The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-02

Then stoop angels hither from the
There is no holier spot Of ground
Than where defeated yalor lies
By mourning beauty crowned"
Mrs. j. D. Rice.
Last Appeal For OLD Bisndford Church.
We are so glad to say that contribu-
tons for the window In old Blandford
Church are coming In every day. It Is
but few days over q week from the
convention, and 1t 10 earnestly request
ed that every chapter which has not
contributed, will do so at once. The
sum required. 1900. is very near COM
plete, and just . little more co-opera-
tion on the part Of the chapters and
camps. win attain the desired amount.
Please let US hear from you at once.
Remember our $4,000 brave dead buried
In the shadow Of the walls OF this old
church. Send all checks to Mrs. c. N.
Tardy. 1906 10th Avenue 8. Birming-
ham.
Sincerely.
Mrs. G. M. Tardy
Mrs. r.. w. Christian.
Mrs. Aurora r. Mcclellan,
Committee.
We all know the hero. Sam Davisi
How fitting the monument erected and
unveiled April 2sth on Capitol nan.
Nashville, Tenn Little Elizabeth
Davis unveiled the statue. sister OF
the hero was also present. Mrs. r.. o.
winstead. We know and love the mem-
DRY OF Sam Davis who rather than d.
vulge the source OF information which
we had secured. suffered death on the
gailows at the hands Of the Federals
at Pulaski. Tenn. He was given the
choice OF freedom for revealing, but
chose death rather than tell. A hero
hero! After the strains OF Dixie,
Governor Patterson accepted the monu-
ment for the state. In attendance were
members Of the hero family. The
famous Coleman scouts. survivors OF
the first Tennessee Confederate
| Veterans and Daughters of the Con-
faderacy, The statue 10 the work of
zolnay the famous st. Louis sculptor
and Is OF heroic size. representing the
| boy hero In butternut gray OF the Con-
federacy standing with folded arms.
and gazing with head thrown back
into the distance. mounted on a
solid block OF Tennessee marble.
| the stature stands nine feet In the air
ana Is placed at the southwest entrance
at the capitol grounds. A bronze plate
bears appropriate Inscriptions.
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SHAFT To Gen. Bedford Foxrest.
| A handsome granite shaft was un-
yelled at Rome, Ga. on the afternoon
OF April 2srd to the memory of General
| Forrest by the N. b. Forrest chapter.
Daughters OF the confederacy in honor
OF the man who captured General
| streight and saved Rome from de-
struction at the hands Of the Federal
troops. Sara Elizabeth Bass drew the
veu and ex-Congressman John W. Mad
dox was the orator.
Thon9hts The Same
| In the deiirfum Of death the Hero
of the Confederaey thoughts wandered
| to the battiefields. and Robert q. Lees
| dying words were. Tell Hill he must
come up" were remarkably similar to
| "Stonewall" Jackson's, who expired
| with, Tell A. P. Hill to prepare for
action" upon HIS lips.
The oussfions
| A subject OF vital interest before the
convention ct Huntsville will be the
.duestions: Shall the convention en-
dorse the action OF the judges Of the
prize essay? Shall the convention ask
the withdrawal Of the prize7 IL there
not suggestions for far-reaphing good
more than $1,000 for any essay7 fnot,
could better Judges be secured than
the officers OF the General Division
headed by the President General?
| PROGRAM.
| Historical Eveaamg.
May II, 1869.
| Prayer-Rev. W. A. WATSON.
| Music--"Aiabama." c. OF G.
Address-Hon. II, s. b. Mallory.
Selma.
Musio-"oid Kentucky Home con-
federate choir.
RecitatiOn-adrs virginia clay Chop
| ton.
| Music--Confederate choir.
| Presentation OF FIag-Mr. John A.
| Pitts, ana Captain w. w. Shoemaker.
1 Ohio. :
| Acceptance-Govern 3. q. Conner
ami Mrs. Charles q. Brown, President
Alabama Division, y. d. c.
Music--"Dixie." Confederate choir
and audience. e.s.- 90
| Mrs. G. M. Tardy,
Historian Alabama Division. U. D. c.
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