The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-26
IN MEMORY OF THEIR DEAD.
A FLORAL TRIBUTE TO BE PAID TO
FALLEN HEROES.


nuaI Meeting of the Confederate
Veterans Association at Noon, the
Parade of the Veterans, Escorted
by the Chatham Artillery, and
Their March to the Confederate
Monument and Thence to Laurel
Grove Cemetery, and the Address
of Judge FalIigant at the Guards
Hall at Night.
The conflict with Spain will not be al
lowed in any way to interfere with Sa-
vannah's annual celebration of Memorial
Day. The programme of the day will be
fully carried out.
An important feature will be annual
meeting and election of officers of the Con-
federate Veterans Association at the
Guards hall at noon. The meeting viii be
held in the main or drill hall, which has
been rendered for the purpose. These
meetings have proven very interesting
heretofore, and are always largely attend
ed. AT the recent ante-anniversary meet
ing of the association some of the srnem-
oers expressed the hope that the anniver-
sary meeting would prove as interesting as
those OF previous years. The veterans fight
their battles DER at these meetings. and
many incidents, both thrilling and hlInor-
Gus, which have never found their wa,
INTO print, are related by the active Dartic-
lpants There are some splendid story
teiiers among the veterans Gen. Nc
Glashen, Judge Fallgant, Mai RIVALS.
capt. Uslna and others, and the best of 1t
is that these stories are true.
Copies of the animal modification of tt,a
association, containing the addresses de-
iVered and papers read before the asso-
ciatlon during the previous year, will be
Iurhlshed to members at the meeting
THESE publications are good history and
viii be valuable some day.
The Daughters Of the Confederacy. who
engaged in the work of making the
Wreaths and decoration to be used in dec
Grating the graves of the Gettysburg he
roes, had very successful day Of it yes
terday. The announcement in SUNDAYS
Morning News that the ladies needed help
in order to complete their work met with
ready response and there were plenty
OF workers al the First Regiment armory
during the day. The ladies completed
over LOCO wreaths, besides other decora-
tons.
The monument in the parade ground
Will be decorated this morning as well as
the Gettysburg monument at Laurel Grove.
The memorial committee will have charge
OF this work assisted by the ladies'
The two camps of veterans, the Confed-
crate Veterans Association and McIaws
Camp will meet in Wright square near the
Chatham Artillery armory at o'clock in
the afternoon. Gen. McGlashan will be in
command. At 4:30 the march will begin
headed by the First Regiment band, which
has rendered its services for the occasion
and escorted by the Chatham Artillery
The line of march will be out Bull street
10 the Confederate monument in the par
ade gound. The veterans will form around
the monument and their wreaths win be
deposited at its base. The parade will
then proceed to Laurel Grove cemetery.
where the veterans viii be met by the
school children bearing flowers. The pa
rade will proceed to the soldiers lot, where
the children will deposit their
flowers on the graves. The ceremonies
will conclude here with the placing of
Confederate flag on the Gettysburg monu-
ment and the blowing of taps by Capt
W. ~ Nichols on the bugle. The parade
will then be dismissed.
There are a number of soldiers graves
scattered through the cemetery, many of
which will be beautifully decorated by
friends and relatives. Many people turn
the occasion into a general decoration
day, decorating the graves of relatives
generally without regard to any participa-
ton on their part in the war The vet
Grams and the ladies' of the Daughters of
the Confederacy disapprove of this. as they
believe that the day should be entirely de-
voted to the memories Of the late struggle
and tribute paid only to its heroes.
The event tonight will be the address
of Judge Falligant at the Guards Hall.
to which the public is invited Judge Fal-
ligant will, by request of the memorial day
committee of the Confederate Veterans
Association, repeat the splendid address ne
delivered in the parade ground four years
ago, and which might be appropriately en-
titled THE Heroes of the Confederacv."
The address is regarded by many of those
who heard it as one Of the most eloouent
Judge Falligant has ever delivered and this
is saying a good deal 1t appealed directly
to the hearts of the Veterans and this is
the reason they are DESTROYS Of hearing il
again.
Memorial day being a legal holiday in
this state, all public buildings will be clos
ed, as will also the banks, Cotton Elk
change and Board of Trade and many bus
mess houses. The day will be generally
observed as a half holiday in the business
section.
The postoffice will close at noon. The
usual morning collection and deliveries
will be made and the registry, money or-
der and general delivery departments will
be open until noon.