The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-26
CONFEDERATES ID
 HONOR THE DEAD Exercises in the First Methodist Church at 2:;30 Today WILL DECORATE GRAVES Interesting Programme Has Been Ar ranged for the Annual Memorial
 Day-col. Denson to Speak
 at Oak Hill Cemetery.
WILL DECORATE GRAVES

Memorial day will be fittingly observed today by the Confederate veterans of Birmingham by exercises at the First Methodist church and the decoration of graves at Oak Hill cemetery. The exer- cises at the church will commence promptly at 2:3O o'clock. and the pro- gramme will be as follows:
 Prayer-The Rev. Dr. c. B. Riddiek Song by Pelham chapter.
 Reading-Mrs. Rose Garland Lewis. Song by public school children.
 Address-By Commander Hugh MoNutt of United Sons of Confederate Veterans Song-Pelham chapter.
 Crosses delivered by Pelham chapter Original poem by Dr. o. T. Dozier. Song by public school children.
 At Oak Hill.
 A line of march will then be formed to Oak Hill cemetery, and a large portion of the local military organization will attend. At the cemetery there will be a short address by Col. W. H. Denson, and following that the decoration of the graves and the salute over them by the Brandon Light artillery
 There will probably be 100 voices in the school chorus, as Dr. J. H. Phillips superintendent of the city schools, has had much time devoted to these songs Brigadier General John ". Bush, coms mander of the Fourth Division, U. S. ". will have charge of the formation of the line of march.
 The committee of Camp Hardee which had charge of the arrangements for Me- morial day was composed of Mai M H. Wells, A. C. Oxford R. H. Hagood, w. ID. Yancey, and T. H. Hamilton. Mrs. J. A. Rountree has charge of the arrange ments of Pelham chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, and Hugh McNutt has charge of the arrangements of Camp Clayton Sons.
 Memorial services will also be held by Camp Bob Mckinley of East Lake, in the East Lake Baptist church this after noon. and the graves of Confederate dead in the East Lake cemetery will be deco rated.
 Mrs. Rountree has issued the following to the veterans regarding crosses to be awarded this afternoon:
 The Crosses.
 The following gentlemen are requested to be present at the Memorial day ser vices to be held Tuesday afternoon at 230 o'clock to receive crosses of honor to be bestowed by the members of Pel- ham chapter, Daughters of the Confeder- dcy dtoTBe bIlBul, w. M DtuHttl W. NJ Byers, R. G. Beasley, S. H. Cog gins. D. H. Cunningham, E. Carpenter, O. T. Dozier. T. P. Hollngsworth. Cap tain Hamlett, J. H. Smith, John R. Green, J. M. Dovelace, B. Trask and oth- CTS for whom crosses have been awrded, but who have not come for them. Also the following who were absent at the time of the last date of presentation, January 19: J. V. Glass, l.. Sprouell. w. c. Zealey, W. M. Armstrong J. L. Early.
 MRS. J. A. ROUNTREE,
 Pres. Pelham Chapter.
 Postoffice Hours.
 This being Memorial day, the postof- flee will observe holiday hours. There will be two deliveries in the business sec tlon and one in the residence sections The general delivery, stamp and registry windows will be open from a. m. until 1O:30 a. m. The mails will be despatched as usual.
 NThe banks in Birmingham will also observe the holiday by remaining closed.