El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-27
FLOWERS COVER
HEROES GRAVES
Confederate Veterans and
Confederate Daughters
Decorate for Dead.

Inc graves or the Confederate sol.
diers buried in Evergreen and Concor.
dia cemeteries were decorated wifi
flowers. wreaths and Confederate flag,
Wednesday afternoon by the member,
Of the John c. Brown camp. Of the
United Confederate Veterans and Of the
Robert E. Lee chapter Of the United
Daughters OF the Confederacy. in OBJ
seryance Of the Confederate decoration
day.
All the graves were decorated early
in the afternoon and, at 4:3O, an i'm
pressive program was given at the Con-
federate plot in Evergreen cemetery.
Confederate flags were hung from the
trees surrounding the plot The vete-
rams were met at the gate Of the ceme-
terry by Lieut.. Eugene Womeldorf and
Lieut.. Harry Pearson Of the High
school cadet corps and escorted BY them
to the plot.
The Lords Prayer.
The program opened with the sing
ing of America" Mrs. Mary Bond
Wheat played the accompaniment on
a small portable organ. Rev. W. F..
Packard then said the Lords prayer
This was followed by antiphonal read
ing Of the 23rd psalm, led by Rev. Mr.
Packard. Mrs. J. f. Bowen, president
Of the Z. D. c, then called the roll
of the Confederate states as they Sc
coded and the responses were made by
the veterans. Mrs. Bowen then pre-
scented the Southern crosses Of honor,
to three veterans. These crosses are
made from the metal of old Confed-
crate cannon that were captured by
the Union army and after the war re-
turned by the federal government to
the southern states Two Of the med
ais were presented by proxy as the
veterans were unable to be present
+. NJ. Johnson, of company G, 22nd Ar
kansas volunteers, who is at the Con-
faderate Veterans home in Austin, was
given his cross with Mrs. Z. o. Perkins
acting as his proxy. W. c. Bradley,
Of company II. 25th Arkansas volun-
teers, received his cross with Capt.
H. +. Stacy acting as his proxy. Mr..
Bradley lives in Mesilla Park. n. N.
bama volunteers, received his cross in
person.
Lamar Cleo Club.
Following the presentation Of cross J
es Mrs. Bowen was presented with a /
bouquet Of American Beauty roses by /
Mrs. Joseph II. HurXthaL The Lamar /
boys Glee club sang ''Tenting Tonight /
On the Old Camp Ground" and The 4
Vacant Chair" Miss Bessie Hall played /
The accompaniment The boys in the |
ylee club are: Richard Price, Robert 4
Rufus Harvey. Ruther- /
ord Meece. Palmer Boyd. Fuel Tank
.rsley, HalcOtt Souders Austin Baker, /
Terry Pierce, Raymond McCracken,
Paul Herbert. John Richardson. Gayle
Talbot, David Reid, Carl Swarz, Alfred
Seustadt. Wrayburn Betticks. Samp
filler, Frank Marshall, Clayton Ames,
ioman Jones. Charles Harvey Edward
Noehler, David White, Maurice Brod-
rick, Carl Warren and Douglas Ketch-
rsid.
Flowers Given.
Miss Sadie Ruth Aldridge recited 1.-THE
Conquered Banner" She was presented
With a bouquet OF American Beauty
oses by Miss Florence Brady. Mrs.
Iargaret Olive Jordan read an original
Ioem THE Confederate Flag" She
vas presented by Mrs. J. f. Bowen
With a bouquet OF red and white car
iations. Miss Mary Green Kelly re-
nd Your Flag" Miss Kelly was Civ
n a bouquet Of red and white carna-
ions by Mrs. A. Van Mourick- Mrs.
!. c. Crews presented a Confederate
lag to the veterans OF the John C.
,rown camp in a graceful speech. She
VomeIdorf and Lieut.. Pearson, Of the
adet corps, one carrying the Ameri-
an flag and the other the Confederate |
ag.
Old Flag Loved.
Mrs. Crews spoke of the love Tor
he old banner and for those who
ought for II and closed her speech !
18th a tribute to "Old Glory" as the
ag Of reunited people, pledging
le loyalty of the south to the Star
pangled Banner" Capt. H. F. Stacy. |
no received the flag as commandant
: the veterans camp, responded. Mrs.
reWs was presented with bouquet II
, red and white carnations. tied with |
d and white streamers, by Mrs c. E.
ely.
Mrs. Robert Lander sang Dixie"
18th Mrs. Mary Bend Wheat accom-
lnying her Taps" were sounded by
G. Miller Miss Mary Caples played II
lie Confederate Dirge" on the or
an. She was presented with a bou-
Jet of red and white carnations by II
iss Charlee Kelly. Ill
Memorial Address. II
F. NJ. Whitaker gave the memorial II
ldress in which he praised the valOr II
the southern men in battle and the III
avery, and self sacrifice Of the south A
n women during the war. He par II
,ularly praised the spirit in which Il
e southern men and women had re- II
tilt the new south after the war, and III
i'd that the result OF the war had II
EN- the best thing for the whole ma II
IN He spoke Of the loyalty of a III
united country to its highest stand ii
DIS. During his speech wreaths Of II
Gems and flowers were placed upon III
e graves in the Confederate soldiers III
0t by Miss Mabel Moody and Miss II
" Harris Mrs. W. L. Brown sang III
or southland" written by Mrs. Jane II
rton Ware. Mrs. Wheat accom- III
MED her. Miss Sadie Ruth Aldridge III
esented Mrs. Brown with a bouquet vi
red and white carnations. After lIl
benediction a picnic supper was iii
we'd in Washington park End in the III
sning the Union Musicians band iii
Eyed a concert in the park compli- I'LL
ntary to the veterans. HI
Decorating Committee. I'LL
The decorating committee for the iii
o cemeteries was composed Of Capt I I'll
F. Stacy, Mrs. J. E. Bowen and Mrs. iii
A. Mathis. and Mrs. +. o. Perkins, iii
chairman. Mrs. c. E. Kelly was iii
charge of the program. Mrs. A iii
n Mourick was the chairman Of the iii
mic supper committee and on her iii
nmittee were Mesdames J. L. Ely, iii
omas O'Keeffe. W. T. owen. S. A. iii
1ghn. f. F. Groom, 3. N. c. Will iii
ms, NJ. II. Boomer, Joseph II. HurX- iii
!, S. W. FAINT, W. J. Buie, f. B. Nc iii
ntOck and William Caples. Those iii
the reception committee were Mes
mes K. D. Franklin, c. c. Crews, III
eph H. Hurxthal, William r. Sam III
and +. B. Cyrus.
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