Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-31

ingS along the line of march were
crowded by ladies and children, who
we're desirous of watching the veterans
pass. The procession formed on South
Main street shortly before 2 2o'clock, and
marched down to the Pico house, thence
counter-marching up Main to Spring as
far as Fifth street, whence it turned
up to the pavilion and disbanded. The
order of march was as follows:
Two mounted policemen, as eutriders.
:, Advance guard OF four mounted policemen.
Platoon of 80 policemen on foot, under com
mand Of Captain Roberts, sergeants
Fletcher and Morton.
Band.
Grand Marshal A. M Thornton. Aids: Major
]. M. Frew, Chief Of staff; c; H. Harkins,
Davis, o. W. McKelvey,
F. Jordan
Band.
| Seventh Regiment, N. G. c., Lieutenant Colonel
| A. T. Palmer commanding.
Company A, Captain Schneider.
Company B, Captain Buckley.
Company G, a;i Captain Is pSa,d starin,
Band.
National Staff
Present and Past Department Officers.
Frank Bartlett Post, No. SO, G. A. R., 300 men,
n. Sherman, commanding.
Gelcich Post, No. 10S, G. A. R., 100 men, C. l.
Mcintyre commanding.
John A. Logan Post, No. 139, G. A. R., 125 men,
NJ. T. Tarble commanding
Stanton Post No. 55, G. A. R., 225 men, E. X.
Alexander commanding.
Visiting Posts.
John C. Fremont Camp, s. of ", L. D. Rogers
commanding.
President of the day, orator, chaplain, city
officials and citizens in carriages.
The veterans, over 800 in number,
presented a fine appearance as they
marched in the column in the rear of
the younger generation, which was rep
resented by about 250 militiamen, whose
military bearing and steadiness in the
ranks met with universal commenda-
ton.
The Afternoon Exercises.
The procession arrived at Hazards
pavilion at about 2:45 O'Clock. The
galleries, which were open to the pub
lie, had been crowded full an hour be-
fore that time, and large part of the
floor space was occupied by members of
the various relief corps and their
| families.
The stage had been decorated with
flowers and flags. Across the front hung
large banner containing the word
"Welcome," and an enormous flag was
drawn back from this to form a canopy
over the speakers. Scattered about the
stage were various designs worked out
in flowers and flags. There were two
monuments, and an empty draped chair,
on which was placed portrait of John A.
Logan. There was also cross standing
under an arch of flowers and tent.
These designs were the work of the
ladies of the various corps, and
among those who took an active
part in the work are the following:
Mrs. Spencer, Mrs. Williams, Mrs.
Charnock. Mrs. Fontaine, Mrs. Shaw,
Mrs. Hickey, Mrs. Spear, Mrs. Coffman,
Mrs. Hartwell, Miss Washburn, Mrs.
Hobill, Mrs. Sterling and Mrs. Gleason.
The ladies were assisted in the work by
the decorative committee appointed by
the various posts: Comrades Bailey,
Duncan, Cowell and Corberry.
The exercises began with the playing
OF medley OF war songs by the City
band. In the absence of A. w. Patton,
the secretary of the day, Captain A. NJ.
Thornton introduced the chairman, j.
A. Donnell.
The Chairman's Remarks.
On the 18th day of April, 1861, the
first shot of the rebellion was fired at
Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor, and
on the 18th of that month President
Lincoln called for $4,000 men to aid in
maintaining the laws $" "the national
union" and the "perpetuity of popular
government" In response to that and
other calls made soon after, 5000, 900
men, who believed in "Union and
Liberty took the field.
These men who went out in defense of
the flag were then called the nation s
heroes, and they we'll merited that proud
distinction, for they fought for that flag
and the undying principles of free gov
ernment, which it so well represents,
with dauntless spirit and fortitude on a
thousand battle fields. They fought
under Lyon at Wilson's creek, were with
Curtis at Pea ridge, with Heron at
Prairie grove, with Corse at Altoona,
with Thomas at Nashville, with Scho-
field at Franklin, with Mcpherson at
Atlanta, with Logan at Vicksburg, with
Hooker above the clouds, with Farragut
when lashed to the rigging in Mobile
bay, with Meade at Gettysburg, with
Hancock at Spottsylvania, with Sheri-
dan at Winchester, with Sherman as he
marched to the sea, and with Grant at
Appomattox; and when, in the grand
review at Washington, as victors, they
carried alOft the banners of union, lib
erty and peace, the world knew that the
most benefcent of all governments had
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glorious uprising of brave men that ever
bade farewell to home and loved ones,
to offer themselves up as sacrifices to the
god of war.
After quarter of century of peace
and unparalleled prosperity, we meet, a
small remnant of that grand army, in
this far-away land of flowers and OF
sunshine-in this city by the western
sea-to honor the memories of the fallen,
who with us wore the blue of the union
in those historic days. Some of us are
strangers to each other, but none of US
are strangers to the flag. Hailing, as
many of us do, from different states be
yond the mountains, we are bound to
each other and the communities we left
by the sacred ties of blood and the en-
dearing recollections of other days.
We have met today not only to honor
the dead, but to instruct the living We
strew the graves of our fallen comrades
with flowers, not that we can do them
any good, but as slight tribute to their
memories. Garfield, who was the i'm