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While hundreds of Atlanta’s citizens stand in reverend silence, one of the most beautiful and impressive memo rial programs will be rendered at the s graves of the Confederate dead in Oak land cemetery Friday afternoon. Immediately after the long parade reaches the cemetery a selection will be rendered by Wedemeyer’s band, dur ing which time the various organiza tions composing the parade will form in a circle around the monument to the Confederate soldiers and from which the memorial oration will be delivered. The exercises will beed with rayer by Rev. Dr. J. W. Millard, chap lain of the Ladies’ Memorial Associa tion, following which Mra. W. 5. Yeates, will lead the audience in the hymn, “In “the Sweet Bye and Bye.” At the conclusion of the bym Marshal Joseph F. Burke will iniapa Hon. John T. Botfeulliet, bych memorial oration will be delf . Botfeulliet is one of the meat gr ‘at Georgia oratora and his oration be one of the most eloquent that ever been heard ond similar / The oration will be followed’ the hymn, “God, Be With You Till We Meet Again,” after which, the cee Aine pronounce the benediction, ‘he — stary. salute of twentyrone- suns) will then be fired. . 2 . or The exercises will be’ concluc the sounding of taps by Fay bugler of the Governor's Horse who performed a similar duty over the graves of President McKinley and Gen eral Gordon.
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