The morning news., 1899-04-23
IN MEMORY OF THE HEROES.
MEMORIAL DAYS PROGRAMME OF
OBsERVANCEs.

| as Usual, Bear the Burden of the
Work-SOIdiers' Graves in Roma
venture, the Cathedral and Laurel
Grove Cemeteries to Receive Ten
der and Loving Care at Their
Hands-yeterans VIII Parade in
the AfternOon-ServIces at the
Confederate Monument and at
| Laurel Grove Cemetery-Sons of
Veterans md First Regiment VIII
| Act as Escort to the old Sol
diers.
The various bodies in Savannah inter-
| ested In the observance of Memorial day
have completed arrangements for its cele-
bration and the programme, if carried out.
| will make the day one of the most nota-
Bile in the history of it's celebra ton in Sa-
vannah. Each OF the organizations inter
| ested ia the perpetuatlon of Confederate
traditions and the decoration of the graves
of Confederate soldiers viii have its al
loted part to play in the programme of
| the days observance, and each of them
will turn out the full quota of its member
ship.
The parade of the Confederate Veterans
Association and McLaws Camp of Con-
| federate Veterans will take place at 4
| o'clock in the afternoon. The two organi-
cations will assemble on the west side
of Wright square at $3.50 o'clock promptly.
where they will meet the First Regiment
o. Georgia Volunteers and the Sons of
Veterans who will act as escort through
Il Frt..
of march has already been given in the
Morning News.
At the Confederate monument the vet
Grams will be met by a committee OF the
Daughters of the Confederacy, who will
receive the wreaths that they will carry
and place them around the base Of the
monument. Mrs. John NJ Bryan will be
the chairman of this committee, that will
previously have decorated the sides of the
monument and will be in charge of what
ever ceremonies take place there. At
the soldiers lot, in Laurel Grove ceme-
terry, the veterans will be met by the en-
tire membership of the local chapter of
Daughters of the Confederacy, who will
assist in the services and by whom the
graves of every Confederate soldier in
the cemetery will be cared for and dee
GRATED.
1t was discovered yesterday that there
are In the Cathedral cemetery the graves
of over one hundred Confederate dead. 1t
was never thought before that the dead
there numbered so many. These were
members of the Irish Jasper Greens, who
perished In the battles of the civil war
and were brought back to their native city
for burial in consecrated ground. A COM
| mittee of the Daughters has been appoint
ed to look after these graves, headed by
Mrs. Raphael Semmes, and they will be
cared for and tended during the morning
OF the day. In Bonaventure there are
| about thirty graves that demand atten-
tion and these will be looked after by
committee in charge of Miss Miller and
the Misses Dupont.
There are the graves of over 7cS Con-
federate dead in the soldiers lot at Laurel
Grove, and outside of this there are 1875
others. OF the committee who will look
after these graves Mrs. James l.. Sexton
is the chairman, and she will be assisted
by about twenty members of the Charter
Chapter of Daughters of the Confeder-
| acy. Many of these graves receive no
attention from the families of the soldiers
who are buried there, and 1t is the pur-
pose of the Daughters TO leave no one OF
the graves unkempt or uncared for and
without the laurel wreath they are accus-
toned to lay upon them. All OF them will
| receive this attention at least.
The Sons of Veterans will form part of
the escort to the veterans at the special
request of President p. McGiashan of the
Confederate Veterans Association, Gen.
McGlashan went up to the meeting of the
Sons on Friday night and added his per-
sonal and urgent request to the invitation.
that had already been sent them to form
part of the escort. The invitation had al
ready been accepted, but the Sons of Vet
Grams appreciate none the less the kindness
and consideration of the old soldier in
making this request for their services. The
camp win be commanded during the pa
rade by Commander U. II. McLaws
The escort rendered by the First Regi-
ment has been gratefully accepted, and
| the regiment will meet at the armory at
| $3.50 O'Clock. 1t will march down to meet
the veterans, under the command of Col.
Lawton. and preceded by the reglmental
band. An order in another column of the
Morning News urges the attendance of ev-
| cry member of the regiment and 1t is ex-
| pected that the turnout will be one of the
largest in its recent history. This is es-
pecially desired because of the fact that
the parade will mark the first public an
| pearance OF the command since the Span
| ish-American war, and the commanding
officer is anxious TO be assured himself and
TO demonstrate TO the public that the resi-
ment has lost nothing of its old-time spirit
| and military ardor.
| The wreaths for use on Memorial day
| will be prepared by the Daughters of the
Confederacy on Monday, Tuesday and
| Wednesday, the last the day of the cele-
btatfon. THE daughters will meet at the
| regimental armory for this purpose. and
they request that as many of those inter-
ested In the perpetuatlon or The memories
of the Confederate dead, whether members
of any of the orders or not will meet with
them at the armory and assist i'm this
work. IL is upon the Daughters that the
weight of this work always falls, and
though performed by them as labor OF
devotional love they should, and il is hoped
win, receive the assistance of all those
who are interested in the perpetuation OF
the memories of the South's heroic dead
and of the filial duty of keeping green their
last resting place beneath the sod.
At $3.50 o'clock In the evening Mr.. ]. +.
b. Beckwith will deliver the Memorial