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* *■CEREMONIES(OF UNVEILING«tIMPRESS! YEtiFMemorial Presented toState; Valley PeoplePledge to PreserveI Tablet Heret€*While the Star* and Strip** ofthe I'nton. and the Star* and Bar* of, til* ton fed** racy waved *14# by side.1and th* band played “Ditif,1* th* J memorial tablet ereeled here In honor of Jefferson tlnvt* was un- I veiled thi* morning at 10 o'clock. I A rf«»*d of about 100 person*, as- |setnhled for th#* ceremony. stoodnhilr tbe covering nes removed from | the granite by the two little sons ofMr. and M r*. Ted tiraham. on the119th birthday anniversary of the j great Southerner.The Impressive ceremonies at the •potting of the program were followed by a number of interesting jtalk*, and hr the presentation of the ! memorial by Mi** Kate* Daffaa of j Knot*, third vice president of the !lt;1* wot a I Initel Daughter* of thelt;onfidetacy. and it* acceptance by iThomas Ball of Houston, reprosent- tog CSeoofWot Dan Moody, u.nl W«i, jS. We«t mn liehalf of Brownsville. j Place Flower* ftn TabletImmediately following the unveil- ;ing a group of 30 small children, all j descendants of I'on federate veteran*.mi rrbed t« the memorial carryingflowers, and a huge wreath of flow* s or* was placed across the holder, while myriads of other flower* were fc'ontinaetl on page two.) i
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Brownsville Herald
Brownsville, Texas, US
Fri, Jun 03, 1927
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