The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-19
BY IMPOSING PARADE
AND EXERCISES MEMORIAL DAY
WILL BE CELEBRATED.
THREE BANDS IN LINE.
IA MILITARY COMMANDS WILL ES-
CORT CONFEDERATE ASSOCIATIONS

Exercises VIII Be Held Both on
Sunday and MOnday-Parade on
Sunday viii BE the Largest Ever
Held on a Similar OccasiOn-SaIute
to De Fired at MOnument-Mem-
OriaI Will BE Unveiled In Veter-
ans Enclosure at Laurel Grove.
Exercises at Guards Hall on Mon
day Night.
Next Sunday and Monday, Savan-
nahians, and the whole South as well,
will revere the memory of the Con-
federate dead. The programme ar
ranged for the occasion will be one
of the most interesting and elaborate
ever before arranged, extending over
two days.
For the first time, three bands will
enliven the parade and add interest
to the ceremonies. The parade, which
on Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, will
be one of the most imposing which has
ever before been organized for a SINH
lar occasion. Besides a military es-
cort composed of the First Regiment
of Infantry, the Savannah Volunteer
Guards, the Georgia Hussars, the
Chatham Artillery and the Naval
Militia, there will be in line the mem
bers of the Confederate Veterans AS
ISOLATION, the McLaws Camp of Con-
federate Veterans, the Francis S. Bar
tow Camp of Sons of Confederate Vet
eracy, in the order named, together
with the First Regiment Band, Mid
dleton's Band, and a band from the
Georgia Normal and Industrial College.
The action of the veterans in Sc
curing a third band resulted from the
in convenience which they have been
put to in the past in endeavoring to
keep step with the music. The length
of the line made it hard for many of
them to hear the music. The First
Re giment Band will lead the parade,
preceding their regiment. Following,
and preceding the Guards, will be Mid
dleton's Band. The G. N. and I. Band
will be stationed at the head of the
line of Confederate Associations.
The Line of March.
The line will move forward at 4
o'clock, the line of march being up
Bull street to CASTOR, and west on Gas
ton to the Park Extension. The Chill
dren of the Confederacy will not join
the parade until the park is reached.
Arrayed in white and red, and bearing
flowers, they will join the line at this
point, and after the exercises at the
monument, viii proceed to the ceme-
terry.
The exercises at the monument will
consist in the firing of salute by the
Chatham Artillery, and the placing of
laurel wreathS and flowers by the
Daughters and Children of the Confed-
eracy. During these ceremonies the
troops will be stationed in the extern
sion, drawn up on either side of the
monument.
On reaching Laurel Grove, the Get
tysburg graves, which will have been
previously decorated by the Daughters
of the Confederacy viii be visited A
prayer will be offered by Rev. vanDe-
venter, after which the graves of the
veterans, over which a memorial has
been reared will be visited. interest
ing exercises will attend the unwilling.
Mr. ]. R. Saussy will deliver an ad-
dress, and the memorial unveiled by
Miss Elizabeth McLaws. Rev. Father
Robert F. Kennedy will conduct the
ScINlCCSs HG eA6TClS6S Will CLOSE WIFI
the sounding of taps.
The Principal Exercises.
The principal exercises will be held
on Monday evening, at the Guards
Hall, at $50 o'clock. Besides an ad-
dress by Mr.. Anton P. Wright, the ora
tor of the occasion, a musical pro-
gramme will be rendered, and the
Daughters of the Confederacy will pre-
sent crosses of honor to such veterans
as who have not yet received them
These ceremonies are always interest
ing. The Committee on Programme
for the occasion have not yet arranged
the details.
A meeting of the Confederate Vet
erans' Association will be held to-mor-
row night at their hall for the pur-
pose of nominating officers for the en-
suing year. 1t is probable that at this
time further plans for the Memorial
Day exercises will be discussed.