Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-20
10VTUATTS OF DAVIS
and LEE PRESENTED
,,sav SMITH CHAPTER TO
the UNIVERSITY
Cali. Mathsson Made Presents-
u. s,,seh. which Was Respond
a 70 BY Or. Andrew slsdd.
CBy DR.. c. L. Crow

r,s presentatlon yesterday morning
.,,s University Of portraits Of Jetfer-
n,vis and Of Robert E. Lee by
!. Klrby Smith Chapter. L. ID. c.
an extremely interesting occasion.
=. university began at $50 to run
-. eonyeyances from the square TO
- campus. and all were well filled,
nat when Mrs. j. Z. Wainwright,
- uresident OF the chapter, called
4, meetlng to order the chapel held
large audience. The ladies' OF Oh.
...rfer occupied seats 60 tie lee I'd.
=, sneakers stand. and I'm front 20
- right set the battalion OF cadets
= dress uniform, under command o.
us,or Walker. Among the audience
~,Fe also representatives Ga the J.
FINLEY Chapter. L. D. c., as wei!
= a. the Confederate Camp Of Vet
rans and Lew Wallace Post, G. A. X.
ne exercises began with an inyoca-
ID by Dr. Sledd. After his Mrs.
Wainwright, in a few well-chosen
sofas. introduced Mr.. Christopher
Na,heson, who was 10 make the
resch Of presentation. There IS no
.,o6 20 tell the Gainesville readers
the Sun Of Mr.. MathesOn's magnif-
,sni voice, OF his pleasing appearance,
ssf Of his great oratorical power. Mr.
naiheson had a great subject and De
hrndled it fttingly.
After a graceful introduction. the
SPEAKER referred to President Davis
Mise and Fall Of the Confederate
government" as a work, written ID
hbog and travel, to conserve the truth
Weeming those who went down 10 de-
iai IN vain defense Of the lost cause"
Then he repeated Davis beautiful
aeai0ti0n Of the book to the women
q The Confederacy. then be showed
Azt the women Of the South were
81 true 10 their old traditions.
And L Is the Daughters Of the Cow
hasraey who present these pictures
Dlay." Then the appropriations OF
~ a gift was lightly touched uTon.
ila picture Of Gen. Lee vas especially
liisd TO hang or the walls ~ 2 Sontr-
eu college, for Lee. guided as ever
y sense Of duty. had resolved 20
islain In Virginia after the war ard
lsip 70 rehabilitate his desolate land
p ieaching her young men"
bo'h Of our great leaders were
,'oned % defeat and disappoint-
sat Then the speaker quoted
nm Senator Daniels matchless
0logy OF Davis.
ID. Palmer has reminded US that
.aen a nation has rushed upon its
- Tie whole force OF the national
WI sometimes shoot up In one
slaa character like the aloe which
.oons at the end OF a hundred years
regard Mr.. Davis As a repre-
-Atve OF the South. IN his ardent
A's q freedom and OF constitutional
ipsenment."
'le holiness Of Davis ideas, his
,-loenee In his fellow-countrymen
belief In the purity OF their mo-
- were then dwelt upon. Again
z Davis represented his people IN
l'sh sense OF honor and his un-
eing fidelity and willingness 20
- 10 defend the honor OF others;
vas the reason he fought as long
Iength was left when the soldiers
-lled 10 place him ln chains"
NoAed upon this treatment OF him
a. an insult % the Southern peo-
ihen Mr.. Matheson eulog.zed
N mastery words. He tod that
Lees death there was found in
ga mapsack a slip Of paper ON
60 The General himself had writ.
There Is a true glory and a
lonor the glory OF duty done
.onor OF integrity and principle
nave selected this as the charac-
OF General Lee 90 leave with
4 an inspiration Tor higher and
achievements LIT us De zeal
y Transmit 90 the coming genera
1nsained these noble virtues"
.e-fning from our noble chleftaia
l..'l 20 duty and hdellty 20 right
r-''lolsiy blended with Christian