Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-09
FROM POMP Of WAR
TO FEMININE BEAUTY
Confederate Reunion al Memphis
is Marked by q Beautiful
Flower Pageant.
GENERAL GARMETT THE SPEAKER
Distinguished Veteran From Norfolk
Pays High Tribute to the Valor ana
Chivalry Of the Confederate Soldier
and Loyalty, Perseverance and Brav-
cry OF the Confederate Women.


(By Associated Press.)
MEMPHIS, TENN, June S.-From
songs OF war, from tap of drum and
shrill screams OF fife. from martial un-
terms and accOutrements of battle, the
scene changed this afternoon al the
Confederate reunion to dainty fcminln-
ity in Par.s gowns and flowers
The beautiful flower parade was n
delightful transition and ii appealed
not only to the visitors but to the vet
Grams as well. over Il hundred stylish
euuippages. decorated with the most
exquisite blossoms Of the South and
carrying the flower and beauty Of
Southern womanhOCd, passed slowly
through the city streets for nearly
three hours Every imaginable design
was carried out Every possible color
combination WAS developed and At the
side OF each carriage rode two or more
society men, wearing the colors
the ladies', whose escorts they were.
In,erspresed in the line We're twenty
bands of music.
One of the pretty features of the
parade was a guard of honor of one
hundred old Confederate officers
mounted and at each officers side at
tired in snowy white robe young
girl. The parade followed the close OF
the afternoon session of the reunion
at which General Theodore S Garnet.
| of Norfolk. and Colonel Lewis Gu.on.
of New Orleans, were the principal
| speakers.
To Honor the Women.
After the parade the veterans ana
sons of vetrans jointly met to honor
the women of the COnfederacy and
inspect designs in bronze and for state
monumt hts in their honor.
Earlier in the day the sons of veter-
ans completed their organizat on and
! listened 20 addresses by Governor
Sanders, ofLouisiana, and Governor
Noel. of Mississippi.
After the reception to the women
/ of the Confederacy tonight there was
an informal dance to the sponsors and
maids Of honor at the tri-state club.
The fight for the next reunion has
reached an interesting state. Nash
vile and Chattanooga. Tenn. Mobile,
Ala, and Houston. Texas are the main
contenders. The Texas town seems
to have a complete organization and
the entire city is placarded with signs
boring the statement: Houston in
19IO.'
The other cities are not asleen, how
ever, and the prediction is that only
the final casting of the ballot will re-
veal the name of the winner. The
heat TODAY was intense and the hum
I
score or mere of prostratiOns-swo Ia
/ tal-most of the victims being the Old
men in gray.
The promise from the weather bu-
reau tonight for cooler weather If real
lied VIII be welcomed By every one.
General Garnett's Address
| Once more the gates Of Memphis.
said Nr. Garrett. with boundless hos
J pitality are thrown open to receive
the survivors CT those three great
armies, now and for the past twenty
I years united in the bonds OF our glor-
ious association.
With pardonabe pride I remind
| you Of the origin and point You 10 the
| cnviable record Of your distinguished
body, representative of all that was
nobiest and best in the cause for
which YOU SO calamity fought.
In the city q New Orleans on the
I 18th day Of February. loss. three
! hundred veteran csSalrymen sssembl-
cd and at their reunion was laid the
| foundation q the United Confederate
Veterans. There. with great enthu-
siasm. with hearts ard nanaS in warm
est ccmradeship. with smiles as well
as tears. they pledged ancw their
faith in each other and their undyins
/ love.
Their high purpose WAS TO esiab-
I fish a rairiotic. fratcrnaI. social ana
historic Unicn Ct their fellow soldiers
OF the south From that small begin
ming has sprung this Confederation.
as cur lsmcnted Gordon used 20 call
O.. Of the United Confederate Vet
Grams. nov comprising more tnan
500 Camps. embracing a membership
OF many thousand men. united indeed
and IN truth b. the strongest and
purrst ties which can bind mortal
men en- one common brotherhood. To
this association you have the right
and the honor 10 belong a right which
you viii not part for any mess g.
poffagc and an honor which Won would
9 not exchange for any crown % gold.
I "Tf we're a. q loss for a subicct 70
claim your attention today. need