Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-08

veteran of the Mexican and civil wars,
was dressed in suit of patriotic red,
white and blue. Then came a score OF
battle flags inshtedsand7 7tuttprsi proud 2
" Carried aloft by their bearers. They X
mhde a very interesting display crm- I.
ing as they do fronball the regiments in
western New York and comprising col
ors that waved on every important
field during the war
The Connecticut division came next,
and following Connecticut was Massa-
chusetts, $500 strong. Their grand dis
play and soldierly appearance caused |
the greatest enthusiasm.
One hundred eX-Union soldiers repre-
sented the state of Maine, but in the
ranks we're more than one man of ma
tional reputation. California showed
up twenty-five strong, Notwithstanding
the distance they had to come. At their
head marched w. r. Smedburg, whom
the delegation is booming for command
er-in-chief Following the little Rhode
Island group was the New Hampshire
division, 200 strong. Vermont followed
New Hampshire with $50 men.
Virginia's martial music was dying in
the distance as Maryland, SOC strong
passed the stand. They elected marked
applause by their fine appearance. The
governor of a state is not often seen
trudging along in the dust with the
boys, but that sight was witnessed
more than once yesterday. AS the Ne
braska G.. A. r., 500 strong, with De-
partment Commander Teeter and Gov.
Thayer passed the grand stand 1t was
impossible to tell whether the cheers
were for the granger governor, the sol
dier boys, or that venerable figure
whose ways provokes the cheers of the
volunteer soldiers, Paul Vandervoort,
past national commander-in-chief.
Michigan with it's $1,000 veterans re-
ceived the ovation of the day Iowa
came next to the Wolverine state, 800
strong and marching with military pre-
cision. That the G. A. r. levels all the
distinctions was eXemplified when In
diana's $500 veterans moved past the
reviewing stand. At the head and be-
side Department Commander Walker
marched Gov. Hovey
Following in their order were the di-
visions of Colorado and Wyoming, Kan
sas, Delaware, Minnesota, Missouri,
Oregon, West Virginia, South Dakota,
Washington, Alaska, Arkansas, Mon
tana, Texas, Idaho and Alabama. The
naval veterans and the Sons of Veter-
ans, 5000 strong, brought up the rear
and closed the parade.
Estimates place the men in line all
the way from $4,000 to $4,000. 1t was
noticeable there were more crippled
and otherwise disabled veterans than
have been at any previous encampment.
When the head of the column passed
the grand stand Commander Veazey re-
linquished command to Vice Command
!, er Weissert and took his place upon the
reviewing stand. Here he was sur.
rounded by distinguished company.
,, At his right stood EX-President Hayes,
Secretary of War Proctor and Secretary
of the Treasury Foster. On his left was
Gov. Winans, ex-Gov. Alger, Miss Clara
l Barton, of Red Cross fame; eX-Gov
: Blair, of Michigan; Corporal Tanner
D Capt. Jack Crawford, 1.-The Poet Scout, >
and looking a veritable frontiersman
and delegation of officers of the Wo
mans Relief Corps
= !, For the first time in the history of The
order an ex-president of the Unitet
States marched with the posts of his
native state 1t was Rutherford B
Hayes that won this distinction. IL,
= joined the Cleveland post just before i
= reached the reviewing stand, saluted a
u ). he passed the commander-in-chief an,
i marched several blocks with the Buck
7 eye lads before he retraced his steps t.
= the grand stand.
2 Prior to the parade there was an in
y teresting scene at the national depart
ment headquarters, where eX-Presiden
. Hayes in behalf of a committee of tn
{ order presented the retiring commander
iu-chief with diamond-studded Gran
: Army badge upon which $1,000 ha
! been expended. Gen. Veazey made
X efreply.
III In the evening the comrades floclSe
- to the rink to participate in a receptio
= to Veazey. Ex-Gov.t Alger was maste
u of ceremonies. Mayor Pingree we
u coined the veterans to the metropolis c
', the Wolverine state and the command
er-in-chief made brief response. Ac
. dresses breathing n spirit of good wi
&c to the veterans We're made by EXPIRES
e dent Hayes, Secretary Proctor, Cow
d Hovey' and Page, Gen. Buttcrfeld an
:, Gen. Fairchild. Meanwhile anothe
10 great crowd had gathered at Cam
III Sherman in the exposition building an
70 thither the same speakers were hurrie
III and the programme repeated