The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-27

Sweet Perfume From Flow
ers at Monument Carries
Sweet Thoughts of Duty.
REV. MR.. ANSLEY
DELIVERS GRAFTON
Veterans Receive Crosses of
Honor From Daughters
of Confederacy.

Confederate Memorial Day was
beautifully and solemnly celebrated
yesterday afternoon by a service at
the First Baptist church, featured by
an inspiring address by Rev. ]. A.
Ansley, and by decoration, with flow
ers and Confederate flags, of the
Confederate monument in Lee Square
and of the Confederate graves at the
cemeteries.
Confederate veterans of the city,
many of them wearing their gray
uniforms, occupied seats of honor at
the church service. An old Confed-
crate flag that once waved bright
with its colors of truth, courage and
purity among troops of gallant men
in gray, but now torn and worn with
age and strife, its staff shattered,
its colors blurred, but representing
still, truth, courage and purity and
Southern manhood stood over the
old soldiers during the service given
in their honor.
The Ladies' Confederate Memorial
Association, under whose auspices
yesterdays celebration was given,
sat in body at the church. Ladies
of the United Daughters of the Con-
| federacy, who materially assisted the
! ladies of the Memorial Association in
carrying out the celebration, also sat
| in a body at the service.
| Several distinguished Confederatcs
from out of the city sat with the
Pensacola veterans in the position Of
! honor and just back of the Confed
crates sat the G. A. RS the honored
| guests Of the occasion.
Impressive Program.
The following program was carried
out at the church:
| america"
Hymn, "All Hail the Power of
Jesus Name"
Prayer-Dr. A. S. Moffett.
Solo, with violin obligato-Mrs.
/ Terrill Covington, Miss Cora NAL
lory.
Address-Rev. J. A. Ansley.
Song-Mrs. Jas. B. Perkins.
"Star Spangled Banner"
Benediction-Rev. J. H. Brown.
Dixie"
After the service at the church, the
scene of the celebration was changed
to the Confederate monument in Lee
Square The city fire department
had beautifully decorated the monu-
ment for the occasion with flags Of
the Confederacy, and with red, white,
and blue bunting. Flowers were
heaped at the foot of the monument
by the bushel and on the cool after
noon breeze sweet scents d1ifted
down up in the city from Lee Square,
carrying thoughts sweeter still, or
brave deeds done and honors won.
The Cross of Honor.
AS the "boys" in gray lined I'm to
march around the monument the
Daughters of the Confederacy pre-
In scented them with crosses of honor,
and they marched around the monu-
ment to their former comrades.
Confederate graves in the ceme-
teries were decorated with flowers.
At st. Michael's cemetery, Mrs.
1 Thiesen was chairman of the decora-
ton committee.
Mrs. C. M. Reilly, assisted by Mrs.
r. F. Mitchell, was in charge OF the
decorations at the st. Johns ceme-
terry.
At the monument, Mrs. o. j.
Semees, assisted by Miss hattie
Smith, was in charge of the decora-
tions.
The program at the church was in
charge of Mrs. S. A. Moreno and
Miss Margarita Moreno.
u Mrs. John B. Price and Mrs. S. U.
Sampey, assisted by Misses Virginia
Walker and Beatrice Howe, were in
} charge of the church decorations.
The officers of the Ladies' Con-
federate Memorial Association arc
as follows: President, Mrs. Horace
Lee Simpson; Vice President. Mrs
]. o. Walker; Secretary, Mrs. Francis
Wilson; Treasurer. Mrs. NJ. Z. Bates
The speech delivered by Rev. j. n
| Anslev at the church service is II
part as follows:
Rev. Mr.. Ansley's Speech.
> Mr.. Chairman, Ladies of the Memo
! rial Association, Confederate Vet.
Grams, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The great and good do not die
Though their bodies ningle again
! with the clay, their spirits live II
! ! those whose lives are lighted by kin
bred hopes, inspired by like faith
: moved by the same great purposes
; A nation has no richer heritage thai
/, the memories of those whose pa
triotism and valor furnish q. con
tinuaI inspiration to all who follow
them.
Nations have ever been quick t
!, recognize brave deeds, and erect me
e MORALS to those who have distin
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