Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-25

CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL Jay
Again Memorial Day has come and gone
and an appreciative people gathered
yesterday evening on the spot, where,
forty wears ago, the flower OF Alexan-
dria's manhood babe farewell to their
city, to cast their lot with the Confeder-
acy, and in the services held 10 their
hooor around the monument paid a
tribute to the memory of the brave
men who wore the gray, and who are
now awaiting the great Master call
that will assemble them on heavens
eternal camping ground. The exercises
were not as elaborate as some on form
or occasions, but were equally ss i'm
pressive, for the shin gray line" that
marched 10 honor OF their comrades
showed many gaps, and many familiar
faces in previous parades were missing
from their ranks. As stated In yester'
days Gazette, the members ofthe Camp
and the ladies OF the Auxilisries earlier
in the day visited the various ceme-
teries and strewed with flowers the
graves Of the Confederate dead. Litter
in the day the Confederate Monument
and mound 10 this city was also beau
tifully decorated.
At five O'Clock Lee Camp, escorted
By the Drum Corps and the Alexandria
Light Infantry proceeded through the
principal streets OF the city according to
the programme published on Thursday,
and at six o'clock halted at the monu-
ment where the services we're held.
The monument was beautiful, guns,
being stacked on the grass plot sur
rounding it, aud the Stars and Bars
being draped over them. The bronze
vases newly placed around the granite
Enclosure were filled with palms, and
the base OF the monument was buried
beneath banks of flowers. A sin.
gle bunch of Gala lilies at the
feet OF the lone soldier added
greatly to the effect. The SER
vices were as follows: Hymn by choir
composed of Missts Sullivan, Graves,
Pollard and Astryke, and Messrs.
Joseph F. Rodgers and w. G. Mills.
Prayer By Rev. Berry man Green; music
by drum corps; Grafton by Rev. E. V.
REGISTER. His address was short, forci.
Bile and excellent and he was heartily
applauded at different points. He
spoke of the devotion OF the Confeder-
ate soldier to his cause, country and
leaders, and of how when his flag Was
furled forever, he stood like the statue
"Appomattox," facing his native land
and with the future blank before him,
but with a stout heart and firm de-
termination to make the best of what
fate had foreordained. The cadets who
stood at New Market, the speaker said.
were worthy SONS of the men who
charged at Gettysburg, and with the
Confederate soldiers in war and In de-
feat for examples, the South should
raise generations second to none in his
tory.
Alter the Grafton, dirge was rem
dered by the drum corps, while the
march was resumed TO Christ Church
where the mound was elab orately
decorated. A hymn was there sung by
the Children of the Confederacy. Three
yolies were then fred by the Light In.
faptry, and taps closed the exercises
sacred to our Confederate soldiers.
Long may the memery of their brave
deeds live and long may the Southland
pay honor to its soldiers who battled
so nobly for 1t, during those four long
years OF '61.65.
The parade, was participated 10 by
Lee Camp, uoder command OF Com
msuder German; the Alexandra Light
Infantry, under Capt. James E. King, and
the Alexandria Drum Corps. The par
sde was headed by Capt. Thomas Perry
chief marshal, and his aides, Messrs