The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-09-19
cOAFEDfRATtS DO.
NOT TAKE PART IN
GREAT PARADE
G. A. r. RULES BAR ALL PER.
SONS EXCEPT UNION
SOLDIERS.
An EXPLANATION is ISSUED
Boys In Grey Accept Disappointment
In Good Graee-steady Rain Fell
a. 1900 Trudoed Along Streets Of
Chattanooga Singing Dixie.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 1S-
Enforcement Of an order excluding
women and civilians from the forty
seventh annual Grand Army of the
Republic parade prevented the N. b.
Forrest Camp of United Confederate
Veterans from participating in the
pageant. Glad in their gray uniforms
the Southerners were preparing to
form in the line of march with For.
sythe Post No. Is, of Toledo, Ohio,
when the order was executed.
An invitation to join in the parade
had been rendered to Col L. r. Dick
inson, commander of the Forrest
camp by Col Harry NJ Hanson, com.
mander of the Forsythe post. AS the
Confederate veterans passed along
the line of soldiers in blue to the To-
cation of the Forsythe post they were
greeted with cheers by the union vet
Grams. Just when they we're ready
to take their place Col, Hanson in
formed Col. Dickinson that the com.
mander OF the department of Ohio,
Col. w. R. Warnock, had been in.
structed to bar everyone from the pa
rade except Union veterans. Col.
Hanson expressed deep regret over
the incident. The Confederate vet.
Grams also appeared distressed, but as
they marched back to their headquar.
tiers they were given another ovation
by the Union veterans.
In statement Col. Dickinson said:
I'VE regretted the incident very
much, but I believe our comrades,
and especially those in the Forsythe
post, were even more distressed. We
hold no i'll feeling toward the rank
and file of the boys in blue. The hoys
in blue are with us and for us, and
we are with and for them To show
that there is no i'll feeling toward any
of them we are rendering an invita-
ton to visit our camp tomorrow
night. This invitation Is to the rank
and file of the boys in blue"
The following invitation Of tie in
cident was made in statement by
Commander-in-C Chief Alfred B. Beers
Of the G.. A. R..
Yesterday | learned that there
was a body Of women here planning
to take part in the Grand Army Of the
Republic parade. j also understood
that these women were from the
state of Ohio. For this reason I call
ed the attention of the commander oil
the department Of Ohio to the fol
/, lowing extract from general order
No. 10, which reads: Women ant
civilians are prohibited from partici
pating in the parade, and department
commanders are directed to enforce
this order in their respective depart
ments.'
II didn't know that an invitation
had been extended to confederate
veterans to take part in the parade
and never heard that there was any
intention of extending an invitation
to the N. B. Forrest Camp, y. c. v
It was certainly not rendered by head
quarters, nor was the permission O
headquarters asked to extend sucl
an invitation, nor was the endorse
ment Of such an invitation by head
quarters asked.
"The Forrest Camp Of Confederate
Veterans was excluded in accordanc,
with general order issued Sept 2
1913, barring all persons from the pa
rade except G. A. R. members Thi,
order was based on custom which
has been observed in the past.
| "In addition to this the Coufeder
ate camp was not excluded because
its members were former Confeder
ate soldiers. but because 1t is the pol
4 Icy of the Grand Army of the Reruh
lie to have only its members in tn,
parade, with the exception Of tn,
! Sons OF veterans, who are officially In