Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-02
DEDICATE ILLINOIS
MEMORIAL TEMPLE
UNDER MOST FITTING CoNDI.
TIoNS POSSIBLE.
SPIRIT OF FRATERNALISM
Reigns With Imposing Parade of Il
hnois and Mississippi Troops, and
Addresses by Governors vardaman
and Deneen and Others.

Vlcksburg, Miss.-When the trains
bearing Governors Deneen and Varda-
man, former Governor Yates and the
official party, including the Illinois
Commission, with the Illinois party
OF about 800 reached the city the old
reliable Warren Light Artillery,
which had been waiting patiently,
pulled their cannon into line and fired
the governors salute. The visitors
disembarked from the train and speed
lily made their way to the hotels. The
unloading of their baggage took con-
siderable time.
1t was a very short time before
the hotels were crowded, for they
were well filed before the Illinois
party arrived in the city. Then the
Bureau of Information at the Board
of Trade got in its work, and Secre-
taxy Andrews and his assistants were
busily employed in assigning the visi-
tors to rooms. Thousands of visitors
were in the city, and the great pro-
portion Of these seem to be from the
surrounding country.
In addition to the Illinois troops,
about seven companies of the Missis-
sippi National Guaru participated.
A glorious sun, shining through an
opalescent sky combined with an even
temperature, made the day an ideal
one for the dedication of the Illinois
Memorial Temple in the Vicksburg
National Park. Several thousand Il
linoisans attended the dedication, and
this number was greatly augmented
by the people from Yicksburg and the
surrounding country.
Fraternalism was the keynote of
the speeches and was the spirit of
the greeting which was exchanged
when the Confederate veterans from
Mississippi and Louisiana met those
from Illinois.
William 7. Calhoun was the orator
of the day, and addresses were made
by Governors Vardaman, of Missis-
sippi, and Deneen, of Illinois; C. E.
Matthews, president Of the Illinois
Monument Committee, and others
The monument was accepted on be-
half of the United States government
by General j. C. Schofeld, who rep
resented the Secretary of War on this
occasion. The booming of cannon
and the music of bands added much
to the spirit of the dedication.
The parade which preceded the
dedication was one of the greatest
events of its kind in the history of
this section. The troops were com
posed of the First Illinois Regiment
Of Infantry, the infantry of the State
of Mississippi and battalion of ar
tillery from Mississippi. Hundreds
of carriages containing men and
women of national reputation were
in line.
Early in the day vast crowds be-
gan to throng the route of the parade
eager for the first notes of the banc
that would sound the incoming Of
the distinguished army and navy
officers, civilians and troops.
At 10 80 o'clock in the morning the
parade got under way and started
north on Washington street. It wa.
led by Colonel c.. II. Noble, Marsha
Of the Day, and his aids. Next came
Governors Deneen and Vardamal
and their stats and then the FRS
Regiment of Illinois Infantry, head
ed by the First Regiment band. Fol
lowing was a battalion of Mississippi
artillery, composed of the Warner
Light Artillery, of Vicksburg, and ;
battery from Meridian. The battalion
had its full complement of men ant
guns. Then followed the Voluntee,
Southrons, of Vicksburg, and othe-
companies of the Mississippi Nationa
Guard. Afterwards came the Vicks
burg National Park Commission ant
the Illinois Park Commission. Mayo.
B. w. Griffith, of Vicksburg, was il
line and following him many dis
tinguished visitors, including Rea
Admiral Bowman NJ McCalla and Ma
| jor General Eugene A. Carr.
The parade marched from Wash
ington street up Clay to Monroe, thel
north on Monroe to Grove street, an,
thence to the National Park and tn
Illinois Monument.
The First Illinois, with their hand
some blue coats and white due
trousers, made splendid appearance
Wo,.~,vtc bova booY, fccuod ~, Mnv