The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1904-05-20
39th Annual Floral
Decoration
OF the Confederate Dead in Bald.
wyn Cemetery.
And 36th Annual Meeting Of the North
East Mississippi Confederate Veteran
Memorial and Historical Asso-
citation at Baldwin, Miss.
May 10. 1914.

! z. M. Savery, President; J. II
Richardson and J g. Bell, Vice
Presidents; Jno. d. Norman, Adjt
W. E. Thomas, Quarter Master
John Rowan, Commissary; Rev
J. 8. Berry, Chaplain; Miss Willie
E. 5 Tison, Sponsor.
/ Comrades r. s. Thomas. Com.
mander of lst, Miss. Battalion; W.
A. Dozier, Commander John M
Stone Camp No. 13I, U. G. W;
j. c. Blanton, Commander Missis-
sippi Brigade Forrest Cav. Corps
Z. S. A Eek. officio Vice. President.
The Association assembled in
the Griffin Tabernacle at 8 a. m.
The choir consisted of Mrs. G.
S. Bills, Organist: Miss Essie Nor
ris, Leader; Misses Mamie Jones,
Vera Stocks, Lola Tynes, Nell Ar
cher, Jennie Lou Joplin, Della
Bowdry, Vic McCsy. Vivian Walk
er. Messrs Claude McCay, Oscar
Abrams and Clarence Archer.
Young ladies representing states:
Alabama-Miss Belle Rampley.
Arkansas-Miss Ruth Norman.
Florida-Miss Rhoda Lee White.
Georgia-aiiss Kate Newman.
Kentucky-.Miss Laura Rose.
Louisiana-Miss Lunette Stocks
Maryland-MissConuie Rampley
Mississippi Miss Marguerite
Norman.
Missouri Miss Bertha Vandiver
North Carolina-Nliss Mary
Mcdonald.
South Carolina-Miss Essie Long
Tenuessee-Miss Edith Sullivan
Texas-Miss Almira Hamlin
Virginia- Miss Lele May Jun
kins.
Flower Circle:
Misses Catherine Sullivan, Lu-
la Long, Sarah H4mlin, Aunie
Spencer Cox, Evelyn Hunt, Jennie
Lou Walker, Zana Unis Stubs.
PROGRAM.
Assembled in Tabernacle at 8 30
a. m. for informal greetings and
registration.
8 a. M, Song-Praise God From
Whom all Blessings Flow.
Reading Scripture and prayer
by Chaplain, ComradeJ. S. Berry.
Welcome Song, Correcting Glee,"
Choir.
Address of>Welcome-Mrs. W.
A. Stocks.
Respouse-Comrade r. S. Thorn
as, of Plantersvillt.
Song, i'Bonnie Blue Flag
Choir.
Address of the Sponsor, Miss
Willie L S. Tison, in the matter
of award and presentation OF Cros-
ses of Honor to Confederate Vet
erans by the U. D. Of G., date of
same to be hereafter announced.
The r. 4 r. Governing the Award
of Crosses-Read by Miss Kate
Keyes, of Tupelo.
Address by Comrade. Rev. j. G.
Blanton, of Ncttleton.
Song, "Dixie," by Choir.
Call Of sundry companies and
regiments of Confederate Veterans
from original rolls Of 1864.
~
Morning service closed with the
song, "After."
Evening service, 2.30 p. M:
Song by Choir, "Numberless as
the Sands"
Recitation, Memorial Day.
Miss Laura Rose.
Veterans formed in line un-
der command of Comrade r. S.
Thomas.
Miss Tyson, sponsor, presented
each Veteran with a small Confed-
crate flag, to be used in the decor
alton services and the march was
continued to the cemetery.
Program at cemetery:
Song by choir, "Sweet By aud
By"
Prayer by Elder G. K Marshall
Recitation, Memorial Day." by
| the flower girls.
Address by Hon. w. M. Cox.
Song by the children, "America'
Recitation. "Pat Cleburne 5
Troops at Kennesaw,'' by Miss
Marguerite Norman.
Recitation, "Unk n own," by
Miss Rosa Lee White.
Soue by the choir, "B'essed
Home during which the childrep
decorated the monument and tbs
graves on the plat. Thence, undel
escort of the Veterans, decorated
the graves of Confederate Vete,
ans who have died since 1865 ar
are buried in the Baldwin cemete
Try.
Association dismissed until 8 D
m. to meet in Christian church..
/ Night Service:
Song by choir, "Some Swee
Day, By aud By"
Address by Elder 9. K. Mar
shall.