Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-04

DAVIS was appropriately OBSERVER AZ Lite
Camp Hall last night by the several Con-
federate organizations Of this city, under
the auspices of the Seventeenth Virginia
Regiment Chapter, u. d. O. The men,
bers OF Lee Camp, @. "; M. ID. Oorse
Camp, Sons Of Veterans; the ladies OF
the Confederate auxiliary organizations
and a number of guests we're present.
The hall was prettily decorated and dur
ing the evening an enjoyable musical
programme WAS rendered and refresh
ments were served. Mrs. w. A Smoot,
president of the seventeenth Virginis
Regiment Chapter, presided. The fea-
ture of the evening was the presentation
of Crosses of Honor bestowed by Mary
GUSTS Lee and Seventeenth Virginia
Regiment Chapters "a follows:
Veteraus-E. II. Jsnney, Calvin P.
Marlborough, J. l.. Reed and Luther
Hall. Deceased veterans widows or de.
scendants-RObert l.. Powell, Llewellyn
Powell; George Dufiey, Charles w.
Dufey; Frederick Schwab, Charles NJ.
Schwab; Wesley Makely, Msry l..
Mskely; Francis w. Ashby, Maggie Nc
Gregor Ashby; Edward ]. Norris, Emma
Norris; W. II. Tatsapsugh, Laurs Tats-
apaugh; William barley, Helen barley
W. W. Allen, WIN. Lewis Allen; Henry
Charles, Henry Charles; H. @. Poss, A.
G.. Pose; Henry w. Jones, Jane X.
Jones; George Johnson, George d.
johnson: Charles d. Rudd, Alice Haw-
kins; j. /. Pro tor, J. l.. Proctor; VIM.
Il. Psdgett, VIM. K. Padgett; VIM. G.
Moore, DIR. s. b. Moore; Thomas
Hudson, Elizabeth Barker; Alexander
Henry, Robert o. Henry; Isaac Kell,
NJ. f. Alexander; e. NJ. Harrington, E.
w. Underwood; Louis Il. Hough, Jose
phine B. Dufley; Charles II. Hawkins,
Annie B. Bladen; William II. FOwle,
OorDelis Fowle; Fred W. Eberhsrdt,
Fred Eberhardt; J. 5. OhspmsO, Iso-
hell Boswell; W. SbiDn, S Edward
Sainn; Harold Snowden, Leila L. Snow
den; Joseph l.. Grigg. Ida V. Grigg
Arthur O.. KelI, VIM. j. Kell; :. Rob
ert Shinn, NJ. Aliens Shinn; CHARLES f.
Lippiti, Mary l. Wattles; Patrick
DOYLE, Mrs. Louis Brill; Miles Murphy,
p. j. Murphy; W. G. HenDing. Alice
Pickin; j h. Oarberry, Joseph l.. Oar
berry; A. O. Meyers, Lille I. NJ. Fen
dali; Thomas Holden, Belle j. Holden;
Luther f. Lindsey, Hannah l.. John
sOn.
Before the presentation Rev. w. F.
Watson, of the Baptist Church, deliver.
ed an address, followed by Mrs. j. f.
Alexander, custodian for the state OF
Virginia OF the Crosses OF Honor, who
told in an interesting manner who was
entitled to receive them.
The committee who presented the
medals were Mrs. J. f.. Alexander, Mrs.
f. H. O'Brien, Mrs. W. A. Smoot, Mrs.
McCadery and Miss Mary German.
Mr.. Watson in his address paid a
Just tribute to the memory of Jefferson
Davis and his eventful life and said in
part:
We must not forget that people who
do not preserve with Jealous care their
history, and often for educational or
inspirationsl purposes exploit the deeds
and recount the achievements and exslt
the virtues OF those contributing to that
history will soon have no history, and
deservedly so, to remember; and in keep
ing %iih this idea it is most fitting that
we, the descendants of worthy sIres,
should turn aside from life's busy way
and spend an hour in the vestibule Of
the sacred past and even put of our
3 sndals as we tread upon this historic
soil; for to southern hearts the ground is
holy. II it be true that character and
manhood are largely based on self-re-
spect, then to in anyway permit memory
10 lose or hold lowly the scenes, suffer
ing, humiliation, desOlslion, practical
of that gloomy period would
be TO lose our southern character aud
lebase our southern manhood. We
need not be ashamed of the attainments
and career OF Jefferson Davis-Whether
We view him as 40 American citizen,
soldier, statesman. or as the great ex-
,cutive head OF the Southern OOnfederscy.
Whether we consider his attitudes on
he crest of the wave OF popularity and
influence, or in the soli-
ude of his southern Mississippi home,
IN exile from his country's civil rights
nd privileges for more than quarter
# century; whether in life or death,
We find the same answering devotion
o principle, sWeeier to him than life snd
more precious than rubies. The Southern
to the southern mind and
ieart was the truest expression of liberty
nd the correct practical Interpretation Of
be most accurate and scientific theory
{ government; and to the perpetustiOu
( the one and the execution OF the
her Jefferson DAYS gladly dedicated
he splendid powers OF his life, and, az
lr. Gladstone said concerning bin,
had il been possible, with the condi-
ion obtaining, he would have created a
alton and established q republic, the
restest, the proudest and the best the
IOrld has ever SEEN" The enterprise
liled, not for want OF craftsmanship or
Military genius or devotion Of whole
eople, but because it was impossible,
18th prevailing conditions, to succeed.
lr. Davis was never greater than 10 his
rivste and exiled lie, when he set
imself to the task of transmitting to
oming generations the correct story OF
ie rise and tall of the coniederacy, for
he sake of history. We must not for
ct that Jefferson Davis discovered for