The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-01
DEDICATE ILLINOIS
MEMORIAL TEMPLE
UNDER MOST FITTING CoNDI-
TIoNS POSSIBLE.
SPIRIT OF FRAYERHALISM
keisns With Imposing Parade Of II
inois and Mississippi Troops and
Addresses by Governors Vardaman
and Deneen and Others.

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Vicksburg, 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 l 500 reached the city the old
reliable Warren Light Artillery,
which had been waiting patiently,
pulled their cannon into line and fred
Che governors salute. The visitors
eisembarked from the train and speed
ny made their way to the hotels. The
unloading of their baggage took con-
siderable time.
1t was a very short time before
the ehotels 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 Score
barry Andrews and his assistants were
eusily employed in assigning the WISH
eors 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 Guard participated.
A glorious sun, shining through an
cpalescent 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
hnoisans attended the dedication, and
this number was greatly augmented
by the people from Vicksburg and the
surrounding country. sa8esR 1rf
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 I. 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-
Aalf Of the United States government
by General j. C. Scho6eld, 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 CON-
posed Of the First Illinois Regiment
Asf Infantry, the infantry Of the State
If Mississippi and battalion of. ar
llery from Mississippi. : Hundreds
Z carriages containing men and
women of national reputation were
la line. ~ 8FBWM g w
Early in the day vast crowds be-
gan to throng the route of the parade.
eager for the first notes Of the band
shat would sound the incoming Of
Abe distinguished army and navy
officers, civilians and troops. IS,
At 10 80 O'Clock in the morning the
parade got under way and started
north On Washington street It was
bed by Colonel C. FL. Noble, Marshal
Of the Day, and his aids. Next came
Governors Deneen and Vardaman
and their stats and then the First
Regiment Of Illinois Infantry, head
ed by the First Regiment band. Fol-
lowing was battalion Of Mississippi
artillery, composed of the Warren
Light Artillery, Of vicksburg, end a
battery from Meridian. The battalion
bad its full complement Of men and
GUNS Then followed the Volunteer
Southrons, Of vicksburg, and other
companies Of the Mississippi National
Guard. Afterwards came the vicks-
hAurg National Park Commission and
he Illinois Park Commission. Mayor
b. w. Griffith, Of Vicksburg, was in
line and following him many dis.
tinguished visitors, including Rear
admiral Bowman M. McCaIla and Ma
4 sor General Eugene A. Carr.
u The parade marched from Wash
fngton street up Clay to Monroe, then
north on Monroe to Grove street, and
thence to the National Park and the
Illinois Monument. ss'af
The First Illinois, with their hand
acme. blue coats and white duck
trousers, made splendid appearance
poeiy island. Ills. OFT THAT