, 1880-08-18

l,efole Twelfth street WIS reached on Mich.
Lynn avenue Honle entire Communicates l,all
lHnpped out. Tlle lust three mtIra wero
f!llctl with tffs}csfu 7nc1nbrtl, irutetl, rgsl,
&nrsplriiIg. marching without regard to pre-
rislol or style. Tho ChicnKo Communicates,
tho Detroit Co1un,a'ulcry, ai,d tho Ntonroo
comma1ntery of Rochester, N. Y, preserved
t>'elr llna marching ansl precision to tho ontl.
III tfl8 Inst tnl1o no order WAS followed. Tile
ranks wetc broken a,,d every o,,e took tl,e
shortest route to dinner. Commander
Gassctte went the whole route IN good or,cr,
and coyured lstmself Will, glory. Tho
finest view Of tho procession wus
from Wabash avenue on Sixteenth street,
wllcro tho eye could tnke lit
Tie u,,brokem ranks rs far rs tho sight could
rcaclt, thu white piuines rising mud falling,
asl swaylnR Ike wares oil the lake. 1t was
snectncfe, however, which soon ral1et1, a.
t',ore was no rcl!cf or diversity tn It, md
very few Of tho Communicates had any stylo
In their 1aarclllng, the majority moving 1t,
uneven lines Without regard 10 step or time,
or ally other pl,ruoso than to kcrp up atnt
yet ov1r the graund rs we'll as thoy could.
AZ n nero spectacle, thu 1nonotoiy Of tic
uniforms nnd tho similarity OF banncrs for-
lttt!U that diversity Of cutor and general ef.
feel which atld 10 lnuc|, to tho ensemble Of u
large procession. After hnlf a dozen Com
Inallderics had bccn secn, tEle whole had
been seen.
As to tho bands, no fault could be 4,und
Will, tlleir n,.p.bors, brtt their arraneeneut
wns unfortunate. Sometimes there would he
1.,Str~
so,lntt Of t,tlsfc, allll ngN1n half dozen bnus
would follow caci. ottler not u hundred feet
npnrt mud ,ll playing In different ten,pos that
must i,ayo been bewilsscrng to tic legs OF
tic Telnplnrs. At tines fragments from
"Thu Little Dnke," "Sccrct Love-" "Oil
Folks mt 11olnc,n gul0ps, fantasies, waltzes,
marches, ansl tho rattle IT drum corps werc
interviewer in II web Ut tttssractifg ,n.xo that
was NJ hopeless to the time-loyng lex as It
was dissonnnt to tho ear. Under s.,cl, cir
climstancrs It II not remarkable thcro WIS so
.llttlu good mnrclling. It WIS curious fcnt-
,lru Of tho ntTMtr that tho city Com.
lnanierlcs endured tic hcnt and fn-
tlsun hrtter than tic country Com.
na,uierles, a,m won't over tho course
1aNttl tho signal was given to brpak ruuks,
Multy Of the country Knights appeared to 10
Oil and fat, a1ul It was hard tramp for tho
n1et! a1nl eorplllcht. Long before tho close,
however there wis nut orc OF tho Command
cries that WIS III goou slnpo 10 meet tho Sara-
cens, had thoy been suddenly assaslea BIZ
them. SiFll, taking Into consideration MI the
circumstances, IL WAS successful displny.
The most picturesque fcaturs Of the pro-
ccsslon WIS ttat fantastic and marvellous
creature, tho Drun.Mnjor. They were little
md big, tall anil short. They were dressed
will. magnificent effect a>,,l upholstered will,
fascinating tinerIes OF avery conceivable
color. Some kept AHEAD OF their bands,
ono or two tired ones. got snnrcd up
among their nle,,, and some got SO far
,aheaI Tint they were professions OF them
selves, but they twIrtet their sticks gorgeous
ly md nIlnhly, tossed them high in thu atr,
wliretl them rupltlly, or soyagclv thrust