The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-25
MEMORIAL DAY
Honors TO Confederate Desd-I&gs Crowd Al
tend txercises-Ihs Program. Etc. etc.

Confederate Memorial Day WAS more
generally observed here Thursday and
with more enthusiasm than for many
years. Although the procession was not
to start until 5.:iO from in front Of the
cOurt-hOuse. before 1910 the stores wen,
closed and crowds of ladies with arms
full OF flowers aud hundreds of children
with garland crowned heads. white
frOcks aud red sashes wended their way
To the rendezvous about the court house
square. At the time for the procession
To start there was II very large crowd
present.
The first sight which greeted one WAS
the band, Professor +. A. Frankli leader.
at the head Of the procession. clad in their
handsome new uniforms, and they made
One feel proud that We had such a must
cal organization; thew Washington Guards
commanded by Capt L. NJ. I.arkin, Were
next. also looking spick and span in their
new uniforms; then came the veterans
under Commander 4 h. BOwering, who
served IN the days Of which this was a
memorial. Some had iaunty step
Others showed the mark Of age. They
carried the cOlors of the Confederacy.
In carriages following We're the ladies
OF the Memorial Association, Daughters
of the Confederacy aud Others On the
sidewalks marched the College Chorus.
several hundred of children. in charge Of
ladies, who were To sing the bonnie
Blue Flag, while the streets were filled
with marching hundreds OF men and
women. Capt. ID. NJ. Lee WAS chief mar
shall, and his aides were L. Y. y. Conway.
artillery; X. lines Tay Tor. cavalry; Cast.
JAS. 5. Knox, infantry; Gen ID. d. " heeer,
4. ;. A.; Capt. NJ. Is. Rowe. Spanish war
veterans; Lieut.. A. 6. Billingsley. Co l.:
Comrades Hart and Proctor, &. V.:R.H.
Carmichael. II. Lewis Wallace. Willie X .
/ Goodrich. A. 4. Rowe. Sons of Veterans.
The scene ut the cemetery was impos-
/ ing. Around the monument were group
ed the women. children. singers. veterans.
military, band aud those who conducted
the ceremonies. while on the velvetv
grass was an immense crowd of spec
tators.
Judge J. T. Goodrich presided. Rev.
DR.. K J. McBryde delivered the opening
prayer "All hail the power OF Jesus
name, led by the College Chorus. The
band played down on the Swanoe
River Home, Sweet Home" and
Dixie The children, under direction
OF Mr.. J. Willard Adams. sang Bonnie
Blue Flag The hymn. How firm a
foundation" followed. Rev. q +. Hen
derlite pronounced the benediction. Tap~
were sounded and the decoration of
graves with flowers commenced. The
grave of every Confederate had a wreat h
OF flowers. The Washington Guards
PLACED floral offerings ON the graves OF
dead comrades. W. X Knox. A. B.
Bolts, Jr.. aud Fayette Johnston.
The fredericksburg Band paced "A
floral pillow over its dead member.
Robbie towering. Maury Camp deco
rated the graves of it's dead members
and placed a floral wreath on the monu-
ment of Gen. Dabney II. Maury. rendered
10y the Ladies' Memorial Association.
with IA card bearing the inscription:
In MemOriam
Gen. Dabney IL. Maury, G. =. A.,
The Ladies' Memorial Association.
We lay the Laurel Wrath above
The Cedar with its Sacred Ties.
And place them, with Nirginia's Love.
Where Maury lies.
Memorial Day, May %, 1907.
Thus another memorial day. which
Keeps alive the memories of The Lost
Cause. passed. Ii was nearly dark when
the last of tie lingering crowd left the
cemetery.