The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-04
WRG|N|AS CAPITAL SURRENDERS
WITHOUT STRIKING A SINGLE BLOW
led by Commander-in-chief Thomas 5.
Owen, of Alabama, and his staff.

Then came h veterans, in divisions,
indicating the states from which they
hail, all preceded by General 5. D. Lee
with his chief marshal and their staff.
The first body Of veterans vas the
Cavalry Association of Virginia, and
next came the Forest Cavalry Corps,
under the leadership of General II. A.
Tyler, of Kentucky.
After Forests men in the line Vas
the North Carolina brigade $500
strong, and after North Carolina, the
South Carolina division, numbering
1000 men.
The West Virginia division vas n
OF the most complete i'll line and fol-
lowing this body came the F~irginians.
who made their usual fine showing.
A striking feature Of the parade vas
a body of armed and uniformed veter-
n from Memphis, Tenn, who drstlcd
according to old-time tactics and were
most interesting to all beholders. An
other striking feature was a turnout
Of the famous Richmond Howitzers in
full dress uniform and with the up-to-
date equipment recently provided for
them by the federal government.
The closing feature Of the parade
was a procession Of carriages i'll which
were seated Daughters Of the Confed-
cracy, members of the Ladies' Memo
riol Accnoiotinn an1 noted u-onri,,,~
who though enfeebled by years, We're
unwilling to fOregO active participa-
ton in the demonstration.
There was a number OF bands and
parade and these en1ivened the occa-
sion with Dixie" 'The Bonnie Blue
Flag and other old-time southern
airs.
The states represented IN the parade
other than those already mentioned
were Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, AL
ALBANIA, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky,
Maryland, Louisiana, Texas, Ohio,
Montana, Oregon, Indian Territory
and Oklahoma. and the District of
Columbia.
At the monument the ceremonies
were opened with prayer by the Rev.
W. @. Hullihen, of Staunton, who was
a member of General Stuart's staff
Major A. r. Venerable, another of
Stuarts staff officers then introduced
General (Judge) Theodore S. Garrett.
OF Norfolk, the orator of the day, who
received with tumultuous applause,
and paid tribute in eloquent terms to
the dash and bravery and nobility of
Stuart.
He VAS followed by Mayor HcCar-
thy, who in a brief, but spirited and
interesting address, accepted the stat
ue on behalf of the city.
The cord holding the veil upon the
statue vas then drawn by little Miss
Virginia Stuart Waller, grand-daugh-
ter of the famous cavalry leader, and
the statue was revealed to the multi
tude packed about it. A babel of
sound went up, there was enthusiastic
cheering, clapPing Of hands and wav-
ing of handkerchiefs and flags, the
rebel yell" rose shrin and clear above
all, and a major generals salute was
fired by the artillery.
The military, the governor ana his
staff, a number of the veteran orgaAi-
cations and the ladies memorial asso-
Citations then took up the line of
march for Hollywood cemetery, where
the annual ceremonies in memory OF
the confederate dead took place with
their accustomed beauty and impress
siveness.
The parade of the day was a success
in every particular and reflects the
greatest credit upon its chief marshal.
Colonel John w. Gordon. and the
members of his staff.
The United Sons of Confederate
Veterans met in their twelfth annual
convention in the city auditorium this
morning and were called to order by
C~Ommandant E. B. Thomson. Of Lee
camp. Richmond. The Rev. John ".
Cardwe1l, of New Orleans, chaplain
general, offered prayer and Command
ant Thomson delivered a short adj
dress of welcome.
He was followed by Flee Trinkle of
Wytheville; J. P. Banks, of Petersburg
and G., B. Wyman. of Louisville. he
last named introducing DR.. T. VI.
Owen, Of Alabama, commander-in-
chief Of the sons, who expressed regret
that i'll health on the part of his wife
would prevent his taking active part
in much of the business of the con-
vention
Resolutions Of sympathy with Com
mander Owen We're adopted and DR..
George II. Tichenor, of New Orleans,
addressed the convention in behalf Of
the proposed monument to the women