Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-10

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. aReviewAPiedmont park at i2 .
% O'Clock .
. Unvssling exercises Immediately .
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. with other guests invited.
DISTINGUISHED citizens from the north
and south, famous, military organizations.
some who wore the blue and some the
gray. are gathered together this week
In Atlanta under one flag and for one
purpose, that of cementing more closely
the bonds OF friendship and fraternal
love that mean the unity OF this great
country.
Here, in a city whose hills we're stained
with the blood OF Union and cenfederate
soldiers. the survivors and desecenuants
OF those opposing forces are preparing to
monument dedicated to peace.
The visiting troops have already ar
rived. guests of the city of Atlanta and
of the Gate City Guard. that old Atlanta
military Organization to whom honor Is
directly due for the erection OF the peace
monument.
The ceremonies began Sunday night
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the principal day. the day OF the unveil-
ing, will be Tuesday
THE PARADE.
On Tuesday morning at $50 o'clock
there will form, resting on the auditori-
um-armory, a parade that win be re-
,membered in the history Of Atlanta
while the city stands. 1t will be remem-
bered not only as a magnificent pageant,
bur for its symbolism and its purpose.
In that parade Will participate mill
tary organizations that we're formed In
the American colonies before the revolu-
tionary war. others that were organized
IN the northern states 10 fight for the
preservation OF the union. stSA ~otbers-
tl1at we're formed In the ssouth TO night
FOR principles which they held equally
sacred. IN Il viii march other organiza-
lions formed since the civil war. among
them some which fought at San Juan
HiII and Santiago. There Will be state
troops. and military cadets.
In brief the parade will combine the
flower OF this country's military spirit
for more than 100 years, and II viii
march In the name of peace.
LINE OF MARCH
The parade will move at 1890 O'Clock.
The line of march win be from the audi
forum -armory. via Washington street to
Mitchell. 10 whitehall. to Peachfree, 70
18th street 10 Piedmont park. Thus the
PROCESSION will thread through the ems
tire length Of Atlanta's principal BUSH
ness section. and across half the extent
.of the entire city. i.aall
At IL o'clock noon the troops viii
be passed in review at Piedmont ParA.
Governor Hoke Smith will not be able
to participate in the ceremonies because
OF the death of relative. and conse-
-quentlv Governor Baldwin. of Connect
-icut viii head the reviewing party. II
viii include the civil and military no.
tables present for the occasion. Col.
j. r. Burke, commander OF the Gate
CITY guard and originator OF the peace
monument movement, will act as CHIEF
marshal OF the day.
@ UNWILLING CEREMONY.
Following the unwilling, which VIII
occupy only a few minutes, the UNI
young women who will act as sponsors
win be Misses Dorothy Arkwrighl.
Catherine Eerwin. Antonina Hanseli,
Alice Orme. Eloise Robinson. Gladys
Byrd, Frances Winship. Miriam Clarke.
They are all descendants or relatives
of members of the Old Gate City Guaru.
Immediately following the unwilling
ceremonies a barbecue, one OF the larg-
est ever held in the south. will be ten
dered the visiting troops.
In the evening at 8 o'clock smoker
will be held at the auditorium-armory,
to which all military visitors are in
vited
UNWILLING EXERCISES.
Immediately following the parade will
be the unwilling and attendant cere-
monies.
The entire military will be banked
around the monument. At the boom
OF a cannon as a signal, the monument
viii be unveiled by Miss Catherine Byrd
and Miss Gladys Irwin, assisted by six
other young ladies.
Representing the east and the south.
Gov Simeon E. Baldwin, OF Connecticut,
and Gen. Clifford L. Anderson will dedi-
cate the monument. Short speeches will
be made by Hon. John Z. Reyburn.
mayor OF Philadelphia; by Ed L. Smith,
mayor of hartford and James H. Pres
ton. mayor OF Baltimore
Allen G. Newman, OF New York, sculp-
tor of the monument, will be presented
by Col j. +. Burke.
On behalf OF the Old Gate City Guard,
Colonel Burke VIII then present the
monument to the people OF Atlanta.
Then al a given signal all of the as
semhIed bands viii play in unison the
national hymn, America" 1t viii be
Immediately followed by Dixie" and a
battery Of artillery win fire the national
salute
PARADE FORMATION.
The following is the officiaI order for
the formation of the parade, giving q
full list of the organizations which
will participate in II:
DIVISION COMMANDERS.
First Division-Brig. Gen. clifford
L. Anderson. commanding First bril-
gade National Guard of Georgia. At
lanta. Ga.
Second Diyision-Col. J. c. Wood
ward. commanding Georgia Military
academy. College Park. Ga
Third Division-Col Louis NJ. Rawi-
ins. commanding Fifth Maryland In
fantry National Guard. Baltimore. Md.
Fourth Division-Retired Col. John
S. Dozier, confederate veteran and Of
acer Georgia cavalry. Atlanta, Ga.
Fifth Division--Mayor CORTLAND s.
VIM, mayor OF city Of Atlanta.