The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-20
THE CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
Their Programme for memorial Day

: Their Programme for Memorial Day
The confederate veterans held an In.
teresting meeting last night. The chief
I feature Of interest was paper by Gen
Lafayette McLaws, which was listened
10 with close attention by the veterans
many Of whom had turned out especially
TO hear it,
! Nominations were made for the annual
! election Of officers, which takes place
/ AZ the next meeting The following were
1 placed in nomination, which is practi-
| cally equivalent 10 an election.
| President-G. NJ. Ryals
/ FIRST Vice Presidcnt-W. ID. Harden.
/ Second Vice President-J. Il. Johnson.
Third Vice President-Gen. +. Nc
| Glashan.
Recording Secretary-H S. Dreese.
Assistant Secretary. +. KOllock.
Treasurer John S. Halnes.
AdJutant-JOseph +. White.
Instrumentation c. Work
man.
1t was announced that meeting Of
the association would be held on the night
OF May 10 hear paper read by Mr.. O..
n. Saussy, on the Battle OF the Crater"
Chairman Clement Saussy of the com
mlttce on memorial day programme an
nOunced that the committee had nearly
completed the programme OF arrange
ments. Hon Pope Barrow Will deliver the
address. Gen. Lafayette McLaWs will be
chief marshal Of the day, with such aides
as he may select The members Of the
ladies' auxiliary will begin the work of
making laurel wreaths with which 10 de-
corate the graves and the monument
Iuesday morning at the armory OF the
FIRST regiment, and desire all the help they
can get Besides a wreath for each grave,
a sufficient number of wreaths viii also
be made to supply each veteran In line
The Confederate Veterans Asso-
Citations of Liberty and Bryan
counties have accepted the invita-
ton 10 be present and take part in the
celebration of the day. and viii arrive by
the early morning trains. They viii be
met by a committee Of veterans and es-
cOrted 10 the gun room Of the Chatham
artillery where a lunch Will be served.
The veterans VIII assemble in Court
House square at $3.50 y. m, where the pa
rade will be formed. The line of march
viii be out Bull street to CASTOR to Dray-
ton, to GWinnett to the monument,
where the veterans viii take position in
front of the speakers stand with the
military escort ia the rear. The members
of the ladies auxiliary win have places in
side the railing, but no others will be ad
mitted. After the address the veterans
and military will form a hollow square
around the monument and the wreaths
carried by the veterans will be placed
upon the monument. DR.. l.. c. Vass will
then pronounce a prayer. after which taps
Will be sounded by the bugler.
The veterans found themselves In
quandary upon the subject of a military
escort. In other cities II is customary
for ali the military companies to turn ont
on Memorial day, but here the rule has
always been Tor some special command to
form the escort OF the veterans, a differ
ent command being chosen each year.
The Oglethorpe Light Infantry proffered
an escort to the committee and its offer
was accepted some time ago. Chairman
Saussy stated that this was the only COM
mand Of which he had any information
as rendering an escort. Maj. Ryals sta
ted however, that about two months ago
he received a communication from Col.
Garrard, rendering an escort of the Sa-
vannah Volunteer Guards for the occa-
sion to which he replied accepting the
offer. He had never informed the COM
mittee Of this, however, and Chairman
Saussy stated that the Oglethorpes had
been led to believe that they would be the
only escort to the veterans. With these
facts in view 1t was decided that as the
offer of the Oglethorpes was first rendered
and accepted that the company should be
assigned to the place of honor at the head
of the line, but under the command of the
ranking officer present which would make
them a part of the battalion.
A resolution by Veteran Saussy that the
association take steps TO become a part
of the United Confederate Veterans was
referred TO a committee 10 report at The
next meeting.
After a statement by Col. Gordon the
work of collecting moss and wreaths to be
used at the decoration of the confederate
monument In Chicago May 30 was given
in charge of the memorial committee
There was large meeting of the Veter-
ans and several new members were
elected.