The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-06

JOlueu III tife SeieDI dtiOfl, WITH all Out-
pouring of the People and Great
Number of Girls and Boys of the
Shreveport Schools-Reading the Roll
of Those Who Have Gone Before"
Memorial Day was fttingly observed
Thursday, June 3. The weather was de-
lightful Being legal holiday, the
banks suspended business and the post
office hours were as on Sunday.
In the morning there were gathered in
Oakland cemetery, on Sprague street,
the committees of the Daughters of the
Confederacy and of Veterans of the
General Leroy Stafford Camp No. 3, U.
C. V, who as programmed were as
signed to the cemeteries with Confeder-
ate battle flags, flowers and evergreen.
In the Oakland cemetery the graves
Of the Confederates had been marked
Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. Ada v.
Delay and Mrs. Richard Furman, and
on each Of these graves were deposited
flowers and evergreen.
The committees on reaching the ceme-
teries to which they were assigned,
marked with flags and flowers the graves
of the Confederate soldiers.
At AIS o'clock in the afternoon the
General Leroy Stafford Camp No. 3, U.
&c. V. and a number of Confederates,
not connected with the Camp, were
aligned at the court house and marched
with battle flags to the Oakland Gene
terry.
The two flags, one Of the Third Louis
lana, which was at the siege Of Vicks-
burg, and the other of the Sixteenth
Louisiana of the famous Louisiana Bri-
gade of the Army of Tennessee, were
carried at the head of the marching col
umn.
The flag of the Sixteenth Louisiana is
SO tattered and torn that its remnants
are held carefully confined by a cover
ing of silky gauze cloth. The flag of
the Third Louisiana is also tattered and
torn, but is not protected by any cover
ing. These n1ementos of the days of
fierce battles, Of privations and hard
ships are held sacred by the Vets. When
not in use, these flags are placed in COW
ers of oil cloth and are locked in vault
Iof the sheriff in the court house
On reaching the Oakland cemetery,
where there was assembled large CON
course of ladies, girls and boys, the coll
umn was halted and after brief rest it
was marched onward to the grave of
LIEUTENANT WOODRUFF
and then there was halt. A flag of the
United States was placed on this grave
with wreath and flowers. 1t was a
mark Of respect by the Gray to the Blue.
It was demonstration Of that spirit of
fraternity which strengthens the bond
|of good fellowship and which is solidi-
flying the South and the North in ties
indissoluble.
Who was Lieutenant Woodruff? He
was in the service of the United States.
He was an engineer 10 him had been
assigned the removal of the great raft
which had formed in Red river above
Shreveport It was a great undertak-
ing Lieutenant Woodruff was on duty
when Shreveport experienced the
scourge of 1873 Men without fear were
in demand IN those days of tribulations.
Lieutenant Woodruff volunteered his
services in helping in the care Of tie
sick and in burying the dead. 1t was
when engaged in this labor of love that
he was stricken and in a few days he
yielded to the inevitable He was
greater hero in peace than in war.
MISS KATE P. NELSON.
From this grave the column was di-
rected to the grave of Kate P. Nelson,
who in the days of her activity rendered
invaluable service to this community.
For years she was the head of the Kate
P. Nelson Seminary, which was located
in the building now known as and occu-
pied by the Shurnpert Memorial on Tex
as avenue. From this seminary there
were graduated, with authorized diplo-
mas, many young ladies who are today
the accomplished naatrons and heads of
families. Miss Nelson's influence for
good can never be measured and is being
felt today through the remembrance of
loVefulness. She was endeared TO all