Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-20
SON PERPETuATts THE NAME
Ac. sof Legislature Makes Jefferson
Hayes Davis Boar Surname OF His
iIlustrlous orands,re--Mrs. Hayes'
Ashes viii be Brought to Richmond
for intermens.
fBy Associated Press,.

COLORADO SPRINGS. COLO. July
io.-Arter an Illness of six months
due to q complication OF diseases.
Mrs. Margaret Howell jefferson DAVIS
Hayes. known as the Daughter OF The
Confed racy, wife OF j. Addison Hayes,
a.rskrdent of the FIRST National Bank
of this city. died at her residence, ssz
North Castle avenue, at 6 O'Clock
SUNDAY evening
Mrs. Hayes, the daughter OF the
President of the Confederacy, was the
last surviving member or the DAVIS
family, ana was fifty -four years OF age
Twenty-four years OF her life had been
spent In this city. She leaves her nus
band, two daughters and two sons
Mrs. Gerald -. Webb. wife Of one OF
the prominent physicians of Colorado
springs. and Miss Lucy Hayes. Val
liam Hayes and jefferson Hayes Davis.
The last named recently mad ms
name changed by act OF the Colorado
legislature In order to pegpetrate the
names OF the Davis family. A sister
Of Mrs. Hayes, Miss Winnie Davis.
died years agS In New Orleans. and
Mrs Hayes was elected by the Con-
federaae organizations of the South TO
succeed her sister in the title OF
Daughter of the Confederacy."
The funeral of Mrs. Hayes viii be
held at the family home AZ IL O'CLOCK.
Rev. Father Taft of st. Peters Epis-
copal church. and Rev. Henry Rutgers.
of Grace Episcopal church. officiating
Following the service the ashes OK
the body. which was cremated today
at Riverside cemetery, Denver, will De
placed in Evergreen cemetery, colora-
do Springs. where the urn viii remain
until fall.
Then the ashes will be taken 20
Richmond, Va. the former home or
Mrs. ayes.
There services will be held at ST.
raurs church in which the funerals OF
all members of the family of Jefferson
Davis have besn held. Next Saturday
funeral services will be held in both
Episcopal church in Colorado Springs.
Typical Southern Woman.
In the death of Mrs. Hayes the
South loses her most typical living ex-
ample OF Southern blood and breed
ing. and Colorado Springs certainly
lsses the most exemplary of her bril-
liant coterie of social and phiianzhrop-
ic leaders. Bred in the pFfva<e schools
OF the South, bern of the proudest
and most aristocratic families that
fiorrished under the old regime, Mrs
HAYES inherited all the clements or
true refinement from her distinguished
father and in he's education embodied
all the attributes that tend to the
highest degree OF culture and scciai
prestige As a leader IN her social
world she was universally loved Tor
the fine attributes Of character that
came from the combinaeiou OF q gym
pathetic heart and broad cuipre,
As a leader IN the church, she CON-
handed the respect of ell b. her bean
siful. ossentauous service 81 the cansc
a humanity, and Der death will Or
sincerely naourned BY hundreds OF
needy people. who we're the rccrterts
OF her benefa$tions. always dispensed
in the most q1ier manner poSs1bie.
The Last Illness.
III nttt'1"o ~'fNt-1 = 49, -
erai months. and one Of the nc-sis
traits OF her character was seen in the
weeks immediately preceding her
death. daring which she made
Courageous fight with death
VITA her When lid end came were
her kuseand and children. and Dr.
Webb. heF son-in-law. and Attending
physiciza.
Born IN the sunny Scuth az time
when her distinguished and masrerrri
father was mounting to the heights OF
his fame. and the ConfedeTacy vaicn
he represrnted was just evolving sntS
life. the early youth q Ms. Hayes
teencd with fbe Atmosphere incdcrt
20 the stirring events q fhr CiFI var.
In later years sae sometsu1x Tcc1aed
the Scenes IN The Executive xRhsrou IN
Richmond as rchccfed IN her lther's
daily Hfe-scencs both moornf1d @nd
gay. - the varying uds Of rzr Fa5
favorable Ct adverse n the c1uHe -
loved