The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-15

with its members in red-crested coats
and silver instruments rejecting the
glory of the day.
Music Stirs Memories
How the music stirred me and
those about me; how it quickened
the footsteps of aged men who passed
in review! How memories crowded
one upon the other and marched US
out of the present into the long ago.
Again l saw Pickett charge at Gettys-
burg. | pictured Stonewall Jackson,
called the right arm of Lee" as he
fell at Charlottesville. Lees fare
we'll address to his broken army, with
its face turned toward the desolated
south echoed once more in reddening
ears.
One might see Stuart and Forrest
as they led their courageous cavalry
men into charges that no latter-day
warriors will ever excel. Longstreet,
Gordon, Bee aand Barlow, Albert Sid
ney Johnston. Hill and Garnett-they
all marched before US as if they were
in life today.
About hundred of FORESTS old
cavalrymen were here Far down the
street one caught the cOlors of yell
low trimmings upon the familiar uni
forms. Some were bent over. with
eyes toward the ground. Others
stood erect, looking ahead at the
flags that waved over the line of pa
rade which stretched toward the
west an the coming sunset
No southern city could have given
the southern gray-clad soldiers a
more hearty, more generous, a more
spontaneous, or a more patriotic re
ception
In the line of parade was the chief
justice of the United States, and
many others holding high official hon
ors
General aver headed the Florida
delegation, mounted on horse that
cut all sorts of capers, acting like he
had never heard band before he
pranced from one side of the street
to the other, but the general held him
to the earth. all the while the by
ISLANDERS momentarily expecting to
witness a tragedy. When the parade
was over, both horse and rider were
exhausted.
The Florida sponsors occupied con
spicuous places in the parade. and re-
ceived fully their share of applause.
The division commanders were in
vited by Hon. Josephus Daniels, sec.
'retary of the navy, to dinner on board
the Mayfiower yesterday. The heads
of many OF the departments were
present, and briefly responded to
toasts fitting the obliteration OF sec
tional lines and the baptizing of the
sections in loyalty and love.
Today some OF the veterans go to
Gettysburg, other to Mount Vernon
and some to one place and another,
and tonight all will have left for their
several homes.
The weather has been so pleasant
that the heavy gray uniforms have
not been at all uncomfortable.
We have been the recipient of many
courtesies. Mn and Mrs. Henry
Marsh have driven US over the city.
Senators Fletcher and Trammell and
Congressman Clark have called and
given us tickets to the galleries OF
the senate and house of representa-
tives, and last night Mr.. John Den
ton, who has position here, invited
a number of US to the Keith theater.
which is just now making a speciality
OF southern songs and other produc-
tions, all tinctured with southern tone
and color.
o, Gray Line o. Gray Line.
l see you through my tears:
So stumblingly you move along.
A gray line. bent by years.
The Gray Line, the Gray Line.
All, once a brave command,
You marched a-down q southern street
To fight with Stonewall's band.
o. Gray Line, o, Gray Line!
So young you were. and gay
And we, who, weeping. saw you go
! Were left behind to pray.
o, Gray Line. o, Gray Line!
Valor doth sing of thee!
Thy faded color held by fame
Symbol of chivalry.
i F. H.
Notes
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Irvine of Orange
Lake, after attending the reunion Of
Confederate Veterans at Washington,
D. c.. stopped over at Columbia, S. c.,