The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-03
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAMME.
Address VIII BE Delivered by vice
President Louis G.. Young.

PreS1dcnt Louis u. Dung.
The committee on the observance OF
Memorial Day by the Confederate Veter-
ans Association and the allied Confeder-
ate organizations, made its report at
the meeting of the association last night
Despite the inclemency of the weather
there was a reasonably large attendance
at the meeting, at which Judge Robert
Falligant president of the association,
presided. Almost all the other officers
were present.
The report Of the committee on the OBJ
serYance of Memorial Day, April 26. was
made through its chairman, Gen. W. w.
Gordon. Gen. Gordon reported that vice
president, Capt. Louis G. Young, of the
associat ton, had been invited to deliver
the Memorial Day address and had ac-
cepted the invitation. The address would
lie delivered in the evening at the Guards
Hall, which had been secured for the pur-
pose.
Gen. Gordon said that the committee
had made arrangements for an additional
programme of music and songs, for the
exercises of the evening.
He further suggested that the associa-
ton issue the usual invitation to McLaws
Camp of Veterans, the camp of Sons of
Veterans, and the chapters of Daughters
of the Confederacy and Children of the
COnfederacy to join with the association
in the observance of Memorial Day. Gen
Gordon supplemented the suggestion with
a motion to this effect, and the secretary
was instructed to issue the invitations
The parade and the services at the
COnfaJaq-ata ot IN, I Mil ha
held in the afternoon. Under the rules
of the association the senior ex-president
of the association, who is now Maj. G.
M. Ryals, will be marshal of the parade
At the suggestion of the committee the
association instructed the secretary to
extend an invitation to Gen. z. McGlash-
an, another former president, to act as
assistant marshal.
An appeal from the Memorial Associa-
ton of Guyton, for assistance in mark
ing the graves of twenty-eight Confed-
crate soldiers who lie buried there with
appropriate headstones, was read. The
matter was referred to a committee,
with instructions to investigate and re-
port the amount of help needed and re-
quired.
A general order of Maj. Gen. Clement
A. Evans, commanding the state division
of veterans, was read at the meeting. The
delegates and alternates to the reunion at
Memphis and urged upon the camp the
necessity of giving prompt attention to
this matter.
Let us all meet again." said Gen.
Evans in his order. Sin reunion as sur
vivors of the valiant and patriotic armies
of the Confederacy. whose eminent lead
ers are admired for their noble qualities
and whose soldiers are honored for their
unsurpassed bravery. Let us grasp each
others hands once more in token of a
comradeship THAI perpetuates and passes
to eternity the dearest memories known to
Southern manhood
The camp has already decided to make
use of the lines of the Central Railway
for the trip to Memphis, and Mr. W. G,
Brewer, city passenger agent of the Cen
trail, attended the meeting last night &c
thank the veterans for this decision Mr.
Brewer urged the adoption of the route
by way of Birmingham, which, It APP
pears, is the shorter of the two possible
routes. Mr.. Edmonston, representing the
Western and Atlantic, was on hand u
press the claims of the route by Atlanta.
which would be over his line from that
point.
committee was appointed to see the
members of the camp and urge their at
tendance upon the reunion at Memphis.
Nineteen present at the meeting last
night, signihed their intention of making
! the trip. This number will probably be
doubled. No decision was reached as to
the route to be selected, this being left
to the determination of those who final
ly decide to make the trip.