New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-21
HONOR HEROES OF SOUTH.
I'm pressire Services Held Over the
Graves of Confederate Soldiers.

Impressive services were held yesterday at Mount
Hope Cemetery, near Yonkers, by the Confederate
Veteran Camp Of New York in memory Of the
Confederate dead buried there The Daughters of
the Confederacy of New York assisted.
The services are held annually at this cemetery.
There twenty-four Confederate soldiers buried
there. the graves being about the 50-foot granite
monument given by Charles Broadway Rouss, in
memory OF the members OF the Confederate Vet
Camp who lost their lives during the Civil
War. On a sloping hill, amid unusually beautiful
surroundings. the services, conducted in the open
air and attended by several hundred Southerners
of New York. were particularly impressive.
The camp and the daughters, with invited
friends, reached the cemetery by special train on
the New York Central railroad. A sems-circle
had beed made Of chairs, about the monument'
and when the women and guests had been seated
the veterans, 10 the number of nearly fifty marched
to thu rnusic OF buge and drum the cemetery and
saluted while the "Saluts to the Flag was being
played
Major Edward Owen. commander of the Confed-
crate Veteran Camp. presided at the services
which opened with the singing OF the hymn GOD
Bless Our Native Land. The Rev. Dr. George S,
Baker delivered a prayer. special prayer, in
which the responses we're particularly hearty, was
given for the recovery of Mrs. Jefferson Davis.
J. o. Boone, Of Georgia, whose father was an
officer in the Attn Georgia Regiment in the Civil
Wa-. sang. and William s. Kelley, a comrade OF
the Veteran Camp. delivered the GRAFTON of the day.
Mr.. Kelly said in part:
Since the days when the great Jehovah spoke TO
man. il has been customary to honor the dead and
m these days OF enlightened civilization it is fitting
that should cherish and foster these beautiful
sentiments, which come to us hallowed by mem
cries as sweet as a mothers kisB and as sacred as
q mothers prayer,
The ranks thinning. and soon these little
hillOcks will be all that is left to tell the tale save
the memories that may be kept alive. When L look
around and see some of those who followed the
conquering banner coming here TO place their Offer
ings on the graves OK those who were once theiI
foes, ! could wish that, for moment, the two
great commanders might be with US to-day TO see
this sight. Brothers OF the Grand Army, are
Americans; when Il that faced you the
tented field, remembered then that We were
Americans, and willing to die If need be; to-
day we are st Americans. and as such greet you
with grateful, kindly greeting for your tender
tribute.
Following the benedction, the graves were deo-
Grated by the Daughters of the Confederacy. There
two graves of unknown Union dead in the
cemetery, cared for by the Lafayette Post, Grand
Army of the Republic and these also dec
GRATED. TIE twenty-four graves OF Confederate
soldiers were decorated with roses and other flow
ers. The Confederate memorial monument had
memorial wreaths placed upon II.
The services were concluded by the plaving OF
TAPS" The veterans and guests returned to the
city by special train reaching New York shortly
before O'Clock