The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-28
Montgomery Honors
 Memory Of Admiral

speakers of the day. Dr. Thomas M Department of Archives and History. was the presiding ofIacer.
 The familiar sound of assembly" from the bugies of two little cadets from the Starke University School caus- ed the old soldiers to become alert and the call opened the exercises.
 After the Invocation by Rev. Ed ward F. Cobbs. Mir. Owens. in his intro ductory remarks, spoke of the excel. lent work of the Confederate Memorial Association in preparation of the ceie" bration, and commented on the harmo- nious cooperation of the Confederate organizations of Montgomery.
 The oration of Captain Frederick 5. Ferguson, Past Commander of the Aia- bama Division, United Confederate Veterans, of Birmingham. and the GU. logy on Admiral Semmes by Generai John W. A. Sanford. Brisadier- -Gener- al commanding 1st Brigade. Aiaoama Division, United Confederate veterans were inc principal features of the pro- gram.
 Captain Ferguson was introduced oy Morgan s. Gilmer in a speech that Was appreciated by the audience. he pr,enS described the last thrashing Of his ire, administered by Captain Ferguson. who was at that time his tutor. Conciuo- ing. he said: a..,, vsars aro. who received the licking. 10 pr sent to you the young man oi ' years ago who gave It.
 Captain Ferguson's speech, judgins by the applause of the audience, was A master piece on a hero. IL snoWeo the speakers familiarity with facts relating to the life of Semmes, and the high estimate placed on him by cap tain Ferguson was based upon the story of his life.
 Pays Tribute.
 Colonel Sanford in his eulogy among other things said:
 50 much has already been said to the glory of Raphael Semmes that cannot add 10 the value of the praise.
 He is the very embodiment of he- roism. and heroism ia next to Godli- ness. No euiogy can exaggerate his merit: no monument can perpetuate his virtues.
 Among the great heroes who have distinguished themselves in the his- tory of the Confederacy, Raphael Scmmes stands the equal of any From the point of genius, from the point of heroisnl. from the point of versatility of intellect. he is inferior to none."
 Colonel Sanford said that Semmes' knowledge of law was nothing short of remarkable for a sailor. Although he was accused of being an outlaw and pirate, he convinced his &C., cusers by legal reference that the &C., eusations were without foundation.
 The speaker described his rapid pro. motion from midshipinan to the office of admiral. how he protected his ship. how he displayed the aggressive side of his nature and how his human spir- it would not down even in the most bitter war.
 Pointing to the large portrait of Semmes on the stage. Colonel Sanford said In conclusions:
 Raphael Semmes. humane gener. ous. just, peerless. His is one of the few names that were not born to die"
 Miss Julia Taylor recited "The Dream of Alabama" a poem written by Mrs. Virginia Frazer Boyle. poet laureate of the Confederate Southern Memorial Association.
 When the quartette composed of John Barry, J. IF. Lakin, L. n. Cox and J. J. Pierce sang Life on the Ocean Wave" the audience applauded with the greatest enthusiasm. A feature that meriteti the cheers |, received was the singing of Dixie" by oS SA 0OS6 IEOm the Barnes School.
 The boys who sang are: Earl An. drews. Lafayette Ellis. Tom West, Nit Lee Kirkpatrick, Charley Johnson. Warren Andrews. wyly Billing, Fred Crenshaw, Gordon Hudson, Alston Jones, Tom Taylor, Benton Stone, Frank Rutland, Hugh Feagin, Cecil Todd. Floyd Craig. Howard Gibbons, James Flowers. Hugh Wallace, Ed Johnson, Ben Tom Yarbrough, Allen Poindexter, Archie Mcfarland. James Eidson. George Fuller. Earl Rushing, Lovick Pearce, Arthur Ansley. Karl Chambers, Barnett Gay. Roy Garrett, Earl Holmes and SutherlIn Noble.
 The Little Girls.
 No features of the exercises was more beautiful than the placing of wreaths on the portrait or Admiral Semmes by thirteen little girls, repre- senting the thirteen States of the Southern Confederacy. They first formed the Southern Cross, with AL abama as the center of the cross.
 Each little girl wore red stream CT across her breast. with the inscrip-