Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-04-18
DECORATION DAY.
No citing Last Might Rt the Rooms OF the
Howard AEsOeiation-The 22d OF
May the Day.
AppOintmenf OF COmmfttses-The Ex-
Fedsrals Inyfted 20 Participate on
the Occasion Fraterniz alton.

| At q meeting Of eX-COnfederate Off.
Gers snd soldiers, last evening, called fol
the purpose OF making arrangements To
assist the Ladies' Monumental associa.
ton in decorating the Confederate
graves at ElmwoOd, a large number
were present. General @. W. Gordon,
was called to the chair, and Major w.
/ ii. Rhes made secretary. The object o!
the meeting was stated, when Colonel
NJ. {. Galloway, Of the APPEAL, moved
that Saturday, the twenty-second OF
May, be fixed as the day when the Con-
federste graves shall be streWn with
flowers. This wHs unanimously adopted.
! DIR. Mitchell moved that the chair ap-
point committee Of arrangements TO
confer with the ladies OF the monument
al association, and the ladies of Mem
phis generally, in regard to the details,
the chairman to report the.names of the
committee when formed. Adopted.
Major Minor Meriwether moved that
special committee of three be appoint
ed to confer with the ladies in regard to
the plan Of decoration. Adopted, and
The chair appointed Major Meriwether,
Colonel Tsy lor, and Colonel DuBose.
Colonel Galloway moved that a COM
mittee Of three be appointed to select
the orator of the day. The chair ap-
pointed Colonel Galloway, Thomas n.
Johnston, and w. II. Rhes.
Mr.. Thomas n. Johnston moved that
a procession be formed on decoration
day, 10 march through the city to Elm
wood, and thst the ChickasaW Guards,
Company A, Irish volunteers; the fire
department, and all other organizations
which will join in, be most respectfully
invited to do so, and that the commit
tee OF arrangements will wait upon all
organizations desiring TO participate.
Adopted.
Major Goodman presented and read
the following letter, which fully ex-
plains itself:
MEMPHIS, april Il, 1875.
DEAR GOODMAN-I notice q call in !
the morning papers for a meeting TO ar
range for assisting the Ladies' Monu- !
mental association in the decoration of
the Confederate graves at ElmWood, |
signed by yourself and other friends. |
The call also says: "AIl are invited to |
participate who desire 10 do So" l
was, as you and others well know, a |
Federal officer during the earlier part of
the war, until April, 1858, and made no
secret of it when came to
Memphis in that year, as l believed
then, as now, / was acting only
as duty called me. That you and
thousands Of others thought and acted
differently are no reasons that your
comrades and mine, now lying in their
peaceful graves, having given their
lives for their convictions OF right,
should not be honOred in our memories.
II you think l would not be intruding,
l should be glad to assist in any way l
can. Yours truly,
HIT. ToMLINSON.
Major Goodman stated that he had
replied that they would be pleased to
receive Colonel TOmlinson's sympathy,
rs well as aid and cooperation in all I
that they might celebrate.
he told him that of all others {
there was least enmity between soldiers /,
who had fought in the Confederate and {
The Federal armies. The offer Of Col
1Del Tomlinson should be accepted. {
Major w. H. Rhea moved that Col {
)nel TomliDsOn's letter be cordially re.
,eived and made a part Of the proceed {
ngs Of the meeting. The motion was 8
adopted. i
Attorney General Luke E. Wright Z
moved that all Federal soldiers, and all &
'thers who so desire, be cordially in {
yited to participate in the decoration of c
he Confederate graves. He agreed !
vita Major Goodman that no enmity
vas cherished between the men who !
ought in the Confederate and Federal Z
armies. The spirit Of fellowship on the {
)art of Colonel TOmlinson should be L
net with the hand OF appreciation by \
he COnfederates. They would do that O
which was good and which would be
8nctioned by the true soldiers in ce- V
nenting the fellowship and bridging e
yer the chasm. Brave soldiers were too
to cherish any enmity or q
atTed, and he hoped the motion would &
e adopted. Fl
Hon. II. Casey Young, member OF il
ongress, elect, seconded General o
Vrights motion. ii
Colonel II. G. Galloway, Of the AP- b
AL,Ideemed the motion proper, espe- e.
tally in view Of the fact that the Grand p
Irmy Of the Republic had receded from il
s former position, and wished to have fl
9th Federal and Confederate graves de- Il
grated together. p
Major VIII. 0. WOOdsen, southern 81
gent Of the Associated Press, stated b
lat at recent meeting Of the Federal el
Jldiers in Chicago 10 make prepara. ci
ons for the decoration Of the graves OF N
leir dead, alI prominent ex-Confeder, W
te officers and soldiers had been iDvft- tt
/ to participate in the ceremonies. IS
his he had noticed in the press dis fr
atches, and stated the fact as he did HI
OF think it had been published here. IL
The motion OF General Wright was iv
unanimously adopted, and the meeting pt
iiourned subject to the call Of the chair tc
an, General G. w. Gordon. 10
The meeting was harmonious and al
uly representative; among the notica' 81
e citizens present were Hon. Jefferson pi
avis, General Joseph Il. Davis, Ex- ci
overnor Isham q. Harris, and General bt
Olton w. Greene. 7
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