The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-28
PARADENOS'F TIMETABLE
Ten Thousand Men Marched Along
Streets Of Crescent City.
STRAINSO OF LONG AGO
1t Was Day Such as >ew Orleans
Has Never Seen Before and Re-
vived Memories of Stirring
Days of Confederacy.

New Orleans, May 23.-To New Or.
leans was revealed Friday what n;
man has seen for two score years and
more. For a few brief hours she held
close to her heart the incarnate spirit
# the Confederacy, and for her II
lived and breathed again. Always hers
to love. it was Friday hers to have and
hers to hold. Once more she pressed
to her lips the white-starred cross of
blue on the crimson field and flung 1t
to the winds that loved 1t well. the
symbol of the cause for which the he
roes fought, and by whose blood it was
purged and sanctified.
Again the martial airs Of forty years
ego were born upon the breeze: again
the streets were trod by men of war:
again the cheers for the marching host
rang high. and again the echoes re-
turned the rebel YELL" that south ern
cadence Of the fighting cry of the fight
ing Anglo-Saxon race, that never for
Thousand years has suffered any saw.
the dead of an alien breed to sleep
upon battlefield.
1t was a day such as New Orleans
has never seen before, such as she
may never see again. 1t was a reve-
lation, In passionate patriotism, and
to the old soldiers of the south an
Offering of affection that was closely
akin to worship.
At the head OF the column came
General J. B. Levert of New Orleans,
the chief marshal, with his numerous
staff, all beautifully mounted and pre-
senti1g brave appearance In gray
and gold.
The scarlet uniforms of the Memphis
bugle corps were seen ahead of Com
pany A of the Confederate veterans
of Memphis. whose splendid marching
induced great applause.
Behind Company A came beauti-
fully decorated float upon which were
seated the sixteen heralds Of the re-
union, Miss Eunice Niche of Virginia.
Miss Willie Henry Of Louisiana. for |
Maryland, Miss, Julia Alexander of |
North Carolina, Miss M. E. watrouse
of South Carolina, Miss Elise Vance
Of Tennessee. Miss Frances Meldrim of /
Georgia, Miss Willie HARRISON of Ala
bama, Miss Ethel Syvely of Missis- /
sippi. Miss Elliott Tod Hunter of Mis- |
souri, Miss Elizabeth Fleming of Flor |
da, Miss Estelle Cartwright of Texas, |
Miss Bessie Rogers of Arkansas. Miss
Madaline Bridgeford of Kentucky,
Mss Bessie Utz of Louisiana and Miss
8ennetta Coleman of Indian Territory.
fhe young ladies. all in white, present.
d a beautiful picture, surrounded by
he gray decorations of their float, and
70 feature of the parade with the ore
Exception OF the old soldiers brought
orth as much applause.
I Following the young ladies were car
iages in which rode Mrs. Stonewali
ackson, Mrs e. Kirby Smith, Mrs
sraKton Bragg, Mrs. Thomas J.i
'emmes and Mrs. John III. Reagan.
Judge Reagan was in one of the carri-
ges with two of the ladies. There
fere many other notables, including
GENERALS A. P. Stewart and Joe
Wheeler. Following General s. .. |
ZEE OF the department of the Tennes-
ee were the divisions of his depart
rent, Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama.
ioiidet, alisSlSS1ppit IeOfSla ana /
-entueky.
General Cabell of the Transmissis-
ppi department headed the last d.
ision of the old soldiers, and with
I'm were the men of Texas, Indian
erritory, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
1ith each department was a carriage
ontafning the sponsor and her maids
honor.
The Sons of Veterans were quite
rongly represented, and the parade
as closed by a long line of carriages
,ntafning the ladies of. various me-
orial and patriotic societies. Fl
About 10000 men were in line, ana :
was just four hours from the start
!, Canal street until the column dis .
lnded.
General Gordon's condition Is not .
rious, but 1t was deemed unwise for
m to ride in the hot sum- He be-
ives that short rest at home will
on restore his health. 8