The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-04-27

Every seat was taken and the
aisles and rear of the church crowded
with those who stood throughout the
exercises at the First Baptist church
yesterday afternoon, when the Mem
orial services to the Confederate dead
were held under the auspices of the
Ladies' Confederate Memorial Asso-
citation.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. M. II. Holt OF the First Metho
dist church, the Rev. A. S. Moffett OF
the First Presbyterian church deliv-
ering the address
The formation at the bivouac was in
the following order:
Is Wyers Concert Band.
City officials.
Boy Scouts
Confederate Veterans.
Sons Of Veterans.
Veteran F'iremen.
The church was already crowded
with those who had gathered to take
part in the memorial services, when
that remnant of the ConfederacY
which Pensacola delights TO honor
moved slowly up Palafox street from
the bivouac headed by Wyer's band.
playing those Southern airs which
have come to be so much part of the
Southern life that they are sacred: I
Slowly they came, and uuietly-and
sadly--aged men, some in the Confed-
crate grey, come to do honor to those
other comrades who nave already !
passed over the river into Eternal ,
Peace, where there Is no more war, (
or rumor of war"
A choir from the various churches .
of the city led the music, the congre-
CATION joining in the stirring strains
of 'tAll Hail the Power or Jesus /
Name" and Jerusalem the Golden. : 1
DR. Moffett spoke briefly but with
much eIouuence, of Him Who Is King !,
of Kings and Lord of Lords, and OF
the Soldier of The Cross. whose bat 4
tleground is OF the spirit and dWelt
upon loyalty ito God, to country ana
to truth"
Mr.. Holt, In his opening prayer. /
touched upon the Mexican situation, !
and offered prayer for the nation, the !
president and his cabinet, and made
beautiful and touching reference 10 .
the Confederate Veterans.
Following is the program which was
carried out at the church:
Professional by orchestra 'Come
All Ye Faithful"
Mr.. Dwight Anderson. organ.
Miss Cora Louise Simpson violin.
Miss Lillian Jacoby, violin.
Mr.. Edward Lurton, violin.
Miss Goldie Jacoby, cornet.
Mr.. e. T McClain, trombone.
Hymn, "Au Hail the Power OF Jesus
name"
Solo, selected, by Mrs. J. Sandusky.
Address, Rev A. $. Moffett.
Miss Ellie Wentworth, soprano.
Mr.. Sherrer tenor.
Miss Katie Lee Bryars, alto.
Mr.. George Smith, bass.
Hymn, Jerusalem the Golden"
Benediction.
RecessionaI, Onward Christian Sol
der" by the orchestra.
From $50 until o'clock Mr.. Dwight
Anderson gave an organ recital.
FLOWERS PLACED ON MOUND.
After the services at the church, the
large congregation moved In a body 70
r. Z. Lee Square, where the Confeo-
crate monument had already been dec
Grated with Confederate flags and
flowers. and where additional blos-
SONS were laid upon the mound and
about the base of the granite shaft
Beautiful designs from the Firemen
and the G. A r. were among those
noted. The Ladies' Confederate Mem
orial Association, were assisted in dec
Grating the monument by the Fire
men, whom they wish sincerely to
thank.
Following several southern airs by
the band, taps were sounded and the
crowd dispersed.
Following the memorial services st
the church, Crosses of Honor were
upon four OF the Confeder-
the president of the United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy. Mrs. r. Pope
Reese.
Those who received Crosses of Hon
or were B. J. Gonzalez. Francis Ma
rion Smith and Theophilous Perry, an
of Pensacola, and w. w. Whitmire oA
Santa. Rosa county.
AS is customary, the graves OF the