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Marion County Jefferson, Texas |
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CONFEDERATE MONUMENT AT JEFFERSON, TEX. |
| CONFEDERATE MONUMENT AT JEFFERSON, TEX. The unveiling of the Confederate monument at Jefferson, Tex., on July so, under auspices of the Dick Taylor Camp, U. C. V., was in every way pleasing. Mrs. Gertrude Cartwright, of Cusseta, Tex., delivered the dedicatory address. It was pathetic, going to the heart of every true Southerner. The monument was erected by the Veterans to their departed dead as a sacred trust to the R. E. Lee Chapter, U. D. C., ladies, girls, and boys of Jefferson as a gift from their ancestors, to be protected and cherished. |
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After Mrs. Cartwright’s address came the song, “The Bonnié Blue Flag,” and then occurred the unveiling. Thirteen lovely little girls all dressed in white with red sashes, representing the thirteen Confederate States, participated. Senator Culberson, whom all Texans love and honor, made the speech of the day, in concluding which he said: “No spot or people on earth is dearer to me than my old home at Jefferson.” A song and benediction followed. Capt. George T. Todd was master of ceremonies, and made it as impressive as he did service in the sixties, when in the thickest of the fray, still true as steel to the Confederate cause. Much honor is also due him for his untiring work in procuring this monument.
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