The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-27

o'clock to lunch, which was served by the
following committee of st. Johns Rectory
Society: Mrs. David Wells, Mrs. Charles
Ash, Mrs. Louis Bliss, Mrs. Charles Strong,
Mrs. P. d. Ward and Misses Kate Brown,
Sallie Wells, Messrs. Thomas l. Boulineau
aud L. REEVES.
There were three tables, and bountiful
luncheon was spread. After ths lunch
cigars were passed, and the veterans in
dulged in "reminiscences of the scenes and
incidents of Sailors creek and other hotly
contested battlefields Of the war.
Private J. E. Brice Of Company ID, Fifth
regiment Of cavalry, under Col. r Il. An
derson, was the lion Of the hour on account
OF his remarkable record, as he served from
1862 to the surrender In 1865 without having
missed roll call, aud when he was sur
rendered at Hillsboro. y. c., he rode home
on the horse he mounted when he enlisted.
He had his parole with HIM yesterday,
which was passed around among the
veterans and examined with intsress.
THE VETERANS PARADE.
At 3 o'clock the Liberty county veterans.
Capt Bradwell commanding, and the Bryan
Veterans, Maj. Letford in command,
formed in twos at the bazaar hall, and took
up the line of march south, on Whitaker, to
Liberty street, where they were formed in
line, detachment Of the Savannah Neter-
ans Association, under Veteran Peter
Reilly, on their right, and a second detach-
ment, under Veteran F. D. Bloodworth, on
the left, numbering 100 in all; the Savannah
Cadets, Capt. j. F. Brooks, on the extreme
right, the line forming on Liberty street to
the music of Dixie" by the Oglethorps
band. President McLaws, who had charge
OF the column, was mounted aud Veterans
j. r. Dillon, +. d. Bloodworth, George A.
Appleton. and Peter Reilly were aids on
foot. The column moved TO the tune of the
Bonnie Blue Flag east on Liberty to Bull,
south on Bull to CASTOR, east to Drayton,
and south to the park extension, which they
entered with slower aud measured tread to
the strains Of dead march by the band.
AT THE MONUMENT.
A detachment of the Barlow Light In
fantry was drawn up inside the Enclosure of
the confederate monument, under command
Of Capt. g. B. Pritchard, Jr., and fronting
north, the detachment coming to a present
as the column formed in a hollow square
about the monument, in the following order:
the Cadets to the north, the Liberty vete-
rams and first detachment of the Savannah
veterans to the east, the Bryan veterans
to the south, and the second de-
tachment Of Savannah veterans to the
west
After the square had been formed, the
Bartows grounded arms and collected the
laurel Wreaths from the veterans, every
fourth man having been given wreath
after the column had formed on Liberty
street These wreaths were hung on wires
which circled the monument.
After the benediction the Cadets fired a
salute Of three rounds, and after TAPS" the
veterans were escorted TO the bazaar building
by the Cadets, where they broke ranks.
The Cadets disbanded at the regimental
armory, and many of them visited Laurel
Grove and took part in the decoration of
the graves.
The Barlow Light Infantry, after taking
part in the ceremonies at the monument,
according TO their yearly custom and to
perpetuate the memory of Gen. Francis
Barlow, marched to Laurel Grove csme-
terry and placed handsome floral tribute
on his grave. The design was a large
wreath, in the center of which was star,
the insignia of his rank as brigadier gen.
eral the company turned out thirty men.