The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-06-09
THE CONFEDERATE DEAD.
A Formal dwelling of q Monu-
ment to Their Memory in
Mississippi.

jackson. Miss, June 3.-Five years
of disinterested labor and effort
on the part Of the women
of Mississippi eliminated to-
day in the formal unwilling of the
monument to the Confederate dead of
Mississippi. 1t is big day for the
exon 'ederaies, their wives and sons
and daughters. Not only are they
here from every hill and dale Of Mis-
sissippi, but every Southern state has
its representation, some small and
others large. Nor is the South alone
participating in the jubilstion Of the
day for several E.stern and Western
states are represented, Iowa especially
having q large contingent. Scores
of special trains arrived here in the
night aud morning, an almost un-
broken stream Of people has poured
out from the depot up the turnpike
road to the little town. The total
number Of outside visitors i, variously
estimated at from fifteen to twenty
thousand. Elrly this morning re-
ception was rendered to the Confeder-
ate veterans at Capitol Building.
They were there in force and many
comrades clasped hands who had not
met since the close Of the war. There
were greetings, warm and cordial,
and many affecting scenes were en-
acted. Among the prominent veterans
present we're: Governor Gordon, Of
Georgis, Commander of the United
veterans; General E.
Kirby Smith, of Manassas fame Cen
eral Cabe |, former Virginian but
now of Texas; Brigtdier General j.
NJ. Billups, and Governor Stone, of
Mississippi; General j. A. Smith,
Colonel w. D. Holder, and scores of
others of lesser and greater renown.
At half past 10 o'clock on the moment
the big bell of the court house rang
cut the signal for the head Of the
procession to move, ten companies of
the Mississippi National Guard
around the corner and up the
broad avenue Behind the last COM
pany, and drawn by ten white
horsas came a float carry.
ing fifteen young ladies represent
ing the Southern Confederacy and
the different states which composed it.
Each bore aloft . beautiful banner
with the names of the different states
handsomely embroidered upon the
center. Every enc was the daughter
Of a Confederate Yeteran, end every
one was more than fair to look upon,
being regarded as belle in her par
ocular state. 1t was a magnificent
tableau and the cheers and rebel wells
hat greeted the float as it passed from
BLOCK to block we're deafening. These
we're the fair representatives: Miss
Annie Stone, representing "The Con-
carried a regular battle flag.
Miss Kate Porter, Maryland, blue
banner Miss Corinne H. Sykes,
North Carolina, red banner. Miss
Annie Hemingway, South Carolina,
white banner. Miss Mary Dandy,
Georgia, white banner. Miss Elise
Govan, Florida, blue banner. Mss
Nellie Jewell, Alabama, blue banner.
Miss Marian Lowry, Mississippi,
white banner. Miss Mary Belle
Morgan, louisiana. white banner. |
Mrs Caroline K. Martin, Texas. red
banner. Miss Virginia Hunt, Ar.
kansas, red banner. Miss Sallie |
Cowan, Tennessee, red banner. Miss |
Annabell Power, Kentucky, red
,anner. Miss Annie L. Stone, Mis-.
'ouri, blue banner. Next to the |
Loaf came the officers of the Ladies'
Monument Association, the organiza-
ion under the auspices of which the
had been erected. They
we're heartily and vociferously cheered
It every point. Then came distin-
,uished visitors from abroad, and
veterans in carriages, Or
,anized posts of confederate veterans,
nd organized posts of Sons OF Con-
ederate veterans. The line of march
vas through the principal streets to
he monument. In all the procession
Tas two miles in length. The side
1alks throughout that distance were
'acked with people and volleys Of
heers ran from block to block. The
tars and stripes were carried at the
cad of every division and likewise
Dated from the top Of the capital.
Tide by side with them were carried
many torn and tatiered Confederate
attic flags which bore testimony to
be bitter conflicts through which
hey had been borne. A bakers
Oxen of brass bands furnished march.
ng music. Now it was the Star
iPangled Banner, then again Yankee
doodle, then Dixie, The Girl I Left