Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-27
Cheer VeteranS
Of Three Uary In <AnnnaI
Memorial Day Parade
General W, A, Wright, With
Aides From AnnericanLe-
gion Posts, Leads Process
sion-Services at Oakland

sion-SerViCes at Oakland
| Once more the remnants of the le-
| gions of Lee and Jackson have
! marched through Atlanta's streets
while applauding thousands banked
| along the curb to pay tribute of
| love and homage to the heroes who
wore the gray. Despite skies that
were as gray as the uniforms of the
! silver-haired veterans, Atlantas OBJ
servance of Memorial day was one of
| the most impressive in the city's his
! tory. The big parade that moved at
2 o'clock through the business dis
trict and out to Oakland cemetery,
where sleep so many of the heroic
dead constituted the prime event of
| the days program.
The veterans in their gray uni
! forms of the Southern Confederacy
were of course the outstanding fea-
| ture of the parade, but acting as
their escort were other veterans who
marched in khaki, bearing OH their
breasts ribbons which showed that
| they had served in the world war, the
| Spanish American war and in the
far-off possessions of the United
States. Then, too, there were many
organiza tons whose fundamental
principles are in line with those
which animate the United Confeder-
ate Veterans. Headed by General
Nathan 3. Forrest, son of the famous
Confederate cavalry leader, the Sons
of Veterans formed one unit of the
column, while the United Daughters
Of the Confederacy, the Ladies Me-
mortal association and other organi-
cations were represented.
The American Legion, represented
by hundreds of eX-service men, many
of whom saw action in France, par
ticipated in the parade, the staff of
the grand marshal, General William
A. Wright being composed entirely
of legionnaires.
Business Suspended
Business was practically suspend
ed during the afternoon. Most of the
retail stores closed their doors at
1 O'Clock, while the banks observed
the holiday by transacting no bust
ness whatever. The offices in the
Federal building also closed at 1
o'clock and the courts held no ses-
sions during the afternoon. The
state capitol was closed all day.
The parade formed at the inter
section of Peachtree and West Peach
tree streets, with the various par
ticpating organizations falling into
line as the column moved down
Peachtree. Headed by Chief BeaV-
ers and a platoon of mounted police,
General Wright and his staff led the
first division. which consisted Of a
professional battalion Of regulars
from the Fifth division at Camp Cor
don. This unit was commanded by
Major John Creed, Then came Com
pany A of the First infantry, ma
tional guard of Georgia, commanded
by Captain H. w. Bulfin. The cadets
of the Georgia Military academy and
Marist college, the r. o. T. c. unit
of Emory university escorting Gov
ernor Dorsey and Mayor Key, brought
I'D this division.
At the head of the second divi-
sion came the veterans themselves,
some of them-riding in automobiles
because of their physical infirmities,
but most of them striding sturdily
along, waving their hats and giving
the old rebel yelI' in response to
the roars of the crowds along the
%
Grams, two camps Of Spanish-Amer-
lean war veterans and all the At
lanta posts of the American Legion
completed this division.
High School Boys in Line
The cadet corps of the Boys High,
Tech High, Commercial High and
Fulton High schools headed the third
division, while students of all these
institutions also marched behind the
military units. The children of the
grammar schools constituted the
fourth division, with the Old Guard
of Atlanta, commanded by Colonel
Peter F. Clarke.
Constituting the fifth division of
the column were representatives OF
federacy, ladies' memorial associa-
tons of Atlanta and College Park,
Children of the Confederacy, Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution,
| War Mothers of Atlanta and other
organizations. Decorated automobiles
brought up the rear of the parade.
Moving down Peachtree street into
w In
East Hunter and so on out to Oak
land cemetery, where the memorial
exercises were held. Judge Peter
w. Meldrim, of Savannah, one of the
foremost jurists of the south, deliv-
cred the memorial grafton, DR.. c. B.
Wilmer, of st. Lul5e's Episcopal
church, Offering prayer. Then de-
tachments of high school cadets fired
| volleys over the graves of the Con-
! federate dead and puglerS from the
regulars at Camp Gordon sounded
| Taps" Every grave received its
| floral tribute.
The arrangements for the Memo
rial day observance were under the
! direction of the Ladies' Memorial
association, of which Mrs. William
A. Wright is president.
Aides to the marshal were:
Eugene Oberdorfer, Jr., command
er of Charles f. Montgomery, Jr., Lee
gion post; Gerald P. OI<eefe, Gordon
T. Freeman, Brooks Nell, Samuel r.
| Dull, Sidney F. Parham, John A.
Drake, J. B. Suttles,| Estes Doremus,
commander of j. S. Moore, Jr., Legion
post; Don T. McKinnon, Samuel P.
Cronheim and Claude West, Basil
Stockbridge, commander of the Geor-
gia division of the American Legion.
was chief of staff
| BRONZE TABLET
FOR CHATHANI'S DEAD
SAVANNAH, Ga, April PA
| bronze tablet in memory of the Chat
| ham county ment who gave their
| lives in the world war was unveiled
OIL the front of the Savannah public
| library this afternoon. 1t is a gift
from the Savannah Women's Fedora
| ton.