Evening star., 1947-05-31
National Officers
ArriUe Here for
Confederate Rites

National officers of the United
Daughters OF the Confedracy, head
ed by the president general, Mrs.
John NJ. Wilcox of Houston, Tex,
are arriving in Washington this
week end for series of special UDC
programs which viii be climaxed
Tuesday with the dedication OF the
Eastern Terminal Marker of the
Jefferson Davis Highway.
The ceremony, which has been
timed to fall on the birthday ami
versary of the Confederate Presi-
dent will take place at Q pm. and
will include an address by Senator
Barkley of Kentucky. The dedi-
cation will be followed by an open
house from to pm. in the UDC
Hall and Museum in Alexandria,
and by a Jefferson Davis Highway
dinner at tbs pm. Tuesday night
at the George Mason Hotel in
Alexandria. Mrs. John L. Wood
bury of Louisville, KY. is national
chairman of the Marker Committee.
The national officers also will at
tend the annual Confederate memo
rial exercises tomorrow afternoon
in Arlington National Cemetery.
which are traditionally held the
first week In June. They also will
participate in exercises in Statuary
Hall at the Capitol at 3 pm. Mon
day con1memorating the birthday Of
Jefferson Davis.
Several other special events have
been arranged for tomorrow and
as a preliminary program, the Mai.
Charles NJ Stedman Chapter, Chill
dren of the Confederacy, was to
meet this afternoon at Confederate
Memorial Hall, 1922 Vermont avenue
NV.
Gen Julius Franklin Howell, 1O1-
year-old Confederate veteran, who
formerly was commander in chief
of the United Confederate Veterans,
is expected to come from his home
in Bristol for the ceremonies and
was to be a special guest at the
children's meeting. today. He will
be accompanied Dy Mrs. Howell
Others invited to be guests of the
Charles M. Stedman Chapter in
clude Mrs. L. M. Bashinsky of
Troy, Ala, former UDC president
general, and division officers and
chapter presidents of the District
UDC.
Tomorrow's events will start with
special service at II am. at Christ
Church in Alexandria to be at
tended by Mrs. Wilcox, Mrs. Fergu-
son Cary, historian general of Alex
andria and other members of the
UDC Executive Board.
The annual Confederate Memorial
exercises at Arlington will begin at
3 pm. at the Confederate Monu-
ment and will be continued at 4
pm. with program in the amphi-
theater. Judge Walter B. Jones of
Montgomery, Ala, will be the speaker
and Gen. Howell will be among the
honor guests. Fred P. Myers, COM
mander in chief of the Sons of
Confederate Veterans, will direct the
program.
These services are under auspices
Of the Confederate Memorial Com
mittee, representing the SCV, the
UDC, the Children of the Con-
federacy, the Confederate Memorial
Association and the Southern Relief
Society. - ....,
Following the memorial exercises,
Mrs. John William johnson, presi-
dent of the District Division of the
UDC, will honor Mrs. Wilcox and
MIR. Myers at a tea from $50 to 7::30
pm. in Confederate Memorial Hall.
Mrs. Francis Fisher is chairman of
hostesses.
Another high light will be the
service at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
Church of the Epiphany dedicating
q marker on the pew occupied by
Jefferson Davis while he was serving
in Congress and in the cabinet. The
Rev. F. Richard williams will make