The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-08-24

The Old Guard arrived home last Sunday
night with forty-four of the original number of
members who attended the twenty-fourth Ma
tional Encampment of the G.. A. R. at Boston.
Sixteen of the vets took advantage of their fur
loughs to extend the trip into Maine, New
Hampshire, and New York, reyisiting the scenes
of their boyhood days. The corps, however,
made handsome appearance as it marched up
the Avenue, headed by the United States Third
Artillery Band. The members speakin glowing
terms of the kind treatment and courteous re-
ception accorded them by the citizens Of Boston
The corps was met on its arrival by the Admiral
Dahlgren Post No. 2, accompanied by band of
forty pieces, and escorted to their quarters.
Dahlgren Post is one of the finest in Boston.
They had seven hundred members in line, at
tired in natty blue uniforms and white helmets,
the coat being of the Prince Albert style.
IN the grand parade on Tuesday the corps
maintained its well-earned laurels, marching
as escort to the Department of the Potomac,
and, according to the Boston press, received the
vigorous applause of the assembled thousands.
''All along the line it became a perfect ovation.
1t was the only organization that preserved
intact its original formation" The narrowness
of the streets in the business portion Of the city
had forced the crowd almost to the railroad
track, which broke up the solid front of the diff
ferent commands, forcing them into column of
fours Capt. Edgar ordered fiankers placed Oh
the right and left Of the column, who, with
their muskets at arms port, forced thousands
back to the curb, thus enabling the command
to march in column of platoons, twelve files
front, from start to finish The parade was
seven hours in passing given point.
The comrades are highly elated over the fact
that one of their honorary members, Judge
Wheelock G.. VeaZey, was elevated to the high
position of Commander-in-Chef, and in appre-
citation of the honor rendered their comrade a
serenade at the fremont House, an account of
which is clipped from the Boston Herald of the
l4th instant.
"Wheu the crowd had been partly intro
duced il was announced that the Old Guard, of
Washington, with the Third Artillery Band,
would soon be present and serenade the new
commander. They arrived shortly before 1C
O'Clock, and the band took position under the
windows on fremont street, while the Old Guard
came up to congratulate the Judge. With then
entrance the reception changed TO a distinctly
q. A. K. affair, and men from Rogers Post II
Rutland, VI, mingled with the Old Guard anC
marched into the room together. When every
one had shaken the commanders hand the banC
came into the hallway Of the hotel and PLAYED
an air or two. The Old Guard Octette rendered
a beautiful selection, which was warmly ap
pauded, and at its conclusion Judge VeaZe,
stepped forward and spoke to his assembled
comrades. He said:
q Comrades, wish had voice left whicl
was adequate TO express to you the feeling 0
gratitude have for your kindness in thus hon
oring me. The trouble is that Boston has bee
too much for me. have talked to teu thousan
people, and l am used up in regard to voice, bu