The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-03
BRINGS PLEASANT MEMORIES.
Judge Robert FalIigant's Impress
siOns of the Reunion.


Judge Robert Falligant, president of
the Confederate Veterans Association
and at the head of it's delegation to the
Memphis reunion, brought back with him
to Savannah many pleasant memories of
the trip. that he is fond of relating to
his friends.
Judge Falligant said yesterday that the
parade of the veterans, which formed the
concluding feature of the reunion, was
the largest he has ever seen and one of
the most inspiring spectacles upon which,
for long time. his eyes have rested.
There were said to have been fifteen thou
sand men in line and the Georgia Divi-
sion, under command of Mai. Gen. Glenn
ent A. Evans. numbered twelve hundred
and more.
The Georgia boys and those from Sa-
vannah especially were cheered frequent
ly along the line of march, said Judge
Falligant and with the exception of
the divisions that contained large bodies
of horsemen, the Georgia Division SEEM
ed to make as good or better display
than any other.
1T was headed by the fife and drum
corps Of the Atlanta Fire Department
and the veterans marched well and made
q gallant display. The line of march had
been SO arranged that the head of the
column turned and retraced its way
along the street up which the rest of the
column was still moving aud in this way
every man in line, as wen as the great
masses of people that lined and thronged
the streets, had an opportunity to see
every part of the parade.
1T was an inspiring spectacle. I saw
of 11H fe710ur- MiSCiSsinni
and Tennessee double-quicking along the
line Of March, as though they were anx-
ious to show they had lost little or none
Of their old-time agility and could step
it eff with the youngest and best And
some OF them could. too"
Mrs. Margaret Branch Sexton, former
ly president of the Savannah Chapter of
Daughters of the Confederacy and an es-
pecial favorite, as she well deserves to
ne, with the veterans passed their ranks
in a carriage while the counter-march
was in progress. One of them spied and
recognized her and pointed her out to
his comrades. In a moment the line was
deserted and the veterans throng-
ed around the carriage to
grasp Mrs. Sections hand and greet AMI
welcome her. Somewhat to the constrena-
ton of those in that immediate vicinity,
she was given an enthusiastic ovation
Sexton came from her home in Charlotte
to attend the reunion, and most of the
Savannah veterans in the parade had not
seen her before they caught sight of her
in her carriage. In some part this ac-
counted for the enthusiasm of their re-
ception, but most of it was due to the
love and esteem. sprung from the thous-
ands of things she has done for them and
for their cause, which they feel for her
Judge Falligant said that the Memphis
reunion was, from every standpoint and
taken all in all, the most satisfactory and
the most pleasant that he has ever at
tended. There were more veterans in the
parade and on the streets and more visit
ors to the reunion city than he has seen
before and every feature designed to make
| the occasion pleasant had been well de-
signed and was carried into execution al
most without fault. The weather was al
most perfect. Some few mild criticisms
there were, but they very few and very
| mild.
| The delegation from Savannah had every
attention paid to their comfort and con-
venience they could possibly ask or OK
pect and from the standpoint of comfort
pronounced the trip the most satisfactory
| they had made to any reunion. All of
them were glad they were along, and all
of them added largely to their store OF
| r,lea So MT n1eTnories ht