The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-27
AFFAIRS OF WORLD
FORGOTTEN FOR DEAD
Beautiful Flowers Strewn Upon the
Graves Of Loved Ones.
Those Who Remain of hand That
Fought I'm Vain for the Southland,
and Thousands of Younger Gen.
Grafton Listen To Impress
sive Exercises.

many who helped in the making of his
tory when a nation was born and men
died In vain TO save 1t. Montgomery laid
her wreath of love and remembrance
on the mound of clay that wrapped the
dead who died for the Confederaey.
But Southern spring had been be-
fore her and its luxuriant partially
had so beautified the silent city of rest
where the Confederate soldier, side by
side with his comrade sic eps his last
sleep. that the hands of love could do
no more than arrange the gifts that
had been wished upon the soil that
held the dust of the heroic dead.
But Montgomery, ever loyal. left the
affairs of the world behind her and de-
voted the evening to the commenoration
of the heroic dead Thousands OF the
city's people watched an inspiring pa
rade thread Its way through the streets
of Montgomery. and thousands assem-
bled under the shade OF tho old oaks in
the cemetery to catch the Inspiration
from beautiful and impressive Menu
orial Day exercise.
Captain A. T. GOODWIN. an Alabam-
ian, Confederate soldier who saw the
curtain go up for the great war drama
at Fort Sumter, who served faithfully
and well under the stars and bars, de-
livered an eloquent address on the gray
haired Confederates who were grouped
In front of the stand and to the younger
generation who might not know of the
thoughts that thrilled and the deeds
that inspired. when the bravery OF the
Confederate soldier challenged and won
the admiration OF the weld.
Miss Evelyn Bibb. the beautiful
daughter OF a distinguished family
which helped TO make the history OF
Alabama recited exceilentIy, THE Land
Where We Were Dreaming" The great
crowd was silenccd by the gir1ish, vet
strong, voice. and her splendid rendi-
tton of the poem was heard and appre-
ciated by the great gathering asseui-
bled around the stand, beneath the
oaks.
General w. w, Brandon. Auditor OF
4 Alabama, and the son of Confederate
soldier, presided and laid his own trib-
ute OF eioquence to the memory Of the
soldiers OF the Confederacvy. General
Brandon's strong and we'll modulated
| voice carried to the farthest extent Of
| the large crowd. His introductions OF
the participants In the exercises were
apt and eloquent,
The prayer was offered by Rev r. r.
Holland and he bestowed the benedict-
ion when the solemn occasion had end
ed
A Confederate choir. made up of VET
Grams who had fought through the
great struggle. and who had worn the
gray. united in singing 'T'll Be There
No feature of the program won so much
earnest and hearty APPLAUSE.
The government of Alabama. civil
and military. united in paying honor
with State officials grouped around him,
had a seat on the stand. The Mayor
of the City Of Montgomery. with alder
men and city officials. paid their trf-
butte to the great Southern anniver-
sary. The citizen soldiery Of Mont
gomery four companies and an inspir-
ing sight when they were in parade.
| honored the day.
Young Soldiers Pay Tribute.
Cannon shot and rifle volley over the
| graves of the dead ended the impress
sive exercises And the young soldiers
| of the Twentieth Century. those who
! serve under a different flag. were
pleased for the opportunity to show
their loyalty and remembrance of those
| soldiers of another generation, whose
fame history has recorded.
The moving spirit of the celebration,
| the inspiration of the solemn memorial
| lay not with the soldiers or with the
state. 1t came from the loyal and de-
voted women. Their love fashions
! the wreath which affection lays on the
| grave of heroism. Beyond the inspir-
ing parade. the fluttering of the flags.
! the tramp OF soldiers, the boom of cam
non, the flash of sunlight on rifle bar
| rel. beyond the entwined flowers and
laurels was the steadfast love of the
women of the South. out of which grew
| the tender day with It's lesson to those
of the younger generation who might
miss the beauty of the story of the
bravery and the heroism of the Confed-
crate soldier.
Honored places on the stand were
assigned to Mrs NJ. D. Blbb and her
associates of the Ladies' Memorial As
ISOLATION, whose devotion has sustained
the custom, which love conceived.
en- the slope of the hill. with the
| graves of the dead about II. with the
serried headstones spread away from
| II to the north, a monument has been
erected to the memory of Company z.
| 9Th Alabama Infantry, of the Confed-
| crate Army. The base of the monu-
ment is inscribed with the names OF
the many battles in which the 9Th won
! imperishable fame. First Manassas,
Second Manassas, Cold Harbor and
many others are inscribed upon il.
| But more important to those who
! think and care Is the roll of the COM
| pany, the complete roll carved into
| the limestone Of the monument, star
| cut into the stone signifies that one
| of the survivors has died. The mon
ument was erected twenty three years
ago and there were many survivors of
the company then.
Few Places for stars Remain.
| But II is different now. The stone
mason has gone again and again to the
monument and chisseled IN star.
MANY times the saddened band of SUI
vivors has gone to the shade of Oak
wood and committed the body of
comrade to the soil OF the South which
he loved so well. Then the stone ma
son would go and cut the star In the
monument
And Of those who carried the dead
comrades to the city of the dead and
wept that he was gone. there might
he one whose name was cut on the
stone. And when spring had lavished
her prodigal gifts for the next Me-
mortal pay there might be star cut
opposite his name.
There are only few names--a very