, 1889-04-25
rHg PARADE.

THE PARADE,
Long before IL. o clock the streets along
the line of the parade we're thropped on
either side and the people waited patient
ly for the parsds 10 start. rhe parade
was formed in front of the American Re-
sort theater and followed the line mapped
out and publishes in the REVIEW the day
previous. The police force in platoon,
with Captain Gust Martin IN the lead. was
at the head OF the line. Tue force pre-
sented a fine appearance and with little
more drilling wOuld loom up much better. |
Major Route and his aids, Messrs.
Bloonier, Seaman, johnson France
Stone and Long, followed the
police.
Next in the line was Pynn's
military band Of nineteen pieces
in tull uniform, With Joel Warren, in the
gaudy dress OF 4 drum major, at their
head.
Col. John ]. Booee, Col. 8. D. Waters,
White, all of General Curry's brigade
staff, foil wed, mounted and in full dress,
| making handsome show.
Company q, with Captain Hemepway
| and Lieutenant Wadham were next in
line and in their new uniforms, which are
neat and tasty ana entirely devoid of an
extravagant display of color, made very
| creditable showing, and in the execution
| OF some OF their movements elected much
applause.
| The Juvenile drum corps NJ 1t attracted
the attention II the observers. They were
loudly cheered as they marched be. ore the
veterans and discoursed martial music
which had the tendency to rrjuveuate ant
TO call to the minds of the vetrans tht
Time when they started to the front.
Reno Post, OF this place, headed the
veterans. Over forty G. A. r.. posts wer,
represented in the ranks. The depart
ment guard consisting of Lieutenant Nc
Quirk, Lieutenant A. Marsh and six com.
rades accompanied the veterans.
Ihe Sons OF Veterans with their officers
Captain II. f. Allen, First Lieutenant 4
| A. Saunders. and Second Lieutenant M.
Koontz, headed by drummer and fifer
made u splendid showing.
| Following these were Mayor Furth
General A. p. Curry, Major j. Kenned,
Stout, assistant adjutant general on this
governors q staff; Colonel Feigban and the
Distinguished guests in carriages.
The fire department held the next posi-.
tion in the parade. The Tigers, eighteen
in number, with Chief Witherspoon and
his assistants, Harry Myers and George
Saunders, in their lead, were first, and
the other two companies were In their
rear. The hose cart was tastefully and ar
tistically decorated. The FIRE laddies clad
in their white, red and blue uniforms
were greatly admired and received many q
cheer.
As the line turned off of Riverside ave.
nue. into Howard street they were joined
by the scholsrs from every school In thf
city, numbering about 1000. They carried
flags and hampers and kept up a constant
| hnrra IN and ftrr mi had h,4 m r rup nj N
the OCCASION. They were OF all sizes anC
ages. Some OF the inscriptions on tbeii
banners were, "On to Richmond, Nv,
delight to honor the old veterans. Nv,
viii hight 1t put on this line if it takes al
summer"
When the procession reached Howard
street, after making the. parade of tn,
city, the veterans opened ranks and tn,
children FLED through, loudly cheering th,
boys in blue. They reached the American
Resort too late to conduct the exercise,