The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-31
MORGAN-PETTUS
 MEMORIAL ARCH UNVEILED AT SELMA
Memory of Alabama's Two Famous Senators HOnOred in Native Town With Ap-
 propriate Ceremony

Selma, May Especial. )-An event o1 statewide importance was the dedication of the handsome memorial arch to the memory of Gen. John Tyler Morgan, and Gen Edmund Winston Pettus, which took place Wednesday afternoon Con tributions from over the state swelled the memorial fund, most of which, how ever, was contributed by Selmians.
 The arch has been placed immediately in front of the main entrance to the federal building, and is built of granite with handsome carving in relief across the graceful ellipse of the arch.
 Simple bronze tablets bearing the names of the two senators are placed op- posite on the inside of the arch. These were unveiled with appropriate services the following order being observed:
 Invocation. Rev. Joseph Dunglinson.
 Patriotic song by the, John T. Morgan chapter, Children of the Confederacy.
 Address, Hon. W. B. Craig.
 Unveiling of Morgan tablet, by Irby Morgan Perrin, granddaughter of Sena tor Morgan.
 Unveiling of Pettus tablet by Ann Pet tus, great granddaughter of Senator Pettus.
 Patriotic song by the Children of the Confectionery.
 Benediction, Rev. John A. Davison.
 Hon. Robert Mangum, president of the Memorial association, acted as master ot ceremonies introducing ex-Congressmar Craig, who paid masteriy tllpute to rht shining virtues of Alabama's two grea' men, both of whom are claimed by Sel- ma.
 Seats were reserved on the speakers platform for Mrs. B.. H. Crais Of tho Memorial association, Mrs. A. D. Pitts second vice president of the Colonial Danes; Mrs. F. M. Byrne,y president oi the Selma United Daughters of the Con federacy, and vice president of the state organization; Mrs. D. D. Mullen. presi- dent of the Confederate Memorial asso- citation.
 Mrs. J. r. Hooper, president of the Alabama Federation of Womans clubs who was recently appointed by Governo Henderson to a place on the board ol defense for the state, has received a tele gram from Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, g member of the national board of defense which. explains the plan to distribut copise of the Presidents war message copies of the Presidents war message
 Mrs Hooper replied and requested that 5000 copies each be sent to Mesdame: w. l. Thompson, Huntsville; J. D Wyker, Decatur; William Williams Gadsden John Knox, Anniston; J. F Hooper, Selma; c. F. Harmon, Dothan Washington Moody, Tuscaloosa; 10,ON each, Mesdames J. B. Jones, Montgom cry, l.. Haley, Birmingham; James Ha gan, Mobile. These ladies are requested to distribute in adjacent smaller towns.
 It became known today that Gen. c w.. Hooper, commander of the Alabama division, United Confederate Veterans will very probably not attend the big re- union in Washington next week, as ill ness in his family will preclude his leav. ing home at this time.
 General Hickman, commander of tho department of Tennessee, in which the Alabama division is located has detailed Gen. B. F. Ellis of Orrville, commander of the Second Alabama brigade, to take command of the Alabama division il Washington in the event of the absence of General Hooper
 Rabbi Isadore Isaacson, Mayor Louis Benish, Miss Addie Elkan and Mrs Nathan Finklestein have returned from Birmingham. where they attended a com mittee meeting of the American Jewish congress