The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-30
UNVEIL MONUMENTAL
THE CAPITAL CITY TO
GALLANT SAM DAVIS
WILL PRESERVE MEMORY OF
BOY HERO IN IMPERIsH-
ABLE MARBLE.
Special to The Herald.

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/ NASHVILLE, Tenn, April %
This afternoon at o'clock the monu-
ment erected on the Capitol grounds
to the memory OF Sam Davis,
will be formally unveiled. with appro-
pirate exercises. The following pro-
gram has been arranged:
Band selection, Hail Columbia"
Invocation, by Rev. ]. H. McNeilly,
pastor of Glen Leven Presbyterian
church.
Address by Major E. C. Lewis, chair
man Of monument committee.
dwelling of monument, by Eliza
beth Davis, grandniece of Sam Davis.
| Dixie" by the band
Formal acceptance of monument by
Governor Patterson on behalf OF the
state.
America" sung by the audience.
That the sublime act of Sam Davis
in giving up his precious young life
rather than betray trust is appre-
ciated by this generation, and that the
handsome monument was unveiled on
capitol hill today is very largely due
to the loyalty and to the untiring
energy Of S. A Cunningham, editor
of the Confederate Veteran.
Something over nine years ago Mr.
Cunningham began movement which
has resulted in the erection OF the
beautiful monument on capitol hill
And he has had a very large part in
the securing of the fund for the mon
ument, which was subscribed almost
entirely through the Veteran.
He also appeared in person before
the Daughters of the Confederacy, and
asked their cooperation and support
This cooperation and support was
heartily given, and all the Confed-
crate organizations have been inter
ested in the success of the undertake
| ing. While Mr.. Cunningham has al
WAYS been the moving spirit in the
work the monument has been very
close to the hearts of the Daughters
of the Confederacy of Tennessee, and
Mrs. E. H. Hatcher of Columbia, was
made the first chairman of the mon
ument committee. She was made per-
marent chairman the next year, and
since that time she has served the
cause most devotedly, giving Literally
of her means and time to the work.
With the Tennessee daughters, 1t
was the Soldiers Home first and the
Sam Davis monument next.
The monument is by Zolnay, who is
well.known in Nashville and in Ten
lnessee. He designed the Jefferson
Davis monument at Richmond, and
grew in favor with Tennesseans first
during the Centennial, where exquis-
lite specimens Of his work were exhib-
| tied
His bust of Mrs. Baxter, made for
the Ladies' Hermitage Association, has
lalso been much admired.
The Sam Davis monument is OF
bronze, and is mounted on handsome
pedestal of Tennessee marble. Inc
likeness is said by those who knew
Sam Davis to be remarkably true, and
the pose of the soldierly figure is also
said to be characteristic. The we'll
loved coat of Confederate gray, so
much loved by every southerner, is
thrown across his manly shoulders,
and there is a stately, soldierly bearing
suggested in the whole statue that is
soul-stirring and inspiring.
On one side of the pedestal Is In
scribed a stanza from the beautiful
poem of Ella Wheeler Wilcov on sam
Davis"
One side bears this inscriptions
SAM DAVIS
''of Tennessee.
Born October 6, 1912, near Muir
freesboro, Tennessee. Educated al
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