Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-25
AT ELMWOOD.
The Decoration Of Graves Yester-
day.

INC oi OFoNes heseeE'
day.
Almost the entire city visited the
cemetery yesterday afternoon for the
purpose ofstrewing flowers on the graves
the of Confederate dead who sleep
in that beautiful spot. The procession
during the day a participated in by
ex-Coniederates and ex-Federals, and
the Gags Of both sections waved and
aoated along the line. The order Of
procession was as follows:
Chief Marshal and Aids.
Music.
Chickasaw Guards.
Co. A, Irish Volunteers.
Templar's Guards.
Orators of the Dav.
Inyincible Fire Co.. No. 5.
Ex-Confederate Foot.
Ex-Federal Foot.
Ex-Confederate Horse.
Music.
Hibefnian Mutual Relief Society.
Irish Literary Society.
Father Mathews Total Abstinence Society.
Soeieta Franchise.
SOcieta di Unionee Fratellanza Italiana.
Music.
German Benevolent Society.
German Casino.
Deutscher Bruder ,Bund.
Memphis Maennorchor.
Temples Of Love /. s. 5, 9, IS.
Music.
City SchOols-First Division.
Music.
City Schools Second Division.
IN CARRIAGES.
Mayor and General Council.
Army and Navy Union.
Ex-Federal Officers and Soldiers.
st. Andrews Society.
Gruetli Verein.
Citizens.
Along the line of March down Main,
up Second and out Adams street to the
Charleston depot, the sidewalks, awnings
and windows we're densely packed with
spectators. Those in the procession
carried bouquets and other decorations.
AT THE CEMETERY,
The immense assemblage at Elmwood
crowded around the speakers stand near
the monument, and the following order
Of exercises was successfully carried out:
PRAYER-REv. DR.. sTAINBAoK.
Hymn-Rook of Aces.
hendelssOhn QuaTtette Club
Poem-The Blue and the Gray.
Master Lee Meriwether
Grave Memphis Maennereh0T
0RATIoN-LUKE E. WRIGHT, ESQ.
Hymn-Nearer NV God to Thee,
MendelssOhn Quartette Club
0RATIoE-JUpGE J.. o. PIERCE.
Night Song of the Warriors.
Memphis Maennerehol
Poem-(Composed by DR.. GrangerN
Hymn-Old Hundred,
MendelssOhn Quartette Club
BENEDIcrIoN-R REV. JAS. CARMICHAEL.
Full Orchestra -......... Director Prof. Arnold
THAT UNFINISHED MONUMENT.
At the close of the exercises Mr.. L. B.
Mcfarland, of the monumental fund in.
vestigating committee, made the following
satisfactory statement with reference ia
the old fund of $4,000 invested years age
in the Avalanche and now under the
control of Colonel Kellar:
When the present managers tool
charge of the enterprise twelve months
ago there was something more than $20C
in money on hand; also a note for some
$4,000. Half Of this note has been col
lected, and the remainder will shertly be
paid with interest The balance now on
hand is $ll4S, to be increased by the mel
proceeds of the recent picnic Of some
$500 more. This will make a fund Of
about $1,000, which Colonel John Il. Tay.
lor will soon have in his hands for &C.
count of the enterprise. In the fall
when the financial condition of our PEG
pie improves, the public will be appealed
to, and it is expected the fund will be in.
creased to 10000, when the magnificent
shaft, which has been a reproach, will be
completed in honor and to the memory
of the dead soldiers whose deeds it is de.
signed to perpetuate. The committee
delayed making a public statement until
n could be made that would show the
financial situation to be creditable.
The graves of the dead were literally
covered with floral offerings, and at a
late hour the participants returned to the
city, feeling satisfied that they had paid
the annual tribute to our Confederate
dead.