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THEXS, GA.,.SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1902.
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A DAY OF GREAT EDUCATIONAL ENTHUSIASM;
CORNERSTONE LAID IMPRESSIVELY YESTERDAY.
The Visiting Legislators Were Ail Delighted With Our Educational Institutions and in Their Addresses Pledged Themselves
to Assist in Every Movement Looking to Their Advancement. Eloquent Addresses at the Laying of the Corner
stone. List of Articles Deposited in the Cornerstone Yesterday. Mrs. Jefferson Davis Writes a Letter.
The Winnie Davie Memorial Hall
cornerstone was laid with Impressive
ceremonies yesterday afternoon at 4
o’clock. The occasion was one that
called ({site a large number of visitors
to Athens and the entire day was one of
enthusiasm.
The visit of the legislators was an af
fair of great interest. Folly ninety of
the Georgia Solons were present and
that they enjoyed their visit goes with
out saying. They were carried away
with their treatment at the hands of the
people of Athens and were delighted
with the splendid work being done at
onr edncational institutions.
The visiting members cf the general
assembly were met at the depot
by a committee of Athena citizens
and escorted to the University
ohapel, where quite a large number of
oitizens and students had gathered to
meet them. This meeting was presided
over by Hon. P A. Stovall, of clo
the most witty address of the occasion
and kept the audience convulsed with
laughter, especially when he referred to
the painting of the Lnoy Cobb goats
several years since when he was in col
lege.
One of the strongest addresses of the
morning was made by Hon. O. O. Hous
ton, of Fulton. His words were words
of great encouragement for the Uni
versity.
Messrs. Evans, of Washington, Dun-
.bar, of Riohmond, and Senator Middle-
brooks, of the 27th, made addresses that
were well received.
Dinner was served to the visiting leg
islators in the dining hall of the
State Normal Sohool. It was a delight
ful affair and was greatly enjoyed by all
present.
Then came other exercises at the au
ditorium of the Normal Sohool, similar
t} those held In the University chapel.
Toese exercises were presided by Hon.
CHANCELLOR WALTER B HILL,
Who was Master of Ceremonies at the Cornerstone Exercises.
oounty of Chatham, the members of the
legislature occupying seats upon the
stage.
Mayor Rhodes welcomed them In the
name of the city, Mr. Glenn W. Leg-
wen, in the name of the University
boys, and Chancellor Hill, in the name
of the University of Georgia. All these
addresses of welcome were eloquent and
fall of earnestness and sincerity.
Mr. Stovall respond*, d eloquently in
behalf of the visiting legislators and
then in a graceful manner Introduced
Hon. H M. Franklin, of Washing
ton county, who made remarks that
were greeted with great applause, es
pecially when he said that it would
afford him great pleasure to vote all the
money the University may need.
Hon. J. H. Hall, of Bibb, wes next
introduced and brought down the home
by his bright and catcby sayings He is
a University man with all his heart and
S3 declared himself in his speech yester
day.
Hon. O. M. Candler, ot D< K ilb, a
graduate of the University, made a
strong and fcrceful address and said
that the state should provide amply for
all of its educational institutions.
Hon. W. T. Lane, of Sumter, anoth
er University man, madu a pleasing and
effective speech which was received
with applause.
Hon. George pell, of Emanuel, made
John N. Holder, of Jaokson.
Strong addresses were made by
Messrs. J. N. Holder, of Jackson; U. L.
Moses, of Coweta, and W. H. Ennis, of
Floyd, and all three speakers pledged
themselves to support appropriation
measures looking to the giving of what
ever money may be necessary for the
nerds of the Normal Sohool.
Tbs Corners ton* Exercises.
At 4 o'clock the exercises began.
The officers and members of Mt. Vernon
lodge in solemn procession proceeded to
the spot where the cornerstone was in
position.
The exercises were opened with prayer
by Rt. Rev. Oleland E. Nelson, bishop
of Georgia, after whioh Chancellor Hill
read a letter that*had just been received
by Miss Mildred Rutherford from Mrs.
J- fft-rson Davit, expressing her regrets
that declining health forbade her the
privilege of being present, but that she
was here in spirit as were also her darl
ing daughter and devoted husband. The
riading of the letter created a profound
impression upon the large audience
present < -
Chancellor H.ll then made most bran
tiful introductory remarks, paying irib
ate to the work of the Daughters of the
Confederacy and the splendid memorial
to the memory of Winnie Davis. His
address was a perfect gem.
President Branson was then intro-
ACTING GRAND MASTER W. F. DORSEY,
Who was in charge of the Masonio Ceremonies yesterday afternoon.
duced by Chanoellor Hill, who was the
master of ceremonies, and In a few well-
chosen words, iroui the bottonj of his
heart, thanked the Daughters of the
Confederacy for the memorial building
in the name of the State Normal School.
conviction which expresses itself tn deed
is about all that is worth while in this
world of ^-^rs. While riding on the
railway train this week I was impressed
deeply by two incidents, one was a num
ber of old confederate veterans return
Dr. Buttrick’s Address.
Chancellor Hill then introduced Dr.
Wallace Buttnck, secretary of the Gen
eral Education Board, who spoke as fol
lows:
Mr. Chancellor, Daughters of the Con
federacy, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Six months ago at .this sohool I said
that the Daughters of the Confederacy
had entered into one of the noblest in
heritances of human history. What
did I mean ? This, that since the days
of the Spartan mothers the world has
not seen Bach heroism as was displayed
by the wives and daughters of the Con
federacy. They more than all others
bore the brnnt of the awful war.
What is heroism? It is honest con
victions expressing itself in deeds. A
ing from Columbus. My heart was
filled with sympathetic interest as I
talked with them and heard them
tell one another of the experiences
of the long ago. The other inci
dent which moved my heart was this:
An elderly lady courteously shared her
seat with me in the crowded car as we
left Atlanta. She spoke of the veterans
and said in a hushed way with a tear in
her voice, “I can never forget the war
for it cost me the husband of my yonth,’
and then averting her face that I might
not notice the depth of her emotion said
half in soliloquy "they were never de
feated, they were simply out num
bered." God bless her, Yankee that I
am, I could Shout for her.
It was with the greatest pleasure that
BISHOP OLELAND K. NELSON,
Who opened the Cornerstone Exercises with Prayer.
even in a small way we of the General
Education Board found ourselves in co
operation with the Daughters of the
Confederacy. We are proud of their
achievements and we oongxatnlate them
on the magnificent work, whioh in many
noble ways they are doing for their be
loved southland.
This memorial building impresses me
in two ways: first, because of its arch
itectural associations and significance.
It is to be a typical southern mansion ;
it is to connect the glory of the past
with the even more glorious future. I
have little patience with the tendency
whioh I find in not a few places in the
south to do away with the magnificent
and appropriate domestio and pnblio
architecture, whioh is one of the ohief
glories of the south. Seoondly because
of its usefulness. It is not a granite
shaft that simply stands a monament
of what has been, it is a building whioh
stands for what is and ever shall be.
F, Hardeman, followed by responses by
the grand offioers. Then oame another
song, followed by prayer by the Grand
Ohaplain, Rev. Troy Beatty.
Mr. Rwd’t Addraia.
Mr. T. W. Reed delivered the Masonic
address, speaking as follows:
“Worshipful Master, Ladies and Gen
tlemen : By every sentiment that is beat
and noblest, this hoar is consecrated.
It is an hoar redolent with fragrant
memories ot an immortal past and
bright with the promise of a glorions
future. At the silent call of memory
the olamor of the busy world is stilled
and we live again in the days of long
ago. We hear and see and fed More
the patriotic call to arms, the tender
parting scenes, the clash of contending
armies, the roar of cannon, the din of
musketry, the shonts of triumph, the
misery of defeat, the victories of peace-
all that made the record ot oar gray
batallions, one of which no people should
PRESIDENT E. O. BRANSON,
Who delivered an address at the laying of the Cornerstone.
The name of Winnie Davis will tw en
shrined in the hearts of thousands of the
young women of Georgia who have con
secrated themselves to that noblest ser
vice of all, the education of the young.
This choice ot an appropriate memorial
reminds me of some of the ohoioe words
of Raskin, a sentiment suggested to
him by the fading and falling of the
leaves. Every student of nature who
knows the function of the leaf in the
economy of the tree will appreciate his
words. "If ever in aatnmn a pensive
ness comes o’er ns as the leaves drift by
in their fading, let ns lift np oar eyes to
the hills and behold their mighty mon
uments. How beautiful in arch and
aisle the fringes of the hills, the
avenues of the valley. Yet they are bat
the monaments of,the poor leaves which
flit faintly past ns to die. Let ns not
fail to learn their less sad lesson that
careless of monnment by the grave we
may build it in the world; monnment
by which men shall be taught to re
member not where we died bnt where
we lived.”
The riaionlc Exarcltei.
The Masonic exercises were then be
gan, noting Grand Master W. F. Dor
sey in charge. A splendid choir and
orchestra famished the music for the
occasion whioh was inspiring.
After the first song, the proclamation
was read by the Grand Marshal, Mr. B,
be ashamed.
"These echoes, these memories, these
visions are holy. They summon ns to
no reorimlnation, they stir within na
no bitterness, no hatred, they lay upon
onr lips no words of disloyalty to the
Union, they ronse In onr hearts no sen
timents of treason. The music of their
song Is the melody of peace, the lesson
that they bring Is the holiness of conse
cration.
"The flag of the Gonfederaoy, with no
stain upon its glorions folds save the
crimson blood of those who defended it,
is furled forever. There is no hand that
would give it again to the god of battle,
no disoordant voice that wonld mar the
harmony of a re-united people. The
faded gray jaoket, the ragged cap, the
sword npon the wall, the tattered battle
flag npon the broken staff, the old vet-
e an npon whose onde raven looks the
snows of winter have fallen, the silent
graves on hillside and in valley, the
towering shafts of marble that commem
orate deeds of valor, the echoes of the
bivouac beyond the skies—all these are
facts and memories that will not perish
until God’s finger tooohes onr eyelids
into everlasting sleep. They represent
the heart of a great people, with no apol
ogies to offer, loyal to the dead and de
voted to the living, and from the tender
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