Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-21


we're waved until he passed out of sight.
| The procession was a magnificent spec
tacle from this point, the line of march
/ reaching nearly two miles in straight
! line. The decorations in this vicinity
/ were elegant The parade was nearly
| six hours in passing the square.
The following is a brief resume of
the parade:
AT LAO p. m. squad of mounted po-
lice. Immediately followed by Com
mander- in-Chief AIger and staff, made
their appearance in Adams square. The
| Commander and staff were received on
the stand by General Butler and others
Hardly had he taken his position on
the reviewing stand when the head of
the procession came in sight. Generals
| Alger and Butler stood side by side, sa-
| luting column after column as they
| passed. After the long march which the
veterans had undergone, they braced
themselves for a good appearance as
! they passed their Commander. and they
did finely. Post No. ), of Chicago, gave
| the first cheer at the call of ''Hurrah
| for our next President" and it was
! given heartily. Next came a call of
Three cheers for General Butler" from
Wisconsin post and they were also
given with will. In fact. both were
| heartily cheered throughout the pass
| ing of the procession. On the appear
ance of the Pennsylvania posts, with
| their torn battle flags, rousing cheers
went up On all sides.
The entire parade was a series of ova-
tons from all the departments along
| the line of march. The largest post in
| the procession was Post No. ), of Lynn,
| which nun bered 725 men in line All
| the past commanders of this post are
| living, sixteen of whom marched on
the staff of E. w. Hall, the present
commander.
General Alger arrived at Adams
square-the end of the route-at 1:45 D.
m, and the last carriage at the end of
the procession, entered the square at
7:3O p. IN. The parade was five hours
and thirty-fve minutes in passing.
The Presidential party was repeatedly
cheered as the various divisions went
by and responded with lifting of hats
and waving of handerchiefs.
At least fifteen thousand people
awaited themselves of the opportunity
to see and hear the distinguished per-
sons who were announced to be present
at the joint reception of the Grand
Army and Woman's Relief Corps this
evening at Mechanics Hall. Before
six o'clock crowds began to gather and
long before the doors were ouened thou
sands were anxiously waiting and
pleading for admission. About eight
o'clock the doors were thrown open.
and the spacious galleries and
floor were quickly filled with vet
Grams and their ladies represent
ing every State in the Union. |
Notwithstanding their long and |
fatiguing march in the day the vet. |
Grams awaited the arrival of the distin- |
guished guests with more patience than |
could be expected. Finally Commander |
Schley, L. 5. N, and staff, came upon |
the platform, being followed soon after /
by Mrs. Mary Morris 5. Husband. the |
famous war nurse of Philadelphia; Mrs. /
Willenmeyer, National president of the |
Woman's Relief Corps; Miss Clara Bar
ton, president of the Red Cross Assoc
citation; Mrs Mary E. Knowles Nassa- |
chusetts department president; Mrs.
Cheney, National secretary; Mrs
Lynch. National treasurer: Mrs. Nicho-
las, National inspector of the Relief
Corps: Commander Innis, of the Depart
ment of Massachusetts.
Soon after nine o'clock General AL
ger. commandments of the G.. \.
r.. entered and received soldiers
welcome. and soon after a shout an
nounced the arrival of General W. 7.
Sherman, his brother Hoyt Sherman,
and Miss Florence Barker. the first
National president of the Women's Re-
lief Corps.
Department Commander Creasey at
last called the meeting to order. intro
ducing Department Commander Innes
as the first speaker, who briefly well
coined the visiting comrades on behalf
of the Massachusetts department.
General Sherman was the next to be
called upon. He was considerably IA
tigued after the day, and spoke reluc-
family but succeeded in arousing much |
enthusiasm among the boys. just as
General Sherman had concluded his re-
remarks, the Presidential party came
into the hall. President Harrison
was followed by Governor Brackett,
Vice-President Morton, Mayor Hart
land and others. They were enthusi-
astically received. After the applause
had subsidized ex-Commander Creasey
UoNeTnOr bFdChelG WHO tA- |
tended the welcome of the common
wealth in an eloquent manner
Mayor Hart then welcomed the visi-
tors TO the city of Bosto Mrs Witten-
meyer then spoke of the Women's Re-
lief Corps.
General Alger, in behalf of the !
Grand Army, rendered their thanks for
the kindness and reception given them.
Following General Alger, President
Harrison was introduced as ''Comrade
Harrison" and said:
MIR. CHAIRMAN AND COMRADES OF THE |
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC: l have had |
impressions both pleas urab.e and painful |
as 1 have looked upon this great process |
sion of veterans which swept through !
the streets of this historic capital to. day; |
pleasurable in the contemplation of so |
many faces of those who shared together
the pe:ils and glories of the great struggle
for the Union; sensations of a mournfuI
sort as 1 thought how seldom should !
As / have stood in the great National
Cemetry at Arlington and have seen those
silent battalionS of the dead, have thought
how swiftly the reaper is doing his
work and how soon in the scattered GEM
eteries of the land the ashes of all the SOL
diers of the great war shall be gathered to
honored graves And yet could not help
but feel that in the sturdy tread of those
battalioIs there was yet strength of heart
and limb that would not b. withheld if a
present peril should confront the Nation
that you love. [Applause.l And if Airing
ton is the death, we see to day in the SPRING
fey, of h..tta