The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-21
MEMORIAL DAYS PROGRAMME.
THE CONFEDERATE VETERANS
ANTE-ANNIvERSAR MEETING

erans in Distress-A Large Attend
ance at the Meeting and Much In
terest Manifested.
The ante-anniversary meeting Of the
Confederate Veterans Association, at
Knights Of Pythias hall last night. was
very largely attended by the members. and
many matters Of interest were discussed,
among them being the election Of officers
and the programme for memorial day.
The old board OF officers was unanimously
nominated for reelection, as follows:
President-Maj. G.. n. Ryals.
First Vice President-Hon. W. d. Hsr-
den.
Second Vice President-Capt. J. d. John
ston.
Third Vice President-Gen. P. Nicolas
han.
Recording secretary-GI. S. Dreese.
Assistant Recording Secretary-J. F.
Kollock.
Treasurer-JOhn s. Haines.
Adjutant-Joseph p. White.
ergeat-at-Arms-Wil c. Workman.
Mr.. NJ. c. Kollock said in nominating
the old board that the officers had given
such faithful and satisfactory service that
it should be unanimously nominated for
reelection without change. Other men,
bers expressed the same sentiments.
President Ryals said that he much pre-
ferred the association should select some
one else for president. He had held the
office for two years and he thought that
honor enough 10 satisfy the ambition OF
any man. Mai Ryals said that he felt
more honor in being elected president OF
the association than he could possibly
be by any other Office which might be
conferred upon him. Viewing II IN this
light, he did not intend to allow himself
ha selfish nv deriving others of this
honor.
Secretary Dreese expressed a desire to
be allowed 20 retire on account of the
tax upon his time in performing the duties
of his office. The association was not IN
clined to let either Maj. Ryals or Mr..
Dreese go, and they were unanimously
reelected with the other officers.
The formal election will be held at the
annual meeting on the morning OF Memo
rial day.
The programme arranged for Memorial
day, which will be observed next Monday,
was announced by the chairman Of the
memorial committee, Mr.. G. Lucien Jones.
One of the features of the day will be
the part taken in the exercises by the
school children. Between 800 and 1000
children will be in line. AN of the chill
dren of the public schools will not take
selected from each school. The very small
children will not be called upon, and many
Of the larger especially the boys, VIII
The children who are to take part VIII
assemble at their several schools and
march to the Chatham Academy, where
they will be arranged in line on Bull
street.
The Irish Jasper Greens will have the
honor of furnishing the military escort
to the veterans and will meet them in
Wright square in time to march at 4
p. m. The line of march will be out Bull
street on the west side of the squares. In
beginning the march the veterans will pre-
cede the military until South Broad street
is reached, where the veterans will halt
and the military escort will march to the
head of the line. The school children will
take positions following the military and
the veterans will then close up the rear
The march will be continued in this order
out Bull street TO CASTOR, thence to
Drayton, to Hall, thence due west to the
main walk through the Park extension
and south to the monument. The Greens
will take position to the west of the mon
ument, the school children will be formed
around the monument and the veterans
will form on the west and north sides. A
platform will be erected to the north Of
the monument for the speaker and the
officers of the association. The Daughters
of the Confederacy will be given places
inside the monument railing, and on the
Hon. Walter c. Charlton, the speaker
of the day, will be escorted to the monu-
ment in a carriage following the pro-
cession by Chairman Jones and the chap
lain, Rev. l.. C. Vass. The order of ex-
ercises at the monument will be as fol-
lows:
ode by the children, under direction of
Mrs Silva
Dirge by the band.
Introduction of the orator OF the day.
Mr.. Charlton's address.
ode by the children.
The veterans will then march inside the
railing and hand their wreaths to the
young ladies, there to be placed around
the monument while a dirge is played
by the band. Mr.. w. f. Blois win sing
a stanza from the Conquered Banner, "
after which Capt. W. r. Nichols viii
sound taps on the bugle. This will close
the exercises for the day, and the parade
will be dismissed at the monument. The
soldiers graves at Laurel Grove will be
decorated in the morning by committees
of the Daughters Of the Confederacy, as
sisted by committee from the Veterans
Association.
After the Adjournment of the meeting
last night tho Memorial day committee
| the Jasper Greens relative to the details of
the parade. The Greens are expected TO
| make a large turnout
| Lafayette McLaws Camp, United Con-
| federate Veterans, has been invited to
| participate in the parade with the Con-
federate Veterans Association.
The annual reports of the officers were
| submitted. President Ryals' report was
| brief. Since the last anniversary the fol-
| lowing members have died: w. +. Dupont,
G; Il. Baker r. M; pemere. T. H. Maxey,
| Murphy, Thomas Mahony and Charles +.
! Thorpe. During the year nine members
were admitted. MAJ. ftyalS urged upon
| those present that they should endeaVor
| to increase the membership.
! The report of Treasurer Haines showed
| that the total disbursements for the year
/ had been $9l6.H. leaving a balance in the
| treasury of 1925 20. The association began
| the year with $7S9.2S on hand. 1t also has
han fund of $lS5.62, making a total Of
| S4S0.S2 cash on hand.
/ Chairman Jones of the auditing commit.
| tee pointed out that the expenditures had
| exceeded the yearly income, leaving the
| association with a much decreased bal.
| Gnce. A careful scrutiny of all expendi-
| lures was recommended by the committees
| Several of the heaviest expenditures in.
| CURED last year will not be incurred this
| year, such as printing book of addresses
| entertaining veterans on Memorial day
| sending flowers to Chicago for the dedica.
| ton of confederate monument and Other
extra expenses. The association has now
| go members.
i Applications for membership were re.
| ceived from HoraceSA. Crane and George
| T. Nichols, and referred to committee un,
| der the regular order.
Two appropriation for the relief of con.
| federate veterans in distress were made
| An appeal for help for l. J. Thompson OF
| Bryan county was first considered Mr.
| Thompson was postmaster at Clyde Rrv.
| an county. He used a small amOunt ~