The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-24
WREATHs FOR THE GRAVES.
A CHANGE IN THE FORM OF OBJ
SERVING MEMORIAL DAY.

The Address to BE Delivered by
Judge FaIIignnt at the Guards
Hall at Night Instead of at the
Monument in the Parade Grounds.
Instead of Dispensing at the Mon
ument the Veterans VIII March
to Laurel Grove Cemetery and
Conclude Their Exercises There.
The Ladies Call for Volunteers to
Assist Them in Preparing DecOra-
tions.
Tuesday, April 26. is Confederate Memo
rial day, and will be observed in Savan-
nah as such occasions have for many years
past. There will be a variation from the
programme of former years, however. In
stead of the annual address being deliv-
cred in the open air at the Confederate
monument in the parade ground in the at
ternoon, it will be delivered. instead, at
the Guards Hall at night.
Judge Falligant will be the orator Of the
day, and by request of the committee hav-
ing the programme in charge he will re-
peat his address delivered on Memorial
day several years ago in the parade
ground. In this speech Judge Falligant
devoted himself chiefly to recounting the
valor of the Confederate soldier giving
many Instances from his own experience
and paying special tribute TO his old COM
rades Of Pulaski or Reads battery. The
address is an unusually interesting one.
The advantage Of having the address in
a hall at night is that many persons, es-
pecially the ladies, will have the oppor-
tunity of listening at their ease, which
would not be the case at the parade
ground. The experience on former occa-
sions is that only a small percentage of
the crowd gets the benefit Of the address
at the monument, the majority hearing but
little and many nothing at all. The re-
suit is that there is often confusion in
the outskirts of the crowd. 1t is believed
that the plan of having the address in
hall at night will prove much more. salts
factory.
The programme for the day Is as fol-
lows: The two camps of veterans, the
Confederate Veterans Association and Nc
Laws camp, will assemble In Wright
Square, opposite the court house in the
afternoon. The Chatham Artillery will
furnish the escort for the day. The line Of
march will be out Bull street to the Con-
federate monument in the parade ground
The veterans will be furnished with
wreaths before leaving Wright Square,
and these they will add to the decorations
already upon the monument. The
march will then be continued to
C.1xr
ans will be Joined by the school children.
each of whom Is expected to bring a
bouquet of flowers. The procession will
form around the soldiers lot and the flow
ers will be deposited upon the graves The
memorial committee will endeavor 10 have
a wreath upon each grave and the monu-
ment to the men who fell at Gettysburg
Will be appropriately decorated After
the graves have been decorated President
McGlashan of the Confederate Veterans
Association will place a large floral en-
blem, prepared for the occasion, and
Confederate flag upon the monument. The
exercises will then conclude with the blow
ing of taps by the bugler and the parade
will be dismissed.
The Daughters of the Confederacy were
busily at work yesterday at the armory
of the First Regiment preparing wreaths
for Memorial day and decorations for the
Confederate monument. They will resume
their work tomorrow. The ladies' need
more assistance and larger contributions
of flowers. 1t is to be hoped they will be
lacking in neither. On account of the
heavy rain yesterday afternoon, there was
a very small attendance of the ladies' at
the armoty There is great deal of work
to be done yet and the ladies' will be at
work all day tomorrow. Volunteers are
needed for the work and 1t IS hoped that
a number viii respond