The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-09
TRIBUTE IS PAID
SOUTHERN DEAD
Memorial Exercises for Con-
federate Veterans Held in
Arlington Cemetery.
SWANSON THE SPEAKER
Hilary Herbert Announces Progress
on the Monument Now Being
Made in Rome.

Clarifying the deeds of valor and
heroism of the soldiers of the Confed.
eracy, paying a glowing tribute to tn,
women of the South, who cheered or
and gave inspiration to the men who
fought under the Stars and Bars, and
Justifying the cause which resulted in
the civil war, Claude A. Swanson, United
States Senator from Virginia. in his
Memorial Day address at the Confed.
crate section at Arlington Cemetery yes
terday afternoon, declared that IL the
South could have had access to the sea,
the Confederacy would have succeeded
nation that is cut off from the sea
is practically cut off from the world. II
was the North's naval power that de-
stroyed the Confederacy."
Defending the attitude of the South,
senator Swanson said: II am not one of
those who has an apology TO make for
its past, and we need no defense. The
south fought for the sovereignty of the
state against unwarranted aggression OF
the national government"
Greatest War of All Times.
The speaker said that the national gov
ernment many years afterward not only
recognized the right of a state TO secede.
but even arranged for the revolt and
secession of Panama from Colombia and
recognized the new state as a sovereign
government. That the civil war was the
greatest war in all times in the history
of the world, and that Alexander the
Great, Caesar, Napoleon the Great, and
other celebrated generals cannot COM
pare in any shape or form with the lead
ers of war of the Confederacy. was the
claim advanced by Senator Swanson.
who said the famous round robin which
was sent from Cuba to the War Depart-
ment by a well-known colonel, complain
ing about food. clothing, ana other ac-
commodatiOns and necessities, was like
4 pigmy as compared with the dangers
deprivations, and sacrifices made by the
Confederate soldiers during the memoir
able years in the Sos.
Hilary Herbert chairman of the Arl-
ington monument committee, read
statement on the fund and on the prog
ress of the work on the statue now be-
ing made in Rome, Italy, by Sir Moses
Ezekiel former Confederate soldier MIR.
Herbert expressed the hope that the
monument would be ready by next fall,
and that the unwilling ceremonies could
take place at that time. There are on
hand S23.1S and Mr.. Herbert said he
hoped that before long he would be able
to report the full amount necessary for
the erection of the memorial A petit
lion has been submitted by him to Con-
permitted to be brought in tariff free.
Union Veteran Speaks.
Representative Sanford kirkpatrick of
Iowa, veteran of the Union army,
spoke of his experiences in the war and
created much laughter and amusement
when he said he had served four years
and a half and that he never missed
4 fight or a foot race; a good run is
sometimes better than a bad stand" He |
spoke of the reunion of the Blue and |
Gray on the Gettysburg battlefield next
month and said he had introduced a bill |
in Congress appropriatinS $500 to carry
the old veterans of the ConfederaCy to |
on that memorable occasion. |
Senator Nardaman of Mississippi enter |
tanned the audience with one of his char |
acteristic speeches, eXtolling the virtues
of the women and soldiers of the Con-
fedcracy, which he said would have been |
an ideal government had secession been |
successful. in that the full sovereignty |
Of the States would have secured recog- |
milton.
The unveiling of the Southern Cross. |
presented by Camp COS. Sons of COnfed |
crate Veterans of the District, was per- |
formed by Miss Frances Saunders. spon- |
sur, assisted by Miss Berry, maid of hon |
or. The strewing of flowers over the
graves was done under the direction of
Mrs George s. Covington, chairman of
the flower committee, assisted by the |
Children of the ConfederaCy. under Mrs |
r. c. r. Humphries. The decoration |
Of the tomb of the unknown dead and |
the decoration of the grave of Gen. !
Joseph +. Wheeler formed impressive |
parts of the programme.
The musical programme consisted of a |
duartette including Mrs. Anne Grant |
Fugitt. Mrs. Anne Rogers Dalton, Mel
vile d. Hensey. Charles W. Moore with
Alfred F.. Eldridge as acCOmpanist. The
Fifteenth United States Cavalry Band |
was in attendance. Rev. Forest J.
Prettyman. chaplain Of the United States
said the invocation, and Rev.
W. w. Brander. chaplain of Fort Myer.
benediCtion.
The following committees were in
charge: Committee on arrangements
Capt John NJ. Hickey. chairman: r. S.
Denny Secretary: Geo. s. Covington,
treasurer: chairman committee on flow
ers. Mrs. George s. Coyington; chairman
committee on music, Mrs. John T.
CalIaghan: committee on Southern cross,
R J. Altizer. chairman: F. r. Fravel,
Wallace Streater: chairman of the press
committee John T. Callaghan; chairman
of the committee on finance. Edwin p.
Jones: committee on public order, $.
Munroe Grayson. chairman; Minter p.
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