Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21
7TRATS OF DAVIS
and LEE PRESENTED
..ssv SMITH CHAPTER TO
rag UNIVERSITY.
e.,,.. Msshsson Made Prsssnta-
a...sh. which Was Respond
10 BY Or Andrew sledd'
,By DR.. c. L. Crow

wednesdays Daily Sun:
uresentation yesterday morning
4. rulversity Of portraits Of Jeffer-
nvls and Of Robert E. Lee by
wrhv smith Chapter. L. ID. C..
!. extremely interesting occasion.
university began at $3.50 to run
,ouveyanees from the square to
campus. and all were well filed
nat when Mrs. ]. E. Wainwright
resident Of the chapter, called
meeting 70 order the chapel held
we audience. The ladies OF the
- occupied seats to the left Of
sneakers stand. and in front to
reht set the battalion Of cadets
srsss uniform, under command OF
e,or Walker. Among the audience
also representatives OF the J.
FINLEY Chapter. L. ID. c. as well
a the Confederate Camp OF Vet
ans and Lew Wallace Post, G. A. r.
ne exercises began with an invOca-
- b. DR.. sledd. After this Mrs.
PLAYWRIGHT, I'm a few well-chOsen
rnss. introduced Mr.. Christopher
fssheson. who was to make the
nech Of presentation. There Is no
r,ea % ten the Gainesville readers
The sun Of Mr.. Mathesoa's EsagG!a-
nnfsoice. Of his pleasing appearance,
40 q hls great oratOrical power. Dir.
NnthesOn had a great subject and he
andled II fttingly
Amer a graceful introduction, the
wsaker referred TO President Davis
.Rlse and Fall Of the Confederate
eWernment" as a work, written In
Nor and travel. TO conserve the truth
ahceFning those who went down to de-
~ n vain defense Of the lost cause"
IAn be repeated Davis beautiful
isilcatlon Of the book 20 the women
E he Confederacy. then he showed
has the women Of the South were
81 true to their old traditions.
And Il Is the Daughters Of the Con
kdsracy who present these pictures
loday." Then the appropriateness Of
uch q gift was lightly touched u01n.
ne picture Of Gen. Lee was especially
llied to hang on the walls of a South
en college. for Lee, guided as ever
b sense Of duty, had resolved 20
fnain IN Virginia after the war and
aslp % rehabilitate his desolate land
9 teaching her young men,"
Both Of our great leaders were
ioomed 70 defeat and disappoint-
ant Then the speaker quoted
Hon Senator Daniels matchless
sliogy Of Davis.
DE. Palmer has reminded as that
VA q nation has rushed upon its
re he whole force Of the national
Aie Sill sometimes shoot up In one
s.and character like the aloe which
.ioons a. the end OF a hundred years
regard Mr. Davis as a repre-
.lalaiive Of the South, in his ardent
ne q freedom and Of constitutional
pEemment."
ne holiness OF Davis ideas, his
..ahaenee In his fellow-countrymen,
pelief In the purity OF their mo-
-. were then dwelt upon. Again
Davis represented his people In
nigh sense OF honor and his un-
.-.ering fidelity and willingness 70
-sf' 10 defend the honor Of others:
vas the reason he fought as long
Strength was left when the soldiers
~np'ed 20 place him In chains.
4. BOXED upon this treatment Of him.
a. an insult 20 the Southern peo-
Then Mr. Matheson euloglzed
y mastery words. Tie told that
~ Lees death there was found IN
-, ~ Ahapsack a slip OF paper on
50 ne General himself had writ.
There Is a true glory and a
lohor the glory OF duty done;
.'nof OF integrity and principle. '
l-'e selected this as the charac
OF General Lee % leave with
~ a. an insUIr1fIru COR If.b.r and
achievements. Lei a. De- zeal
b Inn an -. -