The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-28
Decoration Day.

IucSQdy Is tie udY OI udII0WG0
memories. Decoration Day II
has been the custom Of the PEG
pie of Columbus for many long
years to observe this day with
almost sacred reverence and fer
yor and the custom which had its
origin here and which has been
followed the country over, viii
not be deperated from this year
Several weeks ago the Veter-
ans and the Daughters of the
Confederacy who always take
the initiative.in this movement, be
gan their preparations for its
observance and the result is a
program which viii interest and
impress everyone. For the oc-
casion it is expected that a large
crowd will be in the city. The
| old heroes of Starkyille, which
/ place has no chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy,
have asked the local chapter to
present them Crosses of Honor
and this beautiful ceremony will
occur in Friendship Cemetery
where the hundreds of their
comrades lie silently sleeping.
Here, too the address will be
delivered by Rev Dunbar Hunt
Ogden and here too the memoir
ia1 exercises Of the Veterans will
occur. The exercises will begin
ia the morning and every mer-
chant and business man should
close his place Of business and
give his employees as well as
himselfan opport unity to rever-
ence and honor the memory of
those immortals who gave their
lives in behalf of their country.
The following is the program
of the exercises as we'll as the
order of formation Of the parade
on Tuesday morning.
Assemble at Court House at 1880 |
a. m. sharp
Column move at II a. m. in the fol-
lowing order.
Columbus Band in front
Isham Harrison Camp of Veterans. !
E. c. Leech Camp of Veterans
Starkville Camp of Veterans.
Detached Veterans.
A. & NJ. Cadets Corps
Caledonia Rifles.
Columbus Riflemen.
Sponsors.
United Daughters Confederacy.
Chaplain and orator.
Carriages.
Line of march conducted by Mar
shall f. T. Moore and staff.
Down Market Street to Bird Avenue,
west one block to St. John Street,
South on ST. John Street to front
double gate of Cemetery.
Arriving at the monument in
the Cemetery the following will
be the program:
Meeting called to order. Jas. T.
Harrison.
Prayer, Mr.. Oakley.
Song.
Veterans Exercises.
Reading rules, Gen. 5. D. Lee.
Presentation Crosses, Officers II. d.
G..
Song. {
Address, Mr. Ogden.
Song.
Placing the wreaths by students.
The following is the list of
Committees appointed to assist !
with the program. {
LIST. Cleaning graves.-Mrs. J A. :
Smell, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. J. NJ.
Morgan. Miss Irene Robertson.
Ind Decorating Monument-M Misses
Annie Lee, Annie Peyton, Sue May
Augusta Sykes.
81 d Decorating Stand.-Misses
Charlie Garner, Lucy Banks, Mrs. :
Vaughn.
4 t h Decorating Monument Miss
Mary Harrison, Mrs. Belts, Mrs.
Morgan.
5th. To make boquets for Veterans
= Mesdames Alice Young, Bell, Brad
ord, H. r. Garner. Charles G. Buder, :
3anks. Maxwell, MCGEE. Richards,
Mss Mat Morton, Miss Fannie
" orthington. Make ten boquets each
ind leave at the residence of Mrs.
Harry Dashiell by nine o'clock Tues
lay morning.
9th To present boquets to Vet
,rans at the gate Mesdames, Ann I
franklin, Ayres, Mckinley, Harry
oashiell, Brooks. A. G.. Halbert.
Billiards. Horehound Syrup.
Immediately relieves hoarse, croupy
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