, 1877-06-24
THE FIRST.
inspection by Gov. Cullom on the New
Parade Grounds,
Excellent Appearance and Drill OF tho
Reatment-..A Great Crowd.

Inc lon0-cxpectcd and once postponed parade !
OF the First Regiment /. 4, @. took olacs yee.
seT.ia5 eveninr between The hours OF and Z
o'clock. The members began to assemble at
tile armory at o'clock Rnl simultaneously tho
crowd outside commenced to assemble
In front of the door to watch them
COME out In full dress and form on Lake street.
In the uetghborhood Of 400 meu turned out IN
this oroanlzAtion, besides full quota Of Tho
Chicago Hnssars, organized about year and 4
half ago by Capt MILLER, the Police Court adyo-
cate Of tho West sidc. The latter acted ~
escort 10 the infantry, and "a they
afooped by upon their foantn9 steeds
With! With shcir long yellow planes waving in tho
wind, and their bright sahres flashing In tho .
sunlight, they formed quits = picturesque
scene.
Promptly at the hour announced, the ree..
ment was fortned IN front Of the armory and
% State. across tue state-atecct bridge
IN kinzie, west on Kinzc TO Dearborn avenue,
and north Oh this thoroughlare to
THE NEW PARADB GROUNDS
tho Lincoln park Commissioners at tho Inter
ccasf0n Of Lteut..Col. ShcreF. Tho grounds
were IL excellent condition, hayng been re-
Eatcd,Iy RULED fqr the occasfon until tho earth
soft carpct Of fresh young grass covered tho
surface like velvet rug.
The soldiers catne Upon the ground In The fol-
!s !Hwin9 order: Tue illssar Cavalry, who cleared
hIs stati, Adjt-ucn. Milllard, inspector
f'cn. Strong, The .s.aT Of Gen. Ducat
and Col. Torrance and Adjt. Lannigan, OF tho
seeon'l !cElslIent-all on horseback, with tho
bcTs Of tho late Gcncra neutrality-suspicious.
among whom were observed Lieut. .-tiov. Shu-
iaa., nan. aud tl'e Hon. Henry Evans, Of
procuring tE!a pas,ago Of tho siiitta bill towards
the close Of tho sesAion,-and other uotabtes, To-
cal and otherwise. Then came the resImental
ara the sna 's ot
tue organization,
Thu wholo formed an imposlng pageant.
The members OF the regiment never
5 saor s sstst st1se. =, soa a. thSy y p:sa
upon cheer rent tho mir from tho multitude u.s.
setnblel by the roadside. Hundreds OF men
and boys followed the proccsstan from the start,
and the number was Increased to thousands as
they progressed. until the streat was fairly
blockadel upon arriving
At THE DEARBoAN ENTRANCE
to tho park. There grand mud imposing spec
taele met the C@c Of the proud tnt!itlamen, and
eaufed thclr b0soma to heavo With triumph,
Several hundred carriages were arranged along
the lIue OF march In 4 solid wall, all Oiled to
tue utmoet with cxpcctant human betnRs,
larKe proportion q wh"m were ladies, And
Ing the beautiful drill grounds. perfect eca
Of faos looked down upon the mancuvering
battalion. tho owners thereof standing In ~
sMall q ,, spsce - possible. and 81 sirpifying
ptause. II WIS magnificent spectacle, such
an ono AZ Chicago has not Witnessed for many
a day. There we're no less than 5000 people
tics estimated the number at 10000.
upnn arriving upon tho grounds which wera
to be lnauguratcd, tho regiment passed In ro-
!ier M oclore tie uoyeEnor and his stan under
tl,s s. c1n,mand e ot L'c',t..co1: 8: .. soerer,
10 manage tho battalion In tho most lntsicats
movements. The distinguished pcrsonaEes
before whom tho review Was conducted ralsed
tSsr aats - one after anoseE .f
ulatcd the officers upon Thu soldlerly bearing
and conduct Of tie boys In gray, who appro.
cIatcd tho high compliment paid to them, and
fell inspired TO do their best
Having completed the review,
4 6&NAnAL INSPECTION
followed. The men were wheeled BY comps
MICS to the right from lino Into cOlumnt aligned,
be f. s 5enks f9Sn sonr to ,ss9 5t s
several companlcs. aotnpan'el BY his staff and
nil tho officers Of high rank, and inspected
the mnsket Of each private and uon-commts-
se oses a. At . If hf e ,sse4
Then 4 Assembly !" was sounded BY tho drum
corpst anu dFc4s parndc, conducted tn
. faultlexs manner, closed the ceremonies. Tho
Governor and the celebrities WIN accompanied
hiui pronounced this regiment almost taultless
tn IL dlaeIpliue, nnd MI organization of Which
tAs state might we'll be proud
The l.oys iiiarchcd back 10 their armory over
the same route, followed by thousands Of pco-
p1e. The march back Was conducted even batter
thai, the oue out 10 tue PAtk. Considering the
fact that the regiment has had comparatively
lIttte exercise In battalion movements, it Is i
source Of surprise to experienced military men
that the menIbeF8 do 70 well.
TUE SECOND REGIMENT
will doubtless soon harc a similar parade and
revlcw, ~ tho members ol tho Firt are auxtoua
to have that organization share their
glory with them. Although there
ll4s always existed friendly rivalry
betweeu the two commands as to which should
attain the highest degree VI perfection IN mill.
tary art, tllufe haa ever been tho utmost gopd
feeling between tho otllccra and men Of both,
and the two tlne-ooking oiliccra Of the Second
who we're given III honorable poalsion ycster-
day appeared a. proud and pleased ~ ther iel-
lows Ut the wpris OF cnulmchdAtion and praise
gaped by tue latter. ChlraRo has reason 10 od
proud Of its militia organizations.