The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-27
OKLAHOMA Will OBSERVE
MEMORIAL DAY jun. >.

Contrary to published reports
Tuesday 10 the effect that Separate
memory day for southern hcruos bee
dropped, reports by wire nud from
national aud state officials here.
rcpudiato this statement Nrs Em-
mott l.. merry q member of the
national executive board. said whom
asked regarding the statement ps to
change uf date iu. houOriuE the
heroes of the south who fell in tho
conflict between the Etatcs. April
90, throughout the entire south
without exception is known as con.
fodorato Memorial Day Tho COM
stitution aud by laws of the orEani-
zation Of which I am national or
ganizor, gives no authority FOR any
other day at the last national meet
ing held last October In Houston,
Texas. In deliberations taken. there
was no official action taken about n
change of date ana I am suro n
there had been since that time ma
tional and state officers would have
been nppriscd Of the fact"
Has authority Ia thnugc Date,
Mrs William " Crowdcr. prcd-
dent Of the oklahoma Southern CON
federated M,..orinl association,
when asked last night why okla
Memorial pay OF the south. and
why Tulsa had no observance ycs-
tordav. replied. Spring comes late
this far west and north. We must
have flowers for our memorial day
and we observe the day aS close to
April 90 and June 4. the latter tho
birthday of Jefferson Davis. AH II
IN possible Ia do so. our memorial
day this year viii be June g. as
June 3 Is on Friday School children
and the public At large viii he free
to attend the celebration on Sunday
which T. as president Of Oklahoma,
have selected and, which I have the
power To do. Every state president
has the power To select the day N
the state is not far enough south to
have plenty of flowers" Mrs
Crowder stated that all the south
crn states celebrated the day this
year as usual, April 20.
She further said that today she is
mailing circular letters to every as
sociition In the state and to all prcsl-
dents Of chapters, United Daughters
OF the Confedcracy. asking them to
announce June 3 as memorial day
and To report to her Just what they
did by June 7. M she wished to
make general report at the Con
federate reunion held here June Z
at which time tho Southern Confcd-
Grated Memorial association would
combine with other confedcrHt"
bodies to entertain the members OF
the state at annual reunion.
w Tate Rrady. state commander
Sons Confederate Veterans, says
Veterans and Sons will Join with the
Memorial association and the paugh-
ters of the Confodcracy this year on
June r, to make the local observance
of decorating the graves OF the con
fedcrate dead an impressive service.
When asked as to the date Of the
annual event. Mr.. Brady said that he
had always known the date through
out the south was on April 26, ana
had not learned that there had been
a change.
Origin of Day.
Local officials submit the follow
ing authentic history regarding tht
origin of tho celebration held I'm the
south each year:
At the close Of the war between
the states, women Of Columbus, Ga,
were accustomed to so with choice
plants and bring flowers to decorate
the graves OF the soldiers who had
died at the hospital. This started
the custom and from that time the
thought grew I'm the hearts OF the
women of the southland. Finally
the date, April 20, was chosen from
tho fact that General Joseph r.
johnson surrendered on that day
1853. ON April 20. 1866 the first
Decoration Day was observed In
Columbus, Ga, Other cities In the
south followed and since that time
un;il the present April 26, 1921
the day has been Remembered In tho
southland with loving tribute In
culogy and with flowers to com
mcmorate the lives OF the men who
wore the gray,