The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
MEMORIAL DAY
PLANS COMPLETE
CONFER CROSSES OF HONOR
ON is VETERANS AT CLOSE OF
MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS.


Iivered by Hon. william Harden.
Special Musical Programme TO BE
Rendered - Confederate Veterans
Association dominates Officers for
Ensuing Year.
At the ante-anniversary meeting of
the Confederate Veterans Association
at Chatham Artillery Hall last night
officers of the ensuing year were nom
mated, reports made by all the Off
GERS, and the definite plans for the
observance of Memorial Day were
adopted.
When the call for the nomination
OF officers was made by the chair,
Capt. L. G. Young, commander of the
camp. stated that he was not a can
didate for reelection and asked that
the camp confer the honor upon some
other member. He had scarcely taken
his seat, however when he was nomi-
mated again for commander, several
rising to their feet at once to make
orous applause he was unanimously
put forward for the office, none being
nominated against him.
The following were nominated for
the other offices of the camp: First
vice president, Comrades Sheldon and
Dillon; second vice president, H. S.
Dreese; third vice president. D. B.
Morgan; secretary, j. w. Mcintyre;
assistant secretary, j. II. H. Osborne
adjutant, J. P. White; treasurer, R. H.
Baker, and ergeant-at-arms, James
Leonard. These nominees will be bal
lotted for at the annual meeting of
the association on Memorial Day
night.
The report of the treasurer reviewed
in detail the various amounts that
had been received and expended dur
ing the year by the camp. At the
close of the year a cash balance of
$551.79 was on hand.
Capt. Young presented his report as
commander of the camp. Briefly he
reviewed the work of the year, be-
ginning with a sketch of the pro-
gramme carried out on last Memorial
Day. The observance of the ami
versaries of the births of President
retold. Tribute was paid to the Con-
federate dead especially to the two
generals whose death marked the year.
Gen. Longstreet and Gen. Gordon.
Tribute was also paid to Thomas N.
Theus and the thirteen other members
Of the camp who have died during the
last year. On motion the report was
accepted and placed on the minutes.
Programme for Memorial Day.
Capt. Dillon, chairman of the Memo
rial Day Committee, presented his re-
port, outlining the exercises of the aft
ernoon and evening. The report in
full was as follows:
The association will assemble in front
of its hall at 4 o'clock p. M, where,
with escorts and invited guests, will
form the following line of march, to
move at 80 o'clock:
First Military escort. Battalion
of heavy artillery, S. T. Savannah
Volunteer Guards), preceded by their
band.
Second. Four carriages, occupied by
the officers of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy and the allied as
sociations or chapters, the orator of
the day and the selected chaplain.
Third. Band.
Fourth. Special escort. Bartows
Camp Sons of Veterans.
Fifth. The Confederate Veterans
Association, Camp No. 756.
Sixth. The Children of the Confed-
eracy, who will fall into line at the
intersection of Bull and Castor streets.
Seventh. McLaws Camp, No. 500, u.
c. V.
The Line of March.
The line of march will be: Bull
street south to CASTOR street, CASTOR
IN
south to the monument. Upon enter
ing the parade ground the band will
play a dirge and continue until the
veterans and children shall have taken
position within the monument en-
closure and shall have deposited the
Wreaths During this solemn ceremony
the military will rest on the west side
of Bull street, extended, facing east
the sons will halt on the south side of
the enclosure, facing north and the
carriages will take positions on the
east side, facing west.
After depositing the wreaths the line
of march shall be resumed in it's orig
inal order. out Bull street to Henry
and thence to Laurel Grove Cemetery,
the bands to play a dirge at entering
the outer gates.
At the Cemetery.
Upon entering the soldiers lots the
ters in rear of the monument; the
sons will change direction to the right
and covering the line of the western
railing will halt and face to the east.
The Guards will have taken position
in avenue south of these lots, and faced
north. The veterans will march
through the middle avenue and take
position on the line of the eastern and
northern ratings facing inwards.
At the proper signal the flag will be
| placed, the graves decked by the chill
dren with flowers, the prayer offered,
the benediction invoked, the military
salute fired and the taps blown, dur
ing which the veterans and sons will
be uncovered and at parade rest. Dis
missed.
Memorial Day Address.
The closing ceremonies will be held
at the Guards Hall at $3.50 p. m,
when an address, appropriate to the
rade, Hon. William Harden, preceding
and succeeding which the audience
will be entertained by the rendition OF
a number of popular airs by we'll
known artists under the skilled direc-
| ton of Miss Coburn, who renders this
! kind service gratuitously. We beg
| to urge that all veterans and their
| families and sympathizers will encour-
age us by their presence on this occa-
sion.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
| have again endeared themselves to
each and every veteran by their usual
labor of love in preparing the hun
| dreds of laurel wreaths and bouquets
of flowers to dress the graves of our
! companions who have crossed the river
m fine rest under shade trees and vouy