Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08
S0UTH'S VETERANS
. OF 1861 WILL COME
HERE FOR PARADE
Remnant of Gray-Uniformed
Hosts to Be Guests of Capt.
tai on June rs.
COMING IN TRIBUTE
TO GEORGE WASHINGTON
Reception to Be Held, Followed by
Cavalry Drill at Fort Myer
in Afternoon.

A tottering remnant of the gray hosts
which 70 years ago threatened Wash
ington, then the Capital Of hostile
nation, will march on the city again
but this time to do homage to the
father of their united country and be-
zens.
On June 25, what is left of the once
powerful Confederate armies Will arrive
here, following their annual reunion in
Richmond. Va. To the strains of
Dixie" and the Benny B,ue Flag.
accompanied by an escort of infantry,
cavalry and artillery, the veterans will
march up Pennsylvania avenue to the
White House to pay their respects to
the Chief Executive.
Will Garry War Flags.
The old soldiers will carry with them
the shot-torn battle flags they carried
as young men to the heights OF Airing
ton on the South bank of the Potomac
in their advance on the Federal Capital
under StoneWall Jackson, Lee and
Longstreet.
The exact number OF veterans who
will come to Washington as part OF the
George Washington Bicentennial Cele-
bration is not known. Most Of them
are feeble and in few years age will
have taken the last old warrior. They
travel with difficulty. but all ST the
4500 or 5000 expected at Richmond
who are able to make the trip will
come to the National Capital.
With them will be members of their
families and others who attend the re-
union with them and these are eX-
pected to swell the numbers of the
visitors to well over 5000.
Reception Is Planned.
After the parade disbands, there will
be a brief reception during which Gen.
c. A. DeSaussure of Mississippi. COM
mander in chief of the veterans, will
meet dignitaries of the Federal Govern
ment
Immediately following the reception,
the staffS of Gen. DeSausSure and the
heads of the Sons of Confederate Veter-
ans. the Confederated Southern Me-
mortal Association and the United
Daughters of the Confederacy will be
rendered luncheon By the Washington
Board of Trade. At the sane time
there will be a basket picnic and eXer-
cises on the battlefield of Manassas to
which all Of the reunion guests will be
invited.
At 3 O'Clock in the afternoon Gen.
DeSaussure will place wreath on the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Ar
lington and there will be exercises at
the Confederate Monument, where DR..
George Taber. commander in chief OF
the Sons of Confederate Veterans, viii
place a wreath.
Cavalry Drill to Be Held.
A cavalry drill by mounted troops at
Fort Myer in honor of the visitors will
be given at 4 o'clock The committee
in charge hopes to secure the services
of the United States Marine Band for
a concert in the Sylvan Theater at 6
o'clock. when vocal selections by Mary
Cowherd. blind soprano of New York,
and Robert Cooley, tenor, OF New York
will be heard.
Besides the veterans and their guests,
those participating in the parade are
to include the Army Band, battalion
of the 10th U. S. Infantry, the Fort
Myer Cavalry Band. three troops of
cavalry, American Legion posts and
drum corps, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
units of the 29th Division, Red Cross
units, the Fox Band, firemens drum
corps, the Charlottesville, Va. Band,
Boy Scouts and other organizations.
The committee in charge of arrange
mentS includes Fred P. Myers, general
chairman; Arthur Clarendon Smith, in
charge Of transportation: Mrs. c. K.
Shock. in charge of housing. and Maj
r. S. Hudgins, grand marshal of parade
and ceremonies.