Show tribute to jety jeff ditren life memory wary A permanent record was waa cluade at a montgomery ala the other day of the spot on the stone floor flooring lag of the front balcony of the capitol upon which jefferson Jef feison davis da vis stood when president of 0 the southern bouthern elacy with appropriate ceremonies A silver star was waa imbedded embedded Im bedded at the spot indicated by the surviving veterans who aho witnessed the davis inaugural iho iha society of the daughters of the Sou thein confederacy had the matter in charge A occasion procession pio pi formed on n coutt near the old slave market arket ni nud and marched arched in to the capitol cannon boomed in the capitol grounds as 03 the tha approached general john job W V A sanford of montgomery a friend and counselor of nir mr davis and who stood near him when he took tho iho oath ot of office presided oer the exercises exorcises Cien etal sanford spoke eloquently 0 of nir mr davis ile he said the people of the south had nothing to apologize tor for H lie defended the south a position in the tha matter mailer of secession and spoke of her sons in the struggle which followed it we were rebels then to lebel li 14 right it jefferson was nas a traitor thin treason Is the highest virtue ile he said miss tompkins presented the atar to governor johnson the custodian of tha its a pitol who mho being a confider con confederate feder a t veteran responded with a eulogy of jefferson davis and the southern tau cause rither flather rano rl aab poem furl that banner yas was recited by miss robinson of Ni montgomery and the star being act et la in position was covered with garlands of cl flon lowers era |