The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY
FLOWERS AND EVERGREEN FOR
SOUTHERN HEROES.
HONOR JEFFERSON DAVIS
The Chieftain Of the Confederacy and
One of the Knightliest Characters OF
His Time-Programme Adopted by
The Daughters and the Veterans.

The committee of the Daughters OF
the Confedracy, Shreveport Chapter
Mrs. John S. Young, Miss Dora Jones,
Miss Amanda Howell, Mrs. Troupe Mel
son, Mrs. Coppage, Mrs. Raub, and a
committee of the General Leroy Stat
ford Camp No. 8, E. L. B1ewer, F.-C
| Marsden and Y. Gresjean, have COM
lpleted the programme outlined for the
observance of Memorial Day on June 3.
he first feature of the day wifi be the
marking of the grave of each Confed-
crate Soldier in the cemeteries with a
small battle flag of the Confederacy.
On each grave SO marked there will be
strewn flowers and evergreen
Offerings of flowers and evergreen
will be received at the sections house in
| Oakland cemetery on Sprague street
from s to 8 o'clock Thursday morning.
Flowers and evergreen are solicited
and will be appreciated
/ The committees assigned to the cenle-
teries will report as early as possible,
and not later than s o'clock.
Oakland Cemetery-Mrs. Ada V. De
Lay. Mrs. J. L. Newcomb, Mrs. H. Grif-
fin, Mrs. Troupe Nelson, Mrs. S. J..
.West, Mrs. Mary c. Allen, Mrs. James
Ross, Mrs. T. B. Chase, and Comrades
| H. c. Rogers, L. z. Crawford and Hor-
lace NJ. Rutherford.
! The same committee will decorate
with flag and flowers the graves of Con-
federate Veterans in the Jewish sec
ton Of Oakland cerraetry.
/ Catholic and Jewish cemeteries on
Texas avenue and the Greenwood road
Mrs. Andrew Currie. Mrs. P. Youree,
| Miss Hirsch, Mrs. A. T. Murf, Miss
Mary Furnan, Mrs. R. L. Mayfeld,
Mrs. William Kinney, Mrs. F. C. Mars
den and Comrades Andrew Currie, Ma
ltlTan Hirsch ana Pete Youree
| Greenwood Cemetery-Mrs. J. z Utz,
Mrs w G. Perrin, Mrs. " Grosjean,
Mrs. c. E. Perroncel Mrs. J. J. Scott,
| Mrs. Eugene Conway, and Comrades, A.
II. Newman, F A. Hilly and George L.
| Woodward.
These committees are requested to
meet in the Oakland cemetery between
the hours of 7 and 8 o'clock and not
later, and from thence they will be con-
veyed in carriages to the cemeteries as
signed to them.
A SPECIAL REQUEST.
While the day is dedicated as me-
mortal to- Jefferson Davis, President of
the Confederacy, and to the Heroes of
the South, it is desired that ali the peo-
| pie shall join in its observance by at
| least placing some token Of their regard
on the graves of their loved ones who
were not soldiers Not only is it de-
| sired that the people shall unite in this
observance, but it is hoped the greatest
number will meet in Oakland cemetery
and the court house square in the af-
lternoon.
! It is expected that all the boys who
are descendants of, or are the friends
of Confederate Soldiers, will be in Oak
land cemetery at 4: 80 o'clock in the
afternoon to participate in the exer-
cises. These boys will be expected to
| fall in line with the Vets on their re-
turn to the court house square, where
they will be greeted BY girls, the de-
scendants of and friends of the Con-
! federates
At and about the Confederate Sol
| diers' monument will be assembled the
Shreveport Chapter Daughters of the
Confederates.
VETERANS ATTENTION.
| The hour fixed for the gathering of
the General Leroy Stafford Camp No.
| 8. q. c. ", is 4 o'clock pm Be prompt.
At AIS O'Clock the march will be made
to Oakland cemetery, where the graves
of their comrades will be decorated of
Ffcially.
| At this cemetery Rev. H. A. Sumre1l
Twill offer some appropriate remarks and
an invocation
| Having completed their exercises, the
| Veterans will resume their march to the
Court house. On reaching the monu-
ment they will meet the Daughters Of
the Shreveport Chapter and escort them
into the court room followed BY the
gathering, when the exercises will be
conducted as follows, beginning at about
1880 o'clock:
Master Of ceremonies, Comrade W.
H Wise.
Overture, Pelican March, A. Losch
Harmony Orchestra under the direction
Iof Comrade Ed Petzsch.