The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10

fafthful sisters had rescued from oo- IiyIou. iltssi 1ilsIF ct sss of fneir ability. and were now keeping Watcii ana ward over! As the martial notes or the first tune gave place to the sMeet- iv niaintfye air of ."The Mocking Bird her mind changed the refrain nttle' to They now sleep in the Valley, .
 'Vcanersl Gordon had introduced the drill at the reunion In Memphis Tn 1871: Only survivors of Johnson's Island ana members of the Tennessee camp nun her 2s can participate in this drill. fne honor Is highly prized and 1ealousiy guarded 1t Is said that since It's install lation flew have died ana none Ie- sIrn." The leader on this occasion was just seventy years young while his 0irl-partner was thirteen years old The Young women who participated with the veterans in the drill wore white dresses while their corsages re- produced the Confederate nag. Guloen by bugle calls. sounded by Bandmastep Tennessee brigade during the War the s intricate eyolutions wound In and out until in A very blaze of glory and en- thusiasm.-there was the Southern Cross a-gleamingw How many of those old fellows must have sung In his heart as he had done those old days.
 .'Jeff Davis was our President
 And Robert Lee our pride,
 While proudly the Southern Cross
 was Cleaning"
 After this feature of the evening was over the cry was, "On with the dance iat tov be unconfined!" Then Northern visitors were given chance 10 pehoio "the beauty and the chiyalry oI the 1e SouthS as it approximated the good oid bafo' inc wah". Pretty Northern girls were given "demonstrations' of the grace. strength and agility or Soutnsrn man as they were swung In the SLOW heautIfuI movements of the southern dances. Thus were the scars ana wounds of those dreadful slorious con fiicts salved by the youthluI nnees U. W the children Of both se0'io"'
 friendly effort!
 -saturday found Richmond drenched
 ,S hnr decorations sodden with the ,aarsyst ent downpour. Camp Gordon was s.naariv drowned. How those hospit- .tia raonle bestirred themselves, to care Tor the chilled veterans, who ior- getting their wears. had insisted upon being allowed to stand htIe IeIn M with their comrades around tne camp 6rasf But the fres-both material anu aS theIr enthusiasm, had finally been o,,anched while the shivering old Tel. 1o,,,s had sought comfort in their cold tanta Great halls were steam-heated ana those beloved guests were hurried to them dry beds ana warm plahA esS' bot coffee and breakfast soon set the erizzled old warriors to Joking once more ''Say!" shouted one. Some CT you hovs must CT been on the picket line iast night. migthy heap CT cofee rounq this shebang this morning" shout oi reminiscent appreciation went up rom those who had many time "chunked over to the expectant "Yank" part of a hing of Johnny Reb" tobacco and re- ceived in return a wad of precious cof' fee, What though 1t had been against the strictest orders? After all' botn Yank and Johnny were free born Americans. and 1t was their fight as wei as them folks back wonder in Washington and Richmond in theiI bomproofs" -,,
 How the young reporters Srinned and scribbled. Here was the living iHustra' tton of the history they had read in the faded old letters mother and grand uootber were so lovingly guarding those letters, tied with faded ribbon and that old photograph of soldier hoy in elaborate grey uniform! When mother had been asked about 1t, she had glanced quickly at grandmothei and said. "Sh sh "
 Sabbath morning found the rain over so the many beautiful and historic churches of Richmond were filled tc their capacity. Organs peaied forth the familiar hymns that the veterans had