The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02
DECORATE GRAVES
 OF VETERANS TODAY
MEMORIAL EXERCISES WHICH WERE TO HAVE BEEN HELD LAST SUNDAY WILL BE CAR REED OUT THIS AFTERNOON.

The postponed programme of memorial exercises, which were to have been held at Oak Hill cemetery last Sunday after noon, but which were interrupted by the heavy downpour of rain, will be ren- dered at the cemetery this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The occasion promises to be one of the most suspicious of it's kind ever held in Birmingham and between 75 and 100 veterans, besides the Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy. and other citizens. are expected to be in attend ance.
 One of the features of the programme is the military parade in which the Jeff ferson county companies of the National Guard, the Veterans and the Sons of Confederate Veterans will participate. The line of parade will be a direct march from Capitol park to the Nineteenth street entrance to Oak Hill cemetery.
 At o'clock this afternoon Camp Har- dee, the band of the Boys Industrial school, and several local companies of the park and form the line for the march to Oak Hill cemetery, where the exer- cises of the day will be held.
 Ladies and children will meet at the cemetery with flowers for the graves.
 The memorial address will be delivered by Prof. Joel c. DuBose Capt. John G. Smith will be marshal of the day
 The following will be the programme for memorial exercises to be held at Oak Hill cemetery:
 Formation at Park at p. m.
 Boys Industrial school band leading
 Confederate Veterans.
 Military.
 Howard college cadets.
 Boys Industrial school cadets.
 Sons of Veterans.
 Civilians.
 The band will form just in front of the fountain, facing south. The veterans will form on the east side of the fountain in the center of Capitol park.
 The Sons of Veterans will form on the east side of main street in park be- tween fountain and Confederate monu- ment facing west with left of line resting on Park avenue.
 Military will form on west side of main street facing east with right of line resting on Park avenue.
 The Howard college cadets will form on left of National Guard companies.
 The Boys Industrial school cadets will form on left of cadets
 The veterans, preceded by band, will pass down between the two lines formed ; they will be followed by the National Guard companies; then Howard cadets, Boys Industrial school, Sons of Vet erans and civilians.
 The route of march will be from Park west on Park avenue to West Twentieth street, then north to Eighth avenue, west to Nineteenth street, then north on Nine teenth street. The entrance to cemetery will be through Nineteenth street gate, marching to the cross street east of the lodge, where the military will be formed under the direction of Major Ledbetter. commanding.
 Exercises.
 The exercises will be opened with prayer by the Rev. L. S. Handley, chaplain of Camp Hardee
 Address by the Hon. Joel c. DuBose.
 Then flowers will be distributed over the graves of the Confederate dead, after which salute of three volleys will be fired, then taps will be sounded, and the exercises will be concluded
 The public Is invited to attend the ex- ercises and all are urged to take flowers to the cemetery with them in order that all of the graves of the dead Confed- crate heroes may be decorated.