Memorial in Honor of Southern Dead Unveiled in Arlington
Washington notes hundreds of Confederate and Union veterans assembling to unveil a bronze memorial in Arlington Cemetery. President Wilson expected to speak with speakers General Young and General Gardner, while Colonel Hilary Herbert presents the memorial to the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Sculptor Sir Moses Ezekiel explains the design as a symbol of southern sacrifice and reconciliation.
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United Confederate Veterans
Grand Army of the Republic
Bennett H Youngs
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Washington Gardner
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Laisy McLaurin Stevens
United Daughters of the Confederacy
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Arlinston Confederate Monument Association
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South sculpture honors sacrifices and heroism for constitutional rights
The piece portrays the South aiming for a future built on industry and agriculture, not past slavery. A dominant figure symbolizes the South with a wreath and a plow, while smaller figures depict sacrifices and devotion across classes. Sculptor is a Confederate Veteran. Sir Moses will tour to plan a statue for Senator John Daniel in Lynchburg. Jefferson Davis’s birthday was widely observed in the South today.
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Italy
Richmond
Jefferson Davis
Rearrangement Of Churches Baptist Meeting Planned
The Druid Hills Baptist church plans a Sunday meeting at Highland Park Baptist to dissolve Highland Park and rearrange Baptist churches in the area. Dr Robertson will preside and Dr Weston Bruner will preach as the new congregation is formed.
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Highland Park Baptist
Highland Park Church
Robertson
Weston Bruner
Atlanta Constitution
Cooper Hosts Trade Secretaries Before Convention
Walter G Cooper, president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, hosted a luncheon for a group of board of trade secretaries at 1 p.m. at the Capital City club. The delegation travels to the Southern Commercial Association convention in Vicksburg on June 4 with many notable figures from Georgia and neighboring states, including J H Warburton, W H Leahy, and Robert Ramspeck. Fred Houser and Cooper will attend the convention bureau session, and Lucius D Wilson will conduct a school of secretaries Friday.
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Atlanta
Salisbury Industrial Club
Salisbury
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Baanhuh Board of Trade
H Leahy
Fred Houser
G_ Cooper
Cooper
Mr Houser
Convention Bureau
Vicksburg
Georgia Commercial Executives
Troyster
Griffin
Board of Trade
Georgia Commercial Executive Association
Squihern
Robert CW Ramspeck
Decatur Board of Trade
Georgia Commercal Xecutives Association
Edward Young Clarke
Brooks County Industrial Club
Leland J _ “Henderson
Columbus Board of Trade
Lombard Bringon
Merchants and Manufacturers Association
dl_Augusta
Fred Mouser
Lucius D Wilson
New York
Wilson
Detroit Board of Commerce
Greater Des
Grand Jury Asked to Probe County Board Graft
A county commissioners meeting adopted a resolution urging the grand jury to investigate pre election graft charges against the county board. Commissioner Turman offered the plan, supported by Anderson, with a public inquiry and a committee of the whole, then report back as a jury. Joel Hunter, a public accountant, will audit books to September 136 of this year.
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No War Mention Found In Mexican Magazine Feature
The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce received the June issue of a Mexican illustrated magazine titled La Vivienda. The main feature Ganadema and Industrial Raraleg deals with hacienda life, but the pages show no signs of the current strife below the Rio Grande. No photos of Huerta Carranza or Villa are used to depict war policy.
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Villa
Granite Highway Outlined in Paper
The DeKalb New Era Granite Highway Edition highlights DeKalb County with residential appeal and business enterprise. It outlines a planned granite highway from Decatur to Lithonia, plus discussions on agriculture education and the county’s granite industry in Decatur Clarkston Stone Mountain and surrounding areas.
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