The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-10
STARS AND BARS AflOAl
IT RIPPLES BESIDES THE STARS
AND STRIPES.
THE DEnlcATlON OF THE AUDIT OalUM
Program for Reception Of The leigh South
Caro- ina Memorial Day Exercises Ad-
dress by General George
Moorman
Norman.

Charleston. :. c.. May 9.-'ln gaia
dress of bunting and festoons OF electro
lights Charleston is tonight welcoming
the visitors and delegates to the ninth
annual reunion of the United Confede-
rate Veterans. All day trains have been
emptyinc hundreds of the men who wore
the gray and their friends, and the mt
tie city which heard the first hostile
shot of the war between the States Is
nobly undertaking the task of caring for
a crowd, which by tomorrow threatens
to tax its every resource.
Facilities for forty thousand persons
have been provided and the prospect is
that every cot will he needed.
The principal streets are handsomely
decorated with bunting, the red, white
and red of the Lost Cause and the
stars and stripes mingling fraternally;
side by side tlutter old glory and st. An
drews' cross, while the white palmetto Of
South Carolina CLEANS everywhere from
its blue field Most of the more dis
tinguiShed ex-Confederate leaders are al
ready in the city. among them beng
Generals Gordon, the commander-in-
chief of the Association; Stephen d..
Lee, Wade Hampton. Clement a.
Evans, Cahell. George Z. Harrison, ana
General Harden. General Wheeler will
arrive tomorrow.
The reunion proper begins tomorrow.
the only official function scheduled for
today being the reception of the cruiser
Raleigh. which was postponed because
of the vessels accident in going aground
while coming up to the city*thiS morn
ing. This portion of the programme
however. will be carried out tomorrow
morning. The cruiser will De met by %
committee headed by Mayor Smyth. who
will deliver an address of welcome. a
State salute will be fired from ii battery
manned by naval reserves and Captain
Coghlan and his officers will be enter
tained at luncheon by the Carolina
Yacht Club. Captain Coghlan has been
invited to take formal part IN tine me-
mortal exercises.
Tonight the great auditorium erected
especially for this occasion was for
mally dedicated with impressive ceremo-
MES. Its seating capacity of 1000 per-
SONS was taxed to hold the crowd. On
the stage were seated all of the distin-
guished visitors and many of the lead
ing citizens of the city. \ superb choir
and orchestra furnished the musical por
tion of the exercises and addresses were
made by Mayor Smyth General Wade
Hampton, Major Theo. &. Baker and
Hon. Il. w. Bacot. The prayer was
made by Rev. Ellison Capers. Bishop of
South Carolina and Il Brigadier General
i'll the Confederate army.
Tomorrow will be the first day of the
reunion and the occasion will also be
an observance of South Carolina Memo
rial Day. The parade of the veterans
will occur III the afternoon. at the conclu-
sion of which memorial exercises will
be held in the auditorium. General Cor
don will preside and deliver an address.
The memorial address will be made by
General George Moorman. OF New Or
leans. Adjutant General of the Confed-
eracy, and salute will be fired by vete-
rams of the famous Washington artillery
and Harris battery.