The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-05-24
DECKED WITH FLOWERS.
Graves of Confederate Dead Denuti-
fully Decorated.
Impressive Ceremonies at Rose Hill
Cemetery Thursday Afternoon.

The day sacred to all Southern
hearts was fittingly observed here
Thursday when the graves of the
Confederate dead in Rose Hill Gene
terry were strewn with flowers in the
midst of impressive aud beautiful
ceremonies.
The crowd at the Cemetery in the
afternoon was estimated l 800. Near
Iy every business house in the city,
! Including the saloons, was closed
from , to D p. IN.
The procession moved at 3 o'clock
from the corner OF Seventh and Gar
den streets to the cemetery, headed
by Sheppard's band. When the
cemetery was reached the program,
as published in yesterdays HERALD
WAS carried out.
Thirteen beautiful young ladies,
dressed in snowy white, stood among
the graves of the heroic dead, each
with a standard, and each represent
ing one of the seeding states. The
states were represented as follows:
Tennessee-Miss Olive Rogers.
South CaroIina-Miss Mary Pick
ard.
Virginia-Miss Mary Cant.
Georgia Miss Mary Roberts.
Observation-Disclosures Linda Frierson.
Alabama-AIiss Bessie Moore.
tiOrida-Miss Willie LipscOmb.
Arkansas-Miss Dot Ewing.
Kentuclly-Miss Mary Wilkes.
TeXas-Miss Bell Webb.
MissOuri-Miss Lille Wilson.
North Carolina-Miss Katie Biddle.
Louisiana-Miss Brown.
Inc ceremonies were opened with
a beautiful prayer by Rev. MIR. Nor
sisOn, the evangelist. I'VE snail
meet Beyond the River" was sung by
the chorus, and after music by the
band, Col A. NJ. LoOney delivered
the grafton of the day.
Col. LoOney's address was eloquent
and very appropriate. He told in
touching and beautiful language Of
the patriotism, hardships, sutferings
and death of the brave soldiers
whose graves they were there to deco
rate. He paid warm tribute to the
bravery of the Southern soldiers, and
to the faithful women who each year
superintend the decoration of the
soldiers graves.
I'VE shall Know Each Other
There" was sung by the chorus, snG
the graves were then decorated while
the Memorial music was rendered.
At each of the III graves We're Eta
toned little boy and little girl-the
at the foOtstones. Each boy carried
a wreath of evergreen ana the girls
bouuets of white and red ross, and
during the Memorial music the
wreaths were placed on the head
stones and the bCquets .On the graves,
the children Kne-ltug.
Miss Minnie Holding sang Faded
Gray Jacket and Bonnie Blue Flag
was sung by the chorus. Rev. L. j.
Duncan led in prayer, and the cere-
monies were closed by "DiXie" from
the band.
The Confederate monument was
beautifully decorated, with evergreens
at the base and wreaths of white and
red roses entwining it. The mOnu-
ment was decorated by Mrs. .. Z.
! Owen, Mrs. Octavia Allison, Mrs. w.
J. Webster and Mrs. George Mcken-
non.
The speakers stand Yves decorated
/ by Mrs. w. p. Woodbridge, Mrs. II. {.
Cant, Messrs. Will Tower and j. w.
! Wilson.
The Confederate flag was carried by
! little Andrew Wilson.
Mrs y. Holman, who superintend-
ed the decoration, deserves great cred
| it for the excellent arrangements and
the execution of the program rs
mapped out. Mrs. Holman has had
charge of the decoration day cere-
monies for fifteen years. She desires
| to return thanks to all who took part
/ in the decoration ceremonies.