The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-28

Under clOudless sky. amid the reNei-
beratiOns Jf military samte from sons
of veterans. strains of martial music. ~
the presence Of an assenhlage al
thirtv-hve hundred people, composed ol
war-wurn veterans Of lNGl-G', their
wives. daughters. handsomely dressed
women and gallant men. Wednesday, at
Bowling Green. the veil was drawn from
the statue OF "A private Confederate
soldier standing at parade rest ON the
monument erected as a memorial by the
United Daughters of the COniederacy and
Caroline Camp OF Confederate veterans
in that county. 1t was II day memoir
able in ts history.
Confederate flags ioated from every
house I'm front OF the courthouse "a
large stand had been erected with seat
inc capacity of several hundred Under
the stately trees ON the right side oil the
green were long rows OF tables weighted
down with boxes and baskets containing
the dinner to be served to the multitude.
in charge OF this committee: T. &. Nalen-
tine. chairman; T.. ;. COghiIl, T. h. GIL,
h. &. Allen, G. W. Taialerro, l.. {. Bout
ware. W. r. Voolfolk, Robert Voolfolk.
f.. l.. Beazley, j. B. Hicks, II. NJ. Pegg.
Nastin Barlow and j. W Elliott. Ga
the left was the ice cream and lemonade
pavilion. in charge oil Mrs 4. Il. Gill.
chairman; Mrs A. Il. Chandler, Miss Lucy
Voolfolk, Mrs +. II. Gravatt Mrs. l..
g. Graves and Mrs. John Garter. Close
bv was the stand where the Eagle Band,
ii Manchester discOursed sweet music.
Stationed at several points were barrel.
filed with huge blocks OF Ice aud water,
from the sides of which dangled tin cups,
to relieve the thirsty The committee on
decorations. Mrs. Leiper NJ Robinson.
Mrs. ". l.. Broaddus and Mrs &. l.. Bul
lard. deserves much credit for the artistic
arrangement. Portraits OF Lee and
Jackson were CONSPICUOUS, above winch
were crossed the battleiags OF the Con
iederacy. -,
Can't Il. ID. CoghiIl was chief marshal
and his executive ability was demon
strated all during the exercises.
The officers of Caroline Chapter oi
Daughters are: President, Mrs. {. i.
Smith: vice presidents, Mesdames H. 1.
Dinard, W. c. Flagg and A. W. Davis; re-
cordng secretary, Miss Margaret Wal
lace: corresponding secretary, Mrs. NJ. u.
Parr: treasurer, Mrs j. s. kyland.
Bowling Green Chapter-Presldent,
Mrs +. b. Travis; vice presidents, Mrs.
r. o Peatross and Mrs. \. Is. Chandler;
recording secretary, Miss Blanche Cog
hill; corresponding secretary, Mrs. OHIO
Smoot: treasurer, Mrs. j. l.. JordOn.
At about 10 o'clock Commander c. 7.
Smith, of Caroline Camp, arrived. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Smith and
daughter, Miss Clara l.. Smith, and Gov
ernor Claude A. Swanson, who had been
met at Milford. Then came Gen. Stith
Boiling. of Petersburg; Gen. {. Irving
Walker, Mayor Carlton Mccarthy, j..
Henry Brown who built the monument;
DIR. c. W. p. Brock, T. +. Stratton, W.
B. Lightfoot, Alderman j. b. Wood, DR..
Nelson, OF the Woman's College; Hon. X
f. Lee, Jr., and Others.
The crush of the crowd on Main street
was severe when the procession was
being formed at II O'Clock. Afterseveral
efforts order was restored, and the Eagle
Band marched out at the head OF the
company of forty young men in attrac-
tive zouaye uniforms OF red and white,
carrying carbines, in charge OF Capt. T.
ID. Coghill who did not look the veteran
he is, attired in his uniform of white
duck.
The members of the company are; II.