The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-30
4 TABLETS MARKING
 HISTORIC SPOTS ARE .UNVE|LEDATAUbU
Impressive Ceremonies At tend Exercises By Ad- miral Semmes Chap
 ter U. D. C..

Auburn. March 9.-1speciall-Most in1- pressive ceremonies attended the unveil- ing in Auburn Saturday by the Admiral Semmes chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederaey of foura tablets mark ing historic spots The entire student body of the college and citizenship of the town. together with many promi- nent visitots crowded in Langdon nall for the initial exercises
 Among the prominent visitors present were Dr. Howard NJ Hamill, chaplain general of the United Confederate Vet erans, Nashville; Mrs Leigh of Mont gomery, U. D. c. historian; MT. and Mrs, A F. McKissick of South Carolina Mrs. l.. M. Bashinsky, chairman of the sehol- arship committee. Troy; Mrs. R. P. Dex- ter representing the Montgomery enap- ter; pr. Thomas M. Owen of Montgomery and many visitors from Opelika. Mrs B. B. Ross, life president of the local chap ter presided and 'ntyoduct 'e speak CTS in her usual happy manner.
 A feature of the oay was the address delivered by Mrs. l.. NJ. Bashinsky on Jefferson Davis, Soldier, Statesman and Patriot" Dr. Howard NJ. Hamill, who graduated in the first class at Auburn after the civil war, gave a most inter- esting and entertaining series of reminis- cences on historic Auburn and details of the great debates before the war.
 Miss Sanford Unveils Tablet Dr. Owen, Mrs. Leigh and Mrs. Mckis- sick were introduced to the audience and expressed their pleasure in taking part in the exercises. Mrs. Dexter delivered most appropriately a wreath which was placed by Dr. Hamill under the memorial tablet to the sons of Auburn that went from college into the civil war. Miss e, tb.. tal lat pIu ad in Langdon hall in commemoration of the great political debates which were l held in this building and in which spoke | David Clopton, Thomas ]. Judge and | William l.. Yancey of Alabama: Seaborr | Jones, Benjamin Fl. Hill, Bob Toombs and Alexander H. Stevens of Georgia, and William P. Brownlow of Tennessee. This | tablet and the one placed on the main | building of the college, which stands on the site of the old East Alabama Male college, which was used as a hospital during the war. were accepted by Presi- | dent C. C. Thach on behalf of the Ala. ! bama Polytechnic institute.
 1 The audience then adjourned, continu- ] ing the exercises on the Kappa Sigms | lawn, where a boulder and tablet were | unveiled to mark the site of the raising
 of the Confederate flag simultaneously | with the one raised in Montgomery. IT connection with the unveiling of this tab
 let, 1S children of the Confectionery. sym | bolizing the 13 Southern states, sang "Th, | Bonny Blue Flag" The table was pre-
 scented to the town of Auburn by Mrs
 A. H. Buchanan. president Admira
 Semmes chapter. and accepted by Prof
 B. B. Ross, member of the town coun I cil.
 | The fourth tablet was unveiled at tn
 depot to mark the site of the first reviev | by Jefferson Davis of the Confederat
 company, the Auburn Guards, which tool
 place when he passed through en rout 1 to Montgomery for his inauguration. Thi
 tablet was unveiled by Mrs. pr. KendriclS daughter of the first captain of the Au burn Guards, presented to the town Q | Auburn by Mrs. C. c. Thach and ac | cepted by B. B. Ross in behalf of tn town of Auburn.
 The student band and the quartet, con sisting of Messrs. Martin, Davidson
 Bidez and Starkey assisted in the exer
 cises.