Show demor al park in kentucky town purchased by adm aers of con federate chieffa n is for mally ded bated fairview ky among the trees which have grown up about the birth place of jefferson davis since the year early in the nineteenth century when the davis family removed to mississippi the jefferson davis me mortal park was dedicated on thurs day northeast across the state Is near which lincoln was born eight months after his great opponent in september 1907 when the gray ranks of Kentuck ys famous orphan brigade met in glasgow ky at the grave at general joseph H lewis their commander former governor buckner of kentucky broached tho plan of the jefferson davis memorial association subscriptions were started the women of the south a d ing ably and when all but 4 had been raised to purchase seventeen acres at fairview general bennett young commanding the kentucky division united confederate veter ans advanced that sum and made the memorial possible oratory music and flowers made the day notable A basket dinner and a barbecue were provided by the peo pie of todd and christ an counties which share equally the town of fair view general young a former lieutenant of the gray wrote the chief address of the day and it was read by colonel milton general young asserted that every southern state should rear a shaft to jefferson davis whose char acter and sufferings he dwelt upon he paid high tribute to lincoln say ing that the time had come when men might speak kindly and truly ot the past the plan Is to raise 50 more with which to build a memorial temple to contain all the records of the confederacy and to remodel a two story residence on the davis farm to house the widows of confederate sold ers |