The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-05-23
PARlDEMOST NOTABLE
Ten Thousand Men Marched Along
Streets Of Crescent City.
OF LONG AGO
1t Was > Day Such a. sew 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 no
man has seen for two score years and
more For a few brief hours she held
close 70 her heart the incarnate spirit
Of the C~onfederacy. ms for her 1t
lived and bTeathed again. Always ners
to love, it was Friday hers 10 have and
hers to hold once more she pressed
to her lips the w~hite-starred cross Of
blue on the crimson field and flung Il
10 the winds that loved 1t we'll. the
symbol of the cause for which the he
roes fought, and by who's blood 1t was
purged "a sanetiHad.
Again the martial airs Of forty years
were born upon the braeze; again
the streets were troAt by men Of war.
again the cheers for the marching host
rang high. and again the echoes re-
turned the rebel yell" that southern
cadence of the fighting cry Of the fight
ing An~gio-Saxop ace. that never for
q thousand years has suffered any save
the dead Of an alien breed 10 sleep
upon a battlefield.
II was a day such - New Orleans
has never seen before. such as she
may never see again. 1t was a reve-
iation, iu passionate patriotism. and
to the old soldiers 81 the south an
Offering of affection that was closely
akin to worship.
At the head 81 the column came
EAaaA. 1 II -
the chief marshal. with his numerous
rtan all beautifully MOUNTED and pre-
sentiug . brave appearance In gray
and gold.
The scarlet uniforms Of The Memphis
bugie corps we're seen ahead 81 Com
r@Hy A ~ thu Confederate veterans
Of Memphis. whose splendid marching
induced great applause.
Behind Company a came a bsauti-
fuIly decorated float upon which were
seated the sixteen heraldz OF the re-
union. Miss Euntce Niche - virginia.
Miss Wjllie Henry Of Louisiana. for
Maryland. Miss Julia Alexander Of
North Carolina. Miss NJ = watrousa
Ct South Carolina. Miss Elise Vance
Of Tenuesuee. Miss Frances M@ldrim az
Georgia Miss While HARRISON Of Ala
hama. Miss Ethel Syvely af Missls-
Eippt Aies Elliott Tod Hunter % Mis- !
sour Miss Elizabeth Fleming az Flor
ida. Miss Estsla Cartwright 81 Texas.
Miss Bessie Rogers Of Arkansas Miss
AadAliHe RridEeford u Kentucky
Miss Bessie UtE o. Louisiana and Miss
Beunetta Coleman Of Indian Territory
The young ladies' AN ia white. present
I'd az beautiful picture. surrounded by
the gTay decorations ~ their hoat. ami
no feature u the parade with the one
exception q the old soldiers broueht
forth as much applause.
Following the Young ladies were cer-
ri4ges ln which rode Mrs stonrwau
Jackson. Mrs p Kirby smith. Mrs
BraHtoD Bragg Mrs Thomas J.
Semmss and Mrs John II. Reagan.
Judge Reagan was TN one ~ ~ carri- /
ages with two 81 the aides. Their
were MANY other n~otable- including
Generals A p Stewart and Jo.
Wheeler Following General : u
Lee q the department Of the Tennss-
Gee were the divisions q his depart
rneui. Louisiana. Tennessee, Alabama
Florida. Nississippt. Georgia and
Kentucky
General CabeIl Of the Transmissis-
sippi department headed the last d. |
vision ~ the old soldiers. and with
him were The men of Texas. Indian
Territory Arkansas and oklahoma
With each department was a carriage
containing the sponsor and her maids
OF honor.
The Sons of Veterans were quite
strongly represented. and the parade
NAs closed by a long line OF carriages
containing the ladies OF various me
mortal and patriotic societies
About le,ooo men were in line. AMI
81 was just four hours from the st8rt
on CaaaI street until the column dis
banded.
General Gordou's condition Is not
serious but 10 Was deemed unwise for
hin 90 ride In the hot sun He be-
ueye- that q mort rest at home viii
soon restore his health.