The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
Great Crowd At 0akw0Od
 Cemetery.
 
 AN IMPOSING PARADE Veterans Cheered as They Rode in Tally-hOes. Ladies of the Memorial Association Laid wreaths of Flowers and Cedars on Graves of the Men Who Wore the Gray.

sired by the Ladies Memorial Association or the most ardent Southerner. A per feet April day, an imposing street parade. the attendance of a great assembly of people, a forceful and scholarly oration by an eminent young jurist of Montgom- cry. the recitation of a heart-stirrinG poem by a talented and pretty young wo- man, excellent music, an abundance of flowers and wreaths. These things com bined to make the occ asion one of great success.
 A noteworthy feature of the celebration of Memorial Day was the furnishing by the Ladies Memorial Association of tally hoes and carriages to convey the valiant heroes of the Lost Cause to the cemetery. This act of thoughtfulness on the part of the noble women of Montgomery carried with 1t tnge of isadness-the years are hanging heavily upon the survivors of the great war between the States; one by one they are crossing to the Great Beyond. Time was when with steady step they marched each year to the cemetery to pay tribute to the fallen ones. As the years have gone by the distance to the cemetery has grown greater for them un- til it has become necessity that the most of them shall ride.
 But the veterans who participated in the exercises yesterday were young again. Their faces were bright and they proudly bore the flags of the Confederacy and manifested deep interest in the pro- gram.
 The crowd which gathered at the ceme- tery was not so large as it has been in the past. but it was a great crowd never theless. Beautiful Oakwood Cemetery seemed to be the magnet which drew per- sons from all parts of the city, and when the procession reached the cemetery gates the streets of the city of the dead were thronged with people.
 While the exercises which were conduct ed in the cemetery pavilion did not diff fer materially from those held each year. they were full of interest and every per- son in the crowd fingered until they had been completed.
 The Procession Moves.
 The Memorial Day procession moved through the heart of the city while the streets were thronged with people who had come to witness the pageant. It moved through lanes of humanity in the business district, crowds whose total was well up in the thousands. The procession was a magnet that attracted all classes and conditions of people to the center of the city at the hour it was due to move.
 The pageant was highly complimented. It was praised for its size, its impressive ness and above all else for its discipline and orderliness. Under Chief Marshal Berney. 1t moved from Its place of or ganization to the cemetery without a trace of disorder.
 The procession was formed at the corn CT of Bibb and Moulton Streets. It moved with commendable promptness. It was but little past 3:30 o'clock when the large body moved off.
 The appearance of the veterans of Montgomery in talIy-hos and carriages was the feature of the procession. It WIS the first time in the history of the cele bration of the day that the old soldiers had been given carriages to ride to the cemetery. This thoughtful courtesy was the result of the consideration of the La- dies Memorial Association. Members of Camp Lomax, members of Camp Falkner and Confederate veterans who are not members of any camp were made to reel that they were comforting courtesy instead of accepting one in using the tal- ly-ros and carriages The veterans were more than pleased at the innovation in the Memorial Day parade. Some of them do not march as well as they did forty years ago. The trip to the cemetery Is not as easy to them as it was some years back. tt.-
 There were three tally hos and two hors carriage decorated with wreaths and Confederate flags.
 Order of Procession.
 The procession was headed by detail of mounted officers under command of Police Sergeant Hugh NJ. Cowling. con sisting of officers Goodwin. La Prade. Mcclellan. Taylor. Smith and Graham.
 
 Romery Military Band.
 Then came Chief Marshal Captain Will liam Berney and Assistant Marshals A. H Clark. J. II May. w, R. Jones J. G. Harris. John E. Cheney, John c. Finley. Halls Taylor, J l., Williams; J; w, A. Sanford. Sr., W. il. Tisdale. F. H. Mer- ritt. Jas. H. Judkins, R. F. Grigg. Hal. T. Walker A. J. Brooks. J. B. Slaugh- ter, David Livingstone, C. A. Allen, T. F. Davant, David Johnston. P. B. Mas tin. J. D. Cook. w. B. Jackson, Amos Jones, M. D. Jarnette. J. H. Eason, Dan iel Loper, W. H. Maybin, J. W. Durr, Sr., w. c. Fuller. A. B. Garland, George John A Kirkpatrick, C. A. Lanier, Fey .on Bibb. Veteran Cadet; J. B. Gaston, E. Meerteif s. Alexander Jefferson Falk- ner. R. B. Snodgrass, w. Shoemaker, A. Strassberger B. Tarver, W. w. Screws, B. H. Screws Ed Fowler. Sr.. Meyer, J. Ponder, Robert West.
 Sons of Veterans who acted as assist ant aides were: Ray Jones. J. A. Fillmore, Jr., Samuel J. Cassels, Whit Kelley, Ten nent IomaX, R. l.. Wood, Robert Teague, Duncan May. Haywood Bartlett, Richard Hobbie, Warren S. Reese. W. H. Amer inc, C. A Lanier, Jr., w. M. Blakey R. T, Goodwin. Bbb Graves and Phil Stern
 Camp Lomax under command of George W. Hailes
 Camp Falkner, under command or JuoSe Tohn Purifoy.
 Confederate Veterans.
 state Troops-Colonel Graves. Lieuten- ant Colonel Herbert May. Major C F.
 -5e The Aruuery-Csptain Charles Hind
 The Rlues-Captsin E. F. Baber. Jr. The Greys-Captain Harry Carter.
 Troop A-Captain Garside.
 Tirst Carriage--Mrs. M. O. Blbb, Pres