The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-02

GETS SILVER
Presentation to The
Mississippi.
CEREMONY AT PAScAG0ULA
thousands Gather to Greet the
Officers.
.e
Exercci.es Take Place on the Land ana
Mrs. Lockwood snd Dr. jones
speak for Pee-

exercises attendant upon the presentA-
ton of the silver service to the bat
tleship Mississippi were brought to a
close here tonight
Touching upon the matter OF the
portrait of President Jefferson Davis
engraved upon one OF the principal
pieces of the service. Governor Noel
In his address at PaBcagoula today,
said that the valor of Jefferson Davis
as q soldier of the United States army,
as well as his record as secretary Of
war during ante-bellum days, entiti-
ed him to recognition by the Federal
government
However" continued the Governor.
I'VE would, no doubt, have had the
picture placed on the, service IL no
thing but the memory OF Jefferson
Davis as president of the Confederacy
remained. Jefferson Davis, like the
men OF Mississippi and the South. both
then and today, stood only for what
he thought was right. II you con-
denim him. you must condemn U.S."
Governor Noel then went on to re-
view the history OF the silver service,
and to comment on the criticism that
had been made In connection with the
picture OF President Davis He de-
clared that only one person OF any
consequence In the whole country. so
far as he knew. had condemned the ae-
ttun OL VlhCtHk the VtCbhEc VII tnS 8oE~
vice. and that this condemnation had
failed to awaken sympathy among
those who hal thrown aside the bloody
flag and stood united for the good of
q common country.
Lieutenant Commander Mccormick,
who accepted the silver service In the
name of Captain Fremont and the Of
acers and men OF the battleship. res-
ponded to Governor Noel In the name
Aav II I'd he 70
that the name OF Jefferson Davis an
secretary OF war; which had been ehis-
eled from Cabin John bridge during the
strife between, the states. had been
recently restored by order OF the Pro-
sident. The National government had
recognized the pyopriety Of It's being
There. and In the same way the oficera
lot tho hsttleship Misai.sippi seeegniz.
ed the propriefy. OF the likeness OF
Mississipprs worthy son being Upon
the silver service which he had thu
honor OF receiving for the officers and
men of the battleship Of the. same
name.
1--WE shall not deny the memory Of
your departed chieftain the homage
that Is due him." said the young lieu
tenant commander. "for we believe
that there should be rendered .untu
Davis. the tribute that 10 due Davie."
The address of the young officer was
greeted with a storm OF applause from
the several thousand Mississippians
gathered at the presentation, and he
was made for the remainder Of tho
day the subject Of the congratulations
This afternoon the officers Of the
battleship were rendered reception
by the local chapter OF the Daughters
OF the Confederacy at Beauvoir. tho
old Gulf coast home Of JEFFERSON Davis.
five miles from Biloxi
It was originally planned to make
the presentation on board the battle
ship. but. although yesterdays storm
was followed by fair weather today.
heavy winds and fast running seas
made navigation for small excursion
boats exceedingly dangerous.
Thousands of people had gathered
here to take part in the festivities, and
rather than subject any of these to
the hazards they would experience in
making the trip out TO the battleship m
all kinds of frail craft, Captain John
C.. Fremont, commanding the Missis-
sippi, concurred with the local COM
in the program would be for the best.
Presentation on Land.
Fearful of storms and other unfore-
seen dangers that might arise, Cap
tain Fremont was unwilling to leave
his ship on the high seas and the sill
yer service was accepted by Lieutenant
Commander BENJAMIN b. Mccormick
In the name OF Captain Fremont. the
officers and crew.
The presentation exercises took place
here at the Casino, a large pavilion
which afforded an opportunity for
more persons to attend than would
have been possible aboard ship.
The formal exercises were opened
by Governor Noel who delivered a brief
u addPaaQ aXnFAaRfnO
greet that the original program had 20
be abandoned. but predicting that in
the end the change would probably
prove to have been for the best.
Governor Noel then introduced Mrs.
Eunice Miller Lockwood OF Crystal
Springs. Miss. daughter OF Lieuten-
ant Miller, who commanded the Con-
federate shore batteries that sank the
battleship Mississippi at Port Hudson
during the civil war. IT was princi-
pally through Mrs. Lockwood's Offices
that. the fund to purchase the silver
service was raised.
1.-THE devotion which MissIssippians
feel for this battleship." declared Mrs.
Lockwood, us characteristic OF a PEG.
ple who have always been true to eV-
cry cause to which they owed allegi-
ance."
lieutenant Commander Mccormick
responded briefly to Mrs. Lockwood,
thanking ner IN the name OF captain
Fremont, the officers and men OF the
battleship for the gift that had been
made them.
But the silver service was. not all
that Lieutenant Commander McCor-
mick had to take back to the battle
ship. DR.. r. w. Jones. OF Laurel,
Miss. President Of the Mississippi His
torical Society. presented Lieutenant
Mccormick with q small library OF
books, devoted to the history Of the
state. saying that he wished to repeat
the words of the late Senator L. Q.
C. Lamar, uttered in the United States
Senate life we knew each other bet
ter we would love each other more 4"
The Exercises were then brought to a
close and the officers Of the battle
ship who had come ashore. together
with the States guests. and. the local
entertainment committee adjourned to
Moss point to partake of an old fash.
Toned Mississippi barbecue.
Governor Noel had as his guests
Governor Sanders OF Louisiana, former
Governor Longino OF Mississippi, Unit
ed states Senator-eleet John Sharp
Williams and former CongressmaD
private" John Allen.
The climax Of the many social events
which have attended the trip OF the
ksfRIonY1fn AffeSiHkfDni 20 the Ruif ana ~