The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-17

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it stopped at North Topeka and re-
NAMED with the Presidential party I'M
til it left for Kansas City.
AS the President stepped on to the
platform and the crowd gave way good
naturally no matter in what direction
the eye turned it looked on nothing but
bunting and human faces Carriages
! were in waiting, and while the Presi-
Dental party and escort were being as
signed the United States cavalry at
Fort Riley, commanded by General For
sythe, formed and the President was
allowed to pass through.
He was given seat to the right Of
Governor Humphrey and the executive
carriage was provided with guard.
The remaining carriages proceeded in
double column. Immediately behind
the President was the carriage contain
ing Secretary Tracy, Senator Ingalls,
and Chief Justice Horton. Private Sec
rotary Halford with local escort occu-
pied the adjoining carriage, while the
remainder of the party followed.
e 1t was not until the procession had
started that an adequate idea of the
immensity Of the crowd could be OBJ
tanned. The wide streets were crowded
TO the fences and the carriages were
barely given room to pass From every
window and almost every house top
flags were waved and hats lifted. 1t
was the Presidents Day" at soldiers
reunion and the veterans were given
the most advantageous position. But
the school children were not neglected
and 5000 of them saluted the President
along bis line Of march
The procession moved from the depot
at Holiday street, west on Fifth street
20 Quincy street. north on Quincy street
to Third street, west on Third street to
Kansas avenue, south on Kansas ave-
nue. to Ninth street. west on Ninth
son street TO Tenth avenue, west on
Tenth avenue to Harrison street. south
on Harrison street to Twelfth street
When Third street was reached the
President arose in his carriage to greet
the crowd. 1t seemed to be concourse
of people bent on sight seeing and moth
ing more The old soldiers at times
would raise a cheer and the crowd
would re-echo, but there was no noisy
demonstration. The President bowed
to each division of old soldiers There
were in line twenty-five California vet
Grams, twenty from Colorado, thirty
d. from Delaware, 1000 from Illinois, 800
from Iowa, /. 600 from Indiana, $50 from
Kansas, twenty from Maine, seventy
from Michigan, twenty-five Massa-
chusetts veterans, ten Maryland, thirty
Minnesota fifty Kentucky, 100 Missouri,
five New Hampshire, 200 New York,
ten New Jersey, 200 Pennsylvania, forty
West Virginia, seventy-fve Wisconsin
L ncoln post drum corps Sons Of Vet
Grams and ex-Union prisoners of war
formed the second division.
The President passed from the veter-
ans to the school children. There were
more than S. 600 of them and each had
been provided with flag. As the party
passed it was saluted with presenta-
ton Of flags The Presidents carriage
was drawn for nearly two miles and as
each block was passed the crowd seemed
TO grow denser.
When the Presidential party reached
Tenth street, Immediately south of the
State House, it halted and the old
soldiers passed in grand review. The
President stood with uncovered head,
and as each division passed it greeted
him with cheers
1t required eighty minutes for the
Pres dent to review the vast parade
First and foremost in the column were
FIVE companies of United States cavalry
followed by one company of infantry
and a company of Kansas State guards
The Sons of Veterans were followed by
the Kansas organization of ex-prisoners
of war, who cheered frantically as they
passed in front of the President. This
marked the occasion of the largest re-
union Kansas, the great State of ex-
soldiers, ever had.
The ex-sailors gave a cheer for Score
tary Tracy. The various educational
institutions in and around Topeka fol-
lowed the soldiers and sailors. After
the review had ended the Presidential
party proceeded to Twelfth and Harri-
son, where the procession disbanded and
President Harrison returned to dinner
at the Copeland A vast crowd was
awaiting his arrival and it was with diff
Geulty that way was made for him.
The party was given two hours IN
which to eat dinner, smoke and take a
short rest The crowd grew gradually
until the procession was ready to move
to the fair grounds, where the reunion
was held The order was virtually the
same as in the morning. except that
Senator ingalls, rode in the carriage
with the President
The procession proceeded in rapid
motion 70 the fair grounds. Within the
grounds there were congregated 30, 900
veterans and the President was greeted
with enthusiastic cheers Thousands
who desired to hear him talk were un-
able to do so. The speakers stand was
decorated with flags and patriotic trim
mings The members of the Presidential
party with number of the State and G.
A. K officials were given seats of honor
and with every movement of the party
thore was . cheer from some. source.