The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-04-27
IMPRESSIVE MEMORIAL DAY Ex-
ERClSES HELD IN BRUNSWICK
YESTERDAY.
Eloquent Grafton Delivered at the
Opera House BY Major r. E. Dart
Parade was Very Imposing One
With a Large Number in Line.

dead Confederate veterans by the
people of Brunswick yesterday. when
interesting exercises were ,held at
the Grand opera house, after which
the graves of the departed soldiers
in Oak Grove cemetery were decorat-
ed
The parade was an unusually impos-
ing one and made an excellent show
ing. 1t was formed in front of the
city hall at 3 o'clock with Marshal
of the Day Dunn, in command. Head
ed by the entire police department,
mounted, and preceded by the First
regiment band, the parade moved
down Newcastle street around Hanov-
er park and back tC the opera house,
where the parade was dimissed during
the exercises. Every organization in
the parade made an excellent appear
ance. First came the police depart
ment, headed by Chief Burney and
Assistant Chief Wilchar. The officers
made fine appearance and many
comments were heard from the var
ious spectators.
Next in line was the ever-popular
music for the occasion. Leader Baum
muse for the occason. Leader Baum
gartner has an excellent organization
at present. in fact he has larger
number of members than al any prev
ious time.
These organizations were followed
by the Rifiemen, Canton Knights of
Pythias, all of which made an excel
lent appearance. Then came ire car
riages, containing ladies of the Me
mortal Association and the orator of
the day, Confederate veterans, city
council and others.
IN the rear was Chief Taylor and
his fire lad6ies. Every one cf the
f~e wagons was handsomely decorat-
ed for the parade and the department
made a fine showing. 1t was neces-
sary for the firemen to leave the pa
rade, however during the exercises
at the opera house, by an alarm Of
fire sounded from box ~.
interesting Exercises.
At the opera house an unusually in
teresting program was carried out
Every seat in the playhouse was oc-
cupied. while people stood in the
aisles and every other available place.
The exercises were opened by pray
er by Rev. F. D. Thomas. A pretty
selection ~ the band followed, afSer
which the orator of tre occasion vas
introduced by Pref. Ralph Newton.
In presenting Major Dart, Prof. New
ton delivered a very pretty and much
appreciated talk, in which he paid q
rretty tribute to the departed veter-
ans.
An Eloquent Address.
The address delivered by Major
Dart was one of the best ever deliver
ed in Brunswick during a Memorial
day celebration. He paid loving
and beautiful tribute to the COnfeder-
ate veterans, not only to the dead
but to the living as wells He did not
forget the ladies during his eloquent
Grafton and complimented them most
highly on the excellent work which
they did during the dark days of the
sixties and said it was due to their
efforts that Memorial day was now
observed throughout the southland.
Major Dart, always an orator of
force and elequence, was at his best
yesterday and he was liberally ap-
plauded during the entire time that
he was speaking. He was congratu-
lated by almost every person who
heard him, and. had it not been for
the fact that he left the city early
last night before CODY of his speech
could be secured, The News would
have endeavored to print it in fall this
morning.
After the exercises at the opera
house. the parade was again former
and moved down Newcastle street to
Gloucester, thence out that street to
Albany and then to Mansfield to Oak
Grove cemetery where the graves OF
the dead soldiers we're decorated and
the usual volley was fired by the Ri
f1emen. The parade was dismissed
bv the marshal OF the day at the Gem
atery,