The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-19
Cheering Spectators Flank
Line Of March.
SALUTE ARE FIRED
FROM CAPITOL GROUND
Many Notabks N Parade u
Veterans.
school children, Soma Of Veterans An1
Local Militia Take Part h
Processisn-aayor Gun-
ter walks, kif Mo-
Gehee Hoaered.

Clouds that were grey and chill
that was biting had no dampening eff
feet on the enthusiasm Of the Ala
bama veterans OF the Lost Cause. or
on the enthusiasm OF the people OK
Montgomery. and the spectacle pre-
sented by the parade Thursday proved
that the years which have elapsed
since Appomatox aFe as nothing, nor
will ever be, against the love Of the
old South which they say VIII never
die.
Thanked by long lines OF cheering
spectators waving Confederate flags.
the remnants of Alabama soldiers who
fought in the war between the states
paraded Montgomery's streets Thurs
day morning.
sion for some of them. but as
whole the line of gray haired and
gray clothed old veterans marched
with q springing step that bespoke
many more reunions before the last
taps are sounded over them
1t was parade like many others
that have gone before, little more
pathetic perhaps the veterans who
were its participants were more fee
BILE and fewer. perhaps. but the ova-
ton was all the more reverent-
"~@%F
and grandsons. inspiring woman Of the
Confederacy and their daughters. the
summer and the winter of the South
the incarnation or the best that Dixie
stands forts people-made up the
procession.
II began on Madison avenue, be-
tween Perry and Lawrence streets and
the formation there wound Its way up
Madison to cambridge street, down
- Fr4Wt4 N
in front OF the Capitol into Dexter
avenue.
salutea az Capitol.
As the leaders in the line cafae
abreast the Capitol the heavy guns Of
Battery "B. Numbered out Its FIRST
note OF salute. Thirteen times the
salute reverherated. and after sacfa
the pandenaenium that forty@fl9e years
ago awoke terror as "the rebel ye1i,~
broke forth from the men IN grey.
Major q. w. Ely. Of General Harrf~
sons star, blazed the way. and the
parade proper was led BY General
George p. Harrison. who was accon,s
panied by his star on horseback
Conspicuous among those on horse-
back were the two Alabama Senators.
Bankhead and Johnston. both wear
ing the bronze cross that named them
members OF the Lost Cause ana ali thu
ulOTb ut4f 10 AlA0AmH.
The First Cavalry band OF Montgom~
cry was the first OF the several detnch-
ment OF musicians coming behind the
escort OF policemen, and ahead OF the
generals STAFF.
Immediately following the star
We're several carriages. In the ffrst
sat Col. Harvey Z. Jones, division ad-
jutant, and behind htm the division
sponsors and maids OF honor.
B. Local Camps Conspicuous.
General John w. A. Sanford. first
brigade commander rode in carriage
at the head of his detachment The two
local camps. Camp Lomax and Camp
Fallxner were conspicuous in the first
brigade, and their ranks were full.
Held on high in the ranks OF Camp
Falkner was banner bearing strEk-
ing resemblance TO Col. J. M. Falkner.
the man In whose honor the camp ~
named.
Behind Camp Falkner came the fees
BILE old men from the hSme at Moun-
tain Creek, the home which Col FaIlk-
ner conceived and established. The
cheers OF the crowd was more innate-
ly tender at the sight OF the halt
and the lame OF the heroes, as depict
ed by the legion from the soldiers
Home.
The second brigade was under thu
command OF General p. ID. Bowles.
Directly following II came the band
Of the Boys Industrial School. from
East Lake. The little fellows. In their
green uniforms synbolized the youth
OF the South, as the veterans did tha
age, and they were cheered through-
out the line Of march.
General Joseph n. Thompson cons
manded the Third Brigade and Gems
eral A. l. oxford commanded the
Fourth Brigade. Between the tive
was the carriage bearing the sponsor
and maids OF the Third.
Behind the veterans came erow9
of school children: boys and girls from
the public schools. and from private
schools for boys of the city.
Oates Il Cheered.
General w. c.. Oates. with members
OF his family. rode in carriage be-
hind the clump OF school children. AZ
times the ovation was wild that greet-
ed the one-armed veteran who has
been the hero OF Alabama at more
than one period in its history. and
who has lost none Of his prestige AZ
present.
Morgan Gilnaer and his memorable
"Yaller Hammers" presented a pie
turesque scene in the line OF march,
and they were followed by the Sons
OF veterans
Commander Clarence ]. Owens and
State Commander Moulton led the
Sons. The ranks of the younger men
were well filled
Carriages bearing members Of the
womens associations auxiliary TO the
veterans came next
1t is doubtful IL a carriage In any
parade win ever again carry so notable
a quartet Of women of the old South
than one in the parade Thursday.
Mrs. J. c. Lee. president OF the Con-
federate Memorial Association was the
youngest of the four. She is rs years
old.
The other women were: Mrs. NJ. d.
Bib. president for many years OF the
Montgomery Memorial Associations
Mrs. hurry, OF Fort Deposit, president
of the Fort Deposit Memorial Assoeia.
tion, and Mrs. A. j. Downing. an of
fieer in the Association in Montgom-
cry.
Montgomery's military presented
brave show. as they marched in the
line. The Montgomery Blues" TIM
Crews" Battery "R," and the rFevs