The morning news., 1899-11-18
HOW THE LINE WILL FORM.
PROGRAMME OF THE CONFEDER-
ATE PARADE NEXT WEEK.

to BE Borne IN the HFoceSsAohs
Headquarters for Daughters of
COnfederncy at the Guards Ar
mory-Incoming Trains VIII Be
Met and visitors Assigned to
Quarters.
At the meeting Of the Reunion Execu-
tive Committee last night Capt John r.
Dillon of the Committee on Convention
and Halls, submitted report upon the
parade of the Veterans and Sons of Vet
Grams, escorted by the military, that will
take place on next Thursday. The report
was adopted.
The programme prepared provides that
the military escort shall assemble on
Liberty street, the right resting on Dray-
ton street. and be ready TO move prompt
ly at $3.50 O'Clock. The carriages con-
tanning the distinguished guests Of honor
the Governor and others, will assemble at
3 o'clock on the south side Of Oglethorpe
avenue, between Drayton and Bull streets
facing east. The exact order of the car
riages and those they will contain have
not yet been fixed. That one of the car
riages containing the Governor of the
state will be escorted by mounted mem
bers of his STAFF. Places in the carriages
will be provided for Capt. F. D. Blood
worth and Col. ]. Fl. Estill, the vice chair
men of the Executive Committee.
The Georgia Division of United Confed-
crate Veterans viii form on the south side
of Oglethorpe avenue, facing north, the
right resting west of Bun street, and the
left extending westward. The division of
Sons of Veterans will take position imme-
diately on the left of the veterans. One
band will report to the colonel command
ing the military and the other to the COM
mander of the Georgia Division of United
Confederate Veterans
The military viii be requested to march
down Liberty to jefferson street, on JEFF
ferson to Oglethorpe avenue, and thence
eastward on the south side of Oglethorpe
avenue, receiving a salute from the veter-
ans as they pass. Then the military will
march on Drayton to Bay, the rest of the
parade following them as they pass, on
Bay to Bull to CASTOR, to Drayton and the
Park Extension.
At the Park Extension the line will pro-
ceed on Hall street to the west side Of
the park, where it will turn to the left
and pass the Confederate monument in
slow time. In the meantime the Chatham
Artillery will have left the line at the
corner of Bull and CASTOR streets, and
moving up Whitaker and into the park
from the western side, viii fire a salute as
the line enters and marches past the mon
ument.
The point of review has not been select
ed. A stand viii be erected at some point
in the park, which is deemed most advan-
tageous and convenient and from this
point the parade will be reviewed by Gen.
Evans, Gov. Gambler and those of the
distinguished guests of honor the former
chooses to invite to assist him an this
| ceremony After passing in review the
military viii form at the southern end of
the park, while the Veterans and Sons OF
Veterans pass in front of the line to re-
! ceive salute. After this ceremony the
! parade will be dismissed.
This completes the programme for the
| occasion so far as 1t has been carried.
| There are of course other arrangements
| yet to be made, that perhaps win not be
concluded until after the arrival of the
| grand marshal, Gen. w. w. Gordon, on
| Monday. While the line is entering the
| park the artillery will fire eleven guns
the salute rendered by military law TO a
major general, AS The head of the column
| changes direction to the left, after leaving
| Hall street to enter the Park Extension
/ the band win beat s ow time and a salute
/ viii be paid the Confederate monument.
/ The committee was IN receipt of a letter
] ,.
/ commanding the Department of Tennessee
/ United Sons Of Confederate Veterans. Mr.
/ Bankhead had been extended an invita-.
| ton to attend the reunion as the guest oi
! honor of the committee, and in reply tC
this invitation says:
Huntsville, Ala, Nov IA, 1S99.-Johr
Screven, ESD Chairman Joint Executive
Committee, Savannah, Ga.-My Dear Sir
l beg TO acknowledge the receipt of YOU
esteemed favor of the Sth inst, extending
me an invitation on behalf of the join
Executive Committee of Confederate Vet
Grams, the Sons of Veterans and tn,
| Daughters of the Confederacy, to be pres
ent on the occasion of the reunion of tn
| Georgia Division of United Confederate
| Veterans.
Il very much deplore the fact that urg
| ent professional duties will prevent ny
acceptance of your cordial invitation.
beg TO assure the committee of my very
hearty appreciation of their courtesy
which should not be answered with a let
ter of regrets except for the exigency m n
toned. We Observation-Disclosures an(
their Sons-have peculiar devotion fo
the people of Georgia, a devotion spring
ing from generations of kindredship am
hallowed associations. Speaking Officially
for the Sons of Veterans of the Depart
ment of Tennessee, eve send across III,
border lines our atfectiOnate greeting an,
best wishes. In the providence of God. W
/ have received from our fathers a heritag
/ of glorious memories, and the Sons o
Veterans may be depended upon TO keel
them securely nurtured in grateful hearts
With assurances of high regard, your
very sincerely VIM. b. Bankhead
Commanding Dept. of Tenn, u S. c. v.
Letters from Gen. c. Irvine Walker
commanding the South Carolina Divlsio
of the United Confederate Veterans, wer
also laid before the committee. Ger
Walker had suggested that he bring tn
colors of his division to Savannah, an
that they be borne in The parade in tn
carriage he would occupy. In reply t
this first communication of Gen. Walker
Col. Screven suggested that The colors G
the South Carolina Division be carrie
in the parade under the escort of the colo
guard of the Confederate Veterans Asso
citation of this city, and Gen. Walker ha
accepted. Gen. Walker had appointed Nj
II. r. Williams the bearer Of the colors
and it is understood that Mr. Williams wi
carry them in the parade.
A communication was received from tn
Mayor and aldermen of the city, acceptin