. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. ers sent from the south, that , magnolias, jasminesand tropic creepers had m ide the Confederate sacre,/ three acres like anook in a planters garden. Laurel wreaths marked the concentrictrenches in wdiich the bones of the brave southerners lie side In side,with beautiful lilies and palmettos drooping over them in groups ofhundreds. The sighing poplars held festoons of thi. vines, and hangingmosses of the south; while roses and magnolia ;uds and bhjssomscovered the sod of the leveled mounds.
. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. ers sent from the south, that , magnolias, jasminesand tropic creepers had m ide the Confederate sacre,/ three acres like anook in a planters garden. Laurel wreaths marked the concentrictrenches in wdiich the bones of the brave southerners lie side In side,with beautiful lilies and palmettos drooping over them in groups ofhundreds. The sighing poplars held festoons of thi. vines, and hangingmosses of the south; while roses and magnolia ;uds and bhjssomscovered the sod of the leveled mounds. Approaching the government lot, the Black f-fussars swept into sightand followdng them eame the United Confederate \eterans ami theguests of the day. To the right and the left fell the crowd, and the menwho, in their half undress uniforms still preserved memoties of old days,were given the place of honor. The speakers were comlucted to the platform, an 1 were followed bythe representatives of the south, men and women; and there, to meetthem, were man\- of Chicagos most prominent CO X u H W a. s KH oJ o
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