The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-04-28
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Recitation by Miss Jusnits
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propriately celebrated here Friday
the celebration having taken place
under the auspices Of the Stephen ID
Lee Chapter, United Daughters Of the
Confederacy, and having been partici.
pated in by members Of Isham Harri.
son Camp No. q, United Confederate
Veterans, and citizens.
! The entrance of the United States
into the war against Germany, has
served to materially increase the pa
triotism of Columbians, which has
never been at a low ebb, and they
entered into the exercises Friday with
the earnestness that the occasion de-
manded.
The exercises which took place at
Friendship cemetery, and which were
opened with prayer by Rev. 7. l..
Holcomb, pastor of the First Baptist
church, and embraced the well known
song of the battle field, "Tenting To-
night" by the Confederate choir; a
recitation by Miss Juanita Gardner
a vocal solo, "The Blue and the
Gray by Misses Anna T. Hamilton,
and the patriotic song America" F"
which was rendered by the choir and
the entire congregation At the con-
chsion of this program the resting
places Of the dead were decorated,
flowers having been placed upon the
graves Of both Confederatesand Union
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The music was directed by Mrs. B.
X Sessums, Miss Higgins having APP
Deared as violnist and the followinS
ladies' and gentlemen composed the
i,choir: Mesdames J.:L. Walker,J p.
Woodward, B. A. Lincoln, j. t.
Champneys, L. ID. Patterson, Misses
Nell Sanders, Olive Sanders, Anna L.
Hamilton, Messrs. f. c. Chapman,
Earl Burris, !. l.. CASTOR, j. F.
! Frierson and Prof. Lee. tt
One Of, IL not the most attractive
features Of the exercises at Friend
ship cemetery, was the recitation by
Miss Juanita, the beautiful and ac-
complished young daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Gardner, next fol
lowing the close of the ritualistic
ceremony of the veterans.
Standing upon the mound of earth
embowered in flowers, Miss Gardner
as the representative of Callie
Sykes Chapter Children of the Con-
federacy, gracefully preimesd her
recitation with the following intro
duction:
"The women of Columbus, Miss,
animated by noble sentiments, were
the first to show themselves impair
tial in their offerings to the memory
Of the dead. They strewed flowers
on the graves 4of the Confederae and
Of the Federal soldiers.
BY the flow Of the inland river,
When the fleets of iron have fled.
Where the blades Of the green grass
quiver,
Asleep in the ranks Of the dead;
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment day.
Under the one the Blue,
Under the other the Gray"
After which Miss Gardner recited
with animation, grace and ease the
following appropriate composition
which appeared in the February
number last of the "Heritage"--
official organ Of the Mississippi Di-
vision of the U. D. c.
Here's to the Gray Of the sunkissed
South,
When they meet on the fields Of
France.
May the spirit of Lee be over them
! all
When the sons Of the South advance.
Here's to the Blue Of the windswept
North,
When they meet on the fields Of
! France. !.
May the spirit Of Grant be over them
/ all
When the sons of the North advance
"And here's to the Blue and Gray
as one,
When they meet on the fields of
France.
MAY the spirit Of God be over them