The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-10
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAMME.
Judge FaIIigant VIII Deliver the
Address in the Guards Hall.

The memorial committees of the Confed-
crate Veterans Association and of the
Daughters of the Confederacy have about
completed their plans for the observance
of memorial day, Tuesday, April 26 The
Chatham Artillery has rendered its SER
vices as an escort and the offer has been
accepted. Judge Robert Fallgant will be
the orator of the day.
There will be a marked change in the
manner of observing Memorial day this
year from that of previous years. Instead
of the address being delivered at the mon
ument in the afternoon as has been the
custom, 1t will be delivered at night at the
Guards Hail. This change was suggested
by the ladies who pointed out that the
speakers address was audible to only a
small number out of the large crowds
which annually gather around the monu-
ment and that disorder often occurs. 1t
is much harder for the speaker to deliver
| an address in the open air and the lengthy
exercises are tiresome to ladies and chill
dren. 1t was suggested that it would be
much better to have the address delivered
in hall at night where it could be heard
by all present and with much more com
fort and satisfaction than when standing
in the open air. The suggestion was read
lily approved of by the veterans and the
| address this year will be delivered at the
Guards Hall. Judge Falligant's eloquent
Grafton upon Memorial day a few years
ago is well remembered, and it is safe to
say that the committee selection will be
generally approved.
The Confederate Veterans Association
| will hold ats ante-anniversary meeting on
the night of April IS, when the memorial
| committee will make its report, and Of
| tcers for the ensuing year will be nomi-
| mated. The vacancy caused by the death of
the president, the late Hon. William d.
Harden, has not been filled. The vice pres
ident, Gen. p. McGlashan, is said to be
| likely to receive the nomination, though
| Gen. McGlashan has stated that he pre-
| fers that some one else should be named.
| The anniversary meeting of the association
will be held at noon, April 26, when the Of
| fcers will be elected.
The memorial day programme is as fol-
lows: The veterans will assemble in
| Wright square opposite the Court House
| as usual, and will march to the monument
in the parade ground, headed by their mil
| itary escort. At the monument the
wreaths carried by the veterans will be de-
| posted on and around it. From the monu-
ment, the veterans win march to Laurel
! Grove cemetery where the school children
| will receive them at the cemetery gate.
Each child viii have a bunch of flowers.
| From the gate they will proceed to the
soldiers lot, where the veterans will form
| around the lot and the children will de-
post their flowers on the graves. After the
graves have been decorated, the president
and the adjutant of the association will
| advance and place the flag and a wreath
made especially for the purpose on or neal
the monument. Capt. Nichols win then
| blow taps, which will conclude the exer-
| cises.
The Daughters of the Confederacy and
the friends of the cause generally viii as
| sembie at the armory of the First Regi-
ment Friday. April %. to begin the max
ing of wreaths and garlands with which
to decorate the soldiers graves and the
monument. All the graves in the soldiers
lot and all other graves in the cemetery
of soldiers, who died or were killed in tho
war, will be decorated. Committees will
attend to the decoration of the soldiers
| graves in the other cemeteries. The Con.
fedora e monument in the parade ground
will be decorated, as usual, by the ladies'
assisted by the memorial committee. Con
tributlons of flowers for decorative pur
poses are solicited by the ladies'