The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-26
Great Thr0ng Gathered at OakwoOd and Strewed Gar lands Upon Graves After Listening to Speeches
 and Songs Narrat-
 ing Deeds of Glory.

In Montgomery, the Cradle of the Con- | federacy and about which cluster many | of the tenderest memories of the Lost | Cause, so widely known to fame and honor. fitting tribute was paid yesterday l to the heroic dead who wore the Grey. In this, the first Captal of the Confed
 eracy, with its wealth of historic inter l est, its relics of the great drama of his l tory whose opening scene was laid in | Montgomery, the spirit of the solemn oc- | casion is deeply felt in each of the re- curing anniversaries dedicated to the dead of the Confederacy.
 The profession was formed in the l shadow of the first White House of the Confectionery, 1t marched beneath the windows of the rooms whereln tho Con- | federate Government was planned, and wherein the Cabinet of the Confederacy
 held its meeting. and it passed the old | order to fire the first gun of the war at tFort Sumter.
 | It halted at the foot of the Capital steps | and fingered there moment in honor of the memories that cling to the old build
 ing where the ordinance of secession was
 passed by the representatives of the
 Southern States, and where Jefferson Da-
 yis was inaugurated as the first and last "Taps" at the Capitol. As the procession halted in the shadow | of the old Capitol, the clear notes of
 Taps, so sweet and mournful, foated
 out in the evening air. At present | arms" the military silently marched by the historic old structure.
 In the impressive and beautiful liter ary exercises at Oakwood Cemetery wore not the sole interest of that part of the l observance of the occasion. In the ceme- | tery sl,sp many of those who achieved honor and distinction beyond their fel- lows in the great struggle and the young soldiery of ihe state hred sps :ial salutes | of honor over the graves of Gen. J. T. Holtzclaw, Col. Tenn snt Lomax, and oth | CTS whose fame came on the battlefield
 in the great struggle.
 The memory of Mrs. Sophie Bibb. whose work for the Confederate dead and whose part in originating the sweet and solemn l celebrations of Memorial Day is remem- | bered years after her death, was honored l with special salute.
 Veterans Were Conspicuous.
 Conspicuous alike in the parade and
 upon the stand at the cemetery were the | grey haired survivors of the Lost Cause. | The passing years have whitened their | heads and robbed their steps of its spring.
 fewer In yesterdays parade than partic- | ipated in the exercises of last year. There | are more graves in Oakwood Cemetery | that hold Confederate soldiers than there
 were on Memorial Day twelve months | ago.
 | During the exercises of yesterday silent | tears rolled down the cheek of more than | one veteran as his mind was filled with l l had gone before or as he looked ahead in l the future when he would mourn the loss of some of the few survivors who stood | about him.
 emphasized by General W. c. Oates. the
 presiding officer. when he declared Tn | the busiest scenes of life the good wo-
 men who honor the Confederate soldier | will not allow us to pass unnoticed this | solemn occasion.'
 The sentiments was received with
 burst of applause from old and young
 who had gathered about the speakers | stand at the cemetery.
 | Work of the Ladies.
 In this way did the crowd declare its
 appreciation and recognition of the noble
 work of the Ladies' Memorial Associa- l ton. In this spontaneous burst of ap-
 plause the ladies of the Memorial Asso- | must have felt repaid for their dreless | work for the success of the day.
 The Association had wisely decided. as
 Memorial Day this year fell upon Sun l day Vo have its exercises on the preced- ing day. Yesterday opened in sunshine,
 but closed in wind and rain. The skies | were threatening throughout the exercises
 and the program was in measure cut Il broke.
 | The rain. however, impaired but little | the success of the exercises as nearly all | of the program had been completed | The procession was formed at the cor
 ner of Bibb and Moulton Street and from
 there the start was made. The parade
 was in charge of Grand Marshal J. B. | Fuller, himself veteran and the com
 mander of Camp Lomax. United Con-
 federate Veterans. Judge Fuller and
 several of his aids were uniformed in
 Marshals of Occasion.
 The following were the Assistant Mar
 shals: W. H. Tisdale, P. B. Mastin, E.
 D. Loper, J. H. May, William Berney, w. S. Stokes, B. M. Washburn. John
 Purifoy. G; w. Beers, ". B. Jones,
 Tarver. E. c. Owen, W. s. Ward. J. M.
 Mccain J. M. Simpson. J. c. Cromme-
 lin, J. D. Barron, J. G. Finley. D. c.
 Warren. Amos Jones F. F: Devant, O'Connor, w. c. Fuller, Paul Sanguinet-
 ti, J. M. Riley, George Ely and A. B.
 Garland H. c. Davidson, w. M. Teague,
 Halls Taylor Major s. T. Westcott.
 Aides to the marshals were as follows: Ray Jones, Massie Anderson. Benjamin
 Beers and Robert Teague, H. Burgln Full
 Ter. and B. A. Taylor.
 | The turn out of the military was
 unusually large. Four companies march
 ed in the parade and participated in the
 exercises at the cemetery. The Mont
 gomery Blues, commanded by Captain E. | F. Baber; the Montgomery Greys, com
 manded by Captain E. B. Joseph; the | Montgomery Field Artillery, commanded
 by Captain Charles Hinderer and the 1 Montgomery Mounted RlIleS, commanded | by Lieutenant Wirt Walker. The cavalry | had perhaps, more men in line than ever l before on such an occasion. | The four companies formed battalion ] of which Major Charles F. Anderson of 1 the 2nd Infantry was in command. The parade was headed by the End Infantry 1 band.
 Order and Route of Parade.
 The parade moved in the following | order. mounted police. 2nd Infantry Band n ,I ,l1 | United Confederate Veterans; Camp 1 Falkner, United Confederate Veterans;
 the Blues. the Greys. the Mounted Rifles.
 the, Field Artillery, carriages containing ! the chairman. the orator of the day, l Colonel M. l.. Woods. the rectatlonist, | Miss Louis Nix. the ministers who par ! ticipated in the exercises. the commander ! of Alabama Division of Sons of Veterans
 and the officers of the Ladies Memorial 1 Association.
 | Owing to the fact that Commerce Street 1 was torn up, due to street railway i'm l proVements, departure was made from | the old route usually followed by the ' Memorial Day parade. After forming on l Lee to Montgomery, Montgomery to Court
 Square and from Court Square to the
 capitol where the halt was made and
 when tribute was paid to the historic | interest of theold State House. | The line of march was again taken up, | the parade moving down Bainbridge | Street to Jefferson and up Jefferson to l Oakwood cemetery.
 | At Court Square the parade was stopped l to allow the Veterans 70 board Belt Line
 cars which took them to the Cemetery