Southern Cross Recipients: The Lyons Progress: April 21, 1911: Lyons,
Tattnall County, Ga

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>From the Lyons Progress: April 21, 1911:

Wednesday, April 26th, will be here ere long, bringing with it memories
of the bitterest strife our country has ever known, mingled with a
feeling of pride as we think of the manhood our loved South sent out to
this struggle.
On this day, all over this fair land, loving hearts are prompted to hold
Memorial services in honor of our dead heroes, and to cover their last
resting places with beautiful flowers. Lyons, too, on this day, will do
honor to the wearers of the gray.
The Lyons Chapter of the U. D. C., has arranged a fitting program to be
given at the Opera House at 2 o'clock, Wednesday, April 26th. A feature
of the occasion will be the bestowal of crosses of honor upon the
following veterans:
W.H. Burke, I.H. Crawford, J.B. Cave, E.S. Davis, S.L. Findley,
C.H. Mann, Phillip Morris, A.J. McCullough, James H. Odom, Evan Parker,
W.H. Rowland, N.S. Smith.
At the close of the following program, the exercises will be continued in
the cemetery. The public is most cordially invited to be present at this,
the first Memorial service of our city.
The program will be as follows:
Doxology. Scripture reading:-Rev. N. T. Pafford,
Invocation:-Rev. J. W. Kytle. Quartette-Prof. Monts, Messrs Sweat,
Moseley and Moseley. Reading, "Stonewall Jackson's way" Miss Jadie Mae
Martin. Quartette-"Sleep on Brave Hearts." Delivery of Crosses of Honor,
Mrs. Belle Everlyn, Solo,- Mrs. C.A. Garbutt. Introduction of the
speaker, Col. J. J. Williams, Address, Col. E. J. Giles.
Mrs C. F. Shewmake,
Corp. Sec'y