The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-05-21
TRIBUTES To
THE DEAD
Confederate Memorial Day-Laree
Crowd Present.
EXERCISES At THE CEMETERY
Graves Decorated With Beautiful
Flowers.

Confederate Memorial Day brings to
the forefront the women of Fredericks-
burg, for here is its birthplace and
without them IL would lose its great
est interest and probably cease TO exist.
Thursday was Memorial Day for the.
year 1910. Busy hands had been en-
gagged for days gathering flowers and
making wreaths to decorate the last
resting place of those who fell in the
Lost Cause. As the hour of five ap-
preached there was a general closing
OF stores and work in the factories and
mills ceased. In the square around the
courthouse, St. Georges and Presbv-
terrain churches the crowd began 10
gather. Capt. ID. NJ. Lee was chief
marshal of the parade. and Commander
W. II. Hurkamp, of Sons of Confeder-
ate Veterans, was assistant. Maurv
Camp, Commander A. Il. towering
was out in increased numbers, with
flags flying; hundreds of children. pref
tily dressed in white, with red sashes.
wreaths on their heads. carving
wreaths in their hands, in charge Of
lady marshals; men and women gather
ed on the sidewalks, nearly every one
carrying basket of flowers, while in
the streets were many vehicles ready
to move to the cemetery.
promptly at the procession started.
II was led by a drum corps of A. p.
Hill Camp. Petersburg, and for four
persons il made more and better music
than is often heard. Maury Camp and
Sons of Veterans came next, then the
children and general assemblage. Fol-
lowing IN carriage were ladies of the
Memorial Association: Miss Virginia
Knox, Mrs. Mamie Barney, Mrs. Sally
Smith Shepherd. In another were Mrs.
j. I. Goolrick, Judge ]. T. Goolrick and
Rev. J. H. Henderlite, while many car
riages brought up the rear.
AT the cemetery the Confederate
monument was almost enveloped in
flowers and flags. There fioated from
the musket of the private soldier at its
top small Confederate flag. Around
the terraced base of the monument was
gathered the chorus of young men, who
had been drilled for the occasion by
Mr.. j. W. Adams; lower down were the
children in their pretty costumes, with
the master of ceremonies, Judge Cool
rick, and Rev. Mr.. Henderlite. Stand
ing on the outside of the circle was
Maury Camp.
Judge Goolrick opened the ceremonies
with short address. in which he paid
tribute to Confederate women and
referred TO Fredericksburg as the birth
place of Memorial Day. A prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Henderlite followed. The
band played Nearer, My God, to Thee. "
The chorus sang the hymn, How Firm
Foundation. ''In the Sweet Bye and
Bye was played by the band One of
the chief features was the singing of
How Sleep the Brave" by the College
Quartette, Messrs. Hassell, Thompson,
Saunders, Lyon.
The band played Dixie and the
chorus sang 20 God Our Help in Ages
Past. There was more music by the
band. then the benediction was pro-
nounced by Mr.. Henderhte, taps were
sounded and the decoration of the
graves commenced.
The large crowd attested the fact
that the day has not lost any of its
interest with our people. 1t is the first
Memorial Day for years that at some
time during the day there was not q
rainfall.