Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-30
THE VETERANS IN LINE.
Parade of the Grand Army Posts
Scenes Along the Route.

To the strains Of martial music and under the
flag which they had fought to defend the vet
Grams of the Grand Army marched today to
Arlington Cemetery. The weather was auspi-
cious and the bright sunlight and soft balmy
air had an inspiring effect In accordance
with 2 the annual custom the members
OF the Grand Army posts assembled at
Grand Army Hall on Pennsylvania avenue this
morning and then formed in line according to
the number of the posts. Most of the veterans
wore the blue suits and military slouch hats,
which are the distinctive feature of the Grand
Army uniform. On their breasts were worn
Grand Army badges, and many of them car
ried bouquets of flowers to place upon
the graves of their comrades. As the lines
were formed it was noted that here and there
stood man with only one arm. and then one
whose cane supp plemented the cork leg. As
one of the veteri us jokingly suggested. lit
would take several of us to make one complete
man." However the veterans stepped along
briskly, and their military training WAS evident
from their appearance in the line.
TIE SCENE on THE AVENUE.
The avenue in front of Grand Army Hall
presented an animated appearance for some
time prior to 10 o'clock, which was the hour
fixed upon for the procession to start. The
posts were ranged i'll line as fast as they
marched to the place of meeting and the move
ment of the various bodies and the fiutter Of
flags presented a picturesque scene. People
passing along stopped to look upon the srecta-
Gle and by the time the procession ready
to move the side walks were massed with in
terested lockers on. The arrival of a body
accompanied by a band playing lively
tune would create n stir. Department Com
mander M. Emmett Urell and Assistant Adju-
tant General J. C.. S. Burger, mounted on
horses, dashed hither and thither, giving direc-
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formed with the military precision which the
old veterans love. The special escort of
the Grand Army posts, the Old Guard Capt.
James NJ. Edgar commanding, was early on
the ground. and later the John A. Logan Camp
No. 2. Sons OF Veterans, Capt Chas j. Conrad
commanding, marched to their place. As they
filed past the line of the Grand Army posts the
veterans looked upon the trim. manly figures
OF the young men with considerable interest.
They saw there the men who will take their
places and keep alive the patriotic order which
the founders of the Grand ARMY established.
Logan Camp carried the beautiful silk dag
which was presented last evening by the
Ladies Aid
THE MILITARY ESCORT.
About 10 o'clock the military escort of the
Grand Army, the Union Veteran Corps, third
battalion National Guard, left their armory
and marched up the avenue. preceded by tbs
National Guard Band. They MARCHED at once
into position at 18th street. and then the order
for marching was given by Commander Urell.
The line swung out In the avenue promptly,
aud at good marching step proceeded up to
18th street, and then i'll front of the Treasury
building to the avenue again, and out to the
Aqueduct Bridge, where the military escort
stopped and the veterans proceeded to Arling-
ton Cemetery.
ORGANIZATIONS IN LINE.
The various bodies in line were as follows:
National Guard Band: third battalion National
Guard Union Veteran CorpsD, Mai Thos u.
Harrison, commanding, and staff; Company A,
Capt. Fred Thomson; Company u, Capt NJ.
Mahaney; Company c., Capt. Fl. L. Wilson;
Company d. Otto L. Suess; Marine Band Prof
John Philip Sousa, director; Department Com
mander NJ. Emmett Urell and staff (mounted)
j. G.. S. Burger. assistant adjutant general;
..Old Guard" Capt James NJ Edgar, COM
mandinG; John A. Logan Camp, No. =. Sons of
Veterans. Capt. Chas. L. Conrad. commanding;
John A. Rawns Post, No. l. Alva $. Taber
commander; Kit Carson Post, No. 2. George
Mackay, commander; Lincoln Post No. 3. Marion
L. Anderson, commander: .. L. Morton Post
No. 1. Geo. ID. Graham, commander; George c.
Meade Post, No. 5, VIM. NJ. Potter. commander;
Marine Drum Corps; John +. Reynolds Post,
No. 4, Nelson ID. Adams. commander; James A.
Garfield Post, No. Z, Ernest A. Fenton. COM
mander; burnside Post, No. 8. David Z. Nc
GOwan, commander; Charles Sumner Post No.
9, John L. Quander, commander; Farragut
Post No. 10, A. L. Dinsmore. commander;
Charles l.. Stone Post, No. II, Il. j. Beall COM
mander: L. S. Grant Post, No. II. Henry L.
Johnson. commander; John A. Logan Post, No.
l3. A. B. Frisble, commander.
At the head of the posts marched several of
the past department commanders. Denj. F.
Hawkes.. Geo. f. Corson, William Gibson, New
ton u. Brooks and Charles L. Lincoln sustained
the dignity of this portion of the procession.
AT CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY