The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-09
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Memphis June S.-From songs of war,
 from tap of drum and shrill scream of
 fife, from martial uniforms and accoutre-
 ments of battle, the scene in Memphis
 changed this afternoon at the Confeder-
 ate reunion to dainty femininity in Paris gowns and flowers.
 The beautiful flower parade was a de- lightful transition, and it appealed not only to the visitors, but to the veterans as well. Over 100 stylish equppages dec- orated with the most exquisite blossoms of the southland and carrying the flower
 and beauty of southern womanhood
 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 of the ladies whose escort they were. In- l terspersed in the line were 20 bands of ] music One of the pretty features of the parade was a guard of honor of 100 old Confederate officers mounted, and at each l officers side, attired in snowy white rode
 a young girl. The parade followed the
 close of the afternoon session of the re- union at which Gen. Theodore s. Gar
 nett of Norfolk and Col. Lewis Guion of New Orleans were the essential speak, | CTS.
 Joint Meeting.
 l After the parade the Veterans and Sons of Veterans jointly met to honor the
 women of the Confederacy. and inspect designs in bronzes for state monuments | in their honor.
 r1 in h1 daxv | completed their organization and listened 1 to addresses by Governors Sanders of | Louisiana and Governor Noel of Missjs- | sippi. After the reception to the women
 of the Confectionery today 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 stage. Nashville. Chattanooga, Mobile and Houston are | the main contenders. The Texas town
 seems to have complete organization. l and the entire city is placarded with
 signs bearing the statement Houston in
 1910." The other cities are not asleep. ! however and the prediction is that only | the final casting of the ballot will reveal I the name of the winner.
 | The heat today was intense and the humidity great. As result there were a score or more of prostrations, two fatal
 most of the victims being the old men in l gray. The promise from the weather bu-
 reau tonight for cooler weather, if real,
 ized will be welcomed by every one. 1 Old Rebel Yell.
 That portion of Memphis which went | to sleep at all last night awoke early this morning to the ''yip' of the famous old l rebels. One distinguished looking old | gentleman, whose insignia told that he 1 had held commission as colonel turned
 the yell loose in the corridors of the
 Gayoso hotel, adding, Wake up, gen tlemen, wake up, and put some life into this reunion"
 There was no lack of life. however. in the first days reunion of the Confeder-
 ate reunion. If the town seemed crowded l yesterday the idea was only delusion for the real throngs arrived this morning l Trains were strung along for miles await l ing a chance to discharge passengers. Some quaint sights were witnessed One old veteran from Arkansas, accompanied l by his wife and five children, tied his entire family together with clothesline
 and led the procession through the union station. He created a small sized riot
 as he and his family and the family rope became entangled and confused 1 But he extricated them by good flank movements and announced that he didn't | propose to lose ''any of 'em, nary a one, | sah."
 l The official programme of the day be- | gan at a. m. with the lamps around 1 the Forrest monument being dedicated I with pretty ceremonies by Mary Latham 1 chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy | Then at 10 d. m. the reunion began at 1 the Biiou theatre. Maj. Gen. J. II. Me-
 Dowell called the assembly to order and after invocation, introduced Gov. M | R. Patterson who delivered the formal | address of welcome. He was followed l by Mayor Malone on behalf of the city
 and by Gen. George w. Gordon on be- l half of the executive committee Gen. | Clement A. Evans, commander in chief of
 the Confederate Veterans. made the re- sponse and the roll call of states be- l gan for the naming of committees on ere l dentals and resolutions
 Governors Address. Governor Patterson's address, while brief, was enthusiastically received espe-
 clally when the speaker declared that he was the son of man who wore the l gray and that had he been born in time l he would have worn it too.
 | 'It Is no task he declared, flor Ten