Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27

young faces of cadets and school chill
dren. This division was commanded by
Colonel ]. c. Woodward, of the National
Guard of Georgia. Here. the deep blue
uniforms lightened into Confederate crap
as one after another the boys Of the
Georgia Military academy, Marist college
and Donald Fraser stepped by in perfect
form and were followed by the sturdy
students of the Boys High school The
Georgia Military cadets were commanded
by Colonel j. Q. Nash, the Marist college
cadets by Colonel Eugene Schmidt, Don
aid Fraser by Major ]. NJ. Fray, and the
High school boys by Prof. w. F. Dykes.
The band of the Georgia Military acade-
my preceded this division and furnished
some of the most stirring music OF the
entire occasion. 1t ended with medical
ambulance belonging to Patterson & Son.
The vortex of the procession's enthusi-
asm lay in the third division, that of the
Confederate veterans commanded by Col
John S, Prather Forrest covalry, c. S. A,
In the lead was the drum corps OF the
Atlanta fire department. The veterans
marched according to camps, as follows:
Atlanta camp, Tige Anderson camp, w.
H. T. Walker camp, StonewaH jackson
camp and Camp A of Wheeler's cavalry
Behind these rolled Southern Express
company wagons, carrying veterans from
the Soldiers home and other old warriors
whose failing strength would not permit
them to go afoot. Barclay & Brandon
ambulance with medical corps followed
Children Pay Their Tribute
From the final division of the parade
fell the fairest light of the entire pro-
cession. It was made up of the children
and the Daughters of the Confederacy.
Captain William c. Massey was marshal
The carriages moved in the following or
der: First the members of the Ladies
Memorial association under whose aus
: nices the day Is observed; next the
Daughters of the Confederacy, then the
! Children of the Confederacy; next the
! Daughters of the American Revolution
| consisting of the Atlanta chapter, the Jo-
| seph Habersham chapter, the Thomas Jei-
ferson chapter, the Piedmont Continental
| chapter. and the Sarah Mcintosh chap
| ter. Never before have the D. A. RS
/ taken such a large and brilliant part in
Memorial day and their presence height
! ened the significance Of the occasion by
| bringing TO bear upon the memory of the
! last century's great deeds this of Geor-
! 1ia's first sacrifice to the cause OF free
I dom.
| InomediateIy behind the D. A. RS
! drove the Society of Pioneer Women and
behind these, Mayor Maddox ana the
! general COUNCIL. LdSl VI Oil 49,
wagons filled with roses ana hhes lOr
the heroes graves.
! AS this great procession sweIed along
Peachtree street and up into whitehall.
every step OF the way Numbered with
| cheers for the gray, SCARED veterans who
| rtturned the greeting with shouts that re-
called the glories of their days and
nights on the battlefield. And at times
/ there fell upon the watching multitudes,
/ that faces were missing. which cleaned
! last April and that the voices now keyed
! 70 old rebe! yells would within another
ltwelve-montb have grown silent IN eter-
nitys vast. stiffness.
| Out Whitehall the procession moved to
! Hunter and thence turned away toward
! Oakland. Drums rolled. bugles pealed,
little children waved their hands, ana
the steady tIAmp-tramp of the thousands
| of feet died away. The City of the Dead
had been reached.
Exercises at Oakland
! There the military divisions fell back
| while the veterans and the civic orders
! passed through the gates. The Grafton of
| the day was delivered by DR.. Lansing
| Burrows known the south over as Con-
| federate orator. He was introduced by
Captain Robert z. Park, that distinguish
ed servant of his state and exemplar OF
| southern chivalry. Mrs z. G. McCaoe'
president of the Atlanta chapter of the
daughters of the Confederacy presented
crosses of honor to a number Of veterans
The songs for the occasion were I'm the
Sweet Bye and Bye" and GOD Be With
| You TIL We Meet Again" Battery b,
! field artillery, national guard OF Georgia,
will fire the salute and Trumpeter S. R
Bioussat. of troop L. second squadron,
! will sound taps.
BIRMINGHAM HONORS
CONFEDERATE HEROES
MOBILE, Ala, April 26-Memorial day
| was observed here by the closing OF
banks, public buildings and half holiday
| with some. The graves of Confederate
| soldiers were decorated, previous to which
a program of exercises were carried, Rev.
G. c. Tucker, of the Episcopal church.
being the orator.
The entire military forces, cadets from
the schools and Daughters of the Confed-
! eracy took part.
GRAVES ARE DECORATED
BY MOBILE PEOPLE
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. April 26.-The
camp of Confederate veterans, assisted by
, the Daughters of the Confederacy, at
East Lake suburb Of Birmingham, oh
| served Memorial day today. The banks
in the city were closed because of the
, legal holiday.
The camp of veterans here was to have
observed the day yesterday, but rain in
terfered and there was postponement I'M
til next Sunday.
SALUTE FIRED AS
PARADE WENT BY
MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 26-When
the Memorial day parade passed the first
| capitoI Of the Confederacy at 3 a salute
! was fired from the base Of the COnfeder-
| ate monument. General w. w. Brandon,
| state auditor, made the address.
! At Selma the decoration Of the graves
of Senators Morgan and Pettus and Vice
! President William r. King was a fea-
! ture. Ex-Governor Vardeman. of Missis-
sippi. spoke there.
IMPRESSIVE EXERCISES
! HELD IN AAIERICUS
AMERICUS, Ga, April 26.-Despite the
| unfavorable weather conditions, Ameri-
| Gus observed Memorial day with impress
sixe exercises. The local military, Camp
| he narrUh-