The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-25
DECORATION OF THE GRAVES.
CHILDREN OF THE CoNFEDERA-
CY'S PART IN THE EXERCISES.

The Programme for Memorial Day
CompIete-The Veterans, Sons of
Veterans, Daughters and Children
of the Confederncy and Military
VIII Pay Tribute to the Men Who
Fought and Died for the Southern
Cause.
The programme for the celebration of
Memorial Day was completed yesterday
The programme has been worked out more
completely in detail than in former years
1t is somewhat more elaborate and in
cludes number of pleasing features.
The organizations which will participate
will assemble in Court House Square at
$50 o'clock. The Confederate Veterans
Association will form opposite the Post
office on Bull street, with the right resting
on York street. The Children of the Con-
federacy will form on their left. Next will
come McLaws Camp, while the Sons of
Veterans will complete the left of the
line.
The military escort, consisting of the
Republican Blues and the Lawton Cadets,
will join the parade at the Square. march
ing around the square on the right, pass
ing in review of the veterans and taking
the head of the line. The entire parade
! will be under command of Maj. G.. NJ
Ryals as field marshal
The line of march will be out Bull street
TO Castor, thence TO Drayton, to the m Ii
tary parade ground, and thence to the
Confederate monument. Arriving there
Miss Barnard, the directress of the Chill
dren of the Confederacy, with four of the
children each carrying a Confederate flag,
will take position on the right of the line
and viii precede the Confederate Vetel ans
Association into the Enclosure. Arriv ng
at the steps the children will ascend, one
taking position at each corner of the mon
ument The Children of the Confederacy
will halt on the west side of the Monument
just outside of the Enclosure and the vet
Grams of McLaws Camp will pass into the
| inclosure The veterans will then tura
over their wreaths to the ladies', who will
| place them upon the monument.
| After the conclusion of the exercises at
| the monument the veterans will file out.
| the organizations resuming their former
positions in line, and the march will be
! continued to Laurel Grove Cemetery
Arriving at the cemetery the band, fol-
/ lowed by the military, will move up the
aveneue west of the Confederate lots
/ The band will then turn to the east and
halt opposite the main avenue to the lots
The military escort will halt a the south
| end of the avenue and face the east. The
veterans will lake the second avenue east
of the soldiers lots and move to the south
end and column right When the head
of the column arrives at the east avenue
| of the lots the veterans will march 10 the
north and face the west in double ranks.
The officers will take a position in one Of
the small avenues in the lots.
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veterans until they arrive at the south
west corner of the lot. The sons will
then move to the right so that the right
| will rest on the southeast corner and
face the north. The officers will adj
vance five PAGES and enter the main
| avenue.
The Children of the Confederacy, head
ed by Grand Marshal Ryals, and the
chaplain and his staff, will move to the
main avenue. Upon their arrival at the
avenue leading 10 the monument the mar
shall, chaplain and staff will march to
the monument. The staff will then take
positions on both sides of the monument.
The marshal will take position five
PAGES in front of the monument, the chap
lain on his right the adjutant on his
left and rear and bugler in the rear. The
officers of the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy will occupy position in the avenue
close TO the monument and five PAGES to
the left of the marshal.
The children will march down the main
| avenue where they will be halted by Miss
Barnard, the director. When the entire
formation has been completed at signal
from Miss Barnard the children will scat
ter among the graves and under her di-
rection will deposit their floral tributes at
each grave.
Mrs Sexton, president of the Daughters
of the Confederacy, will then advance to
the marshal and present him with the lau-
rel wreath of her association. AS Mrs.
Sexton advances the camp comma nders
viii give the order uncover" and the
military viii present arms, The marshal
will then deposit the wreath at the foot of
the monument The adjutant will then
unfurl the funeral flag of the veterans
and present it to the marshal who will
spread it at the foot of the monument
The chaplain will advance and the camr
commanders will give the order rest" and
the military commanders the parade
rest" AT a signal from Miss Barnard the
children will kneel at the graves and re-
main kueeling while the chaplain delivers
his prayer. At the conclusion of the
prayer the chaplain will retire to one s de
fire the usual salute. AS the last volley
is fred the children will rise The bugleI
will then advance to the front and blow
taps, which will mark the conclusion Of
the exercises.
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