The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-31
CONFEDERATE ARMY
AT STUART DWELLING

At STUART DWELLING
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special escort to the daughter OF
General Robert Il. Lee. on either side
OF Miss Lees carriage rode MIR JOSEPH,
Bryan and Mr.. james N Boyd, OF the
chief mnrshal's STAFF, and following
them came the Governor of Virginia
Hon Claude a. Swanson. with his stnff
IN full uniform. Governor Swanson
was mounted on a noble black horse
the great prise-winning French coach
stallion Intrcpede, loaned for the pa
ride by its owner, Mr.. william g.
owens.
The Department of the Army of
Northern Virginia headed the veteran
section OF the parade the iivisian
being under command OF General G.
Irvine Walker, lieutenant general com
manding.
Escorted by members of General
Walkers stan came a carriage In which
rode Mrs, General Stonewall jackson
Mrs. General William Malone and Mrs
Lucy L. II. Macgll, daughter of Cen
eral a. y. Hill. as tho especial guests
of honor of the Army Of Northern Nir-
ginia.
Veterans Stood II Welt
large cuncoursc of veterans. camps
from North Carolina, South Carolina.
West Virginia, New York and Virginia
followed each other in perfect order.
with a constant succession of bands
of music and drum corps.
Following the Army of Northern Vir-
ginia came the veterans of the Army
of the Tennessee, under command of
Lieutenant General Clement a. Evans.
of Atlanta, and the Army Of the Trans
Mississippi. under command of Lieu
tentn-General w. L. Cabeil of Dallas.
Tex
In the latter division were a num-
Der of camps from Oklahoma. Indian
Territory and Texas, whose trains had
lust arrived in time for them to form
in line for the parade. However, the
veterans stood the march with the
tread of grenadiers, and II any were
cxheusted by several days of travelling
they gave no sign of 1t until the parade
was over.
After the veteran section of the
parade in which camps from every
state in the South participated, and in
which there were men from almost
every State in the Union, came the
department of carriages. in which were
some OF the ladies to whom the Con-
federate soldiers owe nearly every me
mortal which has yet been erected in
honor of the heroes of the Confederacy,
The line of carriages consisted Of
those of the delegates TO the Confed
Grated Southern Memorial Association.
the members of the Jefferson Davis
Monument Association, Lee Camp Aux
Hilary. United Daughters of the Con-
federacy; sponsors for Veterans and Sons
of Veterans, members of the Southern
Cross Drill CorI., and other miscel-
lanCous groups.
Scene mt Monument.
The parade moved directly up Frank
lin Street. taking the right side as the.
division came at the head of NIonu-
rient Avenue. and every organization
moved by the shrouded figure of Cen
cral Stuart on his horse, with arms
presented in dignifted salute. the bands
playing pixie" and Maryland" and
the crowds, now numbering many
thousands. stretching in every direc-
ton for blocks. cheering every mo-
ment The parade moved on out to
the Lee Monument, where the military
again saluted. and the veterans passed
with barred heads
In the Enclosure of the Lee Monument
was q great stand with some six hun
died children singing Confederate airs
and forming n human flag" by the
arrangements of their costume. This
stand faced to the east towards the
Stuart Monument. giving the crowd
fine view of the assembled children
whose outlines as a Confederate battle
dag were plainly discernihse.
On the patfc.m facing the Stuart
Monument We're the officers of the Vet
sran Cavalry Association the officers
of the Jefferson Davis Monument Asso-
citation, the Confederated Southern Me-
mortal Association, the division spon-
sors and maids of honor, and large
number of invited guests.
On raised space in front of the
platform We're chairs for the speakers
and prominent officials. Here were
General Sfspbert" d. Lee. Colonel John
w. Gordon, Colonel a. r. venable COL
pnel Theodore S. Garnett. Major Frank
I Sutton. Captain w. Ben Palmer.
Governor Swanson, Mayor Mccarthy.
General Walker, General Evans and
General Cabell
Among the ladies present were Mrs
j. f. 3. Stuart, widow Of General
Stuart Mrs William j. Behan. Mrs
George S. Holmes, Mrs Lizzie George
Henderson. Mrs. Claude a, Sawnson
Mrs J. Taylor Ellyson, Miss Mary Lee
Mrs. General William Malone and Mrs
Lucy l.. r. Macgill. Mrs Stonewal
jackson. who was in the parade. did
not come to the platform. as she wa.
feeling unwell She had her carrag,
drawn to one side where she could wit
ness the unwilling, and where she wa
the recipient of much attention On
of those on the platform who attracte,
considerable attention was Colonel j