Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-06-04
LAY C0RNERST0NF JACKSON MONUMENT Hundreds of Gray Warriors Participate in Tribute to
 Great Leader.
VA. MASONS OFFICIATE
Principal Address Made by Former Attorney -GeneraI Anderson oi yir- glnia, Once a Member of the Fam.
 Ous "StOneWall'' Brigade.

Richmond, Va, June 3.-As the
 cToWhlng feature of tho silver jubile (
 reunion sof tho Confederate veterans the cornerstone was laid here today tor an everlasting memorial of Gen.
 eral StoneWall Jackson, one of the
 most beloved leaders of "The Lost
 Cause and one of the most capable
 military commanders of all times.
 The ceremony was made the occas-
 ion for grand military pageant in
 which every veteran in gray who
 was physically able. and many one
 who was not, participated with an
 energy and ,ntausiasm which defied
 the life-sappng years that have gone
 since they bore arms for the South
 The laying of the rnerstonp was
 accompanied by simple but impress
 slve ceremonies which were conduct
 cd under the auspices of the Virginia
 grand lodge of Masons. The oration
 of the day was delivsrei by Major l William A. Anderson, of Lexington, former attorneys general of Virginia, and who was for time a member or the famous Stone wall brigade. which earned it's title under baptism of fire
 at First Manassas. Other speakers at the ceremonies included Governor Stuart of Virginia and seyeral or the visiting governors.
 The firing of the salute which
 marked the conclusion of the cere- monrs was the signal for ali out burst of cheering, which was swollen to thunderous applause by the sons and daughters of the veterans. Tears dimmed the eyes and coursed down the cheeks of the ''boys in gray" and their emotion-choked voices would have been but a feeble effort had it not been for the assistance given by the younger and homage-payin generation.
 The event today was a fitting close to what is universally recog- nized as probably the last 'great''
 gathering of the Confederate veter- ans. Touching sentiment was heard on every side and the thanks of the entire South were offered by the ora
 tors of the occasion to those who have helped to make the rsunion a success, as well as to those whc nave devoted years of patient effort to the work of raising fitting matrorial to General Jackson. AS the final de- sign for the monument has not yet been chosen, no pedestal has been erected, but beneath the cornerstone was placed an alright box contain ing paper of great histor;cai interest which will be forever preserved
 under the completed memorial.
 All the work of the reunion had
 been done, and the fourth and last day was devoted wholly to the pay
 ment of tribute to tle meInory of
 General Jackson and to the grand military pageant which preceded the ceremonies. The streets were bril- liantly decorated. There was scarce ly a house or business building in the city that was not profuseiy
 draped with flags ard bunting:
 The parade proceeded from Stuart
 Circle up Monument avenue to the
 Boulevard, where the ceremonies of the day were held. Several hundred invited guests, including the gover- nors of dozen states reviewed the pageant from a stand erected at the
 Court of Honor. The grand process sion was under command Of Major General J.. Thompson Brown as chief marshal. Along the Tine of narch
 dense crowd lined the streets. The windows were filled and many
 housetops covered with cheering and singing croups. On the route were the statues of Generals Lee and Stuart and President Jefferson Davis The military saluted, the crowds cheered and the bands played "Dlxie" and "Maryland.'
 The first section of the parade comprised carriages bearing dis tinguished women of the Confeder-
 acy, Forests and Stuart's cavalry and sponsors, state and city officials, the governor of Virginia and MS staff and various militia organiza- tions. The latter included the famous Governors Foot Guards of Connecticut, who were ienthusiasti- cally greeted all along the line.
 In the second section of the pro-. cession appeared the department o1 the army of Tennessee, and the vari- ous state divisions; the deparbm ent Of the army of Northern Virginia, and it's various divisions, and the de- partment of Mississippi and Tits divisions, including >the 'slm- mortal 6OO." The end of-the parade was brought un by the veterans Of the Pacific division. all Of whom had ttrayeled hundreds c9 N13le1 to tulsilI