Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-04-28
TRIBUTES ARE PAID To.
MEN. LIVING AND DEAD.
WHO WORE THE GRAY.
Memorial Day Exercises Mark
ed by Inspiring Parade OF
Civic and Military Bodies and
Exercises at Oakland
BY Rogers Winter

Iauta suspended for while
l. Wednesday her festival of music
and gave her annual tribute TO the
veterans in gray who fought for the
Southern COnfederacy.-
f, once again the old men marched
beneath their tattered battle haGS
and yelled the rebel yell.
Once again the people cheered
them.
once again the flowers OF spring
were laid on heroes graves.
Once again the old men thrilled
to martial music, once again thelr
step was light.
once again their eyes we're flash
ing. as they flashed in days of youth.
once again their sun was shining
once again they felt the glory OF the
nation white and fair.
4 few more times they will march.
few more times Atlanta will cheer
them. A few more times they will
veil the rebel yell. A few more
times their sun will shine. \ few
more times their souls will stir with
memories of the cause for which
they fought.
4 few more times-and then they
will cross over the river and lie
down to rest under the shade OF the
trees.
Year BY year Atlanta has watched
them march. Year by year she has
seen their line diminish. Year by
year she has seen the graves in
crease.
Each time she has cheered. Each
time her heart has leaped to the
rebel veil. Each time she has OBJ
served their greater and greater in
trinity. has recalled the faces she
saw before but will never see again,
and her eyes each time have filled
with tears.
Each time she has realized how
luch she loves these men. how much
- will miss them when they are
sublime is the heritage
cave behind.
And today it seemed that espe-
cially. and more than ever before
were the hearts of the people touch
ed, because they seemed to realize
more painfully than ever before, with
a sudden gripping sadness, how fast
the old men are going-how soon it
will be when the last one is gone.
MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS.
Forming at Peachtree and Baker
streets at 2 O'Clock. the parade moved
in five divisions along PeachTee and
Whitehall streets TO Hunter street. and
thence west along Hunter street to oak
land cemetery. where the Right Rev.
BENJAMIN J. Kelley. bishop of Georgia,
delivered the Memorial day address.
Himself a Confederate veteran who en-
listed at the age of seventeen and
fought during the last two years OF the
war. Bishop Kelley spoke on a subject
CIcse to his heart. and spoke with NOV
irg eloquence.
Colonel f. +. Pomeroy, OF the national
guard OF Georgia, retired. rode at the
head of the parade as grand marshal.
His aides were as follows:
Chief of staff, Franklin NJ. Cochran, of
adjutant generals department; General
+. Cotton Lynes. L. {. v; General NJ
- Martin. L. c. V: General ]. H.
sheIlHutt. L. c. V; Colonel Thomas ii.
Jones. L. c. Y: DIR. \. II. IIolderby,
4. G. V. Captain =. c. Haskell, L. G.
v: Hon G W. AIangum, L. &. v;
Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Palmour, staff
OF governor: Lieutenant Colonel John
w Murrell staff of the governor; Lieu
tenant Colonel Frederick r. Jones. staff
Of the governor: Lieutenant Colonel
Henry r. West. staff OF the governor;
Major James .. Seamans. Second cayal-
~. national guard of Georgia; Lieuten-
ant Colonel Claude g. Smith. staff Of
the governor. Colonel Ed l.. Humphreys
L. r X. p: Captain Park Dallas. L. r.
X r: Captain \. Cruickshank L. r. X.
p: Colonel Andrew J. West. national
guard Of Georgia. retired: Lieutenant
colonel Vernon II. Shearer national
guard of Georgia. retired: Lieutenant
colonel Sam w. Wilkes. national guard
80 Georgia. retired. Lieutenant Colonel
IaWes :. Dozier. national guard Of Geor-
-ia retired. Lieutenant Colonel John J.
Woodside, national guard OF Georgia, re
tired. Lieutenant Colonel J.. J. Daniel.
national guard of Georgia. retired; Lieu
tenant Colonel Joseph r. Burke, national
guard of Georgia. retired; Lieutenant
colonel William p. Stovall national
-usrc Of Georgia. retired; Major Will
liam l.. Gilbert. national guard of Geor-
-,a. retired: Major John w. Duncan. ma
tionaI guard of Georgia, retired; Cap
tain T ArdeIl Kemp. national guard of
Georgia. retired; Captain /. ID. White,
national guard of Georgia, retired; Cap
tain Carey r. Wilmer. national guard Of
Co.. - retired; Lieutenant r. e.
--r-.--- -ational guard of Georgia. re-
jf-sC. .-eujcnan- TIenry NJ. Dunwoody.
national g,;ar.- 2rgia, retired.