Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
MEN IN GRAY PARADE
Elaborate Celebration of the
Day in Richmond.
VETERANS FIRMLY IN LINE
Gov. Swanson Welcomes Them at the
Capitol.
STUART MONUMENT UNWILLING
Every Comfort Arranged for the Old
Soldiers on the Line of
March. Y =
VETERANS FIRMLY IN LINE
MONUMENT UNWILLING

Special Dispatch to .-e Star.
RICHMOND, Va. May 30.-The old con.
federate is in the saddle in the capital city
of the confederacy today. With the rising
of the the boys in gray were on tho
move and getting ready for the days pro-
gram. Richmond is literally in the hands
of the men who followed the fortunes
OF Davis, Lee, Jackson, Hill, Johnston.
Longstreet Beauregard and Mosby. The
men are remarkably firm OF step. clear OF
eye and young at heart.
They have come to the citadel Of their
|. hopes for four long years, and they have
the freedom of the city. There is nothing
to mar the spirit of the occasion. Clouds
were in evidence early in the morning. but
before 0 o'clock the sun came out, adding
warmth to the scene and brightness to tho
occasion The day is perfect. The tep-
perature is that which makes the exercises
for the day comfortable in every way.
At $50 o'clock the United Confederate Vet
Grams were called to order, prayer being
offered by the Rev. John William Jones.
Gov. Swanson welcomed the veterans to
Virginia amidst the greatest enthusiasm.
the waving Of confederate flags and the
bands playing Dixie" bringing the old
men to their feet with yells that shook the
building. The building was packed with
people. Mayor Carlton Mccarthy welcomed
the visitors to the city.
A Thin, Gray Line.
Practically the same program was carried
out at the meeting of the Sons of Confed-
crate Veterans In the city auditorium a mile
away from the meeting place of the veter-
ans.
All the meetings today were comparative
! ly Short, the naming of committees ending
| the sessions for the day. At IL 80 o'clock
the adjournment for the day was had and
| preparations were begua for the parade in
cidental to the unwilling Of the Jeb Stuart
| monument which takes place at 2:30 o clock.
The parade formed at Capitol Square and
moved out Grace street to 9Th, to Franklin
and to the monument. Veterans from every
state were in line. The men marched slow
ly. They are old and feeble. Uniforms which
had seen service in the war were much in
evidence. Battle flags carried by men who
performed the same service on the field of
battle We're frequent The line was a long
one, with many thousands of people lining
the route of march. Every comfort for the
old men had been made. Water was at
every corner, and scores of volunteer ply
sicians were at hand to attend any case of
sudden Illness Ambulances We're In line FOR
any emergency. Flags waved and bands
played, the people cheered and school chill.
dren sang songs. 1t was an inspiring sight.
Ceremonies at the Monument.
The parade started at 2 o'clock, and at
the monument the ceremonies began AZ
the head OF the column came up. At 23O
o'clock the monument to the great cavalry
man was exposed to view amid salvos Of
artillery and booming of cannon. Thou
sands Of people yelled. The veil was drawn
by little Miss Virginia Stuart Waller, a
granddaughter of Gen. Stuart. Immediately
following this the column reformed and
marched to Hollywood. where the graves
of 10000 confederate dead were decorated
with flowers by loving hands, the patriotic
societies paying attention to the mound
over each man. Never before has the city
been so crowded as today. This is the last
time the old men will come here, and they
making the most of 1t. The city Is
doing the honors with lavish hand. Bust
ness Is practically suspended while tribute
is paid the memory OF the dead and honor
to the survivors.
Blue and Gray Fraternize.
NORFOLK, Va, May 3O.-The unprece-
denied fraternizing of the blue and gray
when President Roosevelt was the orator
for the Army and Navy Unions Decora-
ton day celebration at Portmouth. Va, last
year, was repeated in today's observance
there There a parade of United
States seamen. headed by civil war and
army and navy veterans. The ceremonies
of the day, preceded by a military high
mass at ST. Pauls Catholic Church, con-
Quoted by Rev. Father Anthony DuIkin OF
Baltimore, took place at the national GEM
etery in the woods OF the naval hospital
grounds, where President Roosevelt spoke
last year Gen. Edwin ]. Browne OF Wash
ington, ID. c., national commander of the
Army and Navy Union, was the orator oc
the day.