The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-10-16
IS THERE ADIXIE?
GLORY OF SOUTH
SHINES in PARADE
Tens of Thousands Cheer as
Cray-Clad Warriors
File Past.
BATTLE MUSIC OF 81
Grizzled Heroes of the South
March With Heads Erect to
the Tune of Dixie and Old
Melodies of the Southland.

Houston, Tex-No conquering army
or accorded more acclaim than was
bestowed on the heroes of the South
as they marched Friday in the grand
parade, the finale to the most success
| full reunion of many years.
| Over a hundred thousand persons
| damned the streets of Houston as
| the assembled hosts of the Confed-
eracy marched and rode in grand re
views amid their plaudits.
The valor of the Old South and the
beauty of the new, silken standards
of Confederate units, tattered battle
flags of many fields of glory, the wav-
ing of countless remnants, the blare
of a dozen bands, the rebel shouts
that rang up and down the long line,
and the answering cheers from the
onlookers produced scene of splen-
dor and animation that charmed and
held the multitudes.
Some of the old soldiers marched,
but most of them rode In autos. The
parade was led by troops of the Texas
National Guard.
Then came General K. M. Van
Zandt, commanderinchief of the vet
Grams, and his staff, mounted on
horses, making splendid picture Of
a military scene of so years ago
First, in line of march was Robert
e. Lee Camp, of Richmond, Va, cap
ital of the Confederacy. A hundred
members of this camp marched, car
rying their old army muskets upright
In the military style of those days.
At the command of their officer they
grounded arms and shouldered them
with the alacrity of young soldiers.
And then after them came the de-
partment of the Army of Virginia, with
all the states represented, then the
Army of Tennessee, and then the
trans Mississippi department.
The sponsors and maids of all the
states, bedecked with the colors OF
the Confederacy and their states,
waved and shouted to the crowds and
were answered with applause. The
parade was over five miles in length.
The old veterans were gay and
cheerful and waved flags at the
crowds and bantered them with jests
when the parade was delayed for
moment. All up and down the line
there were shouts of "Hurrah for Tex
as!" "Hurrah for Houston!" by the old
veterans, who seemed delighted at
the immense crowd out to greet them.
All traffic had been cleared from
the street long before the parade, and
the street was damned with humanity.
Awnings and fire escapes and windows
of all office buildings were black with
sightseers. The flags and buntings
waved in the gentle breezes. Auto
mobiles, gayly festooned in colors,
covered with girls and women waving
flags and pennahts, the old veterans
in gray, with medals and ribbons GOV.
ering their breasts, and the marching
hosts made it a remarkable scene.
Just behind two thinned companies
of the gray-clad veterans came mum.
bers of empty automobiles ready to
pick up any who should become weary
But the old boys stayed in the parade,
and few deserted the ranks to ride. |
One old soldier with the Atlanta camp
carried his full mess equipment on
his back and his rifle, just as he went /
into hattIa 60 wears ago He elected /
much applause along the line.
The parade was so long that auto
mobiles drove two abreast in the lat.
ter half of the parade. A