The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-27
CONFEDERATE DAY AT CHICAGO
OFFICERS OF Roth ARMIES TO
MEET As FRIENDS.

Ii Is Expected TO BE the Most DistIn-
guished AssembIage Of Veterans
Ever Occurring in the West-Sec-
tfOnaIism TO BE Unknown-FIOTers
Already Pouring in From Every
Section of the south.
Chicago. May 26-The dedication Of the
copfederate monument at OakwOods cem-
etery on the morning of May 30 will bring
TO Chicago the most distinguished as
! semblage Of officers of both the Union
and Confederate armies that has ever
been together in the west. The citizens
of Chicago have made ample arrange
ments for their entertainment, one of the
| features of which viii be reception and
reunion which will go a long way in more
firmly cementing the fraternal bonds of
the north and the south. In the. reunion
there will be no north, no south. but pure
American sentiment and patriotism un-
der the stars and stripes. There is to be
no display of confederate colors Azd
while the citizens of Chicago are nobly
doing there share in this great event the
people of the south are giving helping
hand. Already a carload of flowers,
trees, plants, MOSES and magnolias for
decorating purposes has been started from
Savannah, Ca, and is on its way to
Chicago. Cars of floral offerings from At
lanta and Charleston are also coming.
Shipments will be made from Pensacola
and Mobile tomorrow by express and to-
morrow a carload will be attached to the
regular express leaving New Orleans.
With all of these flowers
there will be enough to al
most cover Oakwoods from one
end to the other. The Chicago Veteran
Association, an organization of union vet
Grams, will place cross eight feet in
hight on the monument.
All of the guests arriving direct from
Washington will come in special cars and
a special train will also come from the
south. Rooms have been reserved for the
entire party at the Palmer house, the
guests of the owners. There will be card
reception in the parlors and club room Of
the Palmer house from TO s p. m, We'd
nesday May 49, at which the general
citizens committee will call upon the dis
tinguished guests and the mayor OF the
city will extend welcome, which is to be
responded TO by Gen. John B. Gordon, the
commander Of the southern veterans.
AT o'clock the renowned generals will
be taken to Kingsley's, there to partici-
pate in a banquet.
on Thursday May 30, at s a. m, a ma
tional salute will be given on the lake
front. The distinguished guests will take
carriages at $50 a. m. at the Palmer house.
and under escort of the Chicago City
Troop, Capt. Funkhauser commanding,
will pass down Michigan avenue TO the
Grand Central station of the Illinois Cen
fbaxy Mill oil
ial train for Oakwoods.
AS the generals pass along Michigan
avenue a national salute of forty-siX guns
win be fired by Battery D, l. n. G., Capt.
Russell, commanding.
On the arrival of the special train at
the Sixty-seventh street station, the party
will take carriages, and, under escort of
the Black Hussars, Capt. Quincrif COM
manding, will be driven to the monument
site at Oakwoods cemetery, where they
will occupy an elevated and commodious
stand, in front of which there will be
seats to accommodate several thousand
people. The space necessary for the cere-
monies will be roped off and access to the
stand and seats viii be by card invita-.
ton.
The features of the dedcatory pro-
gramme at Oakwoods at 10 a. m. are as
follows:
Selection by military band
Prayer by Col Joseph Desha Pickett,
chaplain of the Kentucky Orphans"
Brigade
Introductory remarks by Gen. John C.
Underwood
Address by Rev. H. w. Bolton, d. d.
Anthem by Imperial Arion Octet.
Dedicatory grafton by Lieut.. Gen Wade
Hampton of South Carolina.
Te Deum, by the Imperial Arion Octet
Memorial poem by Maj. Henry 7. Stanton
Of Kentucky.
Address by Rt. Rev. Samuel Fellows.
LII. D.
Conservation of the guns.
Placing the floral decorations.
Requiem by Imperial Arion Octet
Military honors-Firing three volleys
over the dead by the First regiment OF
infantry, Illinois National Guards; busle
blare and taps.
Decorating graves of union soldiers by
Ex-Confederate Association.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies the
guests of honor will take carriages and
be driven to the city through Washington
park Drexel boulevard and Michigan
avenue, and will occupy the balconies Of
the Auditorium hotel and annex to wit
ness the Grand Army of the Republic
memorial parade in the afternoon.
Thursday night, in the floral hall at the
Palmer house, there will be a social and
military reception.