraa vk,l,s
also planted on the plot with con-
siderable &C remony. ii .%.{ i3.sS
Judge Charles W. huafirps was
chairman OF the committees havifsz
the memorial dedication lii charge 6
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Nashville, June 30.-@-ATkoI stSsafh
extending this provisions ST tine
miler Ia w tn tho orff 70 esf a "a ~