Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-10
CRAY CLAD HEROES
IN BATTLE ARRAY
MARCH To OLD AIRS
Ten Thousand Confederate
Soldiers Keep Step Again 10
Same Tunes As When They
Charged on Crimson Fields
cBy Linton X starr. star Correspond
entD


,
Especial Dispatch to The IournaI.J
MACON Ca Aiay s-over 10, oop
grxy-unifornssd veterans. y who mad
fought and bled for the cause OF the
south. this afternoon strobe in martial
array through the principal streets of
Macon Part OF the time they kept
step TO the same tunes under whose
spell they had dashed into battle
against the stars and Stripes
1T other times they marched slowly
10 the music Of the Star Spangled
Banner" and MY Country. tbs OF
Thee"
They bore pOwd~r-burned banners of
the Southern Confederacy as they
marched and because il was the last
remnant OF the worlds greatest army,
$4,000 voices cheered until they were
hoArse for the little group in gray. "a
mere spot IN the great parade.
THEN GOOD-BY
They marched bravely with the pride
OF men whose labOrs have made them
heroes TO a universe Then taps was
sounded. with tear-dimmed eyes they
babe one another God speed aHd went
their many ways TO their scattered
. homes 70 continue the battles of the
South until they hear the clear notes
OF an unseen bugle summoning them
to rest -.
The parade, marked the formal clos
ing OF the End annual reunion OF the
United Confederate veterans. In point
OF numbers the pageant was smaller
than many CT those that have gone
before, but in splendOr il was unsur-
PASSED.
Shortly after noon the ranks began
10 form at Central Park. Necessarily
II was triae late in starting and for
an hour hcrses champed their bits ami
veterans stirred restIessly as they
waited for the march to begin.
The weather was a bit warm for
aged men and the delay tiresome. But
at a signal from Chief Marshal John
w. Maddox. the band began playing
Dixie Horses pranced. the old men
stood at attention for a moment. then
gave the war cry u the south as the
march began,
The Brilliant pageant moved slowly
through the principal streets that were
lined by cheering thousands. past the
monument 10 their labOrs. past the
reviewing stand IN which sat the gov
ernor and hfs staff and finally dis
banded on Cherry and Fourth streets.
Following the chief marshal and his
staff came the cOmmander-in-chief
with the official women apd the Off
GERS OF the Southern Confederated Me-
mortal association. Then came the ves-
Grams themselves. the army OF the
northern Virginia department, leading
followed by the other divisions march
ing in twOs, the sponsors. boy scouts.
national guard and cadets
For the most part the veterans
marched with the vigor OF young men.
They walked. erect and waved ano
Cheered at the crowds that lined the
streets But there were some thar
went In carriages. There was not
standing room on the streets through
which the pageant marched. The dec
GRATED windows OF every business house
framed the faces OF pretty girls wnG
waved Confederate flags. The warriors
On foot waved and cheered IN reply.
Those whose wounds OF years ago pre-
vented them from walking. responded
equally as heartily.
Scores 2 the veterans in the parade
had passed the mark of three score
Tears and ten. All knew that there
were few more earthly marches in
which they would take part. Their unI-
forms matched their gray locks. bull
let scars coaId be plainly seen from
the reviewing stand. and empty sleeves
told stories or suffering.
The eyes or all flashed with the light
OF the fires that half a century ago
made them the most dreaded warriors
on earth. But today the fire was yelled
loyal TO the older banner. They loved
the stars and bars. they honored the
stars and stripes.
The parade was a mingling of the
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