The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-30
PERKINS, Gloves

handsome face and the benevolenee beam
ing from his every feature"
.
An earlier chapter On the book not only
contains a very fine fun page picture OF
the Bishop. but gives a brief sketch OF
Mss Hunters experiences as Montpelier.
Il remained in my sisters family" says
Mrs. Clayton. until my 18th year. when
my father (Gen. Hunter. who was an
Episeopalian. took me 20 the school OF
Bishop Stephen Elliott. The Bishop at
that time had the supervision OF Christ
College. female institute belonging TO
the Diocese Of Georgia. situated OF Mont
pelier, about fourteen miles from Macon.
There ! remained two years and learned
90 love Gods holy church. This love has
grown day by day In all the succeeding
years. The school generally numbered
about one hundred girls from our best
families. and they were all devoted to the
dear Bishop and lovely Mrs. Elliott"
Last year after che Memorial Day pa
rade. May 30. the New York papers dis
cussed the question. win the Veterans
Ever March Again. Some intlma'ed that
this would be the last time the heroes
Of the Civil War would be seen In pro
cession. A syndicse newspaper article
affirmed that the leaders OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic have taken into
serious consideration the growing feeble
ness OF the remnant OF the fighting ma
chine that saved the Union In the sixties
aad II has been about decided that this
must be the last occasion on which the old
are ordered out 20 parade the
streets" Now that kind % talk - very
cheap" for the leaders have very
little TO do with the marching parades'
n n krt NJ n - "a
they will march. leaders or no leaders
Even when the spirit is willing and the
flesh Is weak. these old hattle-scarred he
roes. one-armed and one-legged. Il may be.
will march forth under the "oh flas
for which they fought In other years
With fearful eyes and a throhbing hear;
have stood IN the City Han Square ~
New York and seen the feeble remnant
OF che survivors Of the War OF isl2 80
through their annual parade-grlrt Old
heroes. wnom neither age nor infirmity
could keep away from these parades. un>
al utter helpiessness forced their alb
sence.
And SO II VIII he with the ola soldiers
Of the Blue and the Gray Of the Civil
War la the years 60 come. SO long 80
they can stand on their feet or hohhle
along on their crutches or wooden legs.
thew will march on Memorial Day aud
"Decoratlon Day" and at the annual
gatherings Of the United Confederate Vet
Grams ana Grand Army Of the Republic
organizations. what a grand spectacle
the old Union soldiers Of the Grand Army
az the republic presented recently IN chi
caa8 where the procession was nearly
ave hours passlng the reviewing stand.
Twice during that time tainted ans TEL
out Of my seat in the window OF ten'
gbaw's Headquarters az the Palmer House
a. ercat was the strain 81 simply waicA-
Inc the various departments as they pass
81 Wisconsin made the neatest display
and a very large one. but Indiana was
siunty immense As they passed tue re-
viewing stand the Spanish Minister saia
20 his old friend. Gen. Dan Sickies. None
~ the soldiers from that state were hhl-
ed / should say" To when inc een ,, ~
repiied: why Duct that's ouiy hfA ~
'em. the other half were killed ~ oAtic
And this was a sad truth as Wen as a"
impressive one. /.
t,,,,tpg aside all sectional feeling tt"he.
ing upon the broad ana piti'oue 1.s'''
- ,ne snanlsh- American war Wn"t
~ ol.' - Ire chicago parade presented 70
~. r,,se yArcos OF Spain and all DINER
$3.50, visitors. such an array Of battle
,s.,rra ana war-worn veterans-ah pee e
80 ..,,,,eua IN their various sthteH-fn'' en-
~. sgsln a. At their country's coll uni,I
~. s.ola alag For ave hours theiI
49,. ,,amp tramp was heard. nno
49,, sound Of their feet. feeble OF Urn
- u,nruinx 20 all foreign nations 20
'.,.,..,e hands or this gree; aus po"stin'
s'...g ssnublic. But how much more sls-