The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-10-16
THERE DIXIE?
GLORY OF SOUTH
SHINES IN PARADE
Tens of Thousands Cheer as
Gray-CIad 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
was ever greeted by greater crowds
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 pennants, the blare
Of 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. NJ. Van
Zandt, commander-inrchief of the vet
Grams, and his staff, mounted on
horses, making a 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
+ 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
we're 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 q
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 iammed with humanity
Awnings and fire escapes and windows
of all office buildings were black with
sightseers. The flags and buntingF
waved in the gentle breeZes. Auto
mobiles, gayly festooned in colors
covered with girls and women waving
flags and pennants, 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 tt
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 OF
his back and his rifle, just as he wen
into battle so years 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.