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 Southern Historical Society Papers.

VOL. XXIX. Richmond, Va., January-December. 1901.

[From the New Orleans, La., Picayune, June 4, 1901.]

THE NINETY-THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF PRES. JEFFERSON DAVIS.

Celebrated by Various Organizations of Southern Women

AT NEW ORLEANS, LA., JUNE 3, 1901

With the Eloquent Oration of Hon. Charles E. Fenner.

The ninety-third anniversary of the birthday of Jefferson Davis, the great leader of the Confederacy, whose memory is enshrined in thousands of hearts throughout the South, was celebrated in a fitting manner in New Orleans yesterday.

Some weeks ago the loyal daughters of Louisiana undertook to make the day the occasion of a demonstration of love and devotion to the memory of Jefferson Davis, and a beautiful all-day celebration was planned, which for patriotism and loyalty has seldom been equaled in the South.

The sun shone in all its brilliancy yesterday, out in the meadows the flowers were blooming, and over in Metairie cemetery, where for two years the remains of the South's great hero reposed, flowers placed by loving hands marked the spot henceforth sacred to his name alone.

The old veterans assembled at different hours during the day to honor the great chieftain. At 1 1 o'clock the celebration began by a memorial meeting in the banquet hall of the St. Charles Hotel. It was held under the auspices of the Jefferson Davis Monument Asso- ciation, of which Mrs. A. W. Roberts is president. At Memorial Hall, at 3 o'clock, the New Orleans Chapter of the United Daugh- ters of the Confederacy held their celebration. This was the occa- sion also of the presentation of a badge of honor to General Joseph Adolph Chalaron, whose gallant services during the war and unswerv-