The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-28
Thousands of Montgomerians United in the Tribute to the sHonored Dead.

passed. As it swung Into Commerce Street, 1t moved beneath the windows of those roomssin which the Cabinet of the Confederate State met to consider the momentous problem, or forming a nation and waglng a war to defend it.
 As 1t turned into Dexter Avenue, broad and beautiful. there on its left the historic building from which was sent the brief and laconic order to Gen. P. c. T. Beauregard to fire on Fort Sumter.
 Among Historic Scenes.
 At the head of the Avenue it halted a moment. For above it lowered the building of So many mute but glorious Confederate memories. It paused a momentEto honor the old time Capitol of the Confederacy that saw a nation born. and a thousand swords un- sheathed to defend it. The procession moved on slowly and as 1t left the Capitol grounds it passed the spot where the flag was raised and the joy ous salutes were fired in honor of the news that Fort Sumter had fallen.
 What a splendid company sleeps in that green covered cemetery to which the parade moved, The story of their own lives make much of the Confed- eracy's history. The green sod there covers what is mortal of Yancey, of Watts, of Fitzpatrick. of Lomax, of Hilliard. of a thousand others who served no less than they, if less con- spicuously. What a splendid army would be quickened into life If the pri- vate soldiers buried there could stand forth. in their youth and strength of nearly fifty years ago Dead for all these years, their memory is yet as green as it was when the clay of their graves was yet red and no grass grew upon them.
 The hcnors paid the dead yesterday is the annual custom inaugurated and each year maintained by the Ladies' Memorial Association. As it was yes terday, so 1t has been through all these years the ladies of the Association whose sole purpose is the preservation of the memory of the Confederate sol- diers,. made possible the splendid tes- timcnial of honor to the dead of the Confederacy.
 The general parade was in charge of Grand Marshal George c. Clisby. him self Confederate soldier: John A. El- more served IS his adjutant. Assistant Marshals who helped to form and ham dle the parade were: B. NJ washburn, W. BsJones,, J B. Fuller. W. c. Fuller. w. D. Sayre. W. S. Stokes, J. B. Slaughter Robert Halls, P. R. King, T. B. Mastin. G. W. Hey, A. B. Gar land. J. c. Crommelin, J c. Thomas, ". ". Leak. John Cantelou. c. L. Ruth. W, H. Lawson. c. W. Beers. John c. Carter, F. H. Cobb, Charles Orum. C. W. Carr, H. c. Davidson. c. H. Beale. S. T. westcott, W. S. Thompson. Tom Taylor. Horace Hood. Sr., A. T. Goodwyn. Dunham Fay J. T. Robertson, H. L. Golson. R. P. Grigg. F. F. Davant. T. J. Graves. c. F. Ledyard, Joel Barnett. W. B. Whit ing, E. D. Loper, H. IL. Houser. John c. Cheney, R. B. Hunt H. F. San- ders c. E. owen. J.. Nj. Stuckey, s. J. Pettus and C.. ". Turner.
 Master Armistead Gayle was courier of the parade.
 Sons of Confederate Veterans all had place in the parade.
 The military was under the super vision of Adjutant General Bibb. Graves, who had as Adjutant Capt. Philip Stern. The Montgomery battalion was headed by Major E. F. Baber. and Ad- jutant Haywood Paterson Of the 2nd Infantry. The companies as they came were the Grays under command of Capt. Everett Jackson. the Blues under of Capt. W. F. Weiss. the Guards Under command of Capt. W. F. Lee and the Montgomery Field Artillery under command of Capt George H. Todd. In the lead eight of Montgomery's mounted policemen in charge of Sergt.. H. T. Ragland.
 The parade was headed by Hoffmans Band. which played stirring and pa- triotic airs as the line of march wend- ed it's way through the streets of the city.
 The. first carriage contained Mrs. M. D. Bibb. President of the Ladies' Me. moriaI Association; Mrs. J. c. Lee, e-President; Mrs. J. Y. Brame,