The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-01
ANDREW JOHNSON
 IS REMEMBERED
First Memorial Celebration Is
 Held At GreeneViIIe
ADDRESS BY LITTLET0N
New York Lawyer Delivers Eloquent Speech Upon the Life and Char
 actor of the Tailor Who
 Rose to the Presidency.

] Greeneville Tenn. May s1.-scattered over the green sward in and surround ing the national cemetery. which, for the past 40 years has served as the rest ing place for the body of Andrew John- son, the seventeenth President of the United States, thousands of the de- scendants of his old-time neighbors and friends in East Tennessee today took advantage of the first memorial cele-
 bration since the transformation of the private cemetery into a national in- stitution to do honor to the memory of the former distinguished citizen by or ganizing the Andrew Johnson Memorial association.
 The people came from all portions ot the vast and picturesque East Tennes- see country. and while most of them were of the present-day generation, there were some old-timers who boasted of having known the Tennessee commoner in his day, and who spoke of the fact with much pride. The ora tor of the occasion, Martin W. Lit tleton, came all the way from New York to speak in terms of highest eulogy of the one President who, dur ing his term of office, was tried on impeachment charges.
 Littleton Speaks.
 MT. Littleton is a native of East Ten nessee, and he expressed high apprecia- ton of the honor conferred upon him in making him the orator of the occasion He reviewed al great length the life of the distinguish ed men in whose honor the people had assembled, and predicted that the day would come when the entire country would be pleased to do homage to the memory of Andrew Johnson.
 The place at which the celebration was held was on the edge of the city burial place, which, year or two ago, was purchased by the government and has since been made into a national ceme- tery. It is a beautiful spot just out side of the town in which, for several years in his early life MT. Johnson worked as tailor It is splendidly cared for and commands a fine view of the mountain range which separates MT. Johnson's adopted state from North Carolina, the state in which he was born. Many visitors came from the out side, and the residents found especial pleasure in pointing out the still pre- served sign of Andrew Johnson, Tailor" which continues to decorate one of the humblest buildings here The people also manifested much pride In the fact that notwithstanding the almost successful effort to forcibly eject | Mr. Johnson from the White House. the 1 private cemetery, in which he is buried, | is the first of such cemeteries to be given national character by Congress. Brownow Present.
 Among those present and partici- pating In the proceedings was Hon. Walter P Brownlow, member of Con gress from this district, himself near relative of the late Parson Brown low, Mir Johnson's most distinguished compeer Mir. Brownlow was largely responsible for the creation of the na tional cemetery, and while he occupied no assigned part on today's programme. was by common consent awarded po- sition of general prominence.
 In addition to MT. Littleton's speech. the programme consisted of the sing ing of America" and the star Spangled Banner" by a choir of 200 voices; an invocation by Rev. John S. EalSin, and the introduction of MT. Littleton by Hon. James c. Park, clos ing with the organization of the Me morial association. There was no- table orchestra in attendance, several members of which were oldtime fid dlers who had furnished music at the political gatherings during the notable Johnson Gentry campaign for governor before the Civil war Many of them were in reminiscent mood, and be- tween tunes manifested great willing ness to entertain visitors with stories of dim and distant past.
 Altogether 1t was memorable day for | Greeneville, and visitors generally voted | that they had been well entertained.