The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-10

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CHORUS.
Army blue, Army blue,
Well don the Army blue;
Wen bid farewell to Cadet grey
And don the Army blue
1t will be hard to find a more gem
erous-hearted. hard working ex-Con-
federate soldier than Capt. w. H.
C'TipD Harrison of the Controllers
office in Atlanta. 1 think that he left
the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis, Md, to enter the Confeder-
ate service, where he was always a
gallant and faithful soldier. Since the
war, especially while secretary in the
Governors office, he has given of his
time and money freely to help old SOL
d1ers and secure pensions for them or
their families. There is not a selfish
emotion in his heart, and while he is
liberal and jealous in this good work
he is also loyal and Jealous in his de-
votion to the "Old Fag'' and a re-unit-
ed people l remember, for l sat be-
side Gen. o. o. Howard, U. S. A, on
the stage at the Atlanta Blue End
Gray reunion, that when Tip" was
singing "Old Time Confederates" and
brought in a welcome to Gen. Howard
by name, the old one-armed hero rose
with tears in his eyes and grasped
Capt. Harrisons hand in manner
that brought tears to the eyes of Cor
don, French, Stewart, Wood, and other
| famous heroes.
But the last generous contribution by
| Capt. Harrison has no local applica-
| ton. 1t is "A Tribute to the Brave al
Home in 1861" being an address by
| him to Atlanta Chapter of the Daugh-
| tiers of the Confederacy. The tender
and touching tribute it pays the noble
| women of those days of privation and
| danger, applies to all sections of the
| South. The original illustrations in
! this elegant little publication, with its
modest cover of gray, are beautiful
| and touching, especially those illus
| trating Reeds famous poem of 1.-The
maid who binds her warriors sash"
| and 1.-The wife who girds her husbands
| sword" and "the mother who conceal
| ed her grief The last illustration
! represents Capt. Zip" Harrison meet
ing Henry Grady in front of the Kim
ball House the day eX-President JEFF
ferson Davis and Lieut.. Gen. James
Lorgstreet participated in the unveil-
ing of the statue to Hon. B. H. Hill.
The likenesses are perfect in every re-
spect and fit the occasion.
How we'll 1 remember that occasion.
Atlanta never saw a day anything like
it except the one when Cleveland was
first elected President, at which time
Grady also played an important part,
and the whole town went wild"
Nearly every man who was not drunk
acted as though he was crazy But to
the Harrison picture. Grady is repre-
scented with a beaming face. out
stretched arms and rapid steps, as he
comes up to shake hands, and exclainl
in boyish enthusiasm, Tip, old boy,
Confederate money will be good be-
fore Saturday night" Now, it not
only seemed to me that this kind of
currency might again jump up to par
before Saturday night, but that f At
lanta had her "say So" Jefferson Da-
Wis would then and there be again in
augurated President of a Southern
Confederacy. 1 remember how Joe
Carter of the Journal, rushed up 70
me, Grady like, covered with little
Confederate flags, and exclaimed This
is big time for us fellows" And it
certainly was, and they got all they
could out of it in an orderly way.
Sidney Herbert.