The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-06
CONFEDERATE
MEMORIAL DAY
EXERCISES AT OPERA HOUSE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
A MAGNIFICENT GRAFTON
An Outpouring of the People Join in a
Public Observation-Disclosures to
Memory of Sleeping Heroes.
Inspiration of Example.

Memory of Sleeping Heroes.
Inspiration of Example.
Confederate Memorial Day was OBJ
served by the Daughters of the Conted-
eracy. the General Leroy Stafford
Camp No. 3, U: GN. and their friends
on Sunday instead of Saturday, June 3.
for the reason that Saturday is strictly
business day and the success anticipated
would not have been as great as on
Sunday. The weather was all that could
have been desired 1t was a lovely June
day. In the morning committees of the
Daughters and Of the Camp marked
with Confederate and State Flags the
graves of the Veterans of the South IN
the cemeteries in the corporate limits,
an, there were flowers and evergreen
for the graves in which are buried the
Blue.
The feature of the day was the beau-
tiful and impressive exercises in the af-
ternoon, in the opera house, which was
crowded with aides and gentlemen,
representatives of all classes Of the peo-
pie.
On the stage were seated the Daugh-
ters on the right, the young ladies and
young men to whom had been assigned
the musical numbers were IN the cen
ter. and on the left were members OF
Camp No. g. with several ministers and
the orator. The half circle presented a
striking living picture of as handsome
women and as gallant men as ever
faced an audience distinguished for its
culture and refinement. and the marked
appreciation evinced from the beginning
to the end.
A section of seats near the stage was
occupied by the CadIo Rifles, in com
mand of Lieutenant Doyle. The pres
ence of this company was gratifying.
When two regimental battle flags
one of the Thirteenth and the other thu
| Sixteenth Louisiana Volunteers. SCARED
and torn and blood stained dear ant
priceless relics of glorious past. were
carried across the stage, the audience
was stirred to greeting of hearty ap
plause.
Having advanced to the footlights, tn
Master of Ceremony. V. Grosjean
called the assembage to order in tn
words following. He said:
Ladies and Gentlemen and Comrades
We have assembled here this afternoo
to commemorate, in song and oratory
the glorious deeds of the Heroes of tn
South and the memory of Jefferson Da
Wis, the President of the Southern Con
feieracy.
"We are not here to indulge in val
regrets, but to eulogize, in lovef,
words, the valor and the heroism which
if lost, was, in the. very gloom of 1t
defeat. emblazoned with the splendc
of its achievements, which elected tt
admiration as we'll as the plaudlts
the world.
MY friends, if so inclined, do nt
hold in reserve your feelings, but gl'
full zest to your enthusiasm. This
the time and the place for it. We wi
: now proceed with the programme, tt
J first number of which is the invocatlc
! by Rev. J. K. Smith,
In words of soulful fervor, Rev. d
Smith offered the invocation, and th'
: followed the tender and inspiring vers
9 "Tenting Tonight rendered effective
. by Mrs. Hill Fullilove, Mrs. John
. Land, Mrs. S. B. Hicks, Miss Do
9 tones, Miss Beebe Brown, Mr.. A.
2 Newman, Mr.. Ned Poleman, accoi
! panied by Erneste Reams.
The Master of Ceremony in appr
pirate words announced the next nu1
- Der, Reading the Roll of the COME
3 crate Dead buried in Shreveport.
e Comrade T. B. Chase" On this roll
g inscribed the names of I42 Vetera
'o who have joined the Silent Majority
"a Bonnie Blue Flag" was received W
8 applause, as it was sang by the lad
y and gentlemen already named.
Il The enthusiasm with which the o
oS tor of the Day was greeted when p
sented by the Master of Ceremony,
;. words BETTING the talent and the
Il tcem in which he is held in this CO
9. munity was but a prelude to the ovat
90 he received at the close of his m
40 nihcent oration Hon. John D. v
7s kinson spoke with ease and grace,
II follows:
eoI Ladies and Gentlemen: Not long
43lI visited country home that was ,
- Iitable palace before the .ravages of v
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