The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-27
SOUTHERN DEAD
WERE HONOREO
0 N YESTERDAY
APPROPRIATE MEMORIAL DAY
EXERCISES WERE CON-
QUOTED IN THIS CITY.
The Address of Maj. J. o. Varne-
doe of Valdosta a Feature Of the
Days Program-AlI Business Sus-
pended in the Afternoon.

Memorial Day was most appropri-
sately observed in Brunswick yester-
DAY. The day dawned beautifully and
and for one full twelve hours the
weather man gave us the very article
OF spring goods he had on hand. For
the entire day the banks, railroad
offices, public building, ETC., were
closed and after 1 o'clock the day
becace a general holiday. The peo-
pie Of the. city generally entered in
to the spirit of the occasion ana the
day was signally observed.
The program as previously printed
in The News was carried out to the
letter, the parade forming at 2.30 in
front of the city hall and proceeding
to the Grand Opera House, where
the exercises were held. After the
.oration at the Grand the line of march
was reformed and the cemetery was
reached by way of Hanover park and
Mansfield street.
The order of formation was attrac-
tive and made a handsome appear
.ance in the following order:
Chief Owens and mounted platoon
of police.
Maj. F. A. Dunn, marshal OF the
day.
Lieut.. J. P Twomey, chief of staff.
Members of staff: Capt. J. H. Hall,
Col. R. E. Dart Col Max Isaac, Maj.
C. l.. Elliott, 1t. w. L. Harwell, Mr..
George McNab.
Company G, Fret infantry, Capt. c.
A. Taylor, commanding.
Confederate veterans.
Brunswick ca nton, No. s, Captain
T. ETeWman, commanding.
Memorial Association in carriages
with speakers.
U. D. c. in carriages.
Mayor and aldermen in carriages.
Fire department.
Exercises at the Grand.
At the Grand, the music of the
First Infantry band was among the
attr active features. The audience was
one Of the largest as we'll as enthused
in the playhouse and the address of
the orator of the day, Maj. J. O Var
nedoe, was one of the ablest yet de-
liEer2d on a like occasion in this city.
Major Varnedoe was eloquently in
tToduced by Rey. F. D. Thomas.
MI. Vafnedoe is most interesting
speaker, and himself veteran of the
civil war "he spoke by the card" as
it were. He was given the very clos
est attention on the part of the vast
audience present.
Major Varnedoe spoke most elo-
quently on the vicissitudess and acts
of abnegation of the Confederate SOL
diers during the war, reciting at in
tervals historical facts of the great
conflict in which he brought out the
many reasons why posterity of the
Southland should be proud of the
legacy bequethed them by their
fathers and forefathers who died for
a cause though lost, yet it's acts of
valor and heroism will be imprinted
on the minds of generations to come
until the end of all time.
Among the majors remarks one
that elected merited applause was
that reminding his auditors of the
words of the lamented Ben Hill that
eve are now in our fathers house,
henceforth to remain" and that not
unmindful of our beloved heroes. of
'61o5, we are now united under one
flags whose furls glisten from the
turbulent Atlantic to the respC nsive
Pacific and from the icebound north
to che sun-kissed waters of the MeXic
gull
Major Varnedoe's GRAFTON was all
the more appreciated because it was
eXtemporaneous and his words were
spoKen with the utmost facility ana
conciseness, and well merited was the
applause he received at the end of
his address.
Miss Maria Blaine followed Major
Varnedoe and recited a poem, though
of a humorous nature, spoke most
truly of the fact that to the end of
all me will the valorous and chiV-
alrous deeds of the Confederate SOL
der ever be commemorated and that
they will outlive the sands of time.
At the conclusion of Miss Blaine's
talk H. F. du Bignon was called to
the stage and presented with Cross
of Honor, a token of remembrance