On Friday April 26th, the Ladies Southern Memorial Association held their 153rd annual Confederate Memorial Day service at the Oakwood Cemetery Pavilion in Montgomery. Ms. Leslie Kirk is the President of the LMA of Montgomery and organized a splendid program to salute all Confederate veterans and veterans of other wars. She was very moved by the significance of this day as the ladies of this organization who, as she commented, have passed on to their reward had to be looking down on this event with happiness because the LMA banner was displayed. It has been recently conserved and is able to be displayed at outdoor events in this improved condition. It is a very beautiful banner and the original colors of purple and white are prominent once again. The banner is estimated to be over 120 years old. The program included singing, pledges and salutes, greetings/remarks from dignitaries and Honor Guard and cannon salutes. There were a goodly number of spectators, including some visitors who just happened to be coming to the Confederate part of the cemetery and decided to stay for the entire service. It was again a beautiful sunny spring day in Alabama and a wonderful remembrance of our Confederate veteran ancestors. A Confederate salute to these strong noble ladies who persevere against any hardship they face and always succeed in carrying the torch passed to them by their predecessors.
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