Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-25

c. on Cameron and the fremen on
Washington street, facing tie mound
Then there was Music By TIC instr:-
mental G,artette, followed by Il hymn,
"Nearcr My God TO Thee, " by the choir
The mound Was then literally covered
with flowers. after the strcwing OF
which, taps" were sounded by a buslc
and the procession was dismissed The
various organizations then marched TO
their homes and the largo crowd which
had assembled slowly dispersed.
Notes.-The members of the Confed-
crate Veteran Association OF Washing
ton were last night entertained ut the
Exchange by number of individual
members OF Lee Camp. 4 pleasant
evening was spent. Among the visitors
were Col. Costin and Major Dcwden.
The firemcn made the best show in
the parade and gave the public an OPP
portunity OF seeing of what excellent
material the fire department is COM
posed. The Columbia company turned
out with full ranks and with their hand
some engine and new reel. The Hy-
draulion, though they did not bring out
their apparatus, were iiremcn, every
inch of them, and the Relief, with their
truck, made an excellent appearance.
The Hydyaulion Company, after the
ceremonies, was given lunch by Capt.
George w. Petty, commander of the
company.
The procession, though not so large
as on some former occasions, was q
most creditable one, and every one in
the city is pleased with yesterdays pa
rade
One of the handsomcst floral tributes
was the large cross presented by Davis
Post, G.. A. r., and which was placed on
the face of the monument Another
handsome piece was the bunch of lilies
purchased with money sent the com
mittee by lady Of this city.
The Kit Carson Drum Corps enliven-
cd the streets last night by playing TIA
ra-ra boom-de-ay."
The new uniforms of the Third Rcgi-
ment Drum Corps are very handsome,
but the caps somewhat resemble those
Of tho Salvation Army.
There is no denying the fact that the
shirts of the Columbia company are red.
THE FLAG INCIDENT.-It is stated in
another column in the account of yes
terday's confederate memorial eXer-
cises that the programme was carried
out in almost exact accordance with the
announcement made in Mondays
GAZETTE. There was one omission,
however, and that caused general COM
mcnt when the fact became known.
1t had been stated in the GAZETTE and
it had been so arranged that Lee Camp
would carry two hags-onc the old 18th
Virginia Regiment battle flag which at
the battle of Five Forks had been
taken from the staff and saved by
Sergt beavers, of Co. H., and the
other the flag that had been presented
to the regiment by the State in 1861.
When Lee Camp started from their
hall to take their place in the process
sion, both of these flags and the camp
flag were in line, but soon after reach
ing the corner of Washington and CAM
cron streets, and before the procession
moved, the old battle flag suddenly dis
appeared. Inquiry was promptly made
as to the whereabouts of the flag when
it was learned that at the suggestion of
two orthree membersofL Lee Camp-who
said they did not think it was proper to
carry the flag in line as the G.. A. r.
Post would be compelled to march be-
hind 1.-THE acting commander of the
camp had ordered its removal, and so the
old bullct-riddled, battlc-stained flag,
the flag that had led in the many bril-
liant charges ofthc gallant Sevcnteenth;
the flag that had been shot from the
hands of fully score of brave men
whose heroic deeds were yesterday be-
ing mcmorialized, the flag that had
never known dishonor, was igno-
minionsly banished from sight and
not allowed to wave over the
heads of the few remaining men who
had risked their lives in its defense,
and this in Alexandria on Confederate
Memorial Day-God save the mark!
This incident was known to 4 compare
lively few at the time, but some of the
members of the camp refused to march
without the flag Others would have
done likewise but wished to avoid max
ing scene When the matter became
generally known there was much in
diSnation expressed. Members of the
G.. A. r. Post were asked by reporter
of the GAZETTE if they had expressed
any wish to have the flag removed from
the line and all replied that they had
not; they had expected Lee Camp to
march with the flag and seemed sur
prised at not seeing it in line. The
members of the Post are anxious that
it should be known that they not only
offered no objection to marching be-
hind Lee Camp with its flag but did
not alludc to the subject in the vaguest
way.
Mr.. BARBoUR'S WILL.-The will of
the late Senator J. S. Barbour has been
-, understood tbot Nv ,f,