Joel Chandler Harris' life of Henry W. Grady including his writings and speeches
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Joel Chandler Harris' life of Henry W. Grady including his writings and speeches
Grady, Henry Woodfin, 1850-1889
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MEMORIAL MEETINGS.
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THE ATLANTA MEMORIAL MEETING.
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_From the “Constitution,” December 21._
THE overflowing hearts of a sorrowing people found expression in words
yesterday.
Memorial services to the memory of the dead Grady were held in DeGive’s
Opera House, and for three hours eulogies were pronounced on his name.
Loving lips and dewy eyes told the sorrow of a bereaved people gathered
to pay the last public tribute to their departed friend.
The service began at 11 o’clock, and continued until 2.
At half-past ten the various escorts assembled at the Chamber of
Commerce. There they formed and marched to the Opera House in a body.
General Clement A. Evans, D.D., and Rev. Dr. J. W. Lee, D.D., headed the
procession. Following them were the speakers of the occasion,
pallbearers, honorary escort and members of the Chi Phi Fraternity,
headed by Mayor John T. Glenn.
At the Opera House the delegations were ranged on the stage. They were
Dr. J. B. Hawthorne, Dr. H. C. Morrison, Dr. N.C. Barnett, General
Clement A. Evans, Judge W. R. Hammond, Judge W. T. Newman, Mayor John T.
Glenn, Hon. John Temple Graves, Prof. H. C. White, of Athens; Hon.
Patrick Walsh, of Augusta; Julius L. Brown, W. A. Hemphill, Dr. J. W.
Lee, Charles S. Northen, Louis Gholstin, T. L. Meador, B. B. Crew,
Donald Bain, Hon. N. J. Hammond, Captain J. W. English, Governor Gordon,
John C. Calhoun, of New York; Judge Howard Van Epps, Patrick Calhoun,
Albert H. Cox, W. R. Joyner, C. A. Collier, John Colvin, Porter King,
Captain Everett, S. M. Inman, Professor Bass, Major Jno. A. Fitten,
Captain R. I. Lowry, L. J. Hill, W. H. Thompson, J. A. Wright, H. C.
White, W. P. Hill, Arnold Broyles, and other members of the Chi Phi; W.
J. Garrett, W. W. Boyd, W. L. Calhoun, Hon. T. H. Mustin, of Madison; R.
D. Spalding, M. C. Kiser, J. J. Griffin, J. R. Wyly, H. B. Tompkins, L.
B. Nelson, Charles Keith, Judge George Hillyer, Gus Long, Dr. Crawford,
J. G. Oglesby, J. J. Spalding, John J. Falvey, Clark Howell, Jr., F. M.
O’Bryan, C. A. Fouche, of Rome, and others.
The Opera House, inside and out, was draped in sable and white, and on
the stage, forming a fragrant background, was a mass of beautiful
flowers and floral pieces. In the center of the group was the lovely
offering of the dead man’s associates and employés, standing out from a
setting of palms and roses. To the right of this central piece was the
crown from the people of Boston, and to the left the tribute from the
Virginia Society.
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