Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-05-13
VETERANS ENDORSE WILSON'S PROGRESS
Battle Scared Men Of The South March
Vigorously 10 Martial Music,

dent Wl!son il hand ing thu Mex
icau slhuation was cne ot tha last
of the ac5ions OF the twenty
fourth annu3 U elsad Com ederasa
vat srans re- lnion w1,ch oouc u14i
here tonight. A general ~yOdus
of veterans, and visitors began
this afternoon aud co4tlnu. d 10
night.
Approval Of the p'l'cy Of the
Pfestd mt wAs contlnuad III th4
following res .ipti0ns ad pied by
the veteEaus bhis a(tnrnDou:
"Whereas tha present unsettled
con iifI u In the 1Hmfn u u"ea!th
of Max c. appears tlkAty TO in
volv some acsis,.- IN the pvt f
the Un,t~d States Ia It res rIvNd
THAT this -vantlon f the
confed arnte vnsaga 3 res0gn 4 q
tbs disc etivn # 5hA Pfesld Aat Of
tbs United 5=at9s aid ~t.I hs4-tt
ly support suoh a'flon as hs m ,y
take, ia every = ~s'o = say"
C,Inna..d + r uneG Yoate was
,nssraa:e1 =" ne C nvansicn
rwtel fh9 r'A u5l0i : s'fesl-
,.ent Ailson, An ':.g 3th4r res
3luti ns s1cr'fd as ore a*pE'v-
ing tha peata ju.l'ae ba held IL
Vl3ks 'arR, NJ IS, nax5 wear
The ras ,.uslons es4te that tbs III
=
"m..et the Co teG.rate S ldlaFs
on 5oushrrn sod is appr V d, pro
vided she spirit Of tbs occasion he
to accord qua h1"nr f)7 patElo
tlsm to J -fsrso4 Davis leader of
the paeple o the South. snd Alb
raham Lac ia, leader Of thu pa)-
pie If she NDr'h
Tas prs ut opars rental com
ma i=rs Ca E4l H1eo 5, Gtrn7st
of N 1rfol~. 11m.n ,,der f the
Armg of Nerth 9cQ V. gluiA, Gau-
eral George P. EEaTr son, Opelika
Al, comman lar Departn rs Of
Teunessaa aid Gan-rai K NJ Van
Z.ndt. Fort Worth, Texas, ~
mander D partment Of Trans Nj IS.
s.sslppl @ere reelected by ac-
clamablon.
Survivors of FORESTS Cslvery
t,4ighs sent President Wilson
copy of the r7s7lnt!ous adopted
yesterday ctfaring the serv ces
Of 100 men from Their ranks for
duty in Mexco il the event of
trouble with tLat equity.
Thonsands Of visitors loudly
che cred survivors, of the Confed
crate Army who partlc pated In
their twenty fourth anDaul pa
rade. Wnlfesnot So picturesque as
folmer parades bec -usa oniy a
few attempted to march TIE sp c.
vgc.e furnished & thrilling sigtt
t. hundrets who saw the horoes
for the first me.
Veterans, ma ds and spo nserss
III uaarly 2 OCO ae5 mobiles took
part Ia th3 par@de. All Of the
dsparsmeubal officers Of the three
divisions ware on horseback, IS
wall as detachment Of Forests
Cavalry. Rain fell just before
time fcr tne parade TO Legln,
Participants an5 spectators
were forced to rush for st elter
The downfall lasted only a short
while and brighs suushiue PIE
vailed during the grea5er part Of
the day. Ths weather was ex-
tremi y warm.
Papers with dtspstcaes from
W.shlr gton ard Mexico il regard
to the s,5uati Ii were beng sold
among tho spectators as tha pa
rais passed. throu;n tha business
aectioa of thu ty Il .rlug the
cry cf the newsEoys, msuy Of the
veterans look 1t up and waving
batsle- Scared Coufederste fl .gz
thev Shouted 90 > Mexico "
There w4re nnm@r Us amhu-
lance cali- during the pr gress f
the parade buf all csses wera re
ported by hosp tai auth rites t :
b. du, TO exiaastlon.
Gen, Bannett Fl Young c. m
msudar.ln chief led tho parad~
Fou teen bress ba ds were sc Il.
red thro' gh the line Of mar1h
There were nsariq 1900 gtily dec
or4s9d ausom )biles IN tha pa
gaant,
The comma dar- in-cbief was
followed by the trAns NJ sslss!ppl
dapaztmo ont comp sed Of VT rans
f N Texas Arkensss, Missouri,
Oxiahcme, aud Western States,
N K cam tina Army of Vlrgluie,
n,,atrt z If ao;diers from Mary
ia d Virginia, W.st V.1giAla,
n nth f +; = nth Carolina.
The e.m of Tennes7ee was in
third p'. cs Vita vat9rans from
Aa ma, k"n'ucAy, Fi~ra a,
Fie rgiz, M2@@.s9i3p4 aud Ten"
ess 81, 'hla denattment had the
Arg1,5 n1.>2her of repTese ativez
tfa.Y in III n4 ado.
F.rtas5 q yairy, mounted an;l
il Joiomotl 3 rned the last di
vision