The record-union., 1897-06-25

State divisions. each division preceded
by sponsors, maids of honor and invit-
ed guests, beautifully attired in sum
mer costumes.
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida
Alabama, Georgia. Louisiana, Virginia
Arkansas. Missouri, Kentucky, Mary
land, Indian Territory, New York, Illi-
nois, North Carolina, Texas. Oklahoma
West Virginia, District of Columbia
all had veterans in line.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans
marched and were commanded by Rob
ert ]. Smythe of Charleston, newly
elected. The Daughters of the Confed-
efacy We're present in large numbers
and rode in carriages.
General w. B. Bate, General Joseph
Wheeler, General S. B. Buckner We're in
carriages at the head of the Tennessee
division. General A. P. Stewart, Gen
eral NJ B. Butler, Mrs. S. B. Buckne1
and Mrs. w. B. Bate preceded them in
carriages. Judge Reagan and General
John Ford rode with the Texas division
Mrs. A. P. Stewart, Robert E. Lee and
John Hood aroused continued cheers
General Stephen D. Lee was easily rec
ogniZed
With their respective divisions, the
commanding officers from each State
rode by, and as they were recognized
shouts went up, and as little bands
marched along bearing tattered flags
inscribed with the names of bloody bat
tlefields. mighty roar ascended. From
the time the South Carolina troops
bearing palmetto branches, began to
move to the music of Dixie" all down
the line until the Tennessee troops
passed the stand, where General Cor
don for an hour and a half saluted the
passing hosts, the air was rent with
cheers, with roars, with drumbeats, bu-
gle blasts and music by bands. And
though at noon two transforms drench-
ed spectators and veterans, temporarily
disorganizing the parade, through it all
veterans, sponsors, maids Of honor,
Generals and privates stood to their
posts and when the storm had passed
resumed the line of march.
Though the transforms had bedrag-
gled the flags and banners, drenched
the paraders and made limp the cos
tunes of the ladies, the enthusiasm was
not dampened, and in a short time the
streets were again thronged, and Of the
countless thousands the major portion
We're thronging to the Auditorium to
listen to speeches and witness the clos
ing exercises of the afternoon and even
ing. From the dismissal of the partic-
ipantS in the parade until late this
evening the tide of travel was toward
the exposition, where the final exercises
of the United Confederate Veterans
were held. Each State was represented
in the jubilee by delegates, their friends
and a speaker selected for the occasion.
Captain J. B. OBrien presided.
Among the speakers We're men from
every State, and SO great was the en-
thuSiasm and so insistent the vast al
dience which packed the huge audto-
rum that it was after 6 O'clock before
the last speech was made and the note
of melody foated out.
Tonight the same vast throng wit
messed fireworks prepared for the oeca-
sion and listened to the rendering of
another Southern programme" by In
mes band
While old Confederate flags, regimen
tai flags, tattered and torn, appeared
in the decorations and in the parade
very prominent, there was at every
turn the star-spangled banner and i'll
the parade the national standard was
seen in every division.
1t was the unanimous verdict of the
veterans and their visiting friends that
the reunion was the most successful
ever held.