The age-herald., 1901-03-17
Will Confer the Cross of Honor
 on Old Soldiers AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING Programme Outlined and Committees Appolnted-Alice Fallon's Sue cess-Mid-Lenten Gossip-ln
 the Social World.
BY ANNIE KENpRlck WALKER.

The Daughters of the Confederacy will cooperate with the members of Camp | Hardee in making the first Memorial Day of the twentieth century a magnificent success. At joint meeting of the mem bers of Camp Hardee and Pelham Chap ter. United Daughters of the Confedera- cy, held yesterday afternoon in the head quarters of the camp, such action was taken that will insure an appropriate and fitting observation in Birmingham of the day long since set apart in honor of the Confederate dead. To make that day the most memorable and impressive that Birmingham has witnessed in many years, to make it the day of days in Southern history of the past decade, will be the work of the Veterans the Daugh- ters, the Sons and Daughters of Veterans, and the citizens generally of Birming- ham, The pupils of the public schools of the city will participate in the exercises and the local military companies will be invited to take part The details of the programme have not been fully outlined, but the exercises will include eloquent speeches, music, the march to the ceme- tery where the graves of Confederate soldiers will be decorated with flowers placed there by their comrades in arms, by the Daughters who honor their mem ory, by thousands of children who are being taught the lesson of reverence.
 The surviving Confederate soldiers, who will see the dawn of the first Memorial day of this century, will realize as never before the spirit that keeps alive the desire to commemorate it, and through martial phalanx, f1anked by hundreds of children, ladened with flowers, these gray haired veterans will make pilgrim age to the hillside over wonder and place their floral tributes upon the graves of their fallen comrades.
 That the exercises commemorative of the day will be most fitting is also as- sured by the selection of Gen Rufus N. Rhodes as chairman of the arrangement committee.
 The meeting yesterday was called to irder by Capt J. w. Bush chairman of the committee from Camp Hardie. Gen eral Rhodes was not present when the meeting opened, but his election chair ma of the committee on arrangements proceeded Some one announced that General Rhodes would arrive at 3 clock and a five minutes recess was taken. When the time had elapsed 1t was moved that Captain Bush again assume the chair until General Rhodes would arrive
  tary. Just as Captain Bush raDped for order General Rhodes appeared. He took rear seat.
 Captain Bush singled him out delight edly.
 General, you are the chairman of this meeting" he said. May ask" answered General Rhodes, | "how I came to be chairman?" You were elected" said Captain BusS. | ia .t.- smiled and wondered about parliamentary law.
 General Rhodes, on assuming the chair. | asked Captain Bush to explain the object | of the meeting, which he briefly explained was to commemorate the 18th day of April and to interest the Sons and Daugh- ters of the Confederacy in making the day success. When the chairman asked if any pro- gramme had been "skeletonized." Captain Bush said the committee from Camp Hardee had suggested that part of the exercises be held in some other public building.
 Various committees were subsequently, appointed and an informal discussion fol- lowed, when suggestions as to the pro- gramme were made by both the veterans and the daughters.
 It was here that Mrs. Rose Garland Lewis chairman of the U. D. c. commit tee, announced the part the daughters would take In the exercises.
 "It is our intention" she said, ito con fer on Memorial Day the Cross of Honor upon one confederate veteran" and she asked to be supplied with list of the names of Birmingham's veterans.
 A discussion followed as to the place of holding the exercises, and on motion it was left to the programme committe
 number of the members of Camp