The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-20
Large Numbers Assembled
in Square and Paid Tribute
to the Chieftain.
DAUGHTERS OF THE
coNFEDERAcY AND LARGE NUM-
BERS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
GATHERED AND HEARD AN Ex.
cELLENT ADDRESS BY HON.
JOHN s. BEARD, IN WHICH GEN.
LEE WAS EULoGiZED.

Hundreds of people assembled at n.
E. Lee square yesterday at o'clock,
listened to an eloquent address from
Hon. John S. Beard, heard good and
appropriate music, saw gathered hun.
dreds of school children, and saw the
presentation to Veterans of crosses OF
honor. Four veterans were called but
only two responded, the two others
being unable to be present. This fea.
ture Of the program had been arranged
and was carried out under the auspices
of the Daughters of the Confederacy.
The presentation was made by Mrs.
Geo. Howe, president Of the locsl chap
ter, who requested Hon. R. Pope Reese
to call up the old and deserving sol
diers. But one feature nfarTed the en-
joyable and memorable occasion. This
was the unavoidable delay ON the part
of the speaker. Mr.. Beard resides on
the bayshore line, and missed the car
which would have placed him in the
city an hour before he did arrive. The
crowd was patient, however, and en-
loved the band music much. One
other feature which was not on the
program was a "pigeon-wing" dance by
Uncle" Cal. Tippin, when the stirring
tones of Dixie" were heard. Mr.. Tip
pin was entreated to ascend the plat.
form, and there repeat the steps"
which he had just executed on thd
ground when the tune was first played.
He did so good-naturedly, and was
loudly applauded.
Mr.. Beard was introduced by Mr.,
Reese, and the lRst-named gentleman
look advantage OF the opportunity b
introducing the speaker of the day TO
himself pay tribute to the soutn.s
chieftain in whose honor the day was
being celebrated
MR.. BEARD SPEAKS.
Mr.. Beard made an address of about
forty minutes duration, during the
course of which hei reviewed in his
own scholarly way the past history OF
the war, the causes which led up to 1t.
the reasons for the struggle, saying IN
cidentally that the south had his
torians but that the northern writer's
were part historians, and the greaGer
part romancers. They had no ro-
mancers in the south. The speaker,
for the benefit of those who may not
have been of southern birth and who
were in the audience, mentioned the
fact, and bore at length upon 1t than
the war was not brought on for the
freedom of slaves as was popularity be-
lieved. His closing advice was TO
teachers to j"teach the children, and
always teach them, that the south was
always eternally and everlasting right
in the matter of the war, and to teach
them that the north was wrong, just
as forcibly."
BEGINNING OF PROGRAM.
1t was at O'Clock when forty of the
old Veterans assembled at their hall.
Forming on the west side Of the
street, and headed by band, the vet
Grams marched down to Government
street, expecting there to meet the city
council in carriages and the speaker.
In this they were disappointed. Ths
council and the mayor were at the city
hall awaiting the arrival of carriages.
Wheeling at Government street, tns
march was retraced, the Veterana
moving north on Palafox to the monu.
ment on the hill. On either side q
PalafoX street above Wright and Bel.
mont were assembled hundreds OF
school children, the greater number Of
them carrying miniature Confederate
flags and the stars and stripes.
Through the lines of children, esti.
mated by the school officials to num-
Der 1900, the veterans marched and
as the band played martial airs. the
children waved the flags, the Veterans
barred their heads and gave one yell
after the other. With the heads thus
barred, the small group of survivors or
the strenuous times Of '61-'65, marched
De-